Samuel Nicholas Wechsler (born September 3, 1978) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Kyle Valenti on

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series '' Roswell'', and as Jack Porter on the

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drama television series ''

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''.

Early life

Wechsler was born in

Albuquerque, New Mexico Albuquerque ( ; ), also known as ABQ, Burque, the Duke City, and in the past 'the Q', is the List of municipalities in New Mexico, most populous city in the U.S. state of New Mexico, and the county seat of Bernalillo County, New Mexico, Bernal ...

. When he was 14, his older brother, aged 24, died of cancer. He moved to

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after graduating from high school.

Career

Soon after relocating to

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, Wechsler landed a small role as a purse-stealing punk in the television movie ''Full Circle''. Shortly after, he was cast as Kevin "Trek" Sanders, a child prodigy conceived at a

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convention, in the syndicated series ''

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''. He also appeared in ''

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'', ''

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'', and the direct-to-video film ''The Perfect Game''. From 1999 to 2002, Wechsler starred as Kyle Valenti on the television series '' Roswell''. After ''Roswell'', he guest starred in number of television series, including ''

Malcolm in the Middle ''Malcolm in the Middle'' is an American television sitcom created by Linwood Boomer for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series premiered on January 9, 2000, and ended on May 14, 2006, after seven seasons consisting of 151 episodes. The ...

'', '' North Shore'', ''

Cold Case ''Cold Case'' is an American police procedural crime drama television series. It ran on CBS from September 28, 2003, to May 2, 2010. The series revolved around a fictionalized Philadelphia Police Department division that specializes in invest ...

'', ''

Crossing Jordan ''Crossing Jordan'' is an American crime drama television series created by Tim Kring, that aired on NBC from September 24, 2001, to May 16, 2007. It stars Jill Hennessy as Dr. Jordan Cavanaugh, a crime-solving forensic pathologist employed ...

'', '' Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles'', ''

Lie to Me ''Lie to Me'' (stylized as ''Lie to me*'') is an American crime drama television series created by Samuel Baum that aired on Fox from January 21, 2009, to January 31, 2011. In the show, Dr. Cal Lightman ( Tim Roth) and his colleagues in The ...

'', ''

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia ''It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia'', also known colloquially simply as ''Always Sunny'', is an American sitcom created by Rob McElhenney and co-developed by Glenn Howerton for FX (TV channel), FX. It premiered on August 4, 2005, and stars Charl ...

'' and ''

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''. In 2008, he appeared in the independent film ''

'', about a couple navigating the hazards of an open relationship. From 2007 to 2008, he appeared in three episodes of ''

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''.

In 2011, Wechsler won the main role of Jack Porter on the

series ''

'', playing the love interest of lead character Emily Thorne. After ''Revenge'' ended in 2015, Wechsler took a role on the

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action series '' The Player''. In 2016, he was cast in a recurring role in the fourth season of the NBC cop drama '' Chicago P.D.'' He took on a recurring role as Brandon Cole on NBC's ''

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'' for the show's third season. Wechsler portrayed the recurring role of Matthew Blaisdel on

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reboot series ''

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'' from 2017 to 2018. In 2019, he was cast as Ryan Sharp on

's ''

This Is Us ''This Is Us'' is an American drama television series created by Dan Fogelman that aired on NBC from September 20, 2016, to May 24, 2022. The series follows the lives and families of two parents and their three children in several different ti ...

''.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wechsler, Nick 1978 births Living people 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors Male actors from Albuquerque, New Mexico American male soap opera actors American male television actors