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Hondo resident Cole Springer is featured in the new film American Baby. Credit: Bricini Entertainment<\/p>\nHondo resident Cole Springer is featured in the new film American Baby. Credit: Bricini Entertainment<\/p>\n
San Antonio-born actor and current Hondo resident Cole Springer was just 9 years old when he got his first showbiz break.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A talent agent approached the family and asked if they\u2019d ever thought about exploring an entertainment-industry career for their young son.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe agent told my parents that he liked my energy and wanted to have a chat with us,\u201d Springer, 22, told the Current during a recent interview. \u201cMy dad kind of blew it off at first, but my mom wanted to entertain the idea. I\u2019m still with the same agent today.\u201d<\/p>\n
After graduating from Hondo High School, Springer was on the verge of joining the U.S. Marines but decided to continue his Hollywood pursuit while also launching a career in real estate. Today, he\u2019s a real estate agent and an actor with several projects under his belt, including an episode of the HBO series The Leftovers and the 2023 thriller On Fire, starring Peter Facinelli (The Twilight Saga) and Lance Henriksen (Aliens).<\/p>\n
In his latest film, American Baby, Springer plays Nate, a homophobic bully. During a party, he intimidates a young girl named Olivia (Abigail Pniowsky) who later must navigate the repercussions of being a pregnant teen in conservative small-town Texas.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnybody who knows me knows that I\u2019m a pretty nice guy, but for whatever reason, I keep getting typecast as a bully,\u201d Springer said. \u201cI\u2019m not like that. I\u2019m not quick to snap. I feel blessed as an actor that I can just flip that switch and get that rage in me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Springer said he was drawn to director and co-writer Ellen Rodnianski\u2019s screenplay because it confronted the topic of teen pregnancy and small-town stigma with authenticity without glossing over anything.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe was willing to put a spotlight on a subject that not a lot of people want to talk about,\u201d he said. \u201cI feel like more people should hear about stories like this. I feel like that\u2019s where the industry is headed.\u201d<\/p>\n
It\u2019s especially true in Texas where the state government has enacted some of the nation\u2019s most restrictive abortion laws.<\/p>\n
\u201cEllen said that was part of her motivation and inspiration to write the script,\u201d Springer said. \u201cI don\u2019t know if these [politicians] are taking the situations like the ones in the film into mind. I\u2019m not saying which route someone should take, but as humans, we should have free will and have the option to do what we want.\u201d<\/p>\n
Earlier this month, American Baby won the Audience Award for Narrative Feature at the Austin Film Festival. As the movie continues to expand its audience, Springer hopes it will make conversations on the topic more compassionate and less judgmental.<\/p>\n
\u201cI never dove deep into this subject and thought about it,\u201d he said. \u201cIt was eye-opening for me. It helps you understand what it\u2019s like if you have somebody close to you in that situation. It shows you how to have empathy for them.\u201d<\/p>\n
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