Austin Stowell
Known for Acting
Biography
Austin Miles Stowell (born December 24, 1984) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Kyle Connellan in Alcon Entertainment's Dolphin Tale and Dolphin Tale 2, and as Dalton Joiner in the Vietnam romantic drama Love and Honor with Liam Hemsworth. Austin Stowell was born in Kensington, Connecticut, where he was raised by his father, Robert, a retired steelworker, and his mother, Elizabeth, a schoolteacher. He graduated from Berlin High School in 2003 with the intention of pursuing a professional career in acting. Upon acceptance at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Connecticut, he studied with the Department of Dramatic Arts, a division of the School of Fine Arts. He performed in several productions with the Connecticut Repertory Theatre, including Julius Caesar, It Can't Happen Here, and As You Like It. Stowell graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2007.
Filmography
Whiplash
2014
as Ryan
Bridge of Spies
2015
as Francis Gary Powers
12 Strong
2018
as Fred Falls
The Hating Game
2021
as Joshua Templeman
Battle of the Sexes
2017
as Larry King
Puncture
2011
as E.R. Medic
Colossal
2017
as Joel
Stratton
2017
as Hank
Fantasy Island
2020
as Patrick Sullivan
Swallow
2020
as Richie Conrad
Behaving Badly
2014
as Kevin Carpenter
The Long Home
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Dolphin Tale
2011
as Kyle Connellan
Behind the Candelabra
2013
as Backstage Flirt
In Dubious Battle
2016
as Eddie
The Inheritance
2024
as Drew Abernathy
Dolphin Tale 2
2014
as Kyle Connellan
Higher Power
2018
as Michael
A Case of the Cold War: Bridge of Spies
2016
as Self
Love and Honor
2013
as Dalton Joiner