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Austin Amelio

オースティン・アメリオ　/　おーすてぃん・あめりお

American actor

April 27, 1988 (age 38)　・　Austin, Texas, United States

Texas
actor
television actor
skateboarder

My Take

Austin Amelio is one of those actors I clocked before I knew his name, because Dwight in The Walking Dead and its spin-off Fear the Walking Dead is the kind of role that sticks: shifty, wounded, hard to fully trust. What I appreciate is that he carried that character across years and two shows without letting it go flat. The skateboarder background also catches my eye, since that physical, slightly outsider energy tends to show up in how someone moves on screen. Coming out of Austin, Texas and landing in genre television feels fitting. The record is thin here, but his casting choices read as deliberate.

Overview

Austin Amelio (born April 27, 1988) is an American actor and professional skateboarder best known for his role as Dwight in The Walking Dead (2015–2018), its spin-off Fear the Walking Dead (2019–2023), and his role as Nesbit in Everybody Wants Some!! (2016).

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Austin Amelio
Name (Japanese): オースティン・アメリオ
Reading: おーすてぃん・あめりお
Born: April 27, 1988 (age 38)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Taurus / Dragon
Origin: Austin, Texas, United States
Blood type: Private
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Occupation: actor / television actor / skateboarder

2. Background

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3. Relationships

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4. Personality

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