Austin O'Brien

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. O'Brien 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.

Austin O'Brien
Born	Austin Taylor O'Brien (1981-05-11) May 11, 1981 (age 43) Eugene, Oregon, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Actor, photographer
Children	1

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

Year	Title	Role	Notes
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)

References

1. Baker, Jeff (April 30, 2014). "17 actors you (maybe) didn't know were from Oregon". The Oregonian. Portland, Oregon. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
2. Vanderknyff, Rick (June 18, 1993). "Limelight, Cameras, 'Action' for O.C. Boy : Movies: 'Hero' co-star Austin O'Brien is full partner in media blitz". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 27, 2010.
3. "Austin O'Brien- Biography". Yahoo! Movies. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
4. Koltnow, Barry (February 11, 1994). "A kiss is just a kiss for young star Austin O'Brien". The Orange County Register. Retrieved May 1, 2013.

External links

• Austin O'Brien at IMDb
• A. O'Brien Photography