Austin Taylor O'Brien (born May 11, 1981) 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, 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, to Valerie and Dan O'Brien.
His elder sister is actress Amanda O'Brien and his younger brother is actor Trever O'Brien.
