Born and raised in Idaho to a family of 7 Austin grew up an avid sports fan. He pursued basketball, baseball and football his entire life, actually having the chance to play in the Cooperstown Little Majors in Cooperstown, New York when he was 12 years old. Also doing some singing in local talent shows and in church. His love for acting was sparked by attending a nearby summer theatre with his family and also by his love for TV shows and movies. Austin's first encounter with acting was in his middle school play where he helped write and perform in, and a couple years later performing in his first musical in high school. Austin took a 7 year break to focus more on sports(basketball, baseball and football)but primarily on basketball where he played on his varsity high school team for two years winning multiple district titles and playing at the state championship two years in a row, and also playing at the collegiate level attending Southwestern Oregon for one year. Austin has also done some humanitarian work in Argentina where he was able to learn Spanish fluently and help the wonderful Argentino people. Over the past 5 years Austin has lived all over America in the likes of Arizona, Tennessee, Oregon, California, Utah and Texas where he has worked as a traveling salesman and also has pursued music playing at open mics and gigs. At age 25 he now calls St. George, Utah home where he has honed his craft as an Actor and a Singer/Songwriter. Show less «