Austin Purnell
Overview
- Ethnicity
- Black / African Descent
- Age Range
- 19 - 40
- Height
- 5' 10" (1m 78cm)
- Weight
- 145lbs (66kg)
- Hair Colour
- Black
- Eye Colour
- Brown
- Build
- Slim
Documents
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document fileAustin Purnell-Measurements.pdf
Credits
Year | Job Title Project Type |
Project Name Director / Company |
Location |
---|---|---|---|
2015 |
Chef (Co-Lead), Acting Coach
Commercials & Industrials |
The Scoop Ray Tintori/Vice Media |
New York, NY |
2015 |
Lead Songwriter/Vocalist
Music & Singing |
Super Sprowtz Super Sprowtz, LLC |
Brooklyn, NY |
2011 |
Bob (Principal)
Film |
12 Years A Slave Bass Film |
Vacherie, LA |
2015 |
Head Songwriter, Co-Lead Voiceover Artist
Voiceover |
Super Sprowtz Children's Vegetable Superhero Webseries/Brand Supersprowtz, LLC |
Brooklyn, NY |
2018 |
Boyfriend, Musician
Theatre |
I AM THIS FOR YOU Emily Gardner Xu Hall/ARSNOVA ANTFEST NYC |
New York, NY |
2015 |
Keyboardist
Music & Singing |
Tiny Victories (TOURING BAND) Sleepover Records |
Brooklyn, NY |
2014 |
ADR
Voiceover |
True Detective Episode 001 Cary Joji Fukunaga |
New York, NY |
2013 |
Male Voice
Commercials & Industrials |
McDonalds Hot Chocolate Commercial |
New York, NY |
2010 |
Acting Coach, Louisiana Casting
Film |
Beasts of the Southern Wild Benh Zeitlin/Court 13 Films |
New Orleans, LA/Houma, LA |
2018 |
Bailiff, FBI Agent, Reporter, Announcer, Jazz Musician, + 6 other supporting roles
Theatre |
X or The Nation v. Betty Shabazz (Off-Broadway Run) Ian Belknap/The Acting Company |
New York, NY |
2009 |
Skinny
Television |
Treme Episode 002 HBO |
New Orleans, LA |
2019 |
Stand-In for John Boyega
Film |
Rebel Ridge Jeremy Saulnier/NETFLIX |
New York, NY |
2013 |
Car Wash Patron (Co-Lead)
Commercials & Industrials |
KYOCERA HYDRO CHALLENGE feat. Bear Grylls |
Union, NJ |
2015 |
Musical Artist
Music & Singing |
Smiley Powerline Records |
New York, NY |
2017 |
Bailiff, FBI Agent, Reporter, Annnouncer, + 6 other supporting roles
Theatre |
X or The Nation v. Betty Shabazz (World Premiere Touring Company) Ian Belknap/The Acting Company |
New York, NY/Baltimore, MD/Kansas City, MO/Phoenix, AZ/Flagstaff AZ/Mesa, AZ/Syracuse, NY/Hamilton, NY/Bard College, NY |
2019 |
Flagbearer (Principal)
Film |
Gepetto (Short) Z Behl/Art Basel/Court 13 Films |
Cold Springs, NY/Miami, FL |
2014 |
Producer, Singer, Keyboardist
Music & Singing |
Butterflytree (TOURING BAND) Art & Love Records |
East Coast, USA |
2017 |
The Marquis de Sade
Theatre |
The Marquis de Sade Owen Ever/The Crunchtown Theater Company |
New Orleans, LA |
2016 |
Yasha
Theatre |
The Cherry Orchard Musical Emily Gardner Xu Hall/World Premiere Reading |
NYU Graduate Acting |
2019 |
Musical Artist, Producer
Music & Singing |
Antipoet Austin Purnell, Powerline Records |
New York, NY |
2018 |
Clay (Lead)
Film |
8 Million Miles From Hintahood (Short) Justin Denis/Monk Status Films |
New York, NY |
2013 |
Young Sun Ra
Theatre |
Sun Ra Biomusical Charlotte Braithwaite/Joe's Pub |
New York, NY |
2017 |
Self (Lead)
Film |
The Man Who Couldn't Cry (Short) Peter Chapman |
New York, NY |
2015 |
Bookstore Patron
Television |
The Slap Episode 006 "Aisha" NBC Universal |
New York, NY |
2013 |
Evil Doctor
Theatre |
Until Next Time Dave Quay/NYC Clown Festival |
New York, NY |
2017 |
Flacco (Principal)
Film |
The Golden Goose (Short) Asif Mian/Columbia University Graduate Film Dept. |
New York, NY |
2013 |
Claude, DeMarcus, Martin (Lead)
Theatre |
H Street Allison Davis/MOCADA Soul of Brooklyn Festival |
Brooklyn, NY |
2014 |
Frank O'Hara (Lead)
Film |
Cabal (Short) Ray Tintori/Borscht Film Corp. |
Miami, FL |
2013 |
Dorante (Lead)
Theatre |
The Liar Paul Mullins/NYU Graduate Acting |
New York, NY |
2016 |
Self (Lead)
Film |
The Strings of Things (Short) Peter Chapman |
New York, NY |
2022 |
James Barclay
Film |
The Line Ethan Berger/Thunderbird Films |
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2013 |
Petya Trofimov
Theatre |
The Cherry Orchard Victor Pappas/NYU Graduate Acting |
New York, NY |
2012 |
Dr. LeVay (Lead)
Theatre |
Stick Fly Susan Fenichell |
New York, NY |
2014 |
Patrick Guzman (Co-Lead)
Film |
Do The Damn Thing (Short) Adam Paschal/Columbia University Graduate Film Dept. |
New York, NY |
2014 |
Peter (Lead)
Film |
Laying A Fire (Short) Isabella Wing-Davey/NYU Graduate Film Dept. |
New York, NY |
2012 |
Petkoff, Serge (Lead)
Theatre |
Arms and The Man Janet Zarish |
New York, NY |
2014 |
Disinterested Hipster
Film |
I'm Obsessed With You (But You've Got To Leave Me Alone) Jon Goracy/Jon Goracy-Genevieve Adams |
New York, NY |
2011 |
Walter Lee Younger
Theatre |
A Raisin In The Sun (Lead) K. Todd Freeman/NYU Graduate Acting |
New York, NY |
2011 |
King John
Theatre |
King John Michael Sexton/NYU Graduate Acting |
New York, NY |
2013 |
Langston's Father (Uncredited)
Film |
Black Nativity Terence Nance, Kasi Lemmons/Maven Pictures |
New York, NY |
2008 |
Assistant Property Master, Casting
Film |
Money Matters Ryan Richmond/Double 7 Pictures |
Washington, D.C. |
2012 |
Captain, Detective, Sailor
Theatre |
The Incredible Shrinking Man Jack Fletcher/NYU Graduate Acting |
New York, NY |
2007 |
He
Theatre |
Le Tableau (The Picture) by Ionesco Hani Sami/The American University in Cairo Theater Dept. |
Cairo, Egypt |
2009 |
High School Wrestler
Film |
My Brothers Keeper WWE Entertainment |
Kenner, LA |
2008 |
Eddie Van Halen (Lead)
Film |
The Misguided Benevolence of Eddie Van Halen (Short) Josh Ente/Curious Pictures |
Middletown, CT |
2006 |
Phillip
Theatre |
The Shape of Things by Neil Labute Halley Feiffer/Wesleyan University |
Wesleyan University, CT |
2008 |
The Buddha (Co-Lead)
Film |
One Hundred Year Butterfly Dream Elaine Lai/Wesleyan University Film Dept. |
Wesleyan University, CT |
2006 |
Duke
Theatre |
As You Like It Gay Smith/Wesleyan University |
Wesleyan University, CT |
2012 |
Walking Mirror (Performance Artist)
Performing Arts |
Josiah McIlheny at Andrea Rosen Gallery Josiah McIlheny/Andrea Rosen Gallery Chelsea |
New York, NY |
2006 |
David, Narrator
Theatre |
The Exonerated Anthony Nikolchev/Wesleyan University |
Wesleyan University, CT |
2005 |
Joshua (Principal)
Film |
Frame of Reference (Short) Michael Gottwald/Court 13 Films |
Middletown, CT |
2005 |
Evil Clown (Co-Lead)
Film |
Donkey Trash (Short) Libertad Gills/Wesleyan University Film Dept. |
Wesleyan University, CT |
2004 |
Lance
Theatre |
The Altruists David Hann/Wesleyan University |
Wesleyan University, CT |
2011 |
Justin (Lead)
Film |
Where We Go Wayward (Short) Justin Denis/Monk Status Films |
New Windsor, NY |
2019 |
Romantic Lead
Video |
Good Friends (Music Video) Francesca Mirabella/PUCK MUSIC |
Brooklyn, NY |
2008 |
1st Assistant Director
Commercials & Industrials |
More Than Walking (Documentary Short) John Sigworth/ESCIP International |
Delhi, India/Mumbai, India/Pune, India |
2006 |
Recurring Guest Player
Voiceover |
Waterpipe Radio Theater John Cusick/WESU 88.1 |
Middletown, CT |
2020 |
Featured Artist
Music & Singing |
BMI Songwriting Fellowship BMI |
New York, NY |
Education
Year | Qualification | Where |
---|---|---|
2013 | MFA Acting | NYU Graduate Acting Program |
2008 | B.A. Theater | Wesleyan University |
2006 | Certificate | The Studio Theater Acting Conservatory |
2005 | Levels 1 & 2 Summer Intensive | The