Abi Van Andel
Actor
Biography
After growing up on a small farm in rural Michigan, Abi attended Syracuse University and obtained her BFA in Acting. She has a varied performance background with strengths in Shakespeare and Classical theatre, film and improv/sketch comedy.
Most notably, Abi can be seen alongside Mark Ruffalo and Anne Hathaway in Dark Waters, directed by Todd Haynes. She has recently worked opposite Robert De Niro in Alto Knights, directed by Barry Levinson (premiering Nov 2024). As a producer, her credits include the opioid fueled Appalachian thriller, M30Oxy, and LandLord, a vampire thriller with social justice themes. LandLord will be debuting at the Frontieres Market at Cannes in 2024.
Filmography
The Alto Knights
as Judge Peggy Cooper 2025
Queen of the Ring
as Jean McCarthy 2025
McVeigh
as Trisha 2024
Adeline
as Fran 2022
Myth of Man
as Celebrating Citizen 2025
In the Radiant City
as Sherry 2016
They/Them/Us
as Deborah 2021
As It Is in Heaven
as Naomi 2014
Hope Bridge
as Ms. Gray 2015
Gunfight at Cold Cross
as Bonnie Danberry 2023
Heartland Harmony
as Joanne McSween 2023
Faith, Love & Chocolate
as Diane 2018
The Ice Cream Man
as Femke Van't Hoff 2024
A Reluctant Heart
as Kay Inosanto 2025
Nothing Without You
as Detective Leanne Brindis 2012
The Silence Between
as She 2022