Austin Abel

Austin Abel was born in Grand Prairie,Texas to Chris Abel and Felecia Hays. He lived in Arlington for 7 years and then moved to Cedar Hill. While growing up, Austin enjoyed playing basketball, photography, and watching films.His parents would take him to different theater productions throughout the DFW area. Each time, he would gain a greater respect for the arts. Starting in middle school Austin got involved in theater. He worked behind the scenes and help design the sets. Once high school came around, he continue on working the technical side of theater. Austin decided to take a big step and go to film school in Los Angeles. He attended the New York Film Academy. It would not be until 2012 that Austin would work on a big film production but as a background extra. After hearing about legacy casting from a friend. Austin got the chance of a lifetime. He was contacted to be a background extra on the film Olympus Has Fallen (2013). Legacy casting not only casted for films, they casted for television as well. This led Austin to his next extra role on the show of Dallas (2012).