Austin Basis

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Austin Basis
Born
Austin Lee Basis

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

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

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Early life and education

Basis was born in Brooklyn, New York, where he attended Mark Twain Intermediate School 239 and Midwood High School. While majoring in theatre at Binghamton University, he performed in the title roles of "Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead" and "I Hate Hamlet", in addition to several original productions. [1] After graduation, he joined the Actors Studio MFA program, [2] where he received a Master of Fine Arts in Acting. He is 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 Porn 'n Chicken (2002). In 2004 he was cast in an episode of Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001). He then landed a role in a 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 Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006), Supernatural (2005), 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 Toys 'R' Us, Wendy's, Dr. Pepper, 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

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002 Porn 'n Chicken Interviewed StudentTV movie
2004SpellboundBen MillerTV movie
2004 Dorian Blues Spooky
2004SkipsLeoshort
2005Terrormarketersvoice
2005 Hazard Angry Deli Vigilante
2005Building GirlDuffy
2007AnthemMan with a Portraitshort
2007 American Zombie Ivan
2007 Boxboarders! James James
2007OmBobbyshort
2007 Dead Tone Crazy Cal
2007Life UnkindThe Kidshort
2008 My Sassy Girl Leo
2008 The Other End of the Line Charlie Hendricks
2009The Things We CarryJake
2010Re-CutDavid Stankowitz
2011 J. Edgar Bank Teller

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Lou-Lou Versini1 episode
2006 Windfall ATM Man / Sam2 episodes
2007 Drake & Josh Skaggs1 episode
2007 Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip Robby1 episode
2008 Supernatural Kenny SpruceEpisode: "Ghostfacers"
2008 NCIS Dallas1 episode
2008 Life on Mars Willy Kramer1 episode
2009 Curb Your Enthusiasm Waiter1 episode
2010–2011 Life Unexpected Math Rogers26 episodes
2011 Necessary Roughness Phil2 episodes
2012 Grey's Anatomy Devin1 episode
2012–2016 Beauty & the Beast [6] [7] J.T. Forbes70 episodes
2016 How To Get Away With Murder Toby Solomon1 episode
2017Escaping DadGaryTelevision film; originally titled Amber Alert
2018 Lucifer Todd Cornwell1 episode
2018 Magnum P.I. Robert Fraser1 episode
2020 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Russell Feldman Episode: "The Totally Excellent Adventures of Mack and The D"

Web

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010–2011 Ghostfacers Kenny Spruce11 episodes

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