Abrams is also known for his recurring roles as Todd Cooper on the MTV sitcom The Inbetweeners (2012), Ron Anderson on the fifth and sixth seasons of the AMC post-apocalyptic horror drama series The Walking Dead (2015–16), and young Marc McKeon on the fourth and fifth seasons of the NBC comedy drama series This Is Us (2019–21), and his lead role as Dash on the Netflix romantic comedy miniseries Dash & Lily (2020). He currently stars as Ethan Daley on the HBO psychological teen drama series Euphoria (2019–present), where he was a recurring cast member in the first season before being promoted to series regular from the second season onwards.
Early life and education
Abrams was raised in Sarasota, Florida, and is the son of Lori and Bradley Abrams, who are doctors.[2] He is of Jewish heritage.[3][4] Abrams began taking acting lessons when he was five years old, and started appearing in theater productions at the age of nine.[5]
Career
2010s
Abrams made his feature film debut in the mystery action thriller film Ticking Clock in 2011.[5] He made his television debut in MTV's The Inbetweeners portraying Todd Cooper. In the same year, Abrams played the role of young version of Joel David Moore's character Adam Lipschitz in the comedy movie Jewtopia, which was released on April 26, 2012.[6]
In 2013, Abrams appeared in the action thriller movie Gangster Squad directed by Ruben Fleischer, based on a non-fiction book by Paul Lieberman.[7] In the same year, he appeared in the coming-of-age comedy-drama film The Kings of Summer, where he played the role of Aaron. In 2014, Abrams starred in the thriller drama film Sacrifice, which premiered at the Woodstock Film Festival in October 2014.[8] He had a recurring role as Ron Anderson in the AMC television series The Walking Dead during its fifth and sixth seasons.[9] In 2015, Abrams appeared in a supporting role in Jake Schreier's romantic comedy-drama film Paper Towns, based on the 2008 novel of the same name by John Green.
In 2017, Abrams co-starred in Kyle Wilamowski's film All Summers End, playing Hunter Gorski, a scruffy 16-year-old who pays little attention to his best friend Conrad's first love.[10] On the same year, he starred in Brad's Status, a comedy-drama movie by Mike White, playing Troy Sloan.[11] He took on a supporting roles in the films Tragedy Girls and We Don't Belong Here.[12][13] In 2018, Abrams appeared as James in Dude, a coming-of-age comedy-drama film by Olivia Milch (2018), released on Netflix. In the same year, he appeared in the drama film Puzzle directed by Marc Turtletaub, based on the 2010 Argentine film of the same name. The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2018, and was released in the United States on July 27, 2018.[14]
In 2022, Abrams played the role of Max Broussard in the teen comedy film Do Revenge directed by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson. It was released on Netflix on September 16, 2022.[24][25] In 2023, Abrams portrayed Ben Taylor in the coming-of-age drama film The Starling Girl, directed by Laurel Parmet.[26] The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 21, 2023, and was released theatrically on May 12, 2023.[27] In the same year, Abrams appeared in the drama film The Line, directed by Ethan Berger,[28] which was released on June 9, 2023, at the Tribeca Festival.[29][30]
In 2024, Abrams starred in the action comedy film Wolfs, directed by Jon Watts.[31]
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