Austin Butler

Austin Robert Butler (born August 17, 1991) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as James “Wilke” Wilkerson in the television series Switched at Birth,[1] Jordan Gallagher on Ruby & the Rockits, Sebastian Kydd in The Carrie Diaries, Tex Watson in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and Wil Ohmsford in The Shannara Chronicles.

Austin Butler was born on August 17, 1991, in Anaheim, California, the son of Lori Anne (née Howell), an aesthetician,[2] and David Butler.[3][4][5][6] He has an older sister Ashley (born in 1986), who worked as a background actor alongside him on Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide.[5][7]

When Butler was thirteen, he was approached by a representative from a background acting management company at the Orange County Fair who helped him get started in the entertainment industry.[4][5][8][9] He found that he enjoyed it and soon began taking acting classes