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My Take
Austin Butler strikes me as the clearest recent case of an actor leveling up in real time. He spent years in the television trenches doing solid, unremarkable work, and then Elvis happened — a performance so committed it blurred the line between portrayal and possession. The Golden Globe and the Time 100 nod followed, but what impresses me more is the discipline underneath: that transformation was not luck, it was obsessive preparation. Former teen actors rarely make that jump convincingly. I suspect we are still in the early chapters of his career, and I genuinely cannot guess his ceiling yet.
Overview
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.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Austin Butler
- Name (Japanese)
- オースティン・バトラー
- Reading
- おーすてぃん・ばとらー
- Born
- August 17, 1991 (age 34)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Goat
- Origin
- Anaheim, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 2 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / television actor / film actor / singer / model
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2023 Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
- 2023 Time 100
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Elvis | — |
6. Links
Actor — see all → · Television actor — see all → · More people from United States →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.