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Austin Amelio
Amelio in July 2019
Born (1988-04-27) April 27, 1988 (age 36)[1]
Occupation(s)Actor, skateboarder
Years active2010–present

Austin Amelio (born April 27, 1988) is an American actor and skateboarder best known for his roles on The Walking Dead, Fear the Walking Dead[2][3] and Everybody Wants Some!!.

Career

Amelio began his career in array of short films. His most notable roles are Dwight on The Walking Dead[4][5] and Nesbit in Everybody Wants Some!!.[6]

Skateboarding background

Amelio was an avid skateboarder, filming a part in and around Austin, Texas, for The Devil's Toy (2011).[7] He was sponsored by No Comply Skate Shop and briefly received free product from Osiris shoes as a flow-sponsored rider. Amelio at one point solicited sponsorship from Karl Watson's Organica brand, also receiving a free deck and some lasting advice from the senior Bay Area skateboarder.[8] In April 2017, Amelio appeared on The Nine Club skateboarding podcast hosted by Chris Roberts, Roger Bagley, and Kelly Hart.[8] He was previously interviewed by Transworld Skateboarding.[9]

Filmography

Film

Year Film Role Notes
2010 Potluck Vincent Lowe Short film
2011 The Devil's Toy Himself Skateboard film
2013 A Kiss Before You Go Man #2 Short film
2014 Over Again David Short film
Wind & Rain John
Putting the Dog to Sleep Thomas Short film
2016 Everybody Wants Some!! Nesbit
Cabin Crew Billy
2017 Song to Song BV's Brother
Lost Nights Jim Short film
Love Radio Chad Short film
Apples & Oranges Neighbor Short film
2019 Mercy Black Will Nylund

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Deliverance Creek Soldier TV movie
2015–2018 The Walking Dead Dwight Recurring (season 6)
Also starring (seasons 7–8)
22 episodes
2019 Ride with Norman Reedus Himself 1 episode
2019–present Fear the Walking Dead Dwight Main cast (season 5–present)
10 episodes
2019 Stumptown Jack Feeney

References

  1. ^ a b Thompson, Avery (March 28, 2016). "Austin Amelio". Hollywood Life. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
  2. ^ "AMC REVEALS IDENTITY OF AUSTIN AMELIO'S CHARACTER IN THE WALKING DEAD". The Nerdist Podcast. Archived from the original on November 27, 2015. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  3. ^ "Walking Dead' Promotes 4 to Series Regular for Season 7 (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  4. ^ "The Walking Dead's Dwight (Austin Amelio) Explains That Crazy Ending With Daryl". Us Weekly. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  5. ^ "Dwight speaks! Austin Amelio on playing the new Walking Dead villain". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  6. ^ "Review: In 'Everybody Wants Some!!,' Casual Sex and Casual Philosophizing". The New York Times. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  7. ^ Calvin Millar (2011-02-03), Austin Amelio - The Devils Toy, retrieved 2017-06-24
  8. ^ a b "Austin Amelio". THE NINE CLUB WITH CHRIS ROBERTS. Retrieved 2017-06-24.
  9. ^ "Interview With The Walking Dead's Austin Amelio | TransWorld SKATEboarding". TransWorld SKATEboarding. 2017-04-21. Retrieved 2017-06-24.