Acting

Joel Austin

Born July 16, 1986 (age 40)

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

Horsegirls

Horsegirls · 2026

MovieDramaComedy

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.

Rat Problem

Rat Problem · 2025

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.

In the Summer Rain

In the Summer Rain · 2024

In the Summer Rain

MovieDramaRomance

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.

The Harvester

The Harvester · 2024

MovieScience Fiction

A nomadic prospector discovers a massive deposit of rare substance and must fight to keep his find.

Vines

A mad botanist experiments on an unwilling human subject to give plants a fighting chance against climate change.

The Thinking Molecules of Titan

The Thinking Molecules of Titan · 2014

The Thinking Molecules of Titan

MovieScience Fiction

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.

Led to Believe

Led to Believe · 2007

Roland Marvel is a man in hiding, working as handyman at a small Tennessee church. But when a charismatic minister and an intriguing young woman come into his life, he finds the tragedy of his own past on a collision course with the turmoil of 21st century America.

The Problem Drinker

The Problem Drinker · 2026

The Problem Drinker

MovieDramaComedy

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.

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Horsegirls

Horsegirls · 2026

MovieDramaComedy

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.

Mr. Mayhew

Rat Problem

Rat Problem · 2025

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.

Darin

In the Summer Rain

In the Summer Rain · 2024

In the Summer Rain

MovieDramaRomance

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.

Jimmy

The Harvester

The Harvester · 2024

MovieScience Fiction

A nomadic prospector discovers a massive deposit of rare substance and must fight to keep his find.

The Harvester

Vines

A mad botanist experiments on an unwilling human subject to give plants a fighting chance against climate change.

The Thinking Molecules of Titan

The Thinking Molecules of Titan · 2014

The Thinking Molecules of Titan

MovieScience Fiction

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.

Mason

Led to Believe

Led to Believe · 2007

Roland Marvel is a man in hiding, working as handyman at a small Tennessee church. But when a charismatic minister and an intriguing young woman come into his life, he finds the tragedy of his own past on a collision course with the turmoil of 21st century America.

Anthony Greaves (as Joel Higgins)

The Problem Drinker

The Problem Drinker · 2026

The Problem Drinker

MovieDramaComedy

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.

Lloyd

Dino Hart

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.