Biography
Austin Robert Butler is an American actor. He was born on 17 August 1991 in Anaheim, California. Butler began his career in television, appearing in sitcoms on the Disney Channel and Nickelodeon, including a role in Zoey 101 (2007–2008). He later had recurring parts in teen dramas such as Life Unexpected (2010–2011) and Switched at Birth (2011–2012), and starred in The Carrie Diaries (2013–2014) and The Shannara Chronicles (2016–2017).
Butler made his film breakthrough playing Tex Watson in Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019). He portrayed Elvis Presley in Baz Luhrmann's Elvis (2022). Subsequent roles include Benny in The Bikeriders (2024), Feyd-Rautha in Dune: Part Two (2024), Hank Thompson in Caught Stealing (2025) and Vernon Jefferson Peak in Eddington (2025). He also appeared in the miniseries Masters of the Air (2024).
On stage, Butler made his Broadway debut in the 2018 revival of Eugene O'Neill's The Iceman Cometh. He has received a British Academy Film Award and a Golden Globe Award, and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor.
