Joel Austin
Biography
Joel Austin is an actor, writer, and filmmaker originally from Tennessee, but has lived and worked in the Midwest, New York, the Pacific Northwest, and Los Angeles. He began writing and acting as a child and is accomplished in both arenas.
Known For & Full Filmography8 Titles
Movie - 2026, 2h 15m • as Mr. Mayhew
As her mother battles an uncertain diagnosis, neurodivergent 22-year-old Margarita discovers a source of strength in an unexpected place: the sport of hobbyhorsing.
Movie - 2024, 2h 15m • as The Harvester
A nomadic prospector discovers a massive deposit of rare substance and must fight to keep his find.
Movie - 2024, 2h 15m • as Darin
In the 1987 underbelly of Portland's contaminated, trash-filled streets, a working-call clerk fights for her life against a horde of giant, man-eating mutant rats while trying to maintain her dignity at the hopeless Maxi-Mart.
Movie - 2024, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
A mad botanist experiments on an unwilling human subject to give plants a fighting chance against climate change.
Movie - 2026, 2h 15m • as Lloyd
When Kyle, a curmudgeonly writer, finally gets the good news that his debut memoir is getting published, he goes to his favorite bar to complain about it. Once there, however, he must face more stiff drinks - and problems - than he bargained for.
Movie - 2024, 2h 15m • as Jimmy
As a television actor returns to Seattle to learn about the daughter he never met, a high school senior finds first love with the pastor's daughter. Their stories parallel one another in mysterious ways.
Movie - 2024, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Set in days after the passage of a “Don’t Say Gay” bill, the film explores being a queer kid in 2023 small-town America, the crumbling Americana of small-town life, & the fine line between imagination and reality.
Movie - 2014, 2h 15m • as Mason
Follows a group of scientists and their friends trying to understand a pattern they have found in a signal coming from Titan, one of the moons of Saturn. Based on a short story by Roger Ebert.