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), Ethan Daley in the drama series ''Euphoria'' (2019–2022) and Dash in 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, family and education

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.

Career

2010s

Abrams made his feature film debut in the mystery action thriller film '' Ticking Clock'' in 2011. 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 ''Brad's Status'', a comedy-drama movie by Mike White, 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 ''Dude'', a coming-of-age comedy-drama film by Olivia Milch (2018), released on 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'', playing Marc McKeon, Kate's abusive ex-boyfriend.

2020s

In early 2020, Abrams starred as Henry Page in the teen romance film '' Chemical Hearts'' directed by Richard Tanne, based on the novel '' Our Chemical Hearts'' by Krystal Sutherland. 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

Television

References

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1996 births
21st-century American male actors
American male child actors
American male film actors
American male stage actors
American male television actors
Jewish American male actors
Living people
Male actors from Sarasota, Florida
Place of birth missing (living people)
American people of Russian-Jewish descent