Austin Stowell
{{Short description|American actor (born 1984)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Austin Stowell
| caption = Stowell in June 2015
| birth_name = Austin Miles Stowell
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|12|24}}{{cn|date=January 2025}}
| birth_place = Kensington, Connecticut, U.S.
| education = Berlin High School (Connecticut)
| alma_mater = University of Connecticut
| occupation = Actor, producer
| years_active = 2009–present
}}
Austin Miles Stowell (born December 24, 1984) is an American actor. He is known for his roles in Dolphin Tale (2011), its sequel Dolphin Tale 2 (2014), Love and Honor (2013), Whiplash (2014), as Francis Gary Powers in Steven Spielberg's Bridge of Spies (2015),{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/1696589/Austin-Stowell/biography |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151123161245/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/1696589/Austin-Stowell/biography |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 23, 2015 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=The New York Times |publisher=Baseline & All Movie Guide |year=2015 |title=Austin Stowell |access-date=February 13, 2015}}{{cite news |first=Olivia L. |last=Lawrence |url=http://berlin.ctcitizens.com/story/stowells-star-rising |title=Stowell's star is rising |newspaper=The Berlin Citizen |location=Berlin, Connecticut |date=November 14, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812085445/http://berlin.ctcitizens.com/story/stowells-star-rising |archive-date=August 12, 2011}}{{cite web |first=Laura |last=Schreffler |url=http://www.hollywoodlife.com/2010/09/30/austin-stowell-robert-pattinson-zac-efron-hollywood-hunks-dolphins-tale-secret-life-of-an-american-teenager/ |title=Hollyhunk! Rob Pattinson & Zac Efron, You've Got Competition — Meet Hollywood Hottie Austin Stowell! |website=Hollywood Life |date=September 30, 2010 |access-date=May 9, 2011 |archive-date=May 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190530120159/https://hollywoodlife.com/2010/09/30/austin-stowell-robert-pattinson-zac-efron-hollywood-hunks-dolphins-tale-secret-life-of-an-american-teenager/ |url-status=dead}}{{cite news|title=Will 2015 Be Austin Stowell's Breakout Year? Steven Spielberg Thinks So|url=http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/08/austin-stowell-public-morals-bridge-of-spies|date= 22 October 2015|first= Andrea|last=Cuttler|website=Vanity Fair}} as Nately in Catch-22 (2019), The Hating Game (2021), and as young Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs in the prequel series NCIS: Origins (2024–present).
Early life
Stowell was born as the youngest of three sons, in Kensington, Connecticut. There, he was raised by his father, Robert (a retired steelworker), and his mother, Elizabeth (a schoolteacher).{{cite web |first=Robert |last=Mayer |url=http://berlin.patch.com/articles/bright-lights-big-cityberlin#photo-7883976 |title=Bright Lights, Big City...Berlin? |website=Berlin Patch |date=September 24, 2011}}
He graduated from Berlin High School in 2003, to pursue a professional career in acting. Upon acceptance at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, he studied with the Department of Dramatic Arts, a division of the School of Fine Arts. He performed in several productions with the Connecticut Repertory Theatre, including Julius Caesar, It Can't Happen Here, and As You Like It and won the prestigious Nafe Katter Award for best performer his senior year. He graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2007{{cite web|url=http://magazine.uconn.edu/2016/04/bridge-of-spies-actor-credits-uconn-for-his-magnanimity/|title="Bridge of Spies" Actor Credits UConn for his Magnanimity|first=Amanda|last=Falcone|website=UCONN Magazine|access-date=March 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170319195936/http://magazine.uconn.edu/2016/04/bridge-of-spies-actor-credits-uconn-for-his-magnanimity/|archive-date=2017-03-19|url-status=dead}} Upon graduating, he relocated to Los Angeles to pursue acting professionally.
