
Andy Brown
Acting
Biography
Andy Brown is an American actor, screenwriter and director from from New York City. He went to film school at Columbia University. His acting credits include: the feature films Swingin' in the Painter's Room (1988) and The Daytrippers (1997), both directed by his Columbia classmate Greg Mottola; and the short-lived MTV series Austin Stories (1996). As a writer, he co-created the web series The Horrible, Terrible Misadventures of David Atkins, which was screened at the 2010 New York Television Festival. He also worked in series development for Marshall Brickman and Castle Rock Entertainment. As a director, he co-directed with film editor Anne McCabe the 2002 mockumentary feature Pop Life. In 2022, he co-directed the music documentary Lost Angel: The Genius of Judee Sill with film school classmate Brian Lindstrom.
Known For

Eliza D'Amico thinks her marriage to Louis is going great until she finds a mysterious love note to her husband. Concerned, she goes to her mother for advice. Eliza, her parents, her sister Jo, and Jo's boyfriend all pile into the station wagon and go to the city to confront Louis with the letter. On the way, the five explore their relations with each other and meet many interesting people.
The Daytrippers
David Atkins is a once successful writer-director who has left his family in New York and moved out to Los Angeles in hopes of kick-starting his professional life back on track. Following a request from his teenage neighbor, Gwen to film him for a high school class project, David begrudgingly allows her to expand the project into an internet series which she believes will not only be popular, but will also help revitalize his career. Gradually though, and by no fault of his own, David begins to bumble his way up and slowly revive his career.
The Horrible Terrible Misadventures of David Atkins

The never-before-told story of folk-rock icon Judee Sill, who in just two years went from living in a car to appearing on the cover of Rolling Stone. The documentary charts her troubled adolescence through her meteoric rise in the music world and early tragic death. Featuring Linda Ronstadt, Jackson Browne, David Crosby, Graham Nash, Fleet Foxes, David Geffen, and more.
Lost Angel: The Genius of Judee Sill
The film is a comedy about a young New York artist full of himself who is at a party, at his home, in his studio bedroom, to celebrate his next and first exhibition in a gallery. The film focuses on envious friends, infidelity, a kleptomaniac and a large painting by Frank Sinatra. Shot in a single take, Greg set out to stage the movements of the actors and the camera so that the viewer would not be aware of the absence of editing.
Swingin' in the Painter's Room

An mad, unhinged chef and his futile attempts at killing a cockroach in a restaurant kitchen. This film takes its cues from the giant-insect films of the 50's such as "Them!" (1954) and a nod in the direction of Kafka's "Metamorphosis."
Dr. Ded Bug
A dark satire on contemporary urban life