Austin Lee Basis (born September 14, 1976) is an American actor.Basis
was born in Brooklyn, New York, where he attended Mark Twain
Intermediate School 239 and Midwood High School. While majoring in
theatre at Binghamton University, he performed in the title roles of
"Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead" and "I Hate Hamlet", in addition
to several original productions. After graduation, he joined the
Actors Studio MFA program, where he received a Master of Fine Arts in
Acting. He is Jewish.As a struggling actor in New York, Basis worked
as a bartender, a bouncer, a busboy, a cater-waiter, and a substitute
teacher while performing in independent and student films, and Off-Off
Broadway plays. He also co-created and performed in an improv & sketch
comedy show called "Mmm...Comedy" that ran for seven months.Basis's
most prominent television role has been on the recent incarnation of
Beauty & the Beast, where he played J.T. Forbes (Vincent Keller's best
friend and protector).
was born in Brooklyn, New York, where he attended Mark Twain
Intermediate School 239 and Midwood High School. While majoring in
theatre at Binghamton University, he performed in the title roles of
"Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead" and "I Hate Hamlet", in addition
to several original productions. After graduation, he joined the
Actors Studio MFA program, where he received a Master of Fine Arts in
Acting. He is Jewish.As a struggling actor in New York, Basis worked
as a bartender, a bouncer, a busboy, a cater-waiter, and a substitute
teacher while performing in independent and student films, and Off-Off
Broadway plays. He also co-created and performed in an improv & sketch
comedy show called "Mmm...Comedy" that ran for seven months.Basis's
most prominent television role has been on the recent incarnation of
Beauty & the Beast, where he played J.T. Forbes (Vincent Keller's best
friend and protector).
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