Andrew “Drew” Roy was born in Clanton, Alabama on the 16th of May 1986. Drew’s biography reveals that, while studying at the Chilton County High School, Drew initially wanted to become a Doctor. With this intention close to his heart, Drew graduated topping his high school. However, his aspirations moved on to his latent talent of acting. With the goal of pursuing Acting as a career, Drew moved from the small town of Alabama to lucrative Los Angeles where he stayed with some friends who constituted a band. Los Angeles made Drew see tough times where he sold candy in order to survive.However, his efforts bore fruit & he got a break in the 2006 flick Curse of the Pirate Death followed by the 2007 hit Blink. Drew became a known face & was offered many TV shows to work with. In 2007, he signed a deal for the TV Show Greek as Omega Chi Pledge, which was appreciated by the viewers & the critics.
In 2009, Drew played the character of Travis Benjamin in Lincoln Heights. The same year, he played the illustrious role of Griffin in ICarly from 2009-2010. However, it was the character of Jesse in Hannah Montana, the love interest of Hannah which was played by Miley Cyrus, that propelled Drew to fame & made him a heartthrob.Along with TV Shows, he made short appearances in movies like Tag (2009), Running Up That Hill (2013) & Dissonance (2014).
His character of Doobie in Costa Rican Summer further added to his appeal in acting. Another major role played by Drew which made him famous was the portrayal of a Stable Owner Seth Hancock in Secretariat (2010). With Hannah Montana’s success, Drew’s fortune cashed in too & he bagged the lead role of Hal Mason in the Science Fiction series Falling Skies.The Sci-fi series also witnessed the maturing of Drew from a chocolate faced boy-next-door of Hannah Montana to a handsome yet brute young man in Falling Skies.
Drew was romantically linked to Cassie Steele & started dating from January 2008. However, after 14 months of togetherness, they called off the girlfriend-boyfriend relationship owing to several disagreements on various issues. In 2010, it was rumored that Drew was in a relationship with Angelique Boyer, a French Actress of Mexican descent. They were known to be separated in 2011. During the initial days of Hannah Montana, Drew was also rumored of being together with Miley Cyrus.
Drew is now happily married to Renne Gardner Roy. With a Light Brown eye color, the handsome actor stands tall at 5’10”. The Falling Skies star’s net worth is estimated at a cool $12,700,000 including stocks, properties, yachts & other luxury assets. With 2,673 tweets, he is an avid Twitter person. He is seen updating about his social life, behind the scenes of his TV Shows & other talks of the tinsel town. He operates under the Twitter handle @drew_roy. Apart from Twitter he is also seen interacting with his fans on Instagram & Facebook.
