Greg Austin (actor)

Greg Austin
Born (1992-08-02) 2 August 1992
Occupation Actor
Years active 2014–present
Notable work Class, Mr Selfridge

Greg Austin is an actor, best known for his role as Charlie Smith in the BBC's Doctor Who spin-off Class.[1]

Early life

Austin grew up in Bournemouth.[2] Before Austin became an actor he started off as a dancer. He danced 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.[3]

Career

From 2014 to 2016 Austin starred as the young Gordon Selfridge in ITV's Mr Selfridge.[4] He got this job even before finishing his theatre degree.[3] He also appeared as Rufus Barton in one episode of Law & Order: UK.[5] In 2015 Austin appeared in the short film Into the Surf. A year later he starred in the short film Backing Up.[6]

Class

In 2016 Austin was cast in the BBC Three Doctor Who spin-off Class as Charlie Smith. Austin's character Charlie is an alien[7] who falls in love with his classmate Matteusz.[8] At first Austin didn't know his character was alien. When he read the script he presumed that Charlie was being a bit socially inept and might have a mild Asperger's syndrome. This also helped him to have a different way of looking at things and to get an alien perspective.[7]

Private life

Greg married his wife Abigail Cole on 22 October 2016,[9][10] after 9 1/2 years of relationship.[11][12][13] Austin has his own gaming YouTube channel, under the name 'EuphAuric' and co-hosts a weekly podcast entitled "The Greatest Waste of Time", with long time friend, Andy Jay.[14] His wife Abbie Cole also appears in several of Austin's videos.

Filmography

TV series

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Law & Order: UK Rufus Barton Guest role (1 episode)
2014–2016 Mr Selfridge Gordon Selfridge Main cast (30 episodes)
2016 Class Charlie Smith Main cast (8 episodes)
2018 Endeavour[15] Kit Hutchens/Rufus Barton Guest Role (2 episodes)
2018 Humans[16] Roland Guest role (1 episode)

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2016 Backing Up Short film
2015 Into the Surf Sebastian Short film
2018 After the War Freddy

Audio

Year Title Role Notes
2018ClassCharlie Smith6 episodes

References

  1. ↑ Traverso-Madden, Olivia (19 November 2016). "Stars of Doctor Who teen spin-off 'Class' discuss their popular onscreen relationship". Attitude. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  2. ↑ Barbar, M (20 January 2016). "Greg Austin, Gordon Selfridge in ITV's Mr Selfridge, grew up in the Bournemouth area". Blackmorevale. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  3. 1 2 Stanton-Humphreys, Robyn (19 November 2016). "Greg Austin – Back in Class". 1883 Magazine. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  4. ↑ Gill, James. "Who are the stars of new Doctor Who spin-off Class?". Radio Times. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  5. ↑ "Actors – Greg Austin". Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  6. ↑ "Katherine Kelly Leads the Cast of Doctor Who Spin-Off, Class". The Doctor Who Companion. 4 April 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  7. 1 2 Jeffery, Morgan (21 October 2016). "Exclusive: Class star Greg Austin says Peter Capaldi is a "genius madman" – and reveals his hopes for a series 2". Digital Spy. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  8. ↑ Williams, Kathryn (21 October 2016). "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". Wales Online. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  9. ↑ "Abigail Cole". Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  10. ↑ "Abigail Cole". Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  11. ↑ "Abigail Cole". Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  12. ↑ "Abigail Cole". Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  13. ↑ "Greg Austin". Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  14. ↑ "Interview: Greg Austin, Mr. Selfridge, & Doctor Who". PBS. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  15. ↑ Greg Austin is currently shooting ‘Endeavour’ for Mammoth Screen/ITV1.
  16. ↑ http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/humans/feature/a857364/humans-season-3-episode-1/
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