A
veteran of more than 40 television commercials and print campaigns,
Austin made his
feature film debut in the Stephen King-inspired thriller
The Lawnmower Man
and followed with a starring role in the comedy
Prehysteria. It
was his co-starring role opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger in
Columbia Pictures'
Last Action Hero that brought Austin to national
attention of the
media. He next starred in Columbia's My Girl 2. His
additional feature
film credits include "The Babysitterís Club," "Apollo 13,"
"Only Once," and
"Lawnmower Man II."Among his television credits
are in "Promised Land,"
"Touched By An Angel" and "ER."
Born in Eugene, Oregon
on May 11, 1981, Austin is an avid fan
of bike riding,
roller blading, baseball, skateboarding, football and magic.
He is also a music
lover, whose taste ranges from classical to Michael W.
Smith to pop rock.
Austin lives at home with his dad and mom, his older
sister Amanda, his
younger brother Trever (both of whom are also actors),
his dogs Humphrey
Bogart O'Brien ("but we call him Bogie"), Mela and
Romania, three cats
- Cleo, Sasquatch and Puck, five rabbitss,
numerous tropical
fish and two Russian hamsters.
Austin plays the
piano, keyboards, acoustic and electric guitars, and has
been composing and
writing lyrics. His group 'Narrow Gate' has
disbanded and he
has formed a new group -- Any Ol'
Joe. He often plays
with Trever - a
guitarist and drummer, and sister - vocalist and pianist,
jamming composing
and performing.
His future aspirations
include possible careers as an actor, composer,
musician, vocalist,
director and astronaut !!