Austin O'Brien

Austin Taylor O'Brien (born May 11, 1981)[1] is an American actor and photographer. He may be best known for playing the co-lead Danny Madigan in the Arnold Schwarzenegger-movie 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. Before all this, he originally gained fame from a Circuit City commercial as a kid who, after finding out he'd 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.
== 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 	The Baby Sitters Club (Film) 	Logan Bruno 	
1995 	Apollo 13[1] 	Whiz Kid 	Although credited, some sources suggest that the scene was dropped and 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 	
Category:1981 births
Category:Living people
Category:Male actors from Oregon