Austin played in several church plays as a child and was in choir in middle school and his freshman year of high school, but it wasn't until his freshman year of High School that he discovered his love of acting. There he played George Wilson in "The Great Gatsby", The Caterpillar in "Alice In Wonderland", Richard/Mr. Polk in "Murder Mystery At The Murder Mystery" and then The Reluctant Fairy and Prince Chowder in "Haphazardly Ever After". Then a week before his graduation he got the opportunity to portray a psych patient in "Words On Bathroom Walls" with plans to continue pursuing his passion.