Austin O'Brien

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Austin O'Brien
Born
Austin Taylor O'Brien

(1981-05-11) May 11, 1981 (age 41)
OccupationActor, photographer
Children1

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. He 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.

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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

Roles in film and television
YearTitleRoleNotes
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 KidAlthough credited, O'Brien does not actually appear in the film
1995 The Baby-Sitters Club Logan Bruno
1995 ER Kyle KazlawTelevision program
Episode: "The Secret Sharer"
1996 Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace Peter Parkette
1996Home of the BraveJoshua 'Josh' GreeneTelevision film
1996–1998 Touched by an Angel Joshua 'Josh' GreeneTelevision program
Episodes: "Promised Land"
"Amazing Grace: Part 1"
"Amazing Grace: Part 2"
"Vengeance Is Mine: Part 1"
1996–1999 Promised Land [1] Joshua 'Josh' GreeneTelevision program
67 episodes
1998Only OnceGreg
2001SpiritColeTelevision film
2004RunawaysSteve
2007A Christmas Too ManyJack Direct-to-video
2008 Bones Jimmy GrantTelevision program
Episode: "The Baby in the Bough"
2009HelixJae
2009BountyJake
2009This Is the PlaceSimon
2010Rain from StarsYoung Edward
2011Defining MomentsAllan
2011Nowhere RoadProducer
2015All Our Yesterdays(unnamed)

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