Austin Abrams

Austin Noah Abrams (born September 2, 1996)[1] is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Ron Anderson in the fifth and sixth seasons of the television series The Walking Dead (2015–2016), as Ethan Daley in Euphoria (since 2019) and as Dash in Dash & Lily (2020). He has also appeared in films such as The Kings of Summer (2013), Paper Towns (2015), Brad's Status (2017), Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019) and Chemical Hearts (2020).

Austin Abrams
Abrams in 2018
Born
Austin Noah Abrams

(1996-09-02) September 2, 1996
OccupationActor
Years active2011–present

Early life

Abrams was raised in Sarasota, Florida, and is the son of Lori and Bradley Abrams, who are doctors.[2] He is Jewish.[3]

Abrams began taking acting lessons when he was five years old, and started appearing in theater productions at the age of nine.[4] His first film role was in Ticking Clock.[4]

Career

Austin is known for playing Ron Anderson in the AMC television series The Walking Dead during its fifth and sixth seasons.[5] In 2017, he 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.[6]

In 2017, Abrams starred as Troy in the comedy-drama Brad's Status.[7] Abrams portrayed Jackson Barber on The Americans in 2018.[8][9] In 2019, he had a major role in the horror book adaptation Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark,[10] and in 2020, he was the lead in the Amazon teen romance film Chemical Hearts.[11] He also played the main role in the Netflix series Dash & Lily.[12][13] Since 2019, Abrams has portrayed Ethan in Euphoria.[14]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2011 Ticking Clock James
2012 Jewtopia Young Adam Lipschitz
2013 Gangster Squad Pete
The Kings of Summer Aaron
2014 Sacrifice Tim
2015 Paper Towns Ben Starling
2017 All Summers End Hunter Gorski
Brad's Status Troy Sloan
Tragedy Girls Craig Thompson
We Don't Belong Here Davey
2018 Dude James
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
The Line Gettys O'Brien
2024 Wolves 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"[8] and "The Summit"[15]
2019–present Euphoria Ethan Recurring role (season 1); main role (season 2)
2019–2021 This Is Us Young Marc McKeon Recurring role
2020 Dash & Lily Dash Main role

References
  1. Palmieri, Lea (August 21, 2020). "Chemical Hearts Star Austin Abrams On The Art of Leaving An Awkward Voicemail". Decider. Retrieved August 26, 2020. [H]is 24th birthday is on September 2nd...
  2. Kipling, Kay (November 3, 2015). "Sarasota's Austin Abrams Appears on AMC's The Walking Dead". Sarasota Magazine. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
  3. "HBO's Euphoria, co-produced by Drake, is based on an Israeli show". The Canadian Jewish News. Jewish Telegraphic Agency. April 16, 2019.
  4. "Austin Abrams". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  5. "Walking Dead Bosses Dissect "Big Pivotal Moment" in "Horrifying" Midseason Premiere". The Hollywood Reporter. February 14, 2016. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
  6. "Austin Abrams and Beau Mirchoff Join Indie Drama Grass Stains". deadline.com. July 16, 2013. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
  7. "Mike White on Brad's Status, Jack Black and The Emoji Movie". www.independent.co.uk. January 8, 2018. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  8. Palmieri, Leah (May 8, 2018). "Austin Abrams Is Hollywood's Go-To Cougar-bait". Decider.
  9. Andreeva, Nellie; Petski, Denise (October 31, 2018). "Euphoria: Algee Smith & Austin Abrams Cast In HBO Teen Drama Series".
  10. "Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark | SHOWTIME". SHO.com. Archived from the original on August 9, 2020. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  11. Lattanzio, Ryan (July 29, 2020). "Chemical Hearts Trailer: Lili Reinhart, Austin Abrams Lead Amazon's Teen Heartbreaker". IndieWire. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  12. Mizoguchi, Karen (November 10, 2020). "Austin Abrams 'Happy' to Bring 'Calming' Holiday Joy with Netflix's Dash & Lily: 'We Could All Use Some Cheering Up'". PEOPLE.com.
  13. "Dash & Lily Canceled After One Season By Netflix". sports.yahoo.com.
  14. "Austin Abrams Plays Yet Another Soft Boy In Dash & Lily". Bustle.
  15. Shoemaker, Allison (May 16, 2018). "Between two conversations, The Americans do battle and seek absolution". The AV Club.
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