Nook NotesPick a film
Abi Van Andel

Actor

Abi Van Andel

28 films

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.

Read more

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.

Start here

The best way into Abi Van Andel's work
Dark Waters posterFirst watchDark Waters20197.5as Kathleen WelchA tenacious attorney uncovers a dark secret that connects a growing number of unexplained deaths to one of the world's largest corporations.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
The Alto Knights poster6.2The Alto Knights2025Queen of the Ring poster6.8Queen of the Ring2025

Filmography

28 films as actor
  1. TBAPossumMs. Rochester
  2. TBASo Much for LoveJane Davies
  3. TBAThresholdJo
  4. 2025A Mother's LoveDetective Greta Palmer
  5. 2025Kill WillAnderson
  6. 2025Off RipJan
  7. 2025The Alto KnightsJudge Peggy Cooper
  8. 2025Queen of the RingJean McCarthy
  9. 2025A Reluctant HeartKay Inosanto
  10. 2025Myth of ManCelebrating Citizen
  11. 2024The Ice Cream ManFemke Van't Hoff
  12. 2024McVeighTrisha
  13. 2023Heartland HarmonyJoanne McSween
  14. 2023Gunfight at Cold CrossBonnie Danberry
  15. 2022The Silence BetweenShe
  16. 2022AdelineFran
  17. 2022Happy Mombie's DayMama
  18. 2021Anything But ChristmasBeth English
  19. 2021Damaged GoodsCharlene
  20. 2021They/Them/UsDeborah
  21. 2019Dark WatersKathleen Welch
  22. 2018Faith, Love & ChocolateDiane
  23. 2016HyenaVictoria
  24. 2016In the Radiant CitySherry
  25. 2015Hope BridgeMs. Gray
  26. 2014As It Is in HeavenNaomi
  27. 2014Boy WonderTerri
  28. 2012Nothing Without YouDetective Leanne Brindis