Nicolas Bechtel

Bechtel is the son of Nick and Julie Bechtel.^[1] He was born on February 15, 2005, in Fontana, California.^[2][3] He has an older sister, Nicole.^[4] His middle name is Joseph, after his maternal grandfather, with whom Bechtel is very close.^[5]

Bechtel made his television debut in a 2012 episode of the NBC soap opera, Days of Our Lives in the role of Josh.^[6] In May 2013, Bechtel made his debut in the role of Spencer on General Hospital.^[7] In 2014, Bechtel announced that he was cast in Fox's Steven Spielberg produced comedic drama, Red Band Society. He would play a younger version of Nolan Sotillo's Jordi.^[8] Bechtel appeared in three episodes. In 2015, Bechtel was cast in the Disney pilot for Stuck in the Middle led by Jenna Ortega.^[9] The series premiered in March 2016.^[10] In 2016, Bechtel appeared as Rob Kardashian in FX's anthology series, The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story.^[11] Stuck in the Middle was cancelled after three seasons in 2018.^[12] In 2019, Bechtel was cast opposite fellow General Hospital alumni, Nathan Parsons in the Jeremy Camp biopic, I Still Believe which hit theaters in March 2020.^[13] Bechtel reprised the role of Spencer for one episode on January 20, 2020.^[14] It would turn out to be Bechtel's last appearance in the role as the character was recast in 2021.^[15]