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About

American actor Austin Butler is best known for his portrayal of the late rock icon Elvis Presley in the 2022 biographical film Elvis. He gained recognition for starring in The Carrie Diaries and The Shannara Chronicles. He made his Broadway debut in the 2018 revival of The Iceman Cometh and played Tex Watson in Quentin Tarantino’s film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019).

Career

Austin Butler was born on August 17, 1991, in Anaheim, California, United States. He began his career on television, first in roles on the Disney Channel and Nickelodeon and later on teen dramas, including recurring parts on The CW’s Life Unexpected and Switched at Birth.

In 2005, after working as an extra on several television series. He landed his first regular job as a background actor playing the role of Lionel Scranton for two seasons on Nickelodeon’s Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide.

In May 2007, Butler landed a guest starring role on the Disney Channel series Hannah Montana playing the role of Derek Hanson opposite actress Miley Cyrus. He portrayed Jake Krandle in the episode “iLike Jake” on the Nickelodeon series iCarly.

In June 27, 2011, He booked the recurring role of Wilke on the ABC Family series Switched at Birth, debuting.

Trivia

His older sister, Austin Butler, got to do some background acting with him in Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide. He plays guitar and piano. Austin was approached by a representative from a background-acting management company. He was the ring bearer at Alexa PenaVega and Sean Covel’s wedding. His audition tape for the role of Elvis Presley in Elvis (2022). He sang an emotional performance of “Unchained Melody”.

Personal life

Austin Butler enjoys creating and recording music and taught himself to play guitar at the age of thirteen and piano at sixteen. Austin was in a relationship with actress Vanessa Hudgens from 2011 to 2020. Since late 2021, Austin has been in a relationship with model Kaia Gerber. In 2014, Austin’s mother died of cancer.