Nick Wechsler (actor)

Nick Wechsler
Wechsler at the College Television Awards 2014
Born
Samuel Nicholas Wechsler

(1978-09-03) September 3, 1978 (age 46)
Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1996–present

Samuel Nicholas Wechsler[1] (born September 3, 1978[2]) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Kyle Valenti on The WB teen drama series Roswell, and as Jack Porter on the ABC drama television series Revenge.

Early life

Wechsler was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico.[1][2] When he was 14, his older brother, aged 24, died of cancer.[3] He moved to Hollywood after graduating from high school.[4]

Career

Soon after relocating to Los Angeles, Wechsler landed a small role as a purse-stealing punk in the television movie Full Circle. Shortly after, he was cast as Kevin "Trek" Sanders, a child prodigy conceived at a Star Trek convention, in the syndicated series Team Knight Rider.[4] He also appeared in Silk Stalkings,[citation needed] The Lazarus Man, and the direct-to-video film The Perfect Game.[5]

From 1999 to 2002, Wechsler starred as Kyle Valenti on the television series Roswell. After Roswell, he guest starred in number of television series, including Malcolm in the Middle, North Shore, Cold Case, Crossing Jordan, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Lie to Me, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and Chase. In 2008, he appeared in the independent film Lie to Me, about a couple navigating the hazards of an open relationship. From 2007 to 2008, he appeared in three episodes of Without a Trace.[6]

Wechsler at the PaleyFest in March 2012

In 2011, Wechsler won the main role of Jack Porter on the ABC series Revenge, playing the love interest of lead character Emily Thorne.[7][8] After Revenge ended in 2015, Wechsler took a role on the NBC action series The Player.[9] In 2016, he was cast in a recurring role in the fourth season of the NBC cop drama Chicago P.D.[10][11] He took on a recurring role as Brandon Cole on NBC's Shades of Blue for the show's third season.[12] Wechsler portrayed the recurring role of Matthew Blaisdel on The CW reboot series Dynasty from 2017 to 2018.[13] In 2019, he was cast as Ryan Sharp on NBC's This Is Us.[14]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2000 Chicks, Man Nick
2000 Perfect Game State Umpire Direct-to-video film
2008 Lie to Me Luke
2010 Switchback Jonathan Weston

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1996 Full Circle Mugger Television film
1997 Team Knight Rider Kevin "Trek" Sanders Main role
1999–2002 Roswell Kyle Valenti Main role
Nominated – Teen Choice Awards for Choice Sidekick (2002)
2003 Malcolm in the Middle Donnie Episode: "Reese's Party"
2004 Tru Calling Marc Colvin Episode: "D.O.A."
2004 North Shore Justin Silver Episode: "The Big One "
2005 Cold Case Manny Episode: "The Promise"
2006 Crossing Jordan Hooper Episode: "Thin Ice"
2006 Vanished Gabe Barnett Episodes: "The Velocity of Sara", "Warm Springs"
2007–2008 Without a Trace Joe Guisti 3 episodes
2007 Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Deputy Ridge Episode: Pilot
2009 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Brad 3 episodes
2009 Past Life Brian Episode: "Soul Music"
2010 Chase Adam Rothschild Episode: "Above the Law"
2011–2015 Revenge Jack Porter Main role
Nominated – Teen Choice Awards for Choice TV Actor: Drama (2013)[15]
2015 The Player Nick 4 episodes
2016 Recon Freddie Unsold television pilot
2017 Chicago PD Kenny Rixton Recurring role (season 4)
2017–2018 Dynasty Matthew Blaisdel 4 episodes
2018 Shades of Blue Anthony Cole Recurring role (season 3)
2019 This Is Us Ryan Sharp Episodes: "Strangers", "Storybook Love"[16]
2019 For All Mankind Fred Episodes: "He Built the Saturn V", "Into the Abyss"
2021 All Rise Deputy Pete Rashel 2 episodes
2022 The Boys Blue Hawk [17]

References

  1. ^ a b "Nick Wechsler". TV Guide. Retrieved 2017-01-18.
  2. ^ a b "Nick Wechsler". Hollywood.com. Archived from the original on 2017-01-31. Retrieved 2017-01-18.
  3. ^ Jacqui Meddings (2015-05-14). "Revenge's Nick Wechsler's naked centrefold shoot for Cosmopolitan". Cosmopolitan UK. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
  4. ^ a b "Nick Wechsler Biography". TV Guide. 2012-11-28. Retrieved 2013-11-24.
  5. ^ Writer, CHELSEA J. CARTERAssociated Press (February 2001). "Celeb Interview: Nick Wechsler". Arizona Daily Sun. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
  6. ^ "Nick Wechsler Credits". TV Guide. 2012-11-28. Retrieved 2013-11-24.
  7. ^ "EXCLUSIVE: 'Roswell' Actor Joins ABC's 'Revenge'". The Hollywood Reporter. 2011-03-04. Retrieved 2013-11-24.
  8. ^ "ABC: Charlie's Angels on Thursdays, Once Upon a Time on Sundays Network's new schedule also includes a new comedy block on Tuesdays". IGN.com. 2011-05-17. Retrieved 2012-11-16.
  9. ^ Andy Swift (2015-08-18). "Nick Wechsler Joins NBC's The Player". TVLine. Retrieved 2017-01-18.
  10. ^ Liz Raftery (2016-11-14). "Chicago P.D. Adds Revenge Alum Nick Wechsler". TV Guide. Retrieved 2017-01-18.
  11. ^ Vlada Gelman (2016-12-29). "Chicago P.D. Preview: Can Intelligence Trust Nick Wechsler's Newbie?". TVLine. Retrieved 2017-01-18.
  12. ^ "Nick Wechsler Talks Shades of Blue Season 3 and One of His Most Memorable Auditions". Tell-Tale TV. 2018-06-15. Retrieved 2018-06-22.
  13. ^ Matt Webb Mitovich (May 31, 2017). "Fall TV First Impression: Dynasty". TVLine. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
  14. ^ Fremont, Maggie (September 24, 2019). "This Is Us Season-Premiere Recap: Family Meet and Greet". Vulture. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  15. ^ Matt Richenthal (2013-05-22). "Teen Choice Awards Nominate The Vampire Diaries, Pretty Little Liars and More". TV Fanatic. Retrieved 2017-01-18.
  16. ^ Roots, Kimberly (October 21, 2019). "This Is Us Video: Kevin Meets Cassidy's Soon-to-Be-Ex and It Gets Frosty Fast". TVLine.
  17. ^ "'The Boys' casts 3 new superheroes: Meet Supersonic, Gunpowder, and Blue Hawk". EW.com.