- Born in Akron, Ohio, Drew Waters and his family moved in 1978 to Orange, Texas where he and his older brother grew up. Giving up a scholarship at Rice University in Track & Field, he decided to join the Navy, where he served four years, while stationed in Virginia Beach, VA. He made rank quickly and was responsible for over 85 F/A-14 fighters. Always an athlete, Drew competed in a modeling contest with 3,500 entrants and won. He was then scouted by several modeling agencies. After his enlistment ended, Drew began a career as an international print model, working on ad campaigns for designers like Ralph Lauren, Prada, Structure, Versace, Chaps, Hugo Boss, Guess, and Abercrombie and Fitch. He had eight successful years of modeling on the globe’s top runways, landing covers and ads in GQ, Vogue, Esquire, Men’s Fitness, and Men’s Journal, among others. World-renowned photographer Bruce Weber suggested Drew try his hand at acting, seeing something special in him. Since Drew’s dream was always to act, he began taking classes and workshops to hone his acting skills. In just over two years, he has become a prolific working actor. Just some of the films Drew has appeared in are: Blonde Ambition, starring Jessica Simpson and Luke Wilson; Major Movie Star with Jessica Simpson; Mad Money starring Katie Holmes and Diane Keaton; Wonderful World with Matthew Broderick; and W starring Josh Brolin. He was the guest-starring lead of the episodic “Prayer of the Bone,” based on the critically acclaimed UK hit series, “Wire in the Blood”, opposite series star, Robson Green (“Rocket Man”). He recently wrapped an episode of the critically acclaimed AMC’s , “Breaking Bad,” and has a recurring role in the Texas-based, critically acclaimed NBC series “Friday Night Lights.” Both of these TV series will air early Fall on AMC and NBC. Drew starred opposite Danica McKellar as her husband in Lifetime Television’s “Inspector Mom” and guest starred on NBC’s “Surface.” He’s had lead roles in several independent films including, but not limited to: Foreign Soil, The Plan, and They Feed, which won an award in the Westlake Film Festival.