Austin Amelio

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

Austin Amelio
Amelio at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival
Born	(1988-04-27) April 27, 1988 (age 37) Austin, Texas, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Actor, skateboarder
Years active	2010–present

Biography

Amelio was born in Austin, Texas.^[1] He began his career in an array of short films. His most notable roles are Dwight on The Walking Dead^[2][3][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 Organika 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
2016	Everybody Wants Some!!	Nesbit
2017	Song to Song	BV's Brother
2019	Mercy Black	Will Nylund
2020	Holler	Hark
2021	No Future	Preston
2023	Hit Man	Jasper
2024	The Reunion[10]	Matt Corcoran
2025	Bunnylovr	John

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2014	Deliverance Creek	Soldier	Television film
2015–2018	The Walking Dead	Dwight	Recurring, 4 episodes (season 6) Also starring, 18 episodes (seasons 7–8)
2019–2023	Fear the Walking Dead		Main cast, 36 episodes (seasons 5–8)
2019–2021	Ride with Norman Reedus	Himself	Guest appearance; 2 episode
2019	Stumptown	Jack Feeney	Episode: "Missed Connections"
2025–present	When Nobody Sees Us	Andrew Taylor	Main Cast[11]