The Nigerian American actor was born in Benin Nigeria and raised in Pittsburgh PA, before moving to Los Angeles CA. A standout athlete, excelling in football, track and field and martial arts. After graduating with a degree In Fine Art with a minor in Physical Education he began to train as a mixed martial artist while advancing his modeling career. His studies included Tang Soo Do, Goju Ryu, Jeet Kune Do, boxing, wrestling and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ). Austin has been featured in magazines like Muscle & Fitness and Maximum Fitness. Building upon his success as a fitness model and took a role in a Spanish Martial Arts film Cage Fight, in which he also worked as assistant fight coordinator on. 2016 was a Breakout year for Austin. A year in which he had a co-starring role in the Smosh Film Ghostmates (2016), a lead role in Brad Lee (2017), a lead in the Tomb Raider short, Croft: Liabilities and is the lead star in the powerful dramatic short The Audition (2016).