---
name: "Austin Nichols"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/austin-nichols"
fi1m_id: "austin-nichols"
imdb_id: "nm0629538"
tmdb_id: 6069
wikidata_id: "Q441283"
roles: ["Actor","Director"]
born: "24 April 1980"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 76
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-09-23T03:12:18.573219+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Austin Nichols

## Identity

Austin Nichols

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/austin-nichols
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** austin-nichols
- **IMDb ID:** nm0629538
- **TMDB ID:** 6069
- **Wikidata ID:** Q441283
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_Nichols, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q441283, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0629538/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/6069

Actor and director. Born 24 April 1980 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor, Director
- **Born:** 24 April 1980, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
- **Active:** 2003–2010
- **Also known as:** آستین نیکولز
- **Average Fi1m score:** 76, as actor, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 78 (3), 2010s 68 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 76 to 74 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Action & Adventure 1, Adventure 1, Crime 1, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 1, Science Fiction 1
- **Screen time:** 2 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $553m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_Nichols, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q441283, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0629538/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/6069

## Biography

Austin Nichols is an American actor and director. Born on 24 April 1980 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, he was raised in Austin, Texas, and graduated from the University of Southern California in 2002 with a degree in English, focusing on creative writing.

Nichols began acting professionally in the late 1990s. His early film roles include J.D. in *The Day After Tomorrow* (2004) and Jake Hammond in *Wimbledon* (2004). On television he has appeared in series such as *Six Feet Under*, *Deadwood*, *John from Cincinnati* (as the title character), *One Tree Hill* (as Julian Baker), *Bates Motel* (as Sam Loomis) and *The Walking Dead* (as Spencer Monroe). He has also directed and produced.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *The Walking Dead* (2010), Fi1m 68, as Spencer Monroe — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-walking-dead.md)
- *Friday Night Lights* (2006), Fi1m 86, as Noah Barnett — [page](https://film.one/tv/friday-night-lights.md)
- *Deadwood* (2004), Fi1m 91, as Morgan Earp — [page](https://film.one/tv/deadwood.md)
- *The Day After Tomorrow* (2004), Fi1m 57, as J.D. — [page](https://film.one/film/the-day-after-tomorrow.md)

## Complete filmography (54)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Due West* (2026), as Billy
- *I Know What You Did Last Summer* (2025), as Pastor Judah Gillespie
- *The Long Shot* (2025), Director
- *The Six Triple Eight* (2024), as Colonel Collins
- *Gaslit by My Husband: The Morgan Metzer Story* (2024), as Rodney Metzer
- *The Christmas Classic* (2023), as Bynn Flynn · Writer
- *Match* (2022), as Ian
- *Minx* (2022), series, as Billy Brunson
- *Masquerade* (2021), as Daniel
- *Walker* (2021), series, as Clint West · Director
- *The Iron Orchard* (2018), as Dent Paxton
- *The Elevator* (2018), Cinematography
- *This Close* (2018), series, as Shep
- *Nostradamus* (2015), as Harry Fisher
- *Stroker* (2014), as Stroker · Writer, Director
- *The Temp Agency* (2014), Actor
- *Parkland* (2013), as Emory Roberts
- *Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.* (2013), series, as Miles Lydon
- *Ray Donovan* (2013), series, as Tommy Wheeler
- *Bates Motel* (2013), series, as Sam Loomis
- *We Can't Help You* (2013), as Boss
- *LOL* (2012), as Mr. Ross
- *Five* (2011), as Edward
- *Beautiful Boy* (2011), as Cooper
- *The Walking Dead* (2010), series, as Spencer Monroe — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-walking-dead.md)
- *Unthinkable* (2010), as Bomb Disposal Expert
- *The True-Love Tale of Boyfriend & Girlfriend* (2009), as Girlfriend
- *Prayers for Bobby* (2009), as Ed Griffith
- *The Informers* (2008), as Martin
- *The House of Usher* (2007), as Roderick Usher
- *John from Cincinnati* (2007), series, as John Monad
- *Friday Night Lights* (2006), series, as Noah Barnett — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/friday-night-lights.md)
- *Love and Debate* (2006), as Alex
- *The Utopian Society* (2006), as Justin Mathers
- *Lenexa, 1 Mile* (2006), as Shane Bolin
- *Glory Road* (2006), as Jerry Armstrong
- *Surface* (2005), series, as Jackson Holden
- *Wimbledon* (2004), as Jake Hammond
- *The Day After Tomorrow* (2004), as J.D. — Fi1m 57, [page](https://film.one/film/the-day-after-tomorrow.md)
- *Deadwood* (2004), series, as Morgan Earp — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/tv/deadwood.md)
- *One Tree Hill* (2003), series, as Julian Baker · Director
- *CSI: Miami* (2002), series, as Patrick Wilder
- *She Spies* (2002), series, as Fake College Guy
- *Watching Ellie* (2002), series, Actor
- *Holiday in the Sun* (2001), as Griffen Grayson
- *Wolf Lake* (2001), series, as Scott Nichols
- *Six Feet Under* (2001), series, as Kyle — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/six-feet-under.md)
- *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation* (2000), series, as Adam Walkey
- *Durango Kids* (1999), as Sammy
- *Odd Man Out* (1999), series, as Lyle
- *Family Law* (1999), series, as James Perliss
- *Sliders* (1995), series, as Seth
- *Deep Eddy*, as Tripp Calhoun
- *Isabel*, Producer, Writer

## Gallery

- ![Austin Nichols](https://film.one/media/person/382322/gallery-12f724af095a.jpg) Austin Nichols — yves Tennevin, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Austin_Nichols_at_the_2012_Comic-Con.jpg/1280px-Austin_Nichols_at_the_2012_Comic-Con.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Photograph taken during the 13th edition of Japan Expo in 2012 organised at the 'Parc de expositions of Villepinte near Paris in France.](https://film.one/media/person/382322/gallery-854ffe553157.jpg) Photograph taken during the 13th edition of Japan Expo in 2012 organised at the 'Parc de expositions of Villepinte near Paris in France. — Yves Tennevin, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Austin_Nicols_-_Comic_Con_-_Samedi_-_2012-0707-_P1410689.jpg/1280px-Austin_Nicols_-_Comic_Con_-_Samedi_-_2012-0707-_P1410689.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Austin Nichols](https://film.one/media/person/382322/gallery-6d8dfa00e872.jpg) Austin Nichols — Image via TMDB
- ![Austin Nichols](https://film.one/media/person/382322/gallery-c0fdf7502bfc.jpg) Austin Nichols — Image via TMDB
- ![Austin Nichols](https://film.one/media/person/382322/gallery-d3b7e8c013b7.jpg) Austin Nichols — Image via TMDB
- ![Austin Nichols](https://film.one/media/person/382322/gallery-0073f86fa0c6.jpg) Austin Nichols — Image via TMDB
- ![Austin Nichols](https://film.one/media/person/382322/gallery-209176b9eed6.jpg) Austin Nichols — Image via TMDB
- ![Austin Nichols](https://film.one/media/person/382322/gallery-2f98189642b1.jpg) Austin Nichols — Image via TMDB

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