Kristos Andrews is a British-American actor who is an 11-time Daytime Emmy winner. He has received a record 10 Emmy wins by the age of 30. Andrews received Emmy Awards in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020 and 2021 for his work as the lead actor on critically acclaimed crime-drama The Bay on Peacock. Andrews has won five more Emmys as an executive producer of the series in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2020, in addition to winning an Emmy for his work as a director.
Since 2016, he has starred as Tyler in the Pop TV teen sitcom This Just In, for which he received an Emmy nomination for his comedic work.
Early life Christos Augustin Andrew-Drum was born in Los Angeles, California on August 25, 1990 to Catherine Andrews and Gary Drum. During his childhood, he and his cousins spent summers at his family's recording studio farm, Ridge Farm Studios, where famous British rock bands frequently recorded, and Freddy Mercury & Queen first started rehearsing the song "Bohemian Rhapsody" in mid-1975. Later, he attended Harvard Business School Online for a short term Program. He also has two sisters, Celeste Drum and Angelica Drum.
Career Andrews began portraying Pete Garrett on crime-drama The Bay when it debuted in September 2010. He was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Short Format Daytime as an executive producer of The Bay in 2012. In 2015, he won the Daytime Emmy for Outstanding New Approaches Drama Series for the series. He won again in the renamed category Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series in 2016, 2017, and 2018. Andrews also won the Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Actor in a Digital Daytime Drama Series for his role on The Bay in 2016, in the renamed category Outstanding Lead Actor in a Digital Daytime Drama Series in 2017, and again in 2018.
Since 2016, Andrews has starred as Tyler in the teen sitcom This Just In, for which he was also nominated for a 2017 Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Children's or Family Viewing Series as a producer.
In 2012, Andrews was the youngest producer ever nominated for an Emmy, and in 2017, he became the first person to ever win five Emmys by the age of 26.
Andrews played the lead role in the indie feature films The Southside, a biographical film based on the true story and tragic death of Robert Areizaga Jr. He received an Indie Series Award nomination for Best Lead Actor – Drama for the role.
Andrews' acting portfolio includes the reoccurring role of Ronnie Riley on Nickelodeon's Super Sportlets and as a lead band member of Miranda Cosgrove's TV Band (iCarly). Andrews also appeared in the Craigslist Joe documentary and the foreign film, Triangle. With appearances in several national commercials including Wendy's and Best Buy.
Filmography
Actor Sportlets (2007) as Ronnie Riley iCarly (2008) as Band Member The Industry (2009) as Chris Super Sportlets (2010) as Ronnie Riley ACME Hollywood Dream Role (2011) as Buddy Triangle (2012) as Switch A Place Called Hollywood (2015) as Charlie Law The Southside (2015) as Robert Ariezaga Jr. This Just In (2016-2017) as Tyler A Second Chance (2017) as Brian Class Act (2019) as Mike Mason The Last Whistle (2018) as Tom FraXtur (2018) as Raleigh Vega The Bay (2010–2017) as Pete Garrett
Producer Jack Rio (2008) Lights Out (2010) A Place Called Hollywood (2015) The Intruders (2017) This Just In (18 episodes, 2016–2017) The Bay (94 episodes, 2010–2017)
Director The Bay (11 episodes, 2014)
Awards and nominations Year Award Program Category Result 2011 2nd Indie Soap Awards The BayOutstanding Ensemble 201239th Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards The BayOutstanding Special Class Short Format Daytime 3rd Indie Soap Awards The BayBest Ensemble–DramaBest Breakout Performance 2014 5th Indie Series Awards The Bay Best Ensemble – Drama 2015 42nd Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards The Bay Outstanding New Approaches Drama Series 201643rd Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards The BayOutstanding Digital Daytime Drama SeriesOutstanding Actor in a Digital Daytime Drama Series 7th Indie Series Awards The BayBest Web Series – DramaBest Ensemble – Drama 2017 44th Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards The Bay Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series Outstanding Lead Actor in a Digital Daytime Drama Series This Just In Outstanding Children's or Family Viewing Series 8th Indie Series Awards The Bay Best Web Series – Drama Best Ensemble – Drama Best Lead Actor – Drama 2018 45th Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards The Bay Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series Outstanding Lead Actor in a Digital Daytime Drama Series NVIFF Awards A Place Called Hollywood Best American Actor 2020 47th Daytime Emmy Awards The Bay Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series Outstanding Lead Actor in a Digital Daytime Drama Series
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