Tom Austen
{{Short description|British actor}}
{{distinguish|Tom Austin (disambiguation){{!}}Tom Austin}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Tom Austen
| image = Tom Austen on Sidewalks Entertainment.jpg
| caption = Austen discusses his Helstrom television series in 2020
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1987|09|15}}
| birth_place = Hampshire, England
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2010–present
| spouse =
| children =
| relatives = Freddy Carter (brother)
| website =
}}
Thomas Michael Carter (born 15 September 1987), known professionally as Tom Austen, is an English actor, known for his television appearances portraying Jasper Frost on The Royals and Guy Hopkins on Grantchester.
Early life
Born in the county of Hampshire and raised in Taunton, Somerset, Austen attended Queen's College, Taunton and then the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.{{cite web |url=http://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/9826088.Ex_Taunton_student_Tom_Austen_has_the_world_at_his_feet/? |title=Ex-Taunton student Tom Austen has the world at his feet |work=Somerset County Gazette |first=Michael |last=Marsh |date=20 July 2012 |access-date=5 January 2016}} His younger brother, Freddy Carter, is also an actor.
Career
Austen's first acting job was portraying rent boy Anto in an episode of the UK series Shameless in 2010.{{cite web |url=http://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2012/07/beaver-falls-tom-austen/ |title=Beaver Falls: Tom Austen |work=Wonderland |first=Shane |last=Hawkins |date=23 July 2012 |access-date=5 January 2016}} He played multi-episode roles on The Borgias and Beaver Falls in 2012, and starred as Marc Bayard in the police procedural series Jo in 2013.{{cite news |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jean-renos-detective-series-jo-564715 |title=Jean Reno's Detective Series Jo Canceled |first=Rhonda |last=Richford |date=7 June 2013 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=5 January 2016}}{{cite news |url=http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/tv-radio/a-crime-drama-set-in-paris-yet-theres-still-nothing-to-see-here-29295067.html |title=A crime drama set in Paris? Yet there's still nothing to see here! |first=John |last=Boland |date=25 May 2013 |work=Irish Independent |access-date=5 January 2016}} After his costarring role as Grantchester{{'s}} Guy Hopkins in 2014,{{cite web |url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/programs/features/cast-and-credits/credits-grantchester-s1-e6/ |title=Grantchester: Cast & Credits |publisher=PBS |access-date=5 January 2016}}{{cite web |url=http://www.itv.com/presscentre/press-releases/itv-announces-cast-new-six-part-drama-grantchester |title=ITV announces the cast of new six-part drama Grantchester |publisher=ITV |date=25 March 2014 |access-date=5 January 2016}} Austen began portraying duplicitous bodyguard Jasper Frost on the E! drama series The Royals in 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.thewrap.com/the-royals-review-e-drama-is-a-not-so-guilty-pleasure/|title=The Royals Review: E!'s Elizabeth Hurley Drama Is a Not So Guilty Pleasure |first=Diane |last=Gordon |work=TheWrap |date=March 13, 2015 |access-date=December 28, 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://www.post-gazette.com/ae/tv-radio/2015/03/13/Tuned-in-The-Royals-on-E-celebrations-for-Fred-Rogers-and-Arnold-Palmer/stories/201503130110|title=Tuned In: The Royals lathers up Sunday night|work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |first=Rob |last=Owen |date=March 12, 2015 |access-date=December 28, 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/television/2015/03/only_elizabeth_hurley_shines_in_e_drama_about_brits |title=Only Elizabeth Hurley shines in E! drama about Brits |work=Boston Herald |first=Mark |last=Perigard |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150313094735/http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/television/2015/03/only_elizabeth_hurley_shines_in_e_drama_about_brits |date=March 12, 2015 |archive-date=13 March 2015 |access-date=December 28, 2015}}{{cite web |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/tv-review-of-the-royals-1426195951 |title=They'll Never Be Royals |work=The Wall Street Journal |first=Nancy |last=Dewolf Smith |date=March 12, 2015 |access-date=December 12, 2015}} In October 2019, Austen was cast as Daimon Helstrom in the Hulu series Helstrom.{{cite web|url=https://www.bleedingcool.com/2019/10/08/marvels-helstrom-the-royals-tom-austen-ftwd-sydney-lemon-5-more-join-hulu-series/|title=Marvel's Helstrom: The Royals Tom Austen, FTWD Sydney Lemon, 5 More Join Hulu Series|website=Bleeding Cool|last=Flook|first=Ray|date=October 8, 2019|access-date=October 8, 2019}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes ! class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|References}} |
|---|
| 2013
| Legendary: Tomb of the Dragon | Scott | |
| 2014
| Guy the Squire | | {{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2014/film/reviews/film-review-ironclad-battle-for-blood-1201268246/ |title=Film Review: Ironclad: Battle for Blood |first=Guy |last=Lodge |work=Variety |date=24 July 2014 |access-date=5 January 2016}} |
| 2017
| Taras | | {{cite web |url=http://collider.com/the-devils-harvest-images-max-irons/ |title=First-Look Images from THE DEVIL'S HARVEST Starring Terence Stamp, Max Irons, and Barry Pepper |first=Dave |last=Trumbore |publisher=Collider |date=4 February 2014 |access-date=5 January 2016}} |
| 2019
| No. 89 | John | Short film | |
=Television=
=Video games=
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes ! class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|References}} |
|---|
| 2016
| Video game |
References
{{Reflist|30em}}
External links
- {{IMDb name|3781701}}
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Category:21st-century English male actors
Category:English male film actors
Category:British male soap opera actors
Category:Male actors from Hampshire
Category:Male actors from Somerset