Andrew J McGuinness was born on April 16th, 1982 in Winchester, Massachusetts. He attended Chelmsford High School in Chelmsford Massachusetts. At an early age and an only child to his father, Gary and mother Dianne McGuinness, Andrew began developing his own ideas and original styles. After receiving a taste for the stage by performing as a chorus member and dancer in the spring musical, "Man of La Mancha" his senior year of high school, he pursued the stage and
dramic arts at The University of Massachusetts Amherst. Soon after receiving his B.F.A. in theater arts from Umass Amherst, he was offered a position with the Wingspan Theater Company in New York City. While in Manhattan, he performed in Samuel Beckett’s “Waiting for Godot” as Vladamir for the New York Goldmine Theater Company and in William Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar” as the ever curious but always loyal servant to Brutus, Lucuis, with the White Planes Performing Arts Center. In the summer of 2007, Andrew studied with a collaboration of acting professors, Maggie Mae, Kevin Kolack, and Boris Leskin. Shortly after New York, Andrew rapidly added numerous projects to his resume. Including, his own one man show "Within A Shapeless Mind", which is now being developed into a feature film in collaboration with co-writer, director, and manager Jayson T. Stonne, an off Broadway showcase at the Orpheum Theater, and his most famous contemporary role on the stage, the DC Comic Hero and man of steel, Superman, in a revamped theatrical version of the 1960's Broadway show "It's a Bird, it's a Plane, it's Superman. It wasn't too long before he started performing in roles as the leading man. Starring in many independent films, such as, "Prodigy"(2007), "Until Tomorrow"(2008), "The Moon Under Glass"(2008) with Ellipsis Entertainment and most recently "Show Stopper"(2010) with Steven Bauer. Since being in L.A., Andrew was quickly cast in the original play, "Unbroken Circles", written and directed by Greg Phillips. His film career also took off with the feature, “The Moon Under Glass” produced by Ellipsis Entertainment. This was his first starring role.