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 television series ''
The Walking Dead'' (2015–2016), as Ethan Daley in ''
Euphoria
Euphoria ( ) is the experience (or affect) of pleasure or excitement and intense feelings of well-being and happiness. Certain natural rewards and social activities, such as aerobic exercise, laughter, listening to or making music and dan ...
'' (since 2019) and as Dash in ''
Dash & Lily'' (2020). He has also appeared in films such as ''
The Kings of Summer
''The Kings of Summer'' is a 2013 American independent coming-of-age comedy-drama film directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts and starring Nick Robinson, Moisés Arias, Gabriel Basso, and Nick Offerman. The film premiered under its original title ''T ...
'' (2013), ''
Paper Towns'' (2015), ''
Brad's Status'' (2017), ''
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark'' (2019) and ''
Chemical Hearts
''Chemical Hearts'' is a 2020 American Romance film#Romantic drama, romantic drama film written, produced, and directed by Richard Tanne, based on the novel ''Our Chemical Hearts'' by Krystal Sutherland. It stars Austin Abrams and Lili Reinhart. ...
'' (2020).
Early life
Abrams was raised in
Sarasota, Florida
Sarasota () is a city in Sarasota County on the Gulf Coast of the U.S. state of Florida. The area is renowned for its cultural and environmental amenities, beaches, resorts, and the Sarasota School of Architecture. The city is located in the sou ...
, and is the son of Lori and Bradley Abrams, who are doctors.
He is Jewish.
Abrams began taking acting lessons when he was five years old, and started appearing in theater productions at the age of nine.
His first film role was in ''
Ticking Clock''.
Career
Austin is known for playing Ron Anderson in the
AMC television series ''
The Walking Dead'' during its fifth and sixth seasons. 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.
In 2017, Abrams starred as Troy in the comedy-drama ''
Brad's Status''. Abrams portrayed Jackson Barber on ''
The Americans
''The Americans'' is an American period spy drama television series created by Joe Weisberg that aired on the FX television network for six seasons from January 30, 2013, to May 30, 2018. Weisberg and Joel Fields also serve as showrunners a ...
'' in 2018.
In 2019, he had a major role in the horror book adaptation ''
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark'', and in 2020, he was the lead in the Amazon teen romance film ''
Chemical Hearts
''Chemical Hearts'' is a 2020 American Romance film#Romantic drama, romantic drama film written, produced, and directed by Richard Tanne, based on the novel ''Our Chemical Hearts'' by Krystal Sutherland. It stars Austin Abrams and Lili Reinhart. ...
''. He also played the main role in the Netflix series ''
Dash & Lily''. Since 2019, Abrams has portrayed Ethan in ''
Euphoria
Euphoria ( ) is the experience (or affect) of pleasure or excitement and intense feelings of well-being and happiness. Certain natural rewards and social activities, such as aerobic exercise, laughter, listening to or making music and dan ...
''.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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1996 births
21st-century American male actors
Actors from Sarasota, Florida
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 Florida
Place of birth missing (living people)