Austin Butler
American actor who transformed into a global star with his acclaimed portrayal of Elvis Presley, earning major awards recognition and international acclaim.
Austin Butler - Personal Information
- Name: Austin Butler
- Date of Birth: August 17, 1991
- Place of Birth: Anaheim, California, USA
- Gender: Male
- Job Title: Actor
- Crew Jobs: Producer, Executive Producer
Biography
Austin Robert Butler (born August 17, 1991) is an American actor. Butler began his career on television, first in roles on Disney Channel and Nickelodeon, most notably on Zoey 101 (2007–2008), and later on teen dramas, including recurring parts on The CW's Life Unexpected (2010–2011) and Switched at Birth (2011–2012). He gained recognition for starring in The Carrie Diaries (2013–2014) and The Shannara Chronicles (2016–2017). Butler made his Broadway debut in the 2018 revival of The Iceman Cometh and portrayed Tex Watson in Quentin Tarantino's film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019).
Butler gained wider prominence for his portrayal of Elvis Presley in Baz Luhrmann's Elvis (2022), for which he won the Golden Globe and BAFTA Award and was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2023. He has since starred as Gale Cleven in the war drama miniseries Masters of the Air (2024) and Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen in the science fiction film Dune: Part Two (2024).
Selected Filmography
A selection of Austin Butler's most notable recent screen appearances across film and television.
- Miami Vice (2027) as Det. James 'Sonny' Crockett
- Made in Eddington (2025) as Self
- Caught Stealing (2025) as Hank Thompson
- Eddington (2025) as Vernon Jefferson Peak
- The Bikeriders (2024) as Benny
- Dune: Part Two (2024) as Feyd-Rautha
- Masters of the Air (TV - 2024) as Maj. Gale 'Buck' Cleven
- Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma (TV - 2023) as Self - Guest
- Just a Boy From Tupelo: Bringing Elvis to the Big Screen (2023) as Self - 'Elvis Presley'
- Couch by Lena Situations (TV - 2022) as Self - Guest
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