{{Short description|British actor}} {{distinguish|Tom Austin (disambiguation){{!}}Tom Austin}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}} {{Use British English|date=January 2016}} {{Infobox person | name = Tom Austen | image = Tom Austen on Sidewalks Entertainment.jpg | caption = Austen discusses his ''Helstrom'' television series in 2020 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1987|09|15}} | birth_place = [[Hampshire]], England | occupation = Actor | years_active = 2010–present | spouse = | children = | relatives = [[Freddy Carter]] (brother) | website = }}
'''Thomas Michael Carter''' (born 15 September 1987), known professionally as '''Tom Austen''', is an English actor, known for his television appearances portraying Jasper Frost on ''[[The Royals (TV series)|The Royals]]'' and Guy Hopkins on ''[[Grantchester (TV series)|Grantchester]]''.
==Early life== Born in the county of [[Hampshire]] and raised in [[Taunton]], [[Somerset]], Austen attended [[Queen's College, Taunton]] and then the [[Guildhall School of Music and Drama]].<ref name="Gazette">{{cite web |url=http://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/9826088.Ex_Taunton_student_Tom_Austen_has_the_world_at_his_feet/? |title=Ex-Taunton student Tom Austen has the world at his feet |work=[[Somerset County Gazette]] |first=Michael |last=Marsh |date=20 July 2012 |access-date=5 January 2016}}</ref> His younger brother, [[Freddy Carter]], is also an actor.
==Career== Austen's first acting job was portraying [[rent boy]] Anto in an episode of the UK series ''[[Shameless (British TV series)|Shameless]]'' in 2010.<ref name="Wonderland">{{cite web |url=http://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2012/07/beaver-falls-tom-austen/ |title=''Beaver Falls'': Tom Austen |work=Wonderland |first=Shane |last=Hawkins |date=23 July 2012 |access-date=5 January 2016}}</ref> He played multi-episode roles on ''[[The Borgias (2011 TV series)|The Borgias]]'' and ''[[Beaver Falls (TV series)|Beaver Falls]]'' in 2012,<ref name="Gazette"/><ref name="Wonderland"/> and starred as Marc Bayard in the [[police procedural]] series ''[[Jo (TV series)|Jo]]'' in 2013.<ref name="Wonderland"/><ref name="THR Jo">{{cite news |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jean-renos-detective-series-jo-564715 |title=Jean Reno's Detective Series ''Jo'' Canceled |first=Rhonda |last=Richford |date=7 June 2013 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=5 January 2016}}</ref><ref name="II Jo">{{cite news |url=http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/tv-radio/a-crime-drama-set-in-paris-yet-theres-still-nothing-to-see-here-29295067.html |title=A crime drama set in Paris? Yet there's still nothing to see here! |first=John |last=Boland |date=25 May 2013 |work=[[Irish Independent]] |access-date=5 January 2016}}</ref> After his costarring role as ''[[Grantchester (TV series)|Grantchester]]''{{'s}} Guy Hopkins in 2014,<ref name="PBS Grantchester">{{cite web |url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/programs/features/cast-and-credits/credits-grantchester-s1-e6/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20160817120931/http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/programs/features/cast-and-credits/credits-grantchester-s1-e6/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 August 2016 |title=''Grantchester'': Cast & Credits |publisher=[[PBS]] |access-date=5 January 2016}}</ref><ref name="ITV Grantchester">{{cite web |url=http://www.itv.com/presscentre/press-releases/itv-announces-cast-new-six-part-drama-grantchester |title=ITV announces the cast of new six-part drama ''Grantchester'' |publisher=ITV |date=25 March 2014 |access-date=5 January 2016}}</ref> Austen began portraying duplicitous bodyguard Jasper Frost on the [[E!]] drama series ''[[The Royals (TV series)|The Royals]]'' in 2015.<ref name="TheWrap Royals">{{cite web|url=http://www.thewrap.com/the-royals-review-e-drama-is-a-not-so-guilty-pleasure/|title=''The Royals'' Review: E!'s Elizabeth Hurley Drama Is a Not So Guilty Pleasure |first=Diane |last=Gordon |work=[[TheWrap]] |date=March 13, 2015 |access-date=December 28, 2015}}</ref><ref name="Gazette Royals">{{cite web |url=http://www.post-gazette.com/ae/tv-radio/2015/03/13/Tuned-in-The-Royals-on-E-celebrations-for-Fred-Rogers-and-Arnold-Palmer/stories/201503130110|title=Tuned In: ''The Royals'' lathers up Sunday night|work=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]] |first=Rob |last=Owen |date=March 12, 2015 |access-date=December 28, 2015}}</ref><ref name="Herald Royals">{{cite web |url=http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/television/2015/03/only_elizabeth_hurley_shines_in_e_drama_about_brits |title=Only Elizabeth Hurley shines in E! drama about Brits |work=[[Boston Herald]] |first=Mark |last=Perigard |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150313094735/http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/television/2015/03/only_elizabeth_hurley_shines_in_e_drama_about_brits |date=March 12, 2015 |archive-date=13 March 2015 |access-date=December 28, 2015}}</ref><ref name="WSJ">{{cite web |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/tv-review-of-the-royals-1426195951 |title=They'll Never Be Royals |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |first=Nancy |last=Dewolf Smith |date=March 12, 2015 |access-date=December 12, 2015}}</ref> In October 2019, Austen was cast as [[Daimon Hellstrom|Daimon Helstrom]] in the [[Hulu]] series ''[[Helstrom (TV series)|Helstrom]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bleedingcool.com/2019/10/08/marvels-helstrom-the-royals-tom-austen-ftwd-sydney-lemon-5-more-join-hulu-series/|title=''Marvel's Helstrom'': ''The Royals'' Tom Austen, ''FTWD'' Sydney Lemon, 5 More Join Hulu Series|website=Bleeding Cool|last=Flook|first=Ray|date=October 8, 2019|access-date=October 8, 2019}}</ref>
==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes ! class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|References}} |- | 2013 | ''Legendary: Tomb of the Dragon'' | Scott | | <ref name="Wonderland"/> |- | 2014 | ''[[Ironclad: Battle for Blood]]'' | Guy the Squire | | <ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2014/film/reviews/film-review-ironclad-battle-for-blood-1201268246/ |title=Film Review: ''Ironclad: Battle for Blood'' |first=Guy |last=Lodge |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=24 July 2014 |access-date=5 January 2016}}</ref> |- | 2017 | ''[[Bitter Harvest (2017 film)|Bitter Harvest]]'' | Taras | | <ref>{{cite web |url=https://collider.com/the-devils-harvest-images-max-irons/ |title=First-Look Images from THE DEVIL'S HARVEST Starring Terence Stamp, Max Irons, and Barry Pepper |first=Dave |last=Trumbore |publisher=[[Collider (website)|Collider]] |date=4 February 2014 |access-date=5 January 2016}}</ref> |- | 2019 | ''No. 89'' | John | Short film | |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes ! class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|References}} |- | 2010 | ''[[Shameless (British TV series)|Shameless]]'' | Anto | Episode: "Gang Wars" | <ref name="Gazette"/><ref name="Wonderland"/> |- | 2011 | ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]'' | Jonathan Bone | Episode: "Charming" | <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0137x20 |title=''Doctors'': "Charming" {{ndash}} Series 13 |publisher=[[BBC]] |access-date=5 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110813090247/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0137x20 |archive-date=13 August 2011}}</ref> |- | 2012 | ''{{sortname|The|Borgias|dab=2011 TV series}}'' | Raffaello Pallavicini | 4 episodes | <ref name="Wonderland"/><ref name="THR Jo"/> |- | 2012 | ''[[Misfits (TV series)|Misfits]]'' | Pete | Episode: "In the Skin of Another" | <ref name="Gazette"/><ref name="Wonderland"/> |- | 2012 | ''[[Beaver Falls (TV series)|Beaver Falls]]'' | Mac | Main role | <ref name="Gazette"/><ref name="Wonderland"/> |- | 2013 | ''[[Jo (TV series)|Jo]]'' | Marc Bayard | Main role | <ref name="Wonderland"/><ref name="THR Jo"/><ref name="II Jo"/> |- | 2013 | ''[[London Irish (TV series)|London Irish]]'' | Martin | Episode 4 | <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.radiotimes.com/episode/cpc59x/london-irish--series-1---episode-4 |title=''London Irish'': Series 1, Episode 4 |work=Radio Times |access-date=6 January 2016}}</ref> |- | 2013 | ''[[Agatha Christie's Poirot]]'' | Ted Williams | Episode: "[[The Labours of Hercules]]" | <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep4week45/agatha-christies-poirot-labours-hercules |title=''Agatha Christie's Poirot'': 'The Labours of Hercules' |publisher=[[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] |access-date=5 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.radiotimes.com/episode/cpymk5/agatha-christies-poirot--series-13---4-the-labours-of-hercules |title=''Unforgotten'': Series 13, Episode 4 |work=[[Radio Times]] |first=Alison |last=Graham |access-date=5 January 2016}}</ref> |- | 2014–2017 | ''[[Grantchester (TV series)|Grantchester]]'' | Guy Hopkins | 11 episodes | <ref name="PBS Grantchester"/><ref name="ITV Grantchester"/> |- | 2015 | ''[[Unforgotten]]'' | Josh Cross | 6 episodes | <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.radiotimes.com/episode/ds2yvy/unforgotten--series-1---episode-2 |title=''Unforgotten'': Series 1, Episode 2 |work=Radio Times |first=Alison |last=Graham |access-date=5 January 2016}}</ref> |- | 2015–2018 | ''{{sortname|The|Royals|dab=TV series}}'' | Jasper Frost | Main role | <ref name="TheWrap Royals"/><ref name="Gazette Royals"/><ref name="Herald Royals"/><ref name="WSJ"/> |- | 2020 | ''{{sortname|The|Bold Type}}'' | Cody | 3 episodes | |- | 2020 | ''[[Helstrom (TV series)|Helstrom]]'' | [[Daimon Hellstrom|Daimon Helstrom]] | Main role | |- |2023 |''[[Django (TV series)|Django]]'' |Elijah |1 episode |<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Vivarelli|first1=John Hopewell,Nick|last2=Hopewell|first2=John|last3=Vivarelli|first3=Nick|date=2021-05-11|title=Noomi Rapace, Nicholas Pinnock Join Matthias Schoenaerts in 'Django,' From Sky and Canal Plus (EXCLUSIVE)|url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/global/noomi-rapace-nicholas-pinnock-django-sky-canal-plus-1234970178/|access-date=2021-05-21|website=Variety|language=en-US}}</ref> |}
===Video games=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes ! class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|References}} |- | 2016 | ''[[Batman: Arkham VR]]'' | [[Tim Drake|Robin / Tim Drake]] | Video game | <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Tom-Austen/ |title=Tom Austen (visual voices guide) |website=Behind The Voice Actors |date= |access-date=12 February 2017}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref> |}
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==External links== * {{IMDb name|3781701}}
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