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Tom Lenk
Lenk speaking at the 2013 WonderCon at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California
Born	Thomas Loren Lenk (1976-06-16) June 16, 1976 (age 48) Camarillo, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1997–present

Thomas Loren Lenk (born June 16, 1976) is an American film and television actor, best known for portraying the character of Andrew Wells in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Early life

Lenk was born in Camarillo, California, the son of Pamela Sherman, a teacher, and Fred Lenk, a tuba player, high school music teacher, and school district computer network administrator. He attended Adolfo Camarillo High School, and graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles, with a Bachelor of Arts.

Career

After launching his career in 1997 with small parts in movies, Lenk won his breakthrough role in Buffy in 2000. He appeared in twenty-seven episodes of Joss Whedon's show altogether, and also played Andrew in two episodes of its spin off, Angel. Among the many television shows in which he appeared as a guest star were NBC's Joey, House, Six Feet Under, Eli Stone, How I Met Your Mother and Nip/Tuck. His film roles have included small parts in Date Movie, The Number 23, and Transformers. He also appeared in the web series Border Patrol, which premiered in June 2008 on Atom.com.

Besides acting, Lenk is a singer and playwright. He has toured with the European cast of Grease and has written three plays. He took over the role of Franz in the Broadway musical Rock of Ages as of September 14, 2009, having originated the role in the Las Vegas and Los Angeles productions in 2006. From 2009 to 2010, he posted video blogs on YouTube summing up his experiences on Broadway, usually under the title "Tom's Broadway Blogs". He also contributes video content to Felicia Day's YouTube channel, Geek and Sundry, and parodies fashion on Instagram.

Lenk appeared in an episode of Psych that poked fun at Buffy the Vampire Slayer; Kristy Swanson, who played Buffy in the movie that preceded the television show, took part in the episode as well. He also performed in the June 2012 edition of Don't Tell My Mother!, a monthly showcase in which authors, screenwriters, actors and comedians share embarrassing true stories.

In 2013, Lenk joined the Lifetime series Witches of East End as Hudson Rafferty. In 2016, he appeared in the third season finale of Transparent. In 2018 he starred in Tilda Swinton Answers an Ad on Craigslist which has played in LA, Edinburgh, and London.

Personal life

Lenk is gay.

Filmography

Film

Television

Stage

References

1. "Tom Lenk Biography (1976–)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
2. "Performers – Tom Lenk". The Groundlings. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
3. Prior to appearing as Andrew Wells, Lenk had a role as the vampire Cyrus in the season 5 episode "Real Me",
4. Greenbaum, Josh; McMillan, Ben (2010). "Border Patrol". Retrieved October 23, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
5. "tommylenk". Retrieved February 16, 2017.
6. Goldberg, Lesley (October 16, 2012). "'Buffy's' Tom Lenk Joins Lifetime's 'Witches of East End' (Exclusive)". hollywoodreporter.com. Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
7. VanArendonk, Kathryn (October 3, 2016). "Transparent Season-Finale Recap: To Shell and Back". Vulture. New York Media. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
8. Jensen, Michael (October 28, 2008). "Tom Lenk, aka Andrew from"Buffy", is officially out!". Logo NewNowNext. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
9. "THE UNREASON". Chris Reading. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
10. ""Buffy the Vampire Slayer" Star Tom Lenk to Join Broadway's Rock of Ages".
11. "19 Best Things to Do in L.A. This Week | L.A. Weekly". www.laweekly.com. Archived from the original on January 20, 2018.

External links

• Tom Lenk at IMDb
• Official website

• 1976 births
• Living people
• University of California, Los Angeles alumni
• American male film actors
• American male television actors
• Male actors from California
• American gay actors
• People from Camarillo, California
• 20th-century American male actors
• 21st-century American male actors
• LGBTQ people from California
• Adolfo Camarillo High School alumni