Biography
Born April 24, 1980 in Ann Arbor, MI to David and Kay Nichols, the future actor was raised in Austin, TX until the age of 18, whereupon he moved to Los Angeles. He graduated in 2002 from the University of Southern California in 2002, with an English degree, focusing on creative writing. Austin was also a competitive water skier, representing the U.S. Junior Water Ski Team in the Pan-American Championships in 1997. He was once ranked third in …
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Career Milestones
1999 | Made Feature debut in "The Durango Kids" |
1999 | Television debut in an episode of the Sci-Fi Channel series, "Sliders" |
2001 | Series regular debut as the heartthrob Charlie Darwell in short-lived primetime soap, "Pasadena" (Fox) |
2002 | Appeared as Brenda Chenowith's lover in two episodes of "Six Feet Under" (HBO) |
2003 | Starred as a stereotypical basketball-playing 'frat boy' in the independent film "The Utopian Society" |
2004 | Appeared as Jake Hammond, an arrogant tennis pro in "Wimbledon," opposite Kirsten Dunst and Paul Bettany |
2004 | Played a rich kid and romantic rival to Jake Gyllenhaal in the environmental blockbuster, "The Day After Tomorrow" |
2005 | Cast in the basketball drama, "Glory Road," directed by James Gartner and starring Josh Lucas |
2005 | Landed the regular role of Jackson on the ABC sci-fi adventure series "Surface" |
2006 | Cast as the younger brother of wild west legend Wyatt Earp in the third season of HBO's popular series, "Deadwood" |
2007 | Cast as the lead in David Milch's HBO series, "John from Cincinnati" |