Life and Career
O'Brien began his acting career as a model on Good Morning America. From there he went on to act in commercials, TV and film roles. O'Brien made his film debut in A Private Matter, followed by starring roles in Homecoming, Refuge, Lawnmower Man 2, Ring of the Musketeers Gridiron Gang and The Midas Touch. He has guest starred on Nowhere Man and starred in What Love Sees and an episode of Promised Land, playing the role of Joey, a teen struggling with dyslexia.
Born in Southern California on January 19, 1984, O'Brien was also a musician growing up, playing the drums and electric guitar. Due to an accident leaving him with a fractured elbow, O'Brien plays left-handed. He has two siblings, brother Austin and sister Amanda, both actors and musicians. After attending Newport Harbor (1998–2001) and graduating from the Orange County High School of the Arts (2002), he studied Studio Art at a private liberal arts college in Azusa, CA, known as Azusa Pacific University. He married Jennifer Castelli on February 24, 2008. And as of January 2, 2010, he has one daughter (Audrey Taylor O'Brien). He currently resides in Los Angeles, CA, and is a full-time actor and artist.
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