Austin Crute

Austin Crute (born October 24, 1995) is an American actor and singer best known for his roles in the Netflix series Daybreak and the film Booksmart.[1][2]

Biography

Crute was born into a religious family the son of a pastor in Norcross, Georgia. He graduated high school from Greater Atlanta Christian School in 2014. He graduated from New York University in 2018.[3] He plays 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 controversial turn in playing Justin Bieber as black in an episode of the FX series Atlanta.[4]

Crute is openly gay and plays LGBTQ characters in both Booksmart and Daybreak.[5]

As a recording artist Crute has released the track "Ungodly".[6]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2019 Booksmart Alan

Television
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

References
  1. "'Daybreak' Star Austin Crute Talks Ghoulies, RZA & Surviving for Season 2 [Exclusive]". TVweb. November 15, 2019.
  2. "Meet Austin Crute, the Actor/Musician Who Brought "Black Justin Bieber" to Life". Complex.
  3. Nast, Condé. ""Daybreak" Star Austin Crute on Why We Need to See More Queer, Black Characters". Teen Vogue.
  4. "Meet Austin Crute: The 'Black Justin Bieber' of FX's 'Atlanta' Steps Out With 'Ungodly' Song - Premiere". Billboard.
  5. Campaign, Human Rights. "Booksmart and LGBTQ: Movie Brings Diverse LGBTQ Representation". Human Rights Campaign.
  6. "Austin Crute - Ungodly (Prod. By Austin Crute)". HotNewHipHop.
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