ANDREW CHAPPELLE

Andrew is a queer, Black, and Indigenous filmmaker, born and raised in Los Angeles, California. He made his debut as a writer and producer on Fanatic, a short film directed by Taran Killam that made its rounds in the 2023-2024 festival season. Fanatic achieved official selections at the Palm Springs International ShortFest, Outfest, NewFest, InsideOut, SCAD, and Provincetown International Film Festivals.  His directorial debut short film I’m Gonna Kill You which won a grant from InsideOut and Netflix will make the rounds in 2026.

 

On television Andrew appeared in the first two seasons of the critically acclaimed Starz series Blindspotting as the sharp-tongued hotel manager Scotty. He also played the role of spitfire felon Jlo in Showtime's Escape At Dannemora opposite Paul Dano and Benicio Del Toro, directed by Ben Stiller. He has guest-starred on Moesha and Amazon's The Tick. 

 

On Broadway, Andrew was an original company member of the Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning Hamilton. He is featured on the certified Diamond and Grammy Award-winning album. His other Broadway credits include & Juliet and Mamma Mia. 

 

He currently resides in New York with his rescue dog, Patti LuBone. His GLAAD Award nominated weekly podcast Tactful Pettiness with co-host Cody Rigsby releases new episodes every Thursday.