Career
Stowell made his television debut in 2009 playing Jesse on ABC Family's The Secret Life of the American Teenager, which ended up turning into a recurring guest role.{{cite web |author= |title=Austin Stowell |url=https://www.hallmarkfamily.com/a-way-back-home/cast/austin-stowell |website=Hallmark Family |access-date=January 26, 2025}} Later, he appeared as Chad in an episode of the Comedy Central sitcom Secret Girlfriend.{{cite web |last=Marfice |first=Christina |date=July 27, 2015 |title=Austin Stowell: 13 Things to know about Nina Dobrev's new beau |url=https://www.sheknows.com/entertainment/articles/1090893/austin-stowell-things-to-know-about-nina-dobrevs-new-beau/ |website=She Knows |access-date=January 26, 2025}}
The next year, Stowell appeared in episodes of 90210{{cite web |last=Castro |first=Danilo |date=March 6, 2024 |title=Why NCIS star Austin Stowell (aka young Gibbs) looks familiar |url=https://onechicagocenter.com/posts/why-ncis-star-austin-stowell-aka-young-gibbs-looks-familiar |website=One Chicago Center |access-date=January 26, 2025}} and NCIS: Los Angeles,{{cite web |last=Alexander |first=Bryan |date=October 14, 2024 |title='NCIS: Origins' new Gibbs Austin Stowell got Mark Harmon check: 'Are you ready for this?' |url=https://eu.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2024/10/14/ncis-origins-austin-stowell-gibbs/75560776007/ |website=USA Today Entertainment |access-date=January 26, 2025}} before making his feature film debut in 2011 as an ER medic in the drama Puncture starring Chris Evans.{{cite web |last=Bull |first=Megan |date=March 19, 2024 |title=Everything you need to know about NCIS: Origins lead Austin Stowell as he prepares to step into Mark Harmon's shoes |url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/film/515745/ncis-origins-star-austin-stowell-everything-you-need-to-know/ |website=Hello! Magazine |access-date=January 26, 2025}} Also that year, he starred alongside Harry Connick, Jr. and Nathan Gamble in Dolphin Tale, a story centered on the friendship between a boy and a dolphin whose tail was lost in a crab trap, as Kyle Connellan.{{cite web |author= |title=Austin Stowell |url=https://entertainment.ie/person/austin-stowell/ |website=Entertainment |access-date=January 26, 2025}} He next appeared in the short films Can You Watch This and Without a Mom.{{cn|date=January 2025}}
In 2013, Stowell starred as Dalton Joiner alongside Liam Hemsworth in the historical romantic drama Love and Honor, which also starred Teresa Palmer and Aimeé Teegarden.{{cite web |last=Hachard |first=Tomas |date=March 20, 2013 |title=Review: Love and Honor |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/love-and-honor/ |website=Slant Magazine |access-date=January 26, 2025}} He also made an appearance as a backstage flirt in the biographical drama Behind the Candelabra starring Michael Douglas and Matt Damon.{{cite web |last=Pederson |first=Erik |date=March 19, 2015 |title=Austin Stowell, Ahna O'Reilly Recruited For 'In Dubious Battle'; Anchor Bay, Gravitas Ink Home Video Deal |url=https://deadline.com/2015/03/in-dubious-battle-austin-stowell-ahna-oreilly-anchor-bay-gravitas-home-video-deal-1201395458/ |website=Deadline |access-date=January 26, 2025}} He was also in the short film titled Cause of Death{{cn|date=January 2025}} and the Hallmark movie A Way Back Home.{{cite web |last=Denny |first=Diana |date=May 31, 2013 |title=Rockwell Painting Inspires Movie |url=https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2013/05/norman-rockwells-shuffletons-barbershop/ |website=Saturday Evening Post |access-date=January 26, 2025}}
In 2014, he began with being a part of the ensemble cast for the critically acclaimed drama Whiplash, where he portrayed the role of Ryan.{{cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=February 23, 2017 |title='Controversy': Austin Stowell To Star In Fox Drama Pilot From Sheldon Turner |url=https://deadline.com/2017/02/controversy-austin-stowell-star-in-fox-drama-pilot-1201957517/ |website=Deadline |access-date=January 26, 2025}} The film follows a promising young drummer enrolling at a cut-throat music conservatory where his dreams of greatness are mentored by an instructor who will stop at nothing to realize a student's potential. Later in the year, he appeared in Warren as Ted Gordon{{cn|date=January 2025}} and Behaving Badly as Kevin Carpenter,{{cite web |last=Barker |first=Andrew |date=August 1, 2014 |title=Film Review: 'Behaving Badly' |url=https://variety.com/2014/film/reviews/film-review-behaving-badly-1201274035/ |website=Variety |access-date=January 26, 2025}} before returning to his character Kyle Connellan in Dolphin Tale 2.{{cite web |last=Barker |first=Lynn |date=August 8, 2014 |title=Exclusive Dolphin Tale 2 Interview: Nathan and Austin |url=https://www.kidzworld.com/article/29053-exclusive-dolphin-tale-2-interview-nathan-and-austin/ |website=Kidz World |access-date=January 26, 2025}} Stowell finished the year with a short film titled I Can See You, playing the 26-year-old version of the character Derek.{{cn|date=January 2025}}
In 2015, Stowell starred alongside Edward Burns in the series Public Morals playing the role of Sean O'Bannon.{{cite web |last=Harris |first=Taylor |date=July 13, 2015 |title=Austin Stowell: TV's Latest Heartthrob |url=https://wwd.com/eye/people/austin-stowell-tv-public-morals-10177042/ |website=Women's Wear Daily |access-date=January 26, 2025}} The series follows the New York City Public Morals Division in the 1960s, where cops walk the line between morality and criminality as the temptations that come from dealing with all kinds of vice can get the better of them. In November, Stowell portrayed Francis Gary Powers in the Steven Spielberg historical drama Bridge of Spies, which starred Tom Hanks.{{cite web |last=Nakamura |first=Reid |date=October 15, 2015 |title='Bridge of Spies' Star Austin Stowell on Playing Shot-Down Pilot: 'It Was Intense' (Video) |url=https://www.thewrap.com/bridge-of-spies-austin-stowell-shot-down-pilot-intense-video/ |website=The Wrap |access-date=January 26, 2025}} In 2016, he played Eddie in In Dubious Battle alongside James Franco and Vincent D'Onofrio, followed by Joel in Colossal with Anne Hathaway and Jason Sudeikis.{{cite web |last=Hipes |first=Patrick |date=October 15, 2015 |title=Austin Stowell Joins 'Colossal' Opposite Anne Hathaway |url=https://deadline.com/2015/10/austin-stowell-colossal-movie-anne-nacho-vigalondo-1201584130/ |website=Deadline |access-date=January 26, 2025}}
In 2017, Stowell starred alongside Dominic Cooper as Hank in Stratton, a film following a British Special Boat Service commando who tracks down an international terrorist cell.{{cite web |last=Newman |first=Kim |date=August 30, 2017 |title=Stratton Review |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/stratton-review/ |website=Empire |access-date=January 26, 2025}} Later, he portrayed Larry King in Battle of the Sexes, which followed the true story of the 1973 tennis match between World number one Billie Jean King and ex-champ and serial hustler Bobby Riggs. The film starred Emma Stone and Steve Carell.{{cite web |last=Lehava |first=Noah |date=September 20, 2017 |title=Austin Stowell's Most Embarrassing Moment Involves Choking on a French Fry |url=https://coveteur.com/2017/09/20/austin-stowell-new-film-battle-of-the-sexes/ |website=Coveteur |access-date=January 26, 2025}} Stowell was also featured in the television movie Controversy as Matt Kellerman opposite Anthony Edwards and Erin Moriarty.
In 2018, Stowell appeared in the historical action drama 12 Strong where he portrayed Fred Falls.{{cn|date=January 2025}} The film tells the story of the first Special Forces team deployed to Afghanistan after 9/11; under the leadership of a new captain, the team must work with an Afghan warlord to take down the Taliban. 12 Strong starred Chris Hemsworth, Michael Shannon, and Michael Peña. Stowell followed up with the sci-fi film Higher Power as Michael.{{cite web |last=Hipes |first=Patrick |date=October 29, 2015 |title='Higher Power' Sci-Fi Film To Be Sold By Content Media – AFM |url=https://deadline.com/2015/10/higher-power-movie-lorenzo-di-bonaventura-defy-media-content-media-1201597391/ |website=Deadline |access-date=January 26, 2025}} In 2019, he portrayed the role of Nately in the Hulu mini-series Catch-22, based on the classic Joseph Heller novel,{{cite web |last=Hipes |first=Patrick |date=May 4, 2018 |title=Austin Stowell Joins Haley Bennett In 'Swallow' After Flying To 'Catch-22' |url=https://deadline.com/2018/05/austin-stowell-catch-22-swallow-movie-casting-1202382355/ |website=Deadline |access-date=January 26, 2025}} before starring opposite Haley Bennet in Swallow, playing the role of Richie Conrad.
In 2020, Stowell played one of the main characters in Blumhouse's Fantasy Island as Patrick Sullivan,{{cite web |last=N'Duka |first=Amanda |date=January 18, 2019 |title='Fantasy Island' Welcomes Michael Rooker, Charlotte McKinney, Parisa Fitz-Henley & Austin Stowell |url=https://deadline.com/2019/01/fantasy-island-michael-rooker-charlotte-mckinney-parisa-fitz-henley-austin-stowell-sony-blumhouse-movie-1202537280/ |website=Deadline |access-date=January 26, 2025}} which follows a collection of guests who live out their most elaborate fantasies in relative seclusion on a luxurious island. The film also starred Michael Peña, Maggie Q, Lucy Hale, and Ryan Hansen. He would also portray Lieutenant Theodore Cole in an episode of the Apple TV+ series Amazing Stories,{{cite web |last=Motes |first=Jax |date= |title=Apple's 'Amazing Stories' Pulls In Edward Burns, Kerry Bishé And Austin Stowell |url=https://sciencefiction.com/2018/12/05/apples-amazing-stories-pulls-edward-burns-kerry-bishe-austin-stowell/ |website=ScienceFiction.com |access-date=January 26, 2025}} the episode follows a WWII pilot crashing in modern-day Ohio, where a young widow and her stepson are swept up in his search for home.
Stowell appeared in an episode of The White Lotus as a hotel guest in 2021.{{cite web |last=Morris |first=Nicky |date=March 5, 2024 |title=NCIS Origins spin-off gets major update as Hollywood star cast as young Leroy Gibbs - details |url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/film/514743/ncis-origins-spin-off-casts-hollywood-actor-austin-stowell-young-gibbs/ |website=Hello! Magazine |access-date=January 26, 2025}} During the holiday season, he would reunite with his Fantasy Island co-star Lucy Hale for the adaptation of Sally Thorne's romance novel The Hating Game where Stowell portrayed Joshua Templeman.{{cite web |last=Dawson |first=Angela |date=December 10, 2021 |title=Lucy Hale And Austin Stowell Connect In 'The Hating Game' |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/adawson/2021/12/07/lucy-hale-and-austin-stowell-connect-in-the-hating-game/ |website=Forbes |url-access=subscription |access-date=January 26, 2025}} In the summer of 2022, he appeared in the Netflix miniseries Keep Breathing, where he portrayed the role of Sam.{{cite web |last=Stevens |first=Kaitlin |date=August 4, 2022 |title=Here's Where You've Seen The Cast Of Netflix's "Keep Breathing" |url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/kaitlinstevens/keep-breathing-netflix-cast-past-roles |website=BuzzFeed |access-date=January 26, 2025}} The series follows Liv, the lone survivor of a plane crash in the Canadian wilderness.
In 2023, he starred in Peacock's A Friend of the Family limited series, portraying Pete Welch.{{cite web |last=Del Rosario |first=Alexandra |date=April 6, 2022 |title='A Friend Of The Family': Austin Stowell, Patrick Fischler, Bree Elrod & Philip Ettinger Join Peacock Limited Series |url=https://deadline.com/2022/04/ustin-stowell-patrick-fischler-bree-elrod-philip-ettinger-a-friend-of-the-family-peacock-limited-series-1234995757/ |website=Deadline |access-date=January 26, 2025}} The series follows the harrowing true story of the Broberg family, whose daughter Jan was kidnapped multiple times over a period of years in the 1970s by a charismatic, obsessed family "friend". Also in 2023, he appeared in four episodes of the Showtime miniseries Three Women, starring Shailene Woodley and Betty Gilpin.{{cite web |last=Otterson |first=Joe |date=October 19, 2021 |title=Showtime Drama Series 'Three Women' Casts Austin Stowell (Exclusive) |url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/showtime-three-women-austin-stowell-1235092479/ |website=Variety |access-date=January 26, 2025}}
In March 2024, he was announced to play a young Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs in the new NCIS series NCIS: Origins, following his character as he begins his journey in the Naval Investigative Service (NIS). The series premiered on October 14.{{cite web |last=Longeretta |first=Emily |date=October 11, 2024 |title=How Austin Stowell Leaned Into Personal Tragedy to Embody Young Gibbs for 'NCIS: Origins' |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/ncis-origins-austin-stowell-gibbs-mark-harmon-1236162681/ |website=Variety |access-date=January 26, 2025}}
He also starred in The Inheritance which was released in June 2024, where he portrayed Drew Abernathy alongside Peyton List and Rachel Nichols.{{cite web |last=Colon |first=Beatriz |date=November 4, 2024 |title=Why NCIS: Origins star Austin Stowell was intimidated by Mark Harmon — and what he really thought |url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/film/728054/ncis-star-austin-stowell-intimidated-mark-harmon/ |website=Hello! Magazine |access-date=January 26, 2025}}
Stowell's upcoming projects include The Long Home, a film directed and starring James Franco,{{cite web |last1=Barraclough |first1=Leo |last2=Hopewell |first2=John |date=July 12, 2021 |title='The Hating Game,' Starring 'Pretty Little Liars' Actor Lucy Hale and Austin Stowell, Picked Up by Vertical for North America (Exclusive) |url=https://variety.com/2021/film/global/the-hating-game-lucy-hale-vertical-1235017500/ |website=Variety |access-date=January 26, 2025}} and This Tempting Madness, a thriller written and directed by Jennifer E. Montgomery.{{cite web |last=Geisinger |first=Gabriella |date=January 8, 2024 |title='Bridgerton' star Simone Ashley's thriller wraps production in Los Angeles |url=https://www.kftv.com/news/2024/01/08/simone-ashley-movie-wraps-production |website=KFTV |access-date=January 26, 2025}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"|Notes |
|---|
| rowspan="2"|2011
| Puncture | E.R. Medic | |
| Dolphin Tale
| Kyle Connellan | |
| 2013
| Dalton Joiner | |
| rowspan="4"|2014
| Whiplash | Ryan Connolly | |
| Warren
| Ted Gordon | |
| Behaving Badly
| Kevin Carpenter | |
| Dolphin Tale 2
| Kyle Connellan | |
| 2015
| |
| rowspan="2"|2016
| Eddie | |
| Colossal
| Joel | |
| rowspan="2"|2017
| Stratton | Hank | |
| Battle of the Sexes
| |
| rowspan="2"|2018
| Staff Sgt. Fred Falls | |
| Higher Power
| Michael | |
| 2019
| Swallow | Richie | |
| 2020
| Patrick Sullivan | |
| 2021
| Joshua Templeman | Also executive producer |
| 2024
| Drew | |
| rowspan="2"|{{TableTBA}}
| {{TableTBA}} | Completed |
| This Tempting Madness
| Jake | Post-production |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"|Notes |
|---|
| 2009
| Chad | Episode: "You Get an Aquarium Girl" |
| 2009–2011
| {{sortname|The|Secret Life of the American Teenager}} | Jesse | 17 episodes |
| rowspan="2"|2010
| 90210 | | Episode: "Senior Year, Baby" |
| NCIS: Los Angeles
| Marine Corporal Andrew Peterson | Episode: "Special Delivery" |
| rowspan="2"|2013
| Backstage Flirt | Television film |
| Shuffleton's Barbershop
| Trey Cole | Television film |
| 2015
| Sean O'Bannon | 10 episodes |
| 2017
| Controversy | Matt Kellerman | Television film |
| 2019
| Catch-22 | Nately | Series regular |
| 2020
| Lieutenant Theodore Cole | Episode: "The Rift" |
| 2021
| Hotel Guest | Episode: "Departures" |
| rowspan="2"|2022
| Sam | 4 episodes |
| A Friend of the Family
| FBI Agent Pete Walsh | Miniseries |
| 2024
| Aidan | Recurring role; 4 episodes |
| 2024–present
| Main role{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/03/ncis-origins-casts-austin-stowell-young-gibbs-prequel-1235845156/|title='NCIS: Origins' Finds Its Young Gibbs: Austin Stowell To Star In CBS Prequel Series|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=March 4, 2024|access-date=March 4, 2024}} |
References
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External links
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