Austin Nichols

Austin Nichols ( born April 24, 1980 in Ann Arbor, Michigan ) is an American actor.

Life

Nichols was born in Ann Arbor (Michigan ), the son of Mr and Mrs David and Kay Nichols. His father is a radiologist and his mother runs a professional water skiing. He has an older sister named Ashley. As Nichols was one year old, his family moved to Austin. He first visited the Casis Elementary School and began even to go water skiing at the age of two years. Due to a shoulder injury he had to give up the sport later and then devoted himself increasingly to acting. At the age of 15, he took acting lessons and moved to the completion of high school in Los Angeles. He enrolled at the University of Southern California and graduated with a bachelor's degree in English.

He had in 1999 in the film Durango Kids His first role as an actor. This was followed by guest appearances in Sliders, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and Six Feet Under - Died forever. His breakthrough came in 2004, when he in the movies The Day After Tomorrow, alongside Jake Gyllenhaal and Dennis Quaid, and Wimbledon - took over the game, set and ... love, along with Kirsten Dunst, whichever is greater roles. It was followed by supporting roles in the television series Surface - uncanny depth and John from Cincinnati, as well as other guest appearances on CSI: Miami and Deadwood.

In the years 2008 to 2012 Nichols played a major role in the television series One Tree Hill. By early 2012, he was with Sophia Bush, who also belonged to the main cast of the series, dating.

Filmography (selection)