Born and raised in North Vancouver, Canada, Andrews became a champion track runner at the young age of 10. Sidelined by a hamstring injury, Réal then turned his athleticism into a job as a stuntman. After finding success in front of the cameras in Canada, Réal decided to try his luck in Los Angeles. He quickly added such television series as Nash Bridges, China Beach and Highlander to his list of credits.

Before joining General Hospital in 1996, Andrews also completed roles in the films Born on the Fourth of July, with Tom Cruise, and Rocky V, with Sylvester Stallone. He briefly left his General Hospital role in 1997 to star in the syndicated television series, Soldiers of Fortune. He returned to General Hospital the following year to resume the role of the tough-as-nails detective.

Andrews is currently single and resides in New York City. In his free time he enjoys weight-lifting, Tai Kwon Do, fishing, and working on his growing car collection. All My Children
Agent Trumble
February 18, 2011 to June 17, 2011

As The World Turns
Walker Daniels
June 5, 2003 to September 29, 2004

Port Charles
Marcus Taggert
1998

Special Ops Force
Jason 'Chance' Walker
1997-1999

General Hospital
Marcus Taggert
1996 to 1997; 1998 to May 8, 2003 Simon Says
New Livad Man
1998

Balance of Power
Man 1
1996

Mad Dog Time
Clarke
1996

Expect No Mercy
Alexander
1995

Lookin' Italian
Riva
1994

Red Scorpion 2
Winston 'Mad Dog' Powell
1994

Exit to Eden
Andre
1994

Final Round
Carlos
1993

No Escape, No Return
Ricardo
1993

Listen to the City
Green
1984

Iceman
Lab Tech
1984 PLACE OF BIRTH: North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
DATE OF BIRTH: January 31, 1963
HAIR: None
EYES: Brown
HEIGHT: 6' 1"
MARITAL STATUS: Married; Michele Viscasso [Nov 4, 2000]
CHILDREN: Marcus Jeremiah [Aug 16, 2001] News Archive: Andrews announces he'll leave GH. [Feb 10, 2003]
News Archive: ATWT snares another former ABC soap star [May 5, 2003]
News Archive: Lack of story leads to storyline-dictated exit for Andrews. [Aug 30, 2004]
News Archive: Réal Andrews hired for recurring AMC role. [Jan 13, 2011]