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| Austin O'Brien | |
|---|---|
| Born | Austin Taylor O'Brien (1981-05-11) May 11, 1981 (age 43) Eugene, Oregon, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, photographer |
| Children | 1 |
Austin Taylor O'Brien (born May 11, 1981) 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, 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.
O'Brien was born in Eugene, Oregon, to Valerie and Dan O'Brien. His elder sister is actress Amanda O'Brien and his younger brother is actor Trever O'Brien.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | The Lawnmower Man | Peter Parkette | |
| 1993 | Last Action Hero | Danny Madigan | |
| 1993 | Prehysteria! | Jerry | |
| 1994 | My Girl 2 | Nick Zsigmond | |
| 1995 | Apollo 13 | 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 | 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
- ^ 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.