Austin Crute (born October 24, 1995) is an American actor and singer best known for his roles in the Netflix series Daybreak and the films Booksmart and They/Them.[1][2]
Crute was born into a religious family, the son of a pastor in Norcross, Georgia. In 2011-2012, at age 15, Crute appeared as a contestant on the reality competition Majors & Minors and subsequently, the musical album which arose out of the show.[3][4] He graduated high school from Greater Atlanta Christian School in 2014. He graduated from New York University in 2018.[5] He portrayed Alan in the 2019 coming of age film Booksmart, Olivia Wilde's directorial debut and Wesley Fists in the post-apocalyptic Netflix series Daybreak. He previously had a guest appearance as "Black Justin Bieber" in an episode of the FX series Atlanta.[6][7]
Crute is openly gay, and played LGBTQ characters in Booksmart, Daybreak, and They/Them.[8]
As a recording artist Crute has released the track "Ungodly".[9]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Booksmart | Alan | |
| 2022 | Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul. | Khalil | |
| They/Them | Toby |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Atlanta | Justin Bieber | Episode: "Nobody Beats the Biebs" |
| 2018 | Orange Is the New Black | Lamar | Episode: "Sh*tstorm Coming" |
| 2019 | Daybreak | Wesley Fists | Main role |
| 2020 | Trinkets | Marquise | 3 episodes |
| 2021 | Call Your Mother | Lane | Main role |