Person

Austin Butler

b. 1991

American actor (born 1991)

Born
17 Aug 1991 · Anaheim

Life timeline

Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.

Showing 40 years
  1. 17 Aug 1991BornBorn in Anaheim
  2. 2023AwardGolden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
  3. 2023AwardTime 100

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Meanwhile in the world

Major world events during their lifetime (1991 – today).

  1. 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
  2. 19941994 FIFA World Cup
  3. 1994 – 1996First Chechen War
  4. 19981998 FIFA World Cup
  5. 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
  6. 2003 – 2011Iraq War
  7. 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
  8. 20062006 FIFA World Cup
  9. 20082008 Summer Olympics
  10. 2008Russo-Georgian War
  11. 20102010 Haiti earthquake
  12. 2010 – 2012Arab Spring
  13. 20112011 Norway attacks
  14. 2011Libyan civil war
  15. 2011 – 2024Syrian civil war
  16. 20122012 Summer Olympics
  17. 20142014 FIFA World Cup
  18. 2014Russo-Ukrainian war
  19. 2015Paris Agreement
  20. 20182018 FIFA World Cup
  21. 2020COVID-19 pandemic
  22. 20212020 Summer Olympics
  23. 2022Russo-Ukrainian war
  24. 2023Gaza war
  25. 20242024 Summer Olympics
  26. 20262026 Iran war

Biography

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.

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 Denis Villeneuve's sci-fi epic Dune: Part Two (2024) and in Darren Aronofsky's crime thriller Caught Stealing (2025). He has also starred in the Apple TV+ miniseries Masters of the Air (2024).

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

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