Austin Haynes (actor)

Austin Haynes (born 3 July 2008)[1] is a British child actor. He is best known for playing Thomas in The Railway Children Return (2022).[2]

Austin Haynes

Early life

Austin Haynes was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire.[3]

Career

Austin Haynes is a British actor who started acting at the age of seven.

Austin landed his first cast TV role within a year of taking up acting, in popular BBC1 drama 'The A Word', where he plays the role of Olly Chapman. Since then, Austin has worked consistently in film and television.

Austin is a keen guitarist and his first breakthrough role was busking on the streets in the iconic Co-op advert for Christmas in 2020 to Oasis' Round Are Way with younger brother, Rocco.[4][5]

He has filmed an array of different TV roles in many well known productions such as 'Gentleman Jack', 'Dodger', 'Andy and the Band', 'Teds Top Ten', 'All Creatures Great And Small,[1][6] ' and Channel 4's 'Somewhere Boy', recently BAFTA nominated for best drama.

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', for MGM, a sweeping story about a 1930's American rowing team where he plays the role of Joe Rantz grandson, directed by George Clooney,[7] . The film is due for worldwide cinematic release in December 2023.

Austin's first pivotal leading role was released in the summer of 2022, for StudioCanals 'The Railway Children Return' [8] where he filmed alongside Jenny Agutter, Sheridan Smith, John Bradley and Sir Tom Courtenay. Austin plays Thomas, the grandson of Jenny Agutter's character, in the family adventure about a group of children evacuated to the Yorkshire countryside in the Second World War.

In November 2022, he was awarded 'Yorkshires Young Achiever of the Year' for 'Contribution to the Arts'.[9]

Austin went on to complete filming on upcoming feature film Jackdaw 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.

Austin is currently filming for The Responder, alongside Martin Freeman.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role
2023 The Boys In The Boat Joe Rantz Grandson
2023 Jackdaw Geordie Boy
2022 Youthless Jud
2022 The Railway Children Return Thomas
2022 The Pure and the Damned Isaac
2021 The Duke Scruffy Little Boy
2021 Iniquity Young Michael
2021 Ali and Ava Aiden Riley
2020 Co-op Round Are Way Busker boy
2019 Downton Abbey Yorkshire boy

Television

Year Title Role
2024 The Responder Danny
2023 The Power of Parker Ryan Slater
2022 Somewhere Boy Young Danny
2022 All Creatures Great And Small Andrew Simmonds
2021 Dodger George Minnow
2021 Ted's Top Ten Keevan Griffiths
2021 Andy And The Band Leo
2021 Gentleman Jack Pit boy
2018 The Tempest Sailor
2017 The A Word Ollie Chapman

References
  1. "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. 2022-06-20.
  2. "The Railway Children: meet the cast of youngsters bringing back beloved classic". HELLO!. 2022-07-15. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  3. 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.
  4. "Meet the real-life Leeds brothers behind the Round Are Way cover". Radio X. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  5. "Austin Haynes in All Creatures as Andrew Simmonds". Articulate Drama School & Casting Agency. 2022-10-13.
  6. "The Railway Children Return To New George Clooney Movie – A Young Yorkshire Actor's Star Is Rising". Yorkshire Times. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  7. "The Railway Children Return To New George Clooney Movie – A Young Yorkshire Actor's Star Is Rising". Yorkshire Times. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  8. "The Railway Children: meet the cast of youngsters bringing back beloved classic". HELLO!. 2022-07-15.
  9. Yorkshires Young Achiever of the Year
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