Tom austen biography
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Tom Austen
Tom was born on September 15 and brought up in Taunton, Somerset, where his parents still live. He attended Queen's College, Taunton where he says his interest in acting was encouraged and in he enrolled on the two year course at the Guildhall School of Music in Drama. On graduating he had small roles in 'Shameless' and 'Misfits' but came to prominence in the Anglo-French production 'Jo' and has since enjoyed sizeable roles in television's 'Grantchester' and 'The Royals', in the latter playing a less than scrupulous bodyguard.
Tom was born on September 15 and brought up in Taunton, Somerset, where his parents still live. He attended Queen's College, Taunton where he says his interest in acting was encouraged and in he enrolled on the two year course at the Guildhall School of Music in Drama. On graduating he had small roles in 'Shameless' and 'Misfits' but came to prominence in the Anglo-French production 'Jo' and has since enjoyed sizeable roles in television's 'Grantchester' and 'The Royals', in the latter playing a less than scrupulous bodyguard.
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Tom Austen Biography
Sep 15, Childbirth Place:
Taunton, England, UK
Biography
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Tom Austen
Tom Austen is a British actor best known for his recurring roles on the TV shows "The Royals" (E!, ) and "Grantchester" (ITV, ). Born and raised in Taunton, Somerset, Austen always dreamt of becoming an actor. It wasn't until he attended Queen's College in Taunton, however, that he really decided to pursue his interest in the craft. Austen then enrolled in the Guildhall School of Music in Drama where he began his professional training as an actor. He spent the next few years studying at the school, before earning his degree in acting.
Upon graduation Austen set out on auditioning for film and TV roles in his native England. He nabbed his first role on the UK series "Shameless" (Channel 4, ) in , and followed that up with small parts on "Doctors" (BBC, ) and "Hollyoaks Later" (E4, ). In Austen landed his first recurring TV role on "Beaver Falls" (E4, ), but the series was cancelled after its second season. Undeterred, Austen continued landing recurring TV roles on shows like "The Borgias" (Showtime, ) and "Jo" (TF1, ), as well as a part in the science-fiction action film "Legendary" ().
With his acting career picking up steam, Austen joined the cast of "Grantchester" in as Guy Hopkins. He appeared in 11 episodes of the show through In addition to his recurring rol