Austin Basis

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Austin Basis
Born
Austin Lee Basis

(1976-09-14) September 14, 1976 (age 47)
Alma materBinghamton University
OccupationActor
Years active2002–present

Austin Lee Basis (born September 14, 1976) is an American actor.

Early life and education

Basis was born in

Jewish.[3]

Career

As a struggling actor in New York, Basis worked as a bartender, a bouncer, a busboy, a cater-waiter, and a substitute teacher while performing in independent and student films, and

Off-Off Broadway
plays. He also co-created and performed in an improv & sketch comedy show called "Mmm...Comedy" that ran for seven months.

Television

Basis's most prominent television role has been on the recent incarnation of Beauty & the Beast, where he played J.T. Forbes.

His television debut was in the Comedy Central film

Warner Brothers TV pilot for FOX called Spellbound (2004) with Christine Baranski, Barry Bostwick and Dave Annable
.

Since then, Basis has appeared on numerous TV shows, including

Life on Mars (2008) and Life Unexpected (2010–2011). His film credits include Dorian Blues (2004), Boxboarders! (2007), American Zombie (2007), My Sassy Girl (2008), and The Other End of the Line
(2008).

He has appeared in a number of commercials as well, including spots for

State Farm, and Burger King. He also plays Benjamin Bankes the Pig in the Ad Council
's "Feed the Pig" campaign.

Personal life

Basis has type 1 diabetes, and he has worked as an activist to promote awareness.[4][5]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2002 Porn 'n Chicken Interviewed Student TV movie
2004 Spellbound Ben Miller TV movie
2004 Dorian Blues Spooky
2004 Skips Leo short
2005 Terrormarketers voice
2005 Hazard Angry Deli Vigilante
2005 Building Girl Duffy
2007 Anthem Man with a Portrait short
2007 American Zombie Ivan
2007 Boxboarders! James James
2007 Om Bobby short
2007 Dead Tone Crazy Cal
2007 Life Unkind The Kid short
2008 My Sassy Girl Leo
2008 The Other End of the Line Charlie Hendricks
2009 The Things We Carry Jake
2010 Re-Cut David Stankowitz
2011 J. Edgar Bank Teller

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2004 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Lou-Lou Versini 1 episode
2006 Windfall ATM Man / Sam 2 episodes
2007 Drake & Josh Skaggs 1 episode
2007 Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip Robby 1 episode
2008 Supernatural Kenny Spruce Episode: "Ghostfacers"
2008 NCIS Dallas 1 episode
2008 Life on Mars Willy Kramer 1 episode
2009 Curb Your Enthusiasm Waiter 1 episode
2010–2011 Life Unexpected Math Rogers 26 episodes
2011 Necessary Roughness Phil 2 episodes
2012 Grey's Anatomy Devin 1 episode
2012–2016 Beauty & the Beast[6][7] J.T. Forbes 70 episodes
2016
How To Get Away With Murder
Toby Solomon 1 episode
2017 Escaping Dad Gary Television film; originally titled Amber Alert
2018 Lucifer Todd Cornwell 1 episode
2018 Magnum P.I. Robert Fraser 1 episode
2020 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Russell Feldman
Episode: "The Totally Excellent Adventures of Mack and The D"

Web

Year Title Role Notes
2010–2011 Ghostfacers Kenny Spruce 11 episodes

References

[8] [9] [10] [11]

  1. ^ "Austin Basis". TVGuide.com.
  2. Brooklyn Daily Eagle
    . Retrieved 2014-04-11.
  3. ^ "Austin Basis - Beauty and the Beast". abilitymagazine.com.
  4. ^ "Austin Basis- JDRF Walk To Cure Diabetes". KTLA. 2013-10-25. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
  5. Tribute.ca
    . Retrieved 2014-04-11.
  6. ^ Gerber, Elizabeth (3 June 2013). "'Beauty and the Beast' star Austin Basis on show's great success and even better causes". The Red and Black.
  7. ^ "Actor thriving in Beauty & The Beast role | Jewish Tribune". Archived from the original on July 21, 2014.
  8. ^ "SciFiPulse.Net » SFP-NOW – Featuring 'Beauty And The Beast' Actor Austin Basis".
  9. ^ Beauty and the Beast Season 2 Austin Basis Interview Archived July 29, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ In sidekick role, actor keeps CW's 'Beast' from getting too dark | TribLIVE
  11. ^ Television review: 'Beauty and the Beast' on the CW - Los Angeles Times

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