Greg Austin (actor) explained

Greg Austin
Birth Date:1992 8, df=yes
Birth Place:Bournemouth, England
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:2014–present
Notable Works:Class, Mr Selfridge

Gregory Paul Austin (born 2 August 1992) is an English actor, best known for his roles as Travis Leich in Amazon Prime's Hunters and Charlie Smith in the BBC's Doctor Who spin-off Class.[1]

Early life

Austin grew up in Bournemouth, England,[2] and has three sisters.[3] Before becoming an actor, he started off as a dancer, studying modern, ballet, tap and street dance, which got him into musical theatre. After this, he studied at Arts Educational in London, where he finished his musical theatre degree in 2013.

Career

From 2014 to 2016 Austin starred as the young Gordon Selfridge in ITV's Mr Selfridge,[4] a job he got even before finishing his theatre degree.[3] He also appeared as Rufus Barton in one episode of .[5]

In 2015 Austin appeared in the short film Into the Surf.

In 2016 Austin was cast in the BBC Three Doctor Who spin-off Class as Charlie Smith, an alien[6] who falls in love with his classmate Matteusz.[7] At first Austin didn't know his character was alien: when he read the script he presumed that Charlie was a bit socially inept and might have mild Asperger's syndrome, an interpretation that helped him to have a different way of looking at things and to get an alien perspective.[6]

In 2017, he starred in a popular Wrigley's chewing gum commercial and appeared in series 5 of ITV's Endeavour as Rufus Barton.

In 2018 and 2020 Austin reprised his role as Charlie in several audio plays by Big Finish.[8] He then appeared briefly as a "synth" in the Channel 4 series Humans.

In 2019, he had a guest lead role on Stephen Poliakoff's Summer of Rockets, which premiered on BBC2 on 22 May 2019.

In 2020, he played a lead role in Hunters, airing on Amazon Prime, as Travis Leich, a fanatical young Nazi enforcer.

Filmography

TV series

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014Rufus BartonGuest role (1 episode)
2014–2016Mr SelfridgeGordon SelfridgeMain cast (30 episodes)
2016ClassCharlie SmithMain cast (8 episodes)
2018Endeavour[9] Kit Hutchens/Rufus BartonGuest Role (2 episodes)
2018Humans[10] RolandGuest role (1 episode)
2019Summer of RocketsAnthony Shaw
2020–2023HuntersTravis LeichMain cast (15 episodes)
2023Wreck Joseph Murphy Season 2

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2016Backing UpShort film
2015Into the SurfSebastianShort film
2019After the WarFreddy

Audio

Notes and References

  1. News: Traverso-Madden. Olivia. Stars of Doctor Who teen spin-off 'Class' discuss their popular onscreen relationship. 21 January 2017. Attitude. 19 November 2016. 2 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170202020152/http://attitude.co.uk/stars-of-doctor-who-teen-spin-off-class-discuss-their-popular-onscreen-relationship/. dead.
  2. Web site: Greg Austin, Gordon Selfridge in ITV's Mr Selfridge, grew up in the Bournemouth area . Barbar . M . 20 January 2016 . Blackmorevale . 21 January 2017 .
  3. News: Stanton-Humphreys. Robyn. Greg Austin – Back in Class. 21 January 2017. 1883 Magazine. 19 November 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170623115913/http://www.1883magazine.com/film/film/greg-austin. 23 June 2017. dead.
  4. Web site: Who are the stars of new Doctor Who spin-off Class? . Gill . James . Radio Times. 21 January 2017 .
  5. Web site: Actors – Greg Austin. 21 January 2017. 17 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181017001716/http://www.jonathanarun.com/clients/actors/item/greg-austin.html. dead.
  6. Web site: Exclusive: Class star Greg Austin says Peter Capaldi is a "genius madman" – and reveals his hopes for a series 2 . Jeffery . Morgan . 21 October 2016 . Digital Spy. 21 January 2017 .
  7. Web site: It's a bit scary, a bit teen angst-y and it's got aliens: Here's what the writer of Class says about the Doctor Who spin-off . Williams . Kathryn . 21 October 2016 . . 21 January 2017 .
  8. Web site: Axed Doctor Who spin-off Class to return for audio series. Radio Times.
  9. Web site: News - Jonathan Arun Group. jag-london.com.
  10. Web site: Humans' writer on season 3, episode 1's shock exit. Morgan. Jeffery. 17 May 2018. Digital Spy.