Austin Taylor O'Brien (born May 11, 1981)[1] is an American actor and photographer.
He is known for playing the co-lead Danny Madigan in the Arnold Schwarzenegger film Last Action Hero, followed by his turn into romance as Nick Zsigmond in My Girl 2, a part in both The Lawnmower Man and its sequel,[2] and as Josh Greene in the CBS drama Promised Land.
O'Brien originally gained fame from a Circuit City commercial as a kid who, after finding out he had saved money, says "Cool" to the store's employee.
O'Brien was born in Eugene, Oregon,[1] to Valerie and Dan O'Brien.
[3][4] His elder sister is actress Amanda O'Brien and his younger brother is actor Trever O'Brien.