Austin Butler

Austin Robert Butler born August 17 1991 is an American actor Known for his performances on stage and screen he has received a British Academy Film Award and Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for an Academy Award two Critics Choice Awards and two Screen Actors Guild Awards He was named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2023 Butler began his career on television appearing in sitcoms on Disney Channel and Nickelodeon most notably on Zoey 101 20072008 and later in teen dramas including recurring parts on The CWs Life Unexpected 20102011 and Switched at Birth 20112012 He went on to star in The Carrie Diaries 20132014 and The Shannara Chronicles 20162017  Butlers film breakthrough came as Tex Watson in Quentin Tarantinos period dramedy Once Upon a Time in Hollywood 2019 He gained wider recognition for portraying Elvis Presley in Baz Luhrmanns biopic Elvis 2022 which earned him a BAFTA Award and Golden Globe Award as well as a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor He has since starred in the Apple TV miniseries Masters of the Air 2024 Denis Villeneuves scifi epic Dune Part Two 2024 and Darren Aronofskys crime thriller Caught Stealing 2025 On stage Butler made his Broadway debut in the revival of Eugene ONeills The Iceman Cometh 2018 Description above from the Wikipedia article Austin Butler licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia