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Austin Butler

Born August 17, 1991 in Anaheim, California, USA24 films

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.

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Butler began his career on television, appearing in sitcoms on Disney Channel and Nickelodeon, most notably on Zoey 101 (2007–2008), and later in teen dramas, including recurring parts on The CW's Life Unexpected (2010–2011) and Switched at Birth (2011–2012). He went on to star in The Carrie Diaries (2013–2014) and The Shannara Chronicles (2016–2017).

Butler's film breakthrough came as Tex Watson in Quentin Tarantino's period dramedy Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019). He gained wider recognition for portraying Elvis Presley in Baz Luhrmann's 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 Villeneuve's sci-fi epic Dune: Part Two (2024), and Darren Aronofsky's crime thriller Caught Stealing (2025).

On stage, Butler made his Broadway debut in the revival of Eugene O'Neill's The Iceman Cometh (2018).

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Dune: Part Two posterFirst watchDune: Part Two20248.1as Feyd-RauthaFollow the mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen while on a path of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family.View film

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Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood poster7.4Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood2019Elvis poster7.4Elvis2022Caught Stealing poster6.8Caught Stealing2025The Bikeriders poster6.7The Bikeriders2024Eddington poster6.5Eddington2025The Dead Don't Die poster5.4The Dead Don't Die2019Aliens in the Attic poster5.7Aliens in the Attic2009Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure poster5.9Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure2011

Filmography

24 films as actor
  1. TBACity on FireDanny Ryan
  2. TBAAmerican SpeedBill Whittington
  3. TBAThe Barrier
  4. TBAEnemies
  5. TBAUntitled Lance Armstrong FilmLance Armstrong
  6. TBAThe Brigands of RattlecreekBilly Lee
  7. 2028Miami Vice '85Sonny Crockett
  8. 2025Caught StealingHank Thompson
  9. 2025EddingtonVernon Jefferson Peak
  10. 2024The BikeridersBenny
  11. 2024Dune: Part TwoFeyd-Rautha
  12. 2022ElvisElvis Presley
  13. 2019Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood'Tex'
  14. 2019The Dead Don't DieJack
  15. 2018DudeThomas Daniels
  16. 2016Yoga HosersHunter Calloway
  17. 2015The IntrudersNoah Henry
  18. 2012My Uncle RafaelCody Beck
  19. 2011InterceptDevon
  20. 2011The Bling RingZack Garvey
  21. 2011Sharpay's Fabulous AdventurePeyton Leverett
  22. 2010BetwixtCameron Brower
  23. 2009Aliens in the AtticJake Pearson
  24. 2007The FaithfulDanny