Andrew "Drew" Powell (born January 19, 1976) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as

Hoss Cartwright ''Bonanza'' is an American Westerns on television, Western television series that ran on NBC from September 12, 1959, to January 16, 1973. Lasting 14 seasons and 431 episodes, ''Bonanza'' is NBC's longest-running Western, the second-longest-runnin ...

on the PAX series '' Ponderosa'', Cadet Drew on ''

Malcolm in the Middle ''Malcolm in the Middle'' is an American television sitcom created by Linwood Boomer for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series premiered on January 9, 2000, and ended on May 14, 2006, after seven seasons consisting of 151 episodes. The ...

'', and Butch Gilzean/Cyrus Gold/Solomon Grundy, a series regular, on FOX's '' Gotham''.

Early life and education

Powell was born in

Noblesville, Indiana Noblesville is a city in and the county seat of Hamilton County, Indiana, Hamilton County, Indiana, United States, a part of the north Indianapolis suburbs along the White River (Indiana), White River. The population was 69,604 at the 2020 Unite ...

and grew up in

Lebanon, Indiana Lebanon is a city in and the county seat of Boone County, Indiana, United States. The population was 16,662 at the 2020 census. Lebanon is located in central Indiana, approximately northwest of downtown Indianapolis and southeast of Lafaye ...

, graduating from Lebanon Senior High School. He graduated from

DePauw University DePauw University ( ) is a private liberal arts college in Greencastle, Indiana, United States. It was founded in 1837 as Indiana Asbury College and changed its name to DePauw University in 1884. The college has a Methodist heritage and was ...

in 1998 and moved to Los Angeles where he soon began auditioning for acting roles.Allan, Marc D
"New 'Hoss' is Lebanon's Drew Powell"
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'', September 7, 2001. Retrieved July 14, 2011. Complete articl
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.Guyett, Susan

, ''The Indianapolis Star'', December 7, 2008. Retrieved July 14, 2011.

Career

His first television role was as a cadet on Fox's ''

''. He appeared in thirteen episodes. Soon after, he portrayed Hoss Cartwright on the series '' Ponderosa'', a prequel to ''

Bonanza ''Bonanza'' is an American Western television series that ran on NBC from September 12, 1959, to January 16, 1973. Lasting 14 seasons and 431 episodes, ''Bonanza'' is NBC's longest-running Western, the second-longest-running Western series on ...

'' which premiered in 2001 on PAX. Powell has had guest appearances on many television shows including ''

Psych ''Psych'' is an American detective comedy-drama television series created by Steve Franks for USA Network. The series stars James Roday as Shawn Spencer, a young crime consultant for the Santa Barbara Police Department whose "heightened o ...

'', ''

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'', '' Leverage'', '' ER'', ''

Cold Case ''Cold Case'' is an American police procedural crime drama television series. It ran on CBS from September 28, 2003, to May 2, 2010. The series revolved around a fictionalized Philadelphia Police Department division that specializes in invest ...

'', and ''

Without a Trace ''Without a Trace'' is an American police procedural drama television series created by Hank Steinberg that aired on CBS from September 26, 2002, to May 19, 2009 with the total of seven seasons and 160 episodes. The series focuses the cases of ...

''. On Fox's ''Gotham'' he plays the recurring role of Butch Gilzean, chief enforcer for Fish Mooney (

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). He portrayed Bic in the 2011 film '' Straw Dogs'', a remake of the 1971 film of the same name. The remake was directed by

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and starred

James Marsden James Paul Marsden (born September 18, 1973) is an American actor. He began his acting career guest starring in the television shows '' Saved by the Bell: The New Class'' (1993), '' Touched by an Angel'' (1995), and '' Party of Five'' (1995). Ma ...

Kate Bosworth Katherine Anne Bosworth (born January 2, 1983) is an American actress. Following minor roles in the films ''The Horse Whisperer (film), The Horse Whisperer'' (1998) and ''Remember the Titans'' (2000), she had a leading role in movie ''Blue Crush' ...

, and

Alexander Skarsgård Alexander Johan Hjalmar Skarsgård (; born 25 August 1976) is a Swedish actor. A son of actor Stellan Skarsgård, he began acting at age seven but quit at age thirteen. After serving in the Swedish Navy, Skarsgård returned to acting and gained ...

. It was released September 16, 2011.Douglas, Edward
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, comingsoon.net, May 13, 2011. Retrieved July 14, 2011.

Personal life

While shooting ''The Ponderosa'' in

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, Powell met his wife, Veronica, who was a make-up artist on the show. They have one son, born in 2011. They live in Los Angeles."Drew Powell Biography"
.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Powell, Drew 1976 births Living people Male actors from Indiana American male film actors American male television actors American male voice actors DePauw University alumni People from Noblesville, Indiana People from Lebanon, Indiana