Austin O'Brien
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Austin O'Brien is an American
actor
. 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
, and a part in both The Lawnmower Man and its sequel.
Austin O'Brien got married on July 15, 2003 to his childhood sweetheart and co-star in My Girl 2, Anna Chlumsky.
On May 27, 2007 they had thier first child together, a girl named Beverley Grace O' Brien. On November 2, 2009 they had a boy named Daniel Joshua O'brien. Almost a year after Daniel was born, on November 29, 2010 Austin and Anna filed for divorce after Anna was found out to be having an affair with her new husband, Shaun So. They now share custody of the two children.
O'Brien was born in Eugene, Oregon, the son of Valerie and Daniel O'Brien, and the older brother of actor Trever O'Brien
.
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Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
. He may be best known for playing the co-lead Danny Madigan in the Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger is an Austrian-American former professional bodybuilder, actor, businessman, investor, and politician. Schwarzenegger served as the 38th Governor of California from 2003 until 2011....
-movie Last Action Hero
Last Action Hero
Last Action Hero is a 1993 American action-comedy-fantasy film directed and produced by John McTiernan. It is a satire of the action genre and its clichés, containing several parodies of action films in the form of films within the film....
, followed by his turn into romance as Nick Zsigmond in My Girl 2
My Girl 2
My Girl 2 is a 1994 comedy-drama film starring Anna Chlumsky, Dan Aykroyd, Christine Ebersole, Jamie Lee Curtis, Richard Masur, Austin O'Brien, and Roland Thomson. This was a sequel to 1991's My Girl.-Plot:...
, and a part in both The Lawnmower Man and its sequel.
Austin O'Brien got married on July 15, 2003 to his childhood sweetheart and co-star in My Girl 2, Anna Chlumsky.
On May 27, 2007 they had thier first child together, a girl named Beverley Grace O' Brien. On November 2, 2009 they had a boy named Daniel Joshua O'brien. Almost a year after Daniel was born, on November 29, 2010 Austin and Anna filed for divorce after Anna was found out to be having an affair with her new husband, Shaun So. They now share custody of the two children.
O'Brien was born in Eugene, Oregon, the son of Valerie and Daniel O'Brien, and the older brother of actor Trever O'Brien
Trever O'Brien
Trever O'Brien is an American actor from Newport Beach, California and younger brother of actor Austin O'Brien.-Life and career:...
.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | The Lawnmower Man | Peter Parkette | |
| 1993 | Last Action Hero Last Action Hero Last Action Hero is a 1993 American action-comedy-fantasy film directed and produced by John McTiernan. It is a satire of the action genre and its clichés, containing several parodies of action films in the form of films within the film.... |
Danny Madigan | |
| Prehysteria! | Jerry | ||
| 1994 | My Girl 2 My Girl 2 My Girl 2 is a 1994 comedy-drama film starring Anna Chlumsky, Dan Aykroyd, Christine Ebersole, Jamie Lee Curtis, Richard Masur, Austin O'Brien, and Roland Thomson. This was a sequel to 1991's My Girl.-Plot:... |
Nick Zsigmond | |
| 1995 | Apollo 13 Apollo 13 (film) Apollo 13 is a 1995 American drama film directed by Ron Howard. The film stars Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton, Gary Sinise, Kathleen Quinlan and Ed Harris. The screenplay by William Broyles, Jr... |
Whiz Kid | |
| The Baby-Sitters Club The Baby-Sitters Club (film) The Baby-Sitters Club is a 1995 family film directed by Melanie Mayron. It is based upon The Baby-sitters Club series of novels and is about one summer in the girls' lives in the fictional town of Stoneybrook, Connecticut... |
Logan Bruno | ||
| ER ER (TV series) ER is an American medical drama television series created by novelist Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19, 1994 to April 2, 2009. It was produced by Constant c Productions and Amblin Entertainment, in association with Warner Bros. Television... |
Kyle Kazlaw | Episode: "The Secret Sharer" | |
| 1996 | Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace | Peter Parkette | |
| Home of the Brave | Joshua 'Josh' Greene | TV movie | |
| Promised Land | 1996-1999 (67 episodes) | ||
| Touched by an Angel Touched by an Angel Touched by an Angel is an American drama series that premiered on CBS on September 21, 1994 and ran for 211 episodes and nine seasons until its conclusion on April 27, 2003. Created by John Masius and produced by Martha Williamson, the series stars Roma Downey, as an angel named Monica, and Della... |
Episode: "Promised Land" | ||
| 1997 | Episode: "Amazing Grace: Part 1" Episode: "Amazing Grace: Part 2" |
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| 1998 | Episode: "Vengeance Is Mine: Part 1" | ||
| Only Once | Greg | ||
| 2001 | Spirit | Cole | TV movie |
| 2004 | Runaways | Steve | |
| 2007 | A Christmas Too Many | Jack | Video |
| 2008 | Bones Bones (TV series) Bones is an American crime drama television series that premiered on the Fox Network on September 13, 2005. The show is based on forensic anthropology and forensic archaeology, with each episode focusing on an FBI case file concerning the mystery behind human remains brought by FBI Special Agent... |
Jimmy Grant | Episode: "The Baby in the Bough" |
| 2009 | Helix | Jae | |
| Bounty | Jake | ||
| This Is the Place | Simon | ||
| 2010 | Rain from Stars | Young Edward | Post-production |
| 2011 | Defining Moments | Allan | In production |