‘Euphoria’s’ Austin Abrams on Lessons From George Clooney and Brad Pitt and His Upcoming Film ‘Barbarian’

Name: Austin Abrams Age: 28 Born and raised: Sarasota, Fla. Big break: Abrams has wanted to be an actor since he was a kid and could sit through any movie his parents were watching, fascinated. He can distinctly recall watching Daniel Day-Lewis in “There Will Be Blood” in his early teens and rethinking everything he thought being an actor was.  “I didn’t know that what [he] was doing was a possible thing that you could do when it came to being an actor,” he says.  His first movie role was in the 2011 drama “Ticking Clock,” and he’s been working ever since, starring in projects like “The Kings of Summer,” “Paper Towns,” “The Walking Dead” and, of course, “Euphoria.” “The connection that you get to have with other people is pretty amazing. The connection with the people that you have while you’re working, and then the connection with people that you have afterward or with an audience or something is a really special experience,” he says.  “I suppose that was probably what drew me to it,” he adds. “And also just a love for movies.” Austin Abrams Currently: Abrams can be seen alongside George Clooney and Brad Pitt in “Wolfs,” the action comedy that debuted earlier this fall. “I got

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