Austin was born and raised in Zanesville, Ohio. At Six years of age, Austin began studying Martial Arts, first discipline being Kachido Aikijitsu. In his early teenage years Austin began acting at his church and performing at his local theater, this was an outlet for him after his father passed away due to Colon Cancer. In 2012 his mother Kristi moved Austin and his younger brother, Tanner, to Florida. Late 2012 Austin had signed with his first talent agency, shortly after signing, he made his first appearance modeling for Old Navy, Abercrombie & Fitch, and Tommy Hilfiger. Once becoming somewhat established in the industry, Austin made an appearance on the Nationalized television show Graceland, this being the launch of his acting career. In 2013 Austin was recognized after opening up his first Self - Defense school and was nominated for the "black belt of the year" award at the 2013 International Martial Arts Hall of Fame. This making him highly recognized in the Martial Arts world, he began to get involved in stunts and fight choreography in order to better establish himself for more work in the entertainment industry. Austin moved out to California in 2015, this is where he started writing his first screenplay "Path of Redemption" and founded Broken Chains Productions. This is also where he was nominated a second time for an induction into the United States Martial Arts Hall of Fame being awarded "Distinguished Instructor". Currently Austin has established both his career as a screenwriter, actor, and working towards fight choreography. Show less «