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Tom Lenk
Tom Lenk
	Lenk speaking at the 2013 WonderCon at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California
Born	Thomas Loren Lenk; 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.^[1] He attended Adolfo Camarillo High School, and graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles, with a Bachelor of Arts.^[2]

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.^[3] 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,^[4] 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.^[5]

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.^[6] In 2016, he appeared in the third season finale of Transparent.^[7] 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.^[8]

Filmography

Film

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1997	Boogie Nights	Uncle Floyd's Boy #2
1999	Boy Next Door	Chris
2000	And Then Came Summer	Drunk boy at party
2004	Window Theory	Sean
	Straight-Jacket	Teddy
	Bandwagon	Tom Lenk
2005	Loretta	Billy	Short film
2006	Date Movie	Frodo
2006	The Thirst	Kronos
2007	The Number 23	Bookstore Clerk
	Equal Opportunity	Thomas the Tank Engine
	Transformers	Analyst
	Walking for the Stars: The Foley Artistry of Nancy Anne Cianci	Mike Rotch	Short film
	Boogeyman 2	Perry
2010	My Girlfriend's Boyfriend	David Young
2012	The Cabin in the Woods	Ronald The Intern
	Much Ado About Nothing	Verges
	Argo	Variety Reporter
2014	Such Good People	Logan
2021	Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar	Arnie
2024	The Unreason	Alex	^[9]

Television

Year	Show	Role	Notes
2000	Judging Amy	Alan Higgins	Episode: "The God Thing"
2000–2003	Buffy the Vampire Slayer	Cyrus, Andrew Wells	Recurring, 27 episodes
2001	Popular	Chicken Delivery Guy	Episode: "The Brain Game"
2001	Ruling Class		Unsold TV pilot
2004	Mystery Girl		Unsold UPN TV pilot
	Angel	Andrew Wells	Episodes: "Damage", "The Girl in Question"
	Six Feet Under	Young Poet	Episode: "In Case of Rapture"
	Joey	Thomas	Episode "Joey and the Big Audition"
2005	House, M.D.	Allen	Episode: "Spin"
2006	How I Met Your Mother	Scott	Episode: "Swarley"
2007	Nurses	MRI Technician	FOX TV pilot
2008	G.I.L.F.	Tevor	Web series
	Eli Stone	WPK Assistant	Episode: "Heal the Pain"
	Samantha Who?	Coffee shop clerk	Episode: "The Girlfriend", "The Boss"
	Do Not Disturb	Victor	Episode: "Pilot"
2009	Trust Me	Anti Corporate Idealist	Episode: "Odd Man Out"
2009	Nip/Tuck	Corey	Episode: "Enigma"
2011	The Guild	Himself	Episode: "Social Traumas"
	Greek	Tour Guide Smith	Episode: "Legacy"
	Psych	Lucien	Episode: "This Episode Sucks"
2013–14	Witches of East End	Hudson Rafferty	Recurring role
2014	Episodes	Publicist	Episode: "Episode Five"
2015	Bones	Chris Winfelder	Episode: "The Carpals in the Coy-Wolves"
2016	Transparent	Trevor	Episode: "Exciting and New"
	Good Girls Revolt	Malcolm	Episode: "The Year-Ender"
	Princess Rap Battle	Flynn	Episode: "Rapunzel & Flynn vs. Anna & Kristoff"
2017	Fresh Off the Boat	Roger	Episode: "Pie vs. Cake"
2017	Hyperlinked	Wardrobe Stylist	Episode: "The Interview"
2018	Another Period	Husband	Episode: "Sex Nickelodeon"
	Workin' Moms	Demitre	Episode: "Cuck"
	American Housewife	Marshall Granville	Episode: "Mom Guilt"
	Room 104	Matty	Episode: "FOMO"
2019	Bajillion Dollar Propertie$	Brandoon	Episode: "Good Todd Hunting"
2019	EastSiders	Collin	4 episodes
2020	NCIS: New Orleans	Kevin McCable	Episode: "Predators"
2021	American Horror Stories	Tim Williams	Episode: "Game Over"
2021	Batwoman	Charlie Clark	Episode: "Antifreeze"
2021	NCIS: Hawai’i	Carter Dunlap	Episode: "Nightwatch"
2022	Dead End: Paranormal Park	Rancibalafloss El Hoxtrot "Hox"

Stage

Year	Play	Role	Theater	Notes
2009	Rock of Ages^[10]	Franz	Brooks Atkinson Theatre	Replaced Wesley Taylor
2017	Tilda Swinton Answers an Ad on Craigslist^[11]	Tilda Swinton	Celebration Theatre

References

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