# Austin Abrams

Austin Noah Abrams (born September 2, 1996) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Ron Anderson in the fifth and sixth seasons of the horror television series The Walking Dead (2015–2016), as well as for playing high school teenagers in the drama series Euphoria (2019–2022) and the romantic comedy series Dash & Lily (2020). His film appearances include The Kings of Summer (2013), Paper Towns (2015), Brad's Status (2017), Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019), Chemical Hearts (2020), and Wolfs (2024).

## Early life

Abrams was raised in Sarasota, Florida, and is the son of Lori and Bradley Abrams, who are doctors. His father is of Russian Jewish descent.
Abrams began taking acting lessons when he was five years old, and started appearing in theater productions at the age of nine. His first film role was in Ticking Clock.

## Career
### 2010s

Abrams began his acting career in 2011 when he made his feature film debut in the mystery action thriller film Ticking Clock. He made his television debut in MTV's The Inbetweeners portraying Todd Cooper. In the same year, Abrams played the role of young version of Joel David Moore's character Adam Lipschitz in the comedy movie Jewtopia, which was released on April 26, 2012.
In 2013, Abrams appeared in the action thriller movie Gangster Squad directed by Ruben Fleischer, based on a non-fiction book by Paul Lieberman. In the same year, he appeared in the coming-of-age comedy-drama film The Kings of Summer, where he played the role of Aaron. In 2014, Abrams starred in the thriller drama film Sacrifice, which premiered at the Woodstock Film Festival in October 2014. He had a recurring role as Ron Anderson in the AMC television series The Walking Dead during its fifth and sixth seasons. In 2015, Abrams appeared in supporting role in Jake Schreier's romantic comedy-drama film Paper Towns, based on the 2008 novel of the same name by John Green.
In 2017, Abrams co-starred in Kyle Wilamowski's film All Summers End, playing Hunter Gorski, a scruffy 16-year-old who pays little attention to his best friend Conrad's first love. On the same year, he starred in a comedy-drama movie by Mike White titled Brad's Status, playing Troy Sloan. He took on a supporting roles in the films Tragedy Girls and We Don't Belong Here. In 2018, Abrams appeared as James in the coming-of-age comedy-drama film by Olivia Milch titled Dude, which was released on April 20, 2018, by Netflix. In the same year, he appeared in the drama film Puzzle directed by Marc Turtletaub, based on the 2010 Argentine film of the same name. The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2018, and was released in the United States on July 27, 2018.
In 2019, Abrams was cast as Ethan in the teen drama series Euphoria, based on the Israeli miniseries of the same name, created by Ron Leshem and Daphna Levin. Abrams had a major role in the 2019 horror book adaptation Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. The film, directed by André Øvredal and based on the book series of the same name by Alvin Schwartz, was theatrically released on August 9, 2019, by Lionsgate Films. Abrams had a recurring role in the TV series This Is Us, where he played the role of Marc McKeon, Kate's abusive ex-boyfriend.

### 2020s

In early 2020, Abrams starred in the Amazon teen romance film Chemical Hearts directed by Richard Tanne, based on the novel Our Chemical Hearts by Krystal Sutherland. He played the lead role of Henry Page. The film was released on August 21, 2020, by Amazon Studios. Abrams was cast to play a lead role in the Netflix romantic comedy series Dash & Lily. The series, based on the young adult novel series Dash & Lily's Book of Dares by David Levithan and Rachel Cohn, premiered on Netflix on November 10, 2020.
In 2022, Abrams played the role of Max Broussard in the teen comedy film Do Revenge directed by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson. It was released on Netflix on September 16, 2022. In 2023, Abrams portrayed Ben Taylor in the coming-of-age drama film The Starling Girl, directed by Laurel Parmet. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 21, 2023, and was released theatrically on May 12, 2023. In the same year, Abrams appeared in the drama film The Line, directed by Ethan Berger, which was released on June 9, 2023 at the Tribeca Festival.
In 2024, Abrams starred in the action comedy film Wolfs, directed by Jon Watts.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2011 | Ticking Clock | James | |
| 2012 | Jewtopia | Young Adam Lipschitz | |
| 2013 | Gangster Squad | Pete | |
| 2013 | The Kings of Summer | Aaron | |
| 2014 | Sacrifice | Tim | |
| 2015 | Paper Towns | Ben Starling | |
| 2017 | All Summers End | Hunter Gorski | |
| 2017 | Brad's Status | Troy Sloan | |
| 2017 | Tragedy Girls | Craig Thompson | |
| 2017 | We Don't Belong Here | Davey | |
| 2018 | Dude | James | |
| 2018 | Puzzle | Gabe | |
| 2019 | Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark | Tommy Milner | |
| 2020 | Chemical Hearts | Henry Page | |
| 2022 | Do Revenge | Max Broussard | |
| 2023 | The Starling Girl | Ben Taylor | |
| 2023 | The Line | Gettys O'Brien | |
| 2024 | Wolfs | Kid | |
| 2026 | Weapons | TBA | Post-production |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2012 | The Inbetweeners | Todd Cooper | Recurring role |
| 2014 | Shameless | Henry McNally | Episode: "Emily" |
| 2014 | Silicon Valley | The Carver | Episode: "Third Party Insourcing" |
| 2015–2016 | The Walking Dead | Ron Anderson | Recurring role |
| 2017 | SMILF | Casey | Episodes: "1,800 Filet-O-Fishes & One Small Diet Coke" and "Mark's Lunch & Two Cups Of Coffee" |
| 2018 | The Americans | Jackson Barber | Episodes: "Rififi" and "The Summit" |
| 2019–2022 | Euphoria | Ethan Daley | Recurring role (season 1); main role (season 2) |
| 2019–2021 | This Is Us | Young Marc McKeon | Recurring role |
| 2020 | Dash & Lily | Dash | Main role |
| 2024 | Penelope | Sam | Recurring role |