Biography

The oldest of seven children, Austin is originally from East Tennessee where she grew up hunting, camping, and fearlessly exploring the Great Smoky Mountains located right there in her back yard. Austin's unique mix of Japanese, Cherokee/Native American descent caught the eye of a modeling agency in Tennessee while she was in high school. Because of her participation in Basketball, Track, Tennis, and Soccer, Austin was immediately dubbed a fitness model and began booking many jobs locally within that market. (Later she was gratefully featured on the cover of Newsweek Magazine!)

It wasn't until college that Austin caught her acting bug. She was first studying to be a Criminal Profiler while attending the University of Tennessee, notoriously known for it's 'Body Farm,' when she decided to take an elective class in Theatre (with the idea that perhaps one day she would work undercover and need to 'play' someone else. Little did she know that the mixture of character breakdown/intention investigation combined with the pure adrenaline rush of standing on a stage/moving an audience would prove to be a highly addictive passion. She immediately changed her major and earned her BA of Theatre degree there at UT and then went on to study at The American Academy of Dramatics Arts and The Atlantic Theatre Conservatory in NYC. Since then, she has also studied with some of the greats, including Larry Moss, Bob Krakower, Annie Grindlay, Joseph Pearlman, and Richard Schiff. She is also a member/student at The Ruskin Theatre Group and InterAct LA.

Austin's first film "Point of Fear" directed by Brooks Benjamin and co-starring Jason Benjamin won her the Bare Bones Festival award for "Best Upcoming Actress" in the thriller/horror category. After making her way from TN to NYC where she worked consistently in television and commercials including the final season of of "Rescue Me," directly across from Dennis Leary. Then, the Writer's strike came in combination with the death of her beloved Mother who had raised Austin and her siblings all on her own. It was the sudden loss that inspired Austin to embrace the mantra "Seize the Day" therefore sparking the move out West. Austin now resides in CA as a single Mother with her two daughter's. She can be found as a series regular in the pilot "The Bathroom Diaries" as well as a funny supporting character in the feature film "The Lonely Italian," which is directed my Emmy award winning Lee Farber.

Austin is also considered an up and coming writer who has already won an award in The Hollywood Screenplay Contest (Thriller category) as well has been a semi-finalist in the Academy Nicholl's competition. She has two feature screenplays currently being pitched for option this year (2017.)

In addition, Austin Musick is the proud owner of the newly formed production company That's Money Entertainment, that in 2016 produced a short film #BFF and an Political Campaign spoof titled "A Trumped Birthday."
- IMDb mini biography by: Austin Musick