Austin Abrams

Austin Noah Abrams (born September 2, 1996) is an American actor. Following his film debut in Gangster Squad, Abrams had lead roles in films such as Brad's Status (2017), Chemical Hearts (2020), and Do Revenge (2022), as well as supporting roles in The Kings of Summer (2013), Paper Towns (2015), Tragedy Girls (2017), Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019), The Starling Girl (2023), Wolfs (2024), and Weapons (2025). For his performance as Gettys O'Brien in the coming-of-age drama film The Line (2023), Abrams won the Rising Star Award at the Sarasota Film Festival.

Abrams is also known for his recurring roles as Todd Cooper on the MTV sitcom The Inbetweeners (2012), Ron Anderson in the post-apocalyptic horror drama series The Walking Dead (2015–2016), young Marc McKeon in the comedy drama series This Is Us (2019–2021), and his lead role as Dash in the romantic comedy series Dash & Lily (2020). He starred as Ethan Daley in the psychological teen drama series Euphoria (2019–2022).

Early life Abrams was raised in Sarasota, Florida, and is the son of Lori and Bradley Abrams, who are doctors. He is of Jewish heritage. 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.

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 a 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 Daley in the teen drama series Euphoria, created by Sam Levinson. 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 Year Title Role Notes 2011 Ticking Clock James 2012 Jewtopia Young Adam Lipschitz 2013 Gangster Squad Pete The Kings of Summer Aaron 2014 Sacrifice Tim 2015 Paper Towns Ben Starling 2017 All Summers End Hunter Gorski Brad's Status Troy Sloan Tragedy Girls Craig Thompson We Don't Belong Here Davey 2018 Dude James Puzzle Gabe 2019 Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Tommy Milner 2020 Chemical Hearts Henry Page 2022Do Revenge Max Broussard 2023 The Starling Girl Ben Taylor The Line Gettys O'Brien 2024 Wolfs Kid 2025 Weapons James 2026 Bryan Hodukavich Completed Jay Gardiner Completed

Television Year Title Role Notes 2012 The Inbetweeners Todd Cooper Recurring role 2014 Shameless Henry McNally Episode: "Emily" 2014 Silicon Valley The Carver Episode: "Third Party Insourcing" 2015–2016 The Walking Dead Ron Anderson Recurring role (seasons 5–6) 2017 SMILF Casey Episodes: "1,800 Filet-O-Fishes & One Small Diet Coke" and "Mark's Lunch & Two Cups Of Coffee" 2018 The Americans Jackson Barber Episodes: "Rififi" and "The Summit" 2019–2022 Euphoria Ethan Daley Recurring role (season 1); main role (season 2) 2019–2021 This Is Us Young Marc McKeon Recurring role (seasons 4–5) 2020 Dash & Lily Dash Main role 2024 Penelope Sam Recurring role