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Andrew McLaren (July 24, 1980) is an American film and reality-television actor. He most recently appeared on NBC's reality television program Stars Earn Stripes. He is a former U.S. Marine Sergeant who served on the Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team and served in Iraq and Liberia.

Career
McLaren was first casted in the 2007 film Battle for Haditha which starred former Marines in leading roles. The film is a reconstruction of two days in November 2005 when American Marines took revenge on the civilian population of an Iraqi town after the death of a comrade in a roadside bomb incident.

He went on to co-host the Discovery Channel's miniseries Weaponizers.

In August of 2012, he appeared as an operative on Stars Earn Stripes where former and current military and law enforcement members are paired with celebrities to coach them through missions that are inspired by real military exercises. The competitors play to win and earn cash for a military, veterans or service related charity of their choice.