Who is Austin Butler in the role of Elvis Presley in the new biopic movie?

After much hype and speculation, Austin Butler was the cast of actors playing the role of Elvis Presley in Baz Luhrmann's biopic.

He repelled Miles Teller, Harry Styles and Alsel Elgort, who were also in the running for the role.

While we look forward to hearing more details about the film, which has not yet a title, here's what you need to know about Austin – since his relationship with Vanessa Hudgens until you could get it. -be already seen before.

Who is Austin Butler and in what state was he?

Austin Butler, 27, was born in California in 1991.

He made his show business debut at age 13 when he was approached by a person who represented an extras management agency. After realizing that he liked the job, he started taking acting clbades.

Austin's first regular role is that of Lionel Scranton, whom he played for two seasons in the Ned Downgraded Survival Guide from 2005.

In 2007, he was starring Derek Hanson alongside Miley Cyrus in Hannah Montana and, from 2007 to 2008, he played James Garrett in Zoey 101.

Then, in 2009, he landed a role in his first feature film, Aliens in the Attic, in which he played James Pearson.

Since then, he has continued to play regularly on television shows such as Wizards of Waverly Place, CSI: Miami, CSI: NY, Ruby & the Rockits and Life Unexpected.

In 2011, you may have seen Austin as Zack Garvey in the TV movie The Bling Ring.

The same year, he started dating Vanessa Hudgens. He is still with her to this day and he has previously described it as his "rock".

In regards to his most recent roles, you can recognize Austin since he was playing in Sebastian Kydd in The Carrie Diaries, in Chase in Arrow, in Noah Henry in The Intruders, in Wil Ohmsford in The Shannara Chronicles and in Thomas in Dude.

He also made his Broadway debut in 2018 as Don Parritt in The Iceman Cometh, pitting Denzel Washington.

Until now, 2019 has been a great year for Austin because not only was he chosen to play Elvis, but he also appeared in the role of Jack in The Dead Don's Die and will play the role from Tex Watson, the murderer of Manson Family in Once Upon a Time … from Quentin Tarantino … to Hollywood.

About his cast as Elvis, Austin, Luhrmann told Deadline, "I knew I could not do this movie if the cast was not quite right. vocal qualities of this star without equal, but also the inner vulnerability of the artist.

"Throughout the cast, I had the honor of meeting such a wide range of talent.

"I had heard about Austin Butler thanks to his outstanding role alongside Denzel Washington in The Iceman Cometh on Broadway and through a series of screen tests and music and performance workshops." I knew unequivocally that I had found someone who could embody this spirit. from one of the most emblematic musical figures of the world. & # 39;