Austin Highsmith Garces

Acting

Austin Highsmith Garces

Born March 31, 1981 · Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA (age 45)

Austin Highsmith Garces was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA. She is a classically trained Fine Artist with a BA in Art from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Garces is an actress and producer, known for Dolphin Tale (2011), Scream: The TV Series (2015) and Criminal Minds (2005). She has been married to J. Teddy Garces since May 29, 2016.

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Gangster SquadGangster Squad · 2013
Gangster Squad
6.42013
MovieCrimeDrama
Los Angeles, 1949. Ruthless, Brooklyn-born mob king Mickey Cohen runs the show in this town, reaping the ill-gotten gains from the drugs, the guns, the prostitutes and — if he has his way — every wire bet placed west of Chicago. And he does it all with the protection of not only his own paid goons, but also the police and the politicians who are under his control. It’s enough to intimidate even the bravest, street-hardened cop… except, perhaps, for the small, secret crew of LAPD outsiders led by Sgt. John O’Mara and Jerry Wooters who come together to try to tear Cohen’s world apart.
Dolphin TaleDolphin Tale · 2011
Dolphin Tale
6.92011
MovieDramaFamily
A sea of animal rescuers — and a lonely boy in need of a friend – nurse an injured dolphin back to health after it loses its tail in a trap.
Dolphin Tale 2Dolphin Tale 2 · 2014
Dolphin Tale 2
6.92014
MovieFamilyDrama
The team of people who saved Winter's life reassemble in the wake of her surrogate mother's passing in order to find her a companion so she can remain at the Clearwater Marine Hospital.
Hometown ChristmasHometown Christmas · 2018
Hometown Christmas
6.12018
MovieRomanceTV Movie
Back in Louisiana for Christmas, Noelle Collins has big plans to resurrect the town’s live nativity, a beloved tradition that her late mother used to put on. Things become complicated, however, when Noelle runs into her high school sweetheart, Nick Russell, a rising baseball star also back home due to a recent injury. Still feeling the burn from their senior year break-up, their lives are pushed together even further when they learn their parents share an attraction and want to be more than just friends. When things begin to fall apart with the live nativity, Nick and Noelle reluctantly team up to pull off the show and find themselves growing close, uncovering a hometown love for each other and the joy of Christmas that both never really faded away.
Loving AnnabelleLoving Annabelle · 2007
Loving Annabelle
6.62007
MovieDramaRomance
Annabelle is the wise-beyond-her-years newcomer to an exclusive Catholic girls school. Having been expelled from her first two schools she's bound to stir some trouble. Sparks fly though when sexual chemistry appears between her and the Head of her dorm and English teacher, Simone Bradley. Annabelle pursues her relentlessly and until the end the older woman manages to avoid the law.
The UnwillingThe Unwilling · 2017
The Unwilling
3.82017
MovieHorrorThriller
After the death of a much despised patriarch, a mysterious box shows up during the reading of the will, forcing the family to reckon with each of their own deadly sins.
Did I Kill My Mother?Did I Kill My Mother? · 2018
Did I Kill My Mother?
5.72018
MovieTV MovieCrime
A young woman's mother is found dead in the home they both live in a year after her fathers unsolves suspicious murder. The police think the daughter may be responsible so she and her friends must prove she is innocent.
Only Bears
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Only Bears · 2026
Only Bears
2026
MovieComedyRomance
Over the course of one wildly unpredictable day, two married bears attempt to rekindle their intimacy—but between traffic, screenings, queer social chaos, and a stranger handing them gently used pizza, life keeps acting like the pushy “third” in their relationship

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Hometown ChristmasHometown Christmas · 2018
Hometown Christmas
6.12018
MovieRomanceTV Movie
Back in Louisiana for Christmas, Noelle Collins has big plans to resurrect the town’s live nativity, a beloved tradition that her late mother used to put on. Things become complicated, however, when Noelle runs into her high school sweetheart, Nick Russell, a rising baseball star also back home due to a recent injury. Still feeling the burn from their senior year break-up, their lives are pushed together even further when they learn their parents share an attraction and want to be more than just friends. When things begin to fall apart with the live nativity, Nick and Noelle reluctantly team up to pull off the show and find themselves growing close, uncovering a hometown love for each other and the joy of Christmas that both never really faded away.

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