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

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

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primetime soap opera ''

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''.

Early life

Wechsler was born in

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. 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 ''

Silk Stalkings ''Silk Stalkings'' is an American crime drama television series that premiered on CBS on November 7, 1991, as part of the network's late-night ''Crimetime After Primetime'' programming package. Broadcast for two seasons until CBS ended the ''Crim ...

'', ''

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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 family television sitcom created by Linwood Boomer for Fox. The series premiered on January 9, 2000, and ended on May 14, 2006, after seven seasons and 151 episodes. The series follows a dysfunctional ...

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

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'', ''

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

Lie to Me ''Lie to Me'' (stylized as ''Lie to me*'') is an American crime drama television series. It originally ran on the Fox network from January 21, 2009, to January 31, 2011. In the show, Dr. Cal Lightman (Tim Roth) and his colleagues in The Lightma ...

'', ''

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia ''It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia'' is an American sitcom created by Rob McElhenney and developed by McElhenney and Glenn Howerton that premiered on August 4, 2005 on FX and later FXX beginning with the ninth season in 2013. It stars Charlie ...

'' 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

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. 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 ''

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'' 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

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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 family drama television series 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 time frames. It s ...

''.

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