[7] Potts started in drama classes at age seven and was cast pretty quickly in small shows that were based in Northern England.
[7] Beginning in 2005, Potts joined the cast of the sitcom Ideal as drugged-out Lee, front man of the synth-pop band Silicone Valets (pronounced 'valleys') with a serious messiah complex.
[9] The show, which starred Johnny Vegas as a small-time dope dealer, was a cult favourite and ran for over 50 episodes and 7 series.
Potts played geeky antihero Connor Temple, the vulnerable and innocent student of lead Nick Cutter (Douglas Henshall).
[17] Following a public appeal, the production company Impossible Pictures partnered with ITV and their corporate competitor, UKTV, to finance a renewal.
During the break in filming, Potts and Spearritt underwent a physical transformation to conform with the plotline of the programme, which had matured their characters.
In series four and five, though, he stepped up a bit and wanted to show and prove what he could do and what Cutter believed was in him from the start...I'm very grateful for what the writers gave me to do and I just hope that I did the material justice.
"[13] In 2012, Potts reprised the character of Connor in the Canadian spinoff, Primeval: New World as an "organic link between the original mythology and the new series universe".
[7] The reboot starred Niall Matter as Evan Cross with Crystal Lowe as Toby Nance, the character corollary to Potts' Connor in the original.
In the finale several plot points were wrapped up, including an allusion that Connor and on-screen partner Abby Maitland married.
"Andrew Lee Potts does a fair job as the Hatter, who acts as Alice's guide through the craziness of Wonderland.
"[21][24] The cast featured Caterina Scorsone in the title role, with Kathy Bates, Colm Meaney, and Matt Frewer.
[21][27] In 2009, Potts guest starred on an episode of Inspector George Gently as mixed-race young adult who is the chief suspect in his girlfriend's murder.
[28][29] In 2010, Potts appeared in the television adaptation of Kay Mellor's A Passionate Woman as the lead's (Billie Piper) adult son, Mark.
Pott's character was a descendant of Jonathan Harker, one of the protagonists of Bram Stoker's original Dracula story.
In October 2012 Potts appeared onstage in Dracula with Max Wrottesley and Charlie Bond at the Leicester Square Theatre.