Austin Iredale was born in Reading, Pennsylvania, and is a graduate of the Stella Adler Academy of Acting and Theatre in Los Angeles. His formative years were spent training and working in the LA theatre scene with, among others, Academy Award-Winner Milton Justice, LA stalwart Timothy McNeil, and UK transplant Ché Walker. After he booked his first small screen roles on Criminal Minds and N.C.I.S., Austin and his wife, actress, writer & producer Maia Nikiphoroff, relocated to New York City. His latest work is on the hit NBC show The Blacklist.