This slow and thorny path to glory! Stowell Austin: biography and best roles

2024 Author: Henry Conors | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-12 02:55

They say that to build a successful acting career, you need a suitable appearance, charisma, appropriate education, the ability to get used to any role and full dedication to work. But if this is indeed true, then it is not clear then what Stowell Austin is doing wrong? In the article, let's pay attention to the biography of the actor and those few projects in which he got serious roles.

Biography

Austin Miles Stowell was born in Kensington, Connecticut to a former steelworker and school teacher. And he is the youngest of three brothers. Despite enrolling and furthering his studies at a high school in Berlin, the guy already knew what he was going to do in life. Therefore, he applied to the University of Connecticut at Storrs, the Department of Dramatic Arts. And while still studying there, he took the first steps in his acting career, participating in theatrical productions.

What do young hearts want?

Austin's career began in 2009. And the first experienceon television, the young actor was presented by the creators of such series as Secret from the Parents (2008-2013), Beverly Hills: The Next Generation (2008-2013) and NCIS: Los Angeles (going from 2009). Naturally, while these were only episodic roles. Just like in the film "The Story of a Dolphin" (2011) about the boy Sawyer and the dolphin Winter rescued by him.

The actor received a good role in 2012 from Danny Mooney in his film Young Hearts. Austin Stowell played there an American soldier named D alton - a participant in the Vietnam War. After getting the day off, he and his friend Mickey decided to go home to meet Jenny, the girl he recently broke up with.

But their short vacation slowly turned AWOL. After all, meeting with a former girlfriend turns out to be quite warm. Yes, and Mickey, having fallen in love with the impregnable blonde Candace, was going to achieve reciprocity from her in any way. The romance of that summer captured the hearts of young people so much that for this they are ready to risk everything, even their own future.

What does obsession lead to?

This gave a good boost to the young actor's career. Now there are more roles. Of course, almost all of them were of the second plan, but the quality of some projects turned out to be at a high level. After a tiny role in Steven Soderbergh's biopic Behind the Candelabra (2012), actor Austin Stowell appeared in the psychological musical thriller Obsession (2014). The picture then received a lot of positivereviews and was included in the list of 10 best films of the year.

Damien Chazelle's work tells the story of a young guy, Andrew Nieman, who loved music so much that he entered the conservatory. There he honed his skills as a drummer on his own, until he was noticed by the legendary conductor Terence Fletcher. Using very rigorous training methods, he decided to unleash the full potential of the young musician.

Every day Andrew started and ended with training. And in the end, the guy lost everything: his personal life, rest and even sleep. Music literally became the meaning of his life. But it suited him. And he himself chose this difficult, disappointing path in order to someday surpass his teacher.

How to cross the bridge safely?

The film about a diligent musician was not the last project starring Austin Stowell. Films with him appeared further, but they did not please the actor with serious roles. Film projects such as Warren (2014), Bad Behavior (2014), Dolphin Story 2 (2014) most likely became passing. Austin was also asked to play one of the officers in the series Public Morality (2015), which tells about the work of the police department in the 60s of the last century. But then Steven Spielberg noticed him, after which Stowell Austin got the role of an American pilot in his historical drama.

The film "Bridge of Spies" (2015), based on a true story, tells about the events that took place during the Cold War. Renowned lawyer James Donovan is assigned to defendSoviet spy, recently detained by FBI agents. At first, he does not find this difficult, until the Soviet secret services capture an American pilot, Francis Powers (Stowell Austin).

It turns out, while flying a reconnaissance aircraft, Powers carried out espionage activities over the territory of the USSR. As a result, both sides agree on an exchange of their spies, which will take place on the Glienicke Bridge.

About girls and monsters

Finally, in 2016, the Spanish director Nacho Vigalondo showed the fantastic thriller "My Monster Girlfriend". The main characters in it were played by Anne Hathaway and Jason Sudeikis, but Stowell Austin also got the role. Gloria - the main character of the film, due to constant depression and strong friendship with alcoholic beverages, moves to her hometown, where she gets a job in a bar with her friend.

The new place of residence and work does not prevent the girl from continuing to have fun. During the day, of course, she honestly works out her salary, standing at the bar and mixing cocktails. And in the evening he uses them in the company of his friends. She does not even notice that she is destroying her own life in the same way that the city of Seoul is destroying a monster that suddenly appeared there.

Of course, this is not the last project in which Austin Stowell took part. Movies will still be made, and most likely there will be a lot of them. The only question is how significant will the appearance of this actor in them?