Austin O'Brien
American actor (born 1981)
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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] Logan Bruno in The Baby-Sitters Club 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 some money by shopping at Circuit City, simply says, "Cool," to a store employee.
Born
May 11, 1981
Austin Taylor O'Brien
May 11, 1981
Eugene, Oregon, U.S.
OccupationsActor, photographer
Austin O'Brien | |
|---|---|
| Born | Austin Taylor O'Brien May 11, 1981 Eugene, Oregon, U.S. |
| Occupations | Actor, photographer |
O'Brien was born in Eugene, Oregon.[1][3]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | The Lawnmower Man | Peter Parkette | |
| 1993 | Last Action Hero[1] | Danny Madigan | |
| 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 |
| The Baby-Sitters Club | Logan Bruno | ||
| 1996 | Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace | Peter Parkette | |
| 1998 | Only Once | Greg | |
| 2004 | Runaways | Steve | |
| 2007 | A Christmas Too Many | Jack | Direct-to-video |
| 2009 | Helix | Jae | |
| Bounty | Jake | ||
| This Is the Place | Simon | ||
| 2010 | Rain from Stars | Young Edward | |
| 2011 | Defining Moments | Allan | |
| Nowhere Road | Producer | ||
| 2015 | All Our Yesterdays | (unnamed) |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | ER | Kyle Kazlaw | Episode: "The Secret Sharer" |
| 1996 | Home of the Brave | Joshua 'Josh' Greene | Television film |
| 1996–1998 | Touched by an Angel | 4 episodes | |
| 1996–1999 | Promised Land[1] | 67 episodes | |
| 2001 | Spirit | Cole | Television film |
| 2008 | Bones | Jimmy Grant | Episode: "The Baby in the Bough" |