He was an actor who worked with Arnold Schwarzenegger and George Clooney. And there’s a Trump link. Now he has an Average Joe job. Who is he?
He had major childhood fame as he starred in some of the most successful films of the 1990s.
His work required him to shoot scenes with Arnold Schwarzenegger, Dan Aykroyd, Macaulay Culkin and Jamie Lee Curtis.
And he also appeared with George Clooney in the series ER in 1995 – much later working with David Boreanaz on Bones in 2008.
He played the romantic lead in a film with Anna Chlumsky.
There is a link to Donald Trump because he starred in a movie with the reality TV star’s ex-wife, Marla Maples.
Today he is 42 years old and happily married. This handsome star also has a job at Average Joe, even though he is still in the arts.
Can you guess who he is?
He had great childhood fame and starred in some of the most successful films of the 1990s. His work required him to shoot scenes with Arnold Schwarzenegger, Dan Aykroyd, Macaulay Culkin and Jamie Lee Curtis. And he also had scenes with George Clooney on ER in early 1995, as well as David Boreanaz on Bones in 2008. Who is he?
He’s Austin O’Brien.
The actor’s first film was The Lanmower Man in 1992 with co-star Jeff Fahey; Austin also starred in the sequel in 1996.
His biggest film was The Last Action Hero with Schwarzenegger from 1993.
He played 10-year-old boy Danny Madigan, who lives with his widowed mother, Irene, in a crime-ridden neighborhood of New York City.
After the death of his father, Danny finds solace in watching action movies. He receives a golden ticket that once belonged to Harry Houdini transports Danny to the fictional world of a movie.
In 1994, Austin played Nick Zsigmond opposite Chlumsky in My Girl 2. Dan Aykroyd and Jamie Lee Curtis were also in the film.
He had a small role as a smart kid in the Tom Hanks film Apollo 13 in 1995.
The next thing came The Babysitters Club, also in 1995.
It was a comedy-drama directed by Melanie Mayron and based on the novel series of the same name by Ann M. Martin. The plot revolves around a summer in the girls’ lives in the fictional town of Stoneybrook, Connecticut.
He is Austin O’Brien, a child star in the 1990s who is now no longer active in show business
He now works as a photographer in Los Angeles and Chicago; here is his image from Instagram
He played Logan Bruno.
His co-stars were Schuyler Fisk as Kristy Thomas, Rachael Leigh Cook as Mary Anne Spier, Bruce Davison as Watson Brewer and Ellen Burstyn as Mrs. Haberman.
The actor appeared in several episodes of Touched By An Angel, playing Joshua ‘Josh’ Greene opposite Roma Downey. And he played the same character in the CBS drama Promised Land.
After that he worked occasionally.
In 1998, he played Greg opposite Britt Leary in Only Once, about two well-adjusted and highly motivated teenagers who fall in love.
In 2001, he was Cole in the haunted house TV movie Spirit.
In 2004 he was in Runaways and three years later he starred in the direct-to-video film A Christmas Too Many with Mickey Rooney and Marla Maples, who was formerly married to Donald Trump.
O’Brien attends the opening of Planet Hollywood of Caesars Palace in 1994 in Las Vegas
Austin O’Brien played Peter in the 1992 film The Lawnmower Man
Starring Jeff Fahey who played a grown man with the intelligence of a six year old, whose only interests are comic books, and his best friend, 10 year old Peter (O’Brien)
Austin O’Brien eats popcorn at the cinema in a scene from the film Last Action Hero, 1993
O’Brien in a scene with his co-star Arnold Schwarzenegger
Seen in My Girl 2 with Anna Chlumsky in 1994
Austin had a role in the hit series Bones with David Boreanaz.
He then appeared in the films Helix, Bounty, This Is The Place Rain From Stars and Defining Moments.
The last film he was associated with was 2015’s All Our Yesterdays with actress Ethel Mayville.
O’Brien was born in Eugene, Oregon, to Valerie and Dan O’Brien.
His older sister is actress Amanda O’Brien and his younger brother is actor Trever O’Brien.
Austin originally gained fame through a commercial on Circuit City as a child who, after finding out he had saved money, says “Cool” to the store’s employee.
The Baby-Sitters Club in 1995. It was a comedy-drama directed by Melanie Mayron, also starring Schuyler Fisk as Kristy Thomas, Rachael Leigh Cook as Mary Anne Spier, Bruce Davison as Watson Brewer and Ellen Burstyn as Mrs. Haberman
In 1998, he played Greg opposite Britt Leary in Only Once, about two well-adjusted and highly motivated teenagers who fall in love.
Nowadays he works as a photographer and shows his work on Instagram.
In his online biography he says: ‘Having grown up in the entertainment industry, I have been obsessed with using a lens to tell stories from a very young age.
‘So while the switch to photography was a happy accident, it was also the most natural transition. I’ve loved every minute of it.’
He added: ‘I learned it on film and I feel like it really shaped me as a photographer and gave me a deeper understanding of light and composition.
‘My goal for each of my clients is to create a unique photo experience, while capturing beautiful memories and creative images. Plus, I’m a bit of an idiot, so we’ll have fun while we do it.”
He has been married to Kristin Wurgler since 2006.