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In 2011, he booked the role of Wilke on the ABC Family series Switched at Birth, debuting on June 27, 2011. In December 2010, Butler told Week In Rewind about landing his role in Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure: 'I had worked with Ashley once, and then I heard about the movie, because she called me and said, 'Austin, I want you to come and read for the director for this-I think you'd be perfect.' So, I went and met with the director, and it went really well, and I ended up doing the movie.' The film wrapped production in July 2010 and was released direct-to-DVD on April 19, 2011. In the film, Butler played Peyton Leverette, a handsome student filmmaker who finds Sharpay nearly as fascinating as she finds herself. ДЄlso in 2010, Butler's Aliens in the Attic co-star Ashley Tisdale invited him to audition for a lead role in the film Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure, a spin-off of Disney's High School Musical franchise that followed the adventures of Sharpay Evans after high school as she tries to get her big break on Broadway. In June of that year, Butler appeared in two consecutive Jonas episodes where he played Stone Stevens, and in December of that year, Butler's guest-starred on CSI: Miami and The Defenders. In February 2010, Butler landed a recurring role as Jones on the CW series Life Unexpected, and that same month, he appeared in an episode of Wizards of Waverly Place titled 'Positive Alex' where he played Alex's new crush, George. Butler portrayed the cousin of Alexa's character Ruby, whom he has a crush on, reasoning that it was because he never grew up with her. That same summer, Butler appeared in the starring role of Jordan Gallagher on the popular, but short-lived ABC Family series Ruby & the Rockits, alongside David Cassidy, Patrick Cassidy and his good friend, Alexa Vega. In the movie, his character, along with his family, battles to save their vacation home and the world from an alien invasion.

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In July 2009, Butler starred in 20th Century Fox's family adventure movie Aliens in the Attic (originally titled They Came From Upstairs), portraying Jake Pearson, alongside Ashley Tisdale, Carter Jenkins, Robert Hoffman, Kevin Nealon and Doris Roberts.

In February 2008, Butler landed a main role on another Nickelodeon series Zoey 101 playing James Garrett, the love interest of Jamie Lynn Spears's title character Zoey in the fourth season, and in March of that year, he appeared in an episode of Out of Jimmy's Head playing the role of Lance in the episode titled 'Princess'.

In May 2007, Butler landed a guest starring role on the Disney Channel series Hannah Montana playing the role of Derek Hanson opposite actress Miley Cyrus, and in September of that same year, he portrayed Jake Krandle in the episode 'iLike Jake' on the Nickelodeon series iCarly.

His friend on the show, Lindsey Shaw, introduced him to her manager, Pat Cutler who immediately offered to represent him, and from that point on, Butler began taking acting seriously as a career. In 2005, after working as an extra on several television series, Butler landed his first regular job as a background actor playing the role of Lionel Scranton for two seasons on Nickelodeon's Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide. He found that he enjoyed it and soon began taking acting classes. When Butler was thirteen, he was approached by a representative from a background acting management company at the Orange County Fair who helped him get started in the entertainment industry. He has an older sister Ashley (born in 1986), who worked as a background actor alongside him on Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide. Austin Butler was born on August 17, 1991, in Anaheim, California, the son of Lori Anne (nГ©e Howell), an aesthetician, and David Butler.

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