Austin Nichols

Austin Nichols: Biography in Details

Who is Austin Nichols?

Austin Nichols is an American actor and director. He is widely popular for his role as Julian Baker in The CW drama series One Tree Hill (2008-12).

He is also popular for his roles in the films The Day After Tomorrow (2004) and Wimbledon (2004). Nichols portrays the character Sam Loomis in the series Bates Motel since 2017.

Who are the parents of Austin Nichols?

Talking about Austin Nichols’s early life, he was born on 24 April 1980. He spent his childhood in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. His birth name is Austin Don Nichols. Talking about her family, he is the son of Kay Nichols and David Nichols. His father David is a radiologist.

His mother was a professional trick water skier. He has one older sister named Ashley Nichols. His nationality is American and belongs to the mixed ethnicity of Dutch, English, Swiss-German, German, Irish, Scottish, and Welsh.

Austin grew up near Lake Austin where he attended Casis Elementary School for his education. After that, he enrolled at McCallum High School.

He attended the University of Southern California for higher-level education. He graduated from USC in 2002 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English.

Austin began competitive water skiing when he was two years old. In 1997, he represented the United States junior water ski team in the Pan-American Championships. That same year, he is also on the United States Junior Olympic water skiing team.

He initially wanted to become a professional water skier. However, he was forced to give up the sport due to serious shoulder injuries.

Austin Nichols: Career, Salary, and Net Worth

Austin Nichols began his acting career in 1999. His first acting role was as Seth in an episode of the series Sliders. He then had guest appearances in Sliders, Odd Man Out, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Family Law, Watching Ellie, and Wolf Lake. He got his breakthrough in 2002 when he appeared as Brenda Chenowith’s lover in two episodes of the series Six Feet Under.

After that, he played the lead character Justin Mathers in the movie The Utopian Society (2003). The following year, he played the character J.D., an intelligent rich kid, and romantic rival to Jake Gyllenhaal’s main character in the blockbuster movie, The Day After Tomorrow (2004). That same year, he appeared in Wimbledon opposite Kirsten Dunst and Paul Bettany.

From 2008 to 2012, Austin played the character Julian Baker in the hit series One Tree Hill. From 2013 to 2016, he portrayed Tommy Wheeler in Ray Donovan. Nichols appeared as Spencer Monroe in The Walking Dead from 2015 to 2016.

Since 2017, he appears as Sam Loomis in the American psychological horror drama television series Bates Motel. He has a net worth of $4 million as of 2022. Information about his salary is not known till date.

Austin Nichols’s Rumors, and Controversy

In mid-2007, Austin was pulled over in Jackson, Michigan by a cop after driving the wrong way down a one-way street in his silver Mercury Mountaineer.

His blood-alcohol level was reported to be 0.10. He was then subsequently arrested for driving under the influence. Currently, there are no rumors of his personal life and professional career as well.

How tall is Austin Nichols?

Austin Nichols is 6 Feet 3 Inches tall. He weighs 83 kg. His chest size is 43 Inches, and his waist size is 34 Inches. His biceps size is 15 Inches.

He has dark brown eyes and dark brown hair.

Social Media Profile

Austin is active on social media sites like Instagram, and Twitter. He has around 320k followers on Twitter and has more than 321k followers on Instagram. 

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