Austin Taylor O'Brien (born May 11, 1981)[1] is an American actor and photographer. He is known for playing the co-lead Danny Madigan in the Arnold Schwarzenegger film Last Action Hero, followed by his turn into romance as Nick Zsigmond in My Girl 2, a part in both The Lawnmower Man and its sequel,[2] and as Josh Greene in the CBS drama Promised Land. O'Brien originally gained fame from a Circuit City commercial as a kid who, after finding out he had saved money, says "Cool" to the store's employee.
Austin O'Brien | |
|---|---|
| Born | Austin Taylor O'Brien May 11, 1981 Eugene, Oregon, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, photographer |
| Children | 1 |
O'Brien was born in Eugene, Oregon,[1] to Valerie and Dan O'Brien.[3][4] His elder sister is actress Amanda O'Brien and his younger brother is actor Trever O'Brien.
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | The Lawnmower Man | Peter Parkette | |
| 1993 | Last Action Hero[1] | Danny Madigan | |
| 1993 | Prehysteria! | Jerry | |
| 1994 | My Girl 2 | Nick Zsigmond | |
| 1995 | Apollo 13[1] | Whiz Kid | Although credited, O'Brien does not actually appear in the film |
| 1995 | The Baby-Sitters Club | Logan Bruno | |
| 1995 | ER | Kyle Kazlaw | Television program Episode: "The Secret Sharer" |
| 1996 | Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace | Peter Parkette | |
| 1996 | Home of the Brave | Joshua 'Josh' Greene | Television film |
| 1996–1998 | Touched by an Angel | Joshua 'Josh' Greene | Television program Episodes: "Promised Land" "Amazing Grace: Part 1" "Amazing Grace: Part 2" "Vengeance Is Mine: Part 1" |
| 1996–1999 | Promised Land[1] | Joshua 'Josh' Greene | Television program 67 episodes |
| 1998 | Only Once | Greg | |
| 2001 | Spirit | Cole | Television film |
| 2004 | Runaways | Steve | |
| 2007 | A Christmas Too Many | Jack | Direct-to-video |
| 2008 | Bones | Jimmy Grant | Television program Episode: "The Baby in the Bough" |
| 2009 | Helix | Jae | |
| 2009 | Bounty | Jake | |
| 2009 | This Is the Place | Simon | |
| 2010 | Rain from Stars | Young Edward | |
| 2011 | Defining Moments | Allan | |
| 2011 | Nowhere Road | Producer | |
| 2015 | All Our Yesterdays | (unnamed) |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Baker, Jeff (April 30, 2014). "17 actors you (maybe) didn't know were from Oregon". The Oregonian. Portland, Oregon. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
- ^ Vanderknyff, Rick (June 18, 1993). "Limelight, Cameras, 'Action' for O.C. Boy : Movies: 'Hero' co-star Austin O'Brien is full partner in media blitz". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 27, 2010.
- ^ "Austin O'Brien- Biography". Yahoo! Movies. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
- ^ Koltnow, Barry (February 11, 1994). "A kiss is just a kiss for young star Austin O'Brien". The Orange County Register. Retrieved May 1, 2013.