Martin Brian Spanjers is an American actor. He played Rory Hennessy on the ABC sitcomSimple Rules from 2002 to 2005, for which he won a Young Artist Award in 2004.
Spanjers was born in Tucson, Arizona. His father, Frank, is a facilities administrator, and his mother, Sara, is an artist. He has an older brother, Matt. His paternal grandparents emigrated from the Netherlands, settling in Wisconsin. Spanjers auditioned for the starring role of Malcolm in Malcolm in the Middle, almost getting it, but did get a guest spot in the shows pilot episode. Although he did not make it to Malcolm, he was able to show up inSimple Rules For Dating My Teenage Daughter. Spanjers made a guest appearance as Davie in the first episode of the fourth season of Cold Case, Rampage. He made guest appearances in many other TV shows as well. He currently resides in Los Angeles, California.
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