Austin Butler: 13 facts about the 'Elvis' actor you need to know

1. Austin Butler is tapped to play Elvis Presley - Here is what you need to know about the actor

Austin Butler is an American actor who became popular through various roles on the Disney Channel, Nickelodeon and CW. In July 2019, news broke that Austin Butler was tapped to play Elvis Presley in Baz Luhrmann’s upcoming biopic. Here’s everything you need to know about the busy young star. [Photo via Getty/Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images]

2. How old is Austin Butler?

Austin Butler was born August 17, 1991. He is turning 28 years old in 2019. His August 17 birthday makes him a Leo. [Photo via Instagram/Austin Butler]

3. Where is Austin Butler from?

Austin Butler is originally from Anaheim, California. Austin now reportedly lives in Los Feliz, California, with his girlfriend Vanessa Hudgens. [Photo via Instagram/Austin Butler]

4. How tall is Austin Butler?

According to multiple online sources, Austin Butler is 6 feet tall. [Photo by Todd Williamson/MTV1415/Getty Images for MTV]

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5. Austin Butler has been in a relationship with Vanessa Hudgens for a number of years

Austin Butler is currently dating actress Vanessa Hudgens. The two met in 2005 and were first romantically linked in 2011. In 2012, Vanessa gushed about Austin, telling Women’s Health: "I am very self-reliant, but it's nice to have a best friend you can share victories with as well as losses." [Photo via Instagram/Vanessa Hudgens]

6. Austin Butler has an older sister namerd Ashley

Austin Butler has one sister named Ashley. At the beginning of Austin’s career, they both appeared with as background actors on Nickelodeon’s ‘Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide’. [Photo via Austin Butler/Instagram]

7. Austin Butler will play Elvis for the Baz Luhrmann biopic

In July 2019, it was announced that Austin Butler had been cast as Elvis Presley in the upcoming Baz Luhrmann biopic. Speaking about Austin Butler, Baz Luhrmann said: “I knew unequivocally that I had found someone who could embody the spirit of one of the world’s most iconic musical figures.” [Photo by Michael Loccisano/WireImage)/(Photo by Archive Photos/Getty Images]

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8. Austin Butler has been on many different TV shows

Austin Butler has been on tons of other shows. He played Sebastian on the CW’s ‘The Carrie Diaries’. He was also on ‘Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide’, ‘iCarly’, ‘Hannah Montana’, ‘Wizards of Waverly Place’, ‘Life Unexpected’, and more. [Photo via CW]

9. Austin Butler was in Wizard's of Waverly Place

Austin Butler appears in a season 3 episode 10 of ‘Wizards of Waverly Place’ as George. In the episode, Austin plays a guy that Alex is interested in going to the dance with, but who thinks she is too “negative”. [Photo by Eric McCandless/Disney Channel via Getty Images]

10. Austin Butler was also in Hannah Montana

Austin Butler appears in two episodes of Hannah Montana. First, as an uncredited character named Toby, then a year later as Derek Hanson, Hannah’s blind date in season 2 episode 7: “My Best Friend’s Boyfriend”. [Photo via Disney Channel]

11. What other movies has Austin Butler been in?

Austin Butler has transitioned to film in recent years. His most recent role was as Tex in ‘Once Upon A Time...In Hollywood’. He also appears in ‘The Dead Don’t Die’, and 2015’s ‘The Intruders’. You can also catch him in Netflix’s ‘Dude’. [Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images]

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12. Austin Butler was not in High School Musical but he appeared in 'Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure'

Austin Butler was not in any of the High School Musical films. He does, however, appear as Peyton Leverette in ‘Sharpay’s Fabulous Adventure’. [Photo by Ben Mark Holzberg/Disney Channel via Getty Images]

13. Was Austin Butler in Dude?

Austin Butler played Thomas in the Netflix movie ‘Dude’, which follows a group of girls in a friendship group in the days prior to their high school graduation. Lucy Hale and Awkwafina also star. [Photo via Netflix]