1. Austin Nichols is known for his roles in the films The Day After Tomorrow and Wimbledon.
25 Facts About Austin Nichols
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Austin Nichols starred as John Monad in the HBO drama series John from Cincinnati, and portrayed Spencer Monroe in the AMC horror drama series The Walking Dead.
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Austin Nichols was named after the Austin Nichols distilling company, producers of Wild Turkey bourbon.
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Austin Nichols's father, David Nichols, is a radiologist, and his mother, Kay, was a professional trick water skier.
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Nichols was raised near Lake Austin and attended Casis Elementary School.
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Austin Nichols represented the United States junior water ski team in the Pan-American Championships in 1997, and was on the United States junior Olympic water skiing team.
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Austin Nichols had intended to become a professional water skier until he injured his shoulder in Florida, and was forced to give up the sport.
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Austin Nichols's acting career began when he gate-crashed a party at the Sundance Film Festival and was signed by a manager.
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Austin Nichols initially wished to attend the University of Texas, but moved to Los Angeles after his signing and enrolled at the University of Southern California, graduating in 2002 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English.
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Austin Nichols had previously appeared in two films, Durango Kids in 1999 and Holiday in the Sun in 2001.
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Austin Nichols' acting as Jake Hammond, an arrogant tennis pro, was described as "effectively unlikeable".
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Austin Nichols followed this with short guest spots on episodes of Pasadena and Surface, before being cast in a successful 2006 film, Glory Road.
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Austin Nichols portrayed Neal Cassady, with Will Estes as Jack Kerouac, in the short film Luz del mundo.
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Austin Nichols played John Monad, a stranger who suddenly appears in a quiet surfing town.
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Austin Nichols took up surfing and practiced every day for three months for this role.
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In 2007, Austin Nichols appeared in a few episodes of the NBC drama series Friday Night Lights, before being cast as Julian Baker in The CW's teen drama One Tree Hill.
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Austin Nichols was upgraded to series regular for the seventh season.
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Austin Nichols directed two episodes of the series including the seventh episode of the ninth and last season.
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In 2013, Austin Nichols landed the role of Tommy Wheeler in the Showtime series Ray Donovan.
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Austin Nichols then had a recurring role as Spencer Monroe in AMC's horror series The Walking Dead, before being promoted to a series regular.
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In 2024, Austin Nichols starred in the Lifetime film Gaslit By My Husband: The Morgan Metzer Story as Rodney Metzer.
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Alongside his acting career, Austin Nichols maintains a strong interest in cinema.
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Austin Nichols was previously in an on and off relationship with One Tree Hill co-star Sophia Bush from 2006 to 2012 and took the role of Julian Baker in the series to be closer to her.
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Austin Nichols has been friends with actor Jake Gyllenhaal since the two met on the set of The Day After Tomorrow in 2004.
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Austin Nichols told me everything about acting, the business, girls, life.