Nick Wechsler

Samuel Nicholas Wechsler When he was 14, his older brother, aged 24, died of cancer. He moved to Hollywood after graduating from high school.

Career Soon after relocating to Los Angeles, 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 Star Trek convention, in the syndicated series Team Knight Rider.

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, North Shore, Cold Case, Crossing Jordan, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Lie to Me, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and Chase. In 2008, he appeared in the independent film Lie to Me, about a couple navigating the hazards of an open relationship. From 2007 to 2008, he appeared in three episodes of Without a Trace.

In 2011, Wechsler won the main role of Jack Porter on the ABC series Revenge, playing the love interest of lead character Emily Thorne. After Revenge ended in 2015, Wechsler took a role on the NBC 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 Shades of Blue for the show's third season. Wechsler portrayed the recurring role of Matthew Blaisdel on The CW reboot series Dynasty from 2017 to 2018. In 2019, he was cast as Ryan Sharp on NBC's This Is Us.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 2000 Chicks, Man Nick 2000 Perfect Game State Umpire Direct-to-video film 2008 Lie to Me Luke 2010 Switchback Jonathan Weston 2025 Primitive War Eli Taylor

Television Year Title Role Notes 1996 Full Circle Mugger Television film 1997 Team Knight Rider Kevin "Trek" Sanders Main role 1999–2002 Roswell Kyle Valenti Main roleNominated – Teen Choice Awards for Choice Sidekick (2002) 2003 Malcolm in the Middle Donnie Episode: "Reese's Party" 2004 Tru Calling Marc Colvin Episode: "D.O.A." 2004 North Shore Justin Silver Episode: "The Big One " 2005 Cold Case Manny Episode: "The Promise" 2006 Crossing Jordan Hooper Episode: "Thin Ice" 2006 Vanished Gabe Barnett Episodes: "The Velocity of Sara", "Warm Springs" 2007–2008 Without a Trace Joe Guisti 3 episodes 2007 Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Deputy Ridge Episode: Pilot 2009, 2011 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Brad 3 episodes 2009 Past Life Brian Episode: "Soul Music" 2010 Chase Adam Rothschild Episode: "Above the Law" 2011–2015 Revenge Jack Porter Main roleNominated – Teen Choice Awards for Choice TV Actor: Drama (2013) 2015 The Player Nick 4 episodes 2016 Recon Freddie Unsold television pilot 2017 Chicago PD Kenny Rixton Recurring role (season 4) 2017–2018 Dynasty Matthew Blaisdel 4 episodes 2018 Shades of Blue Anthony Cole Recurring role (season 3) 2019 This Is Us Ryan Sharp Episodes: "Strangers", "Storybook Love" 2019 For All Mankind Fred Episodes: "Red Moon", "He Built the Saturn V", "Into the Abyss" 2021 All Rise Deputy Pete Rashel 2 episodes 2022 The Boys Blue Hawk 2025 The Hunting Party Oliver Odell Main role 2025 High Potential Jason Howard Episodes: "Pawns", "Checkmate"