Greg Austin
Born: 2nd August 1992 (as Gregory Paul Austin)
Episodes Broadcast: 2016
Greg Austin was born in Bournemouth, Dorset. He became interested in
dance during his youth, which led to his involvement in musical theatre;
in 2013, he completed a degree in the discipline at the Arts Educational
Schools in Chiswick, London. Even before he finished his training,
Austin had won a starring role in Mr Selfridge, with his first
episodes airing in 2014. The same year, he also appeared in an
installment of Law & Order: UK. Following the conclusion of Mr
Selfridge in 2016, Austin became one of the leads of the Doctor
Who spin-off Class. He played a refugee alien prince whom the
Doctor had helped to hide at Coal Hill Academy under the alias
“Charlie Smith”. Austin reprised the part for the
continuation of Class as a series of audio plays from Big Finish
Productions, the first of which was released in 2018. His subsequent
credits included Endeavour, Humans and Summer Of
Rockets. Austin married Abigail Cole in 2016, but the couple would
later separate. During the Twenties, he had a prominent role in
Hunters.
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