Austin Haynes (actor)

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Austin Haynes
Born2008or2009(age 16–17)
Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
OccupationActor
Years active2017–present

Austin Haynes (born 2008or2009) is a British actor. He is best known for playing Thomas in the film The Railway Children Return (2022), and on television as Fredo in Adolescence, young Danny in Somewhere Boy (2022), and Andrew Simmonds in All Creatures Great and Small .

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Early life

Austin Haynes was born in 2008or2009 [1] in Leeds, West Yorkshire. [2] Haynes is the older brother of Rocco Haynes, also an actor.

Career

Haynes landed his first cast TV role in the BBC1 drama The A Word (2017), where he plays the role of Olly. [3]

He is a keen guitarist, and his first breakthrough role was busking on the streets in the Co-op advert for Christmas in 2020 to Oasis' "Round Are Way" with younger brother, Rocco. [4] [5] The ad went on to win several awards, including "Best Casting Featuring Children" at the Casting Directors Association Awards 2021, at BAFTA. [6]

He has appeared in a variety of different TV roles in many well-known productions, including Gentleman Jack, Dodger, Andy and the Band, Ted's Top Ten, All Creatures Great And Small, [1] [7] and Channel 4's Somewhere Boy , BAFTA-nominated for best drama.[ citation needed ]

His films include comedy heist The Duke, where he starred alongside Jim Broadbent and Dame Helen Mirren; crime film The Pure and the Damned; Iniquity; and The Boys in the Boat (2023), for MGM, a story about a 1930s American rowing team, where he plays the role of Joe Rantz's grandson, [8] directed by George Clooney. [7]

Haynes's first major leading role was released in the summer of 2022, for StudioCanal's The Railway Children Return , alongside Jenny Agutter, Sheridan Smith, John Bradley, and Tom Courtenay. [9]

Haynes went on to complete filming on feature film Jackdaw [10] for Anton Productions, working alongside Thomas Turgoose, Jenna Coleman and Oliver Jackson-Cohen and BBC's The Power of Parker , working alongside Conleth Hill, George Costigan and Sian Gibson.

Early 2024, Haynes completed filming on boxing biopic Giant , with Pierce Brosnan, again appearing alongside younger brother Rocco. [11] Sylvester Stallone and Braden Aftergood are among the executive producers through Balboa Productions.

In the summer of 2024, Haynes was cast in Adolescence , a four-part limited crime drama told in a real-time, using a one-shot style, with Stephen Graham and Ashley Walters. Phillip Barantini directs and Warp Films, Matriarch Productions, and Plan B Entertainment produced the series for Netflix. [12]

Later that year he landed smaller roles in Mission Impossible : The Final Reckoning; comedy series Here We Go and The Power of Parker Series 2, before landing a leading role in Jimmy McGovern's Unforgivable, alongside Anna Friel, Anna Maxwell Martin, David Threlfall and Bobby Schofield. [13] [14] [15] [16] . Haynes performance was met with critical acclaim with The Guardian praising the “faultless performances” [17] and the Daily Express referring to the drama as “the best BBC drama available to watch” [18] .

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2019 Downton Abbey Yorkshire Boy
2020Co-op Round Are WayBusker Boy
The Duke Scruffy Little Boy
2021 Iniquity Young Michael
Ali & Ava Aiden Riley
2022 The Pure and the Damned Young Isaac
YouthlessJud
The Railway Children Return Thomas
2023 The Boys In The Boat Joe Rantz Grandson
Jackdaw Geordie Boy
2025 Mission Impossible : The Final Reckoning Student
Good BoyBoy
2026 Giant Trev

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2017 The A Word Olly Chapman2 episodes
2018The TempestSailorTV special
2019 The Feed BrotherEpisode #1.2
Gentleman Jack Pit BoyEpisode: "Most Women Are Dull and Stupid"
2020 Last Tango in Halifax School BoyEpisode #5.2
2020, 2022 All Creatures Great And Small Joseph / Andrew Simmonds2 episodes
2021Ted's Top TenKeevan Griffiths2 episodes
The Irregulars UrchinEpisode: "Chapter Four: Both the Needle and the Knife"
2022 Dodger George Minnow2 episodes
Andy and the BandLeoEpisode: "Detention Break"
Somewhere Boy Teenage Danny2 episodes
2023, 2025 The Power of Parker Ryan Slater4 episodes
2024Supercars of WakeyJack Chittenden
The Responder DannyEpisode #2.1
2025 Adolescence Fredo2 episodes
2025 Here we go RyanEpisode #3.3
2025 Unforgivable Tom McKinneyTV Film

Recognition and awards

In November 2022, Haynes was awarded "Yorkshire's Young Achiever of the Year", for Achievement in the Arts. [19]

References

  1. 1 2 "Meet the 13-year-old from Leeds starring in The Railway Children Return and whose TV and film credits include All Creatures Great and Small, Gentleman Jack, The Duke and The A Word". yorkshirepost.co.uk. 20 June 2022.
  2. Hammond, Grace (20 June 2022). "Meet the 13-year-old from Leeds starring in The Railway Children Return and whose TV and film credits include All Creatures Great and Small, Gentleman Jack, The Duke and The A Word". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  3. "BBC One - The A Word, Series 2, Episode 6". BBC. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  4. "Meet the real-life Leeds brothers behind the Round Are Way cover". Radio X. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  5. "Austin Haynes in All Creatures as Andrew Simmonds". Articulate Drama School & Casting Agency. 13 October 2022.
  6. Basonquet, Theo (13 September 2021). "Best Casting Featuring Children Award".
  7. 1 2 "The Railway Children Return To New George Clooney Movie – A Young Yorkshire Actor's Star Is Rising". Yorkshire Times. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  8. "'George was fun!' Teen actor in George Clooney's film The Boys in the Boat". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 13 January 2024. Archived from the original on 26 February 2024. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  9. "The Railway Children: meet the cast of youngsters bringing back beloved classic". HELLO!. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  10. Roberts, Jasmine (1 December 2023). "'Jackdaw' Trailer — Oliver Jackson-Cohen Speeds Towards Revenge". Collider. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  11. "Everything we know about boxing biopic Giant". uk.movies.yahoo.com. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  12. "Stephen Graham and Ashley Walters lead ambitious Netflix crime drama Adolescence | Radio Times". www.radiotimes.com. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  13. "Unforgivable cast and creator Jimmy McGovern on the drama about a family dealing with the devastating aftermath of an act of abuse". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  14. "BBC's Liverpool-set crime drama with Adolescence star looks gripping". HELLO!. 11 July 2025. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  15. Amin, Meghna (12 July 2025). "'Challenging' BBC drama featuring Adolescence star confirms release date". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  16. "Everything We Know About The New "Devastating" Child Abuse Jimmy McGovern BBC Drama, 'Unforgivable'". Esquire. 15 July 2025. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  17. Mangan, Lucy (24 July 2025). "Unforgivable review – Jimmy McGovern's mesmeric new drama is even better than Adolescence". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  18. "'Harrowing' film is 'absolute best BBC drama' available to watch now | TV & Radio | Showbiz & TV | Express.co.uk". www.express.co.uk. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  19. "Meet our 2022 Yorkshire young achiever award winners:". Yorkshire Young Achievers Foundation. 30 April 2023. Archived from the original on 20 June 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2025.