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Austin O'Brien | |
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Born | Austin Taylor O'Brien May 11, 1981 Eugene, Oregon, U.S. |
Occupation | Actor, photographer |
Children | 1 |
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.
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.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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) |
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