Trivia

Official screenplay judge for Project Greenlight 3 (2004).

Sold his idea for a TV show Judge by Jury to Paramount Studios. (2006).

Ford Austin is a Lifetime Member of The Actors Studio.

Extensive modeling and television commercial career as a teenager including campaigns for Diet Coke, Sprint, Valtrex, Downy & Cadillac automobiles.

Direct descendent of American Lead industry pioneer: Moses Austin, who is also responsible for creating the first Anglo-American settlement in Spanish occupied Texas which he then bequeathed to his son, Stephen F. Austin (Father of Texas), who finalized the deal to make Texas statehood a reality.

Founding partner of Angry Baby Monkey Pictures.

Is a F(IND) director/producer and member of The Writer's Boot Camp in Santa Monica, California.

Tom Sizemore sponsored his live performance of his one-man "Celebrity Deathmatch" at the DGA in Los Angeles.

Directly related to oil baron J. Steve Anderson who founded Anderson-Prichard Oil Corporation (APCO Oil Cotporation).

When asked to be a bachelor on Millionaire Matchmaker in 2009, Ford Austin politely declined.

Originated the role of JFK in Daniel Henning's "The Tragedy of JFK as Told by William Shakespeare" in Los Angeles, California at The Skylight Theatre. (2016).

Is the only actor in the world who has played JFK, Jeffrey Dahmer and Adolph Hitler.

Received his M.F.A. from Temple University.

Has worked with directors: Garth Davis, Wally Pfister, Dax Sheppard, Anthony Hemingway, Lou Antonio, Dan Harmon, Vicky Jenson, Mike Goedecke, JD Ryznar, John Berry, Fred Savage, Michael Bay, Anson Williams, Scott Fellows, Andy Dick, Adam Davidson,Tina Landau, Paul Eckstein, David Williams, Robert Dubac, Jackie Berger, Bob Hedley, Michael Dorian, Dugald MacAurthur and Joyce Piven.

Recipient of The Southern California Motion Picture Council "Golden Halo Award" for Acting Achievement. (2009).

Won 3 consecutive Golden Halo Awards From The Southern California Motion Picture Council for "Tiny Dancer"(2005)"Falling Down"(2008)and "Dahmer vs Gacy"(2010).

Became a proud member of the Southern California Motion Picture Council [2010].

Featured on the cover of Movie Maker magazine with business partner Mike Goedecke for their work with the Red One in 2007 at their company WonderHowTo.com.

Originated the role of Ott, The Recluse in Tennessee William's "A Recluse and His Guest" in New York City, New York at Playhouse Creatures Theatre Company. (2016).

Official screenplay judge for Scriptapalooza (2005).

Member of the Producers Guild of America.

Won the Maybell Conger Award in recognition of outstanding activity in theater areas (1993).

Won a Silver Telly Award for his work on Dahmer vs. Gacy (2011).

The Bare Bones International Film Festival in Muskogee, Oklahoma have created two awards in the name of Ford Austin. They are, "The Ford Austin Directing Award" and "The Ford Austin Cinematography Award".

His short film "Tiny Dancer" played for at the Laemmle Grande in Los Angeles, California and qualified for the 2007 Academy Awards live action short category.

Won 4 Telly Awards for the movie "The Right to Love" [2012].

His cousin Daniel Taradash, Former president of the Academy, won an Academy Award for writing "From Here to Eternity".

Uncle of Hayden Marino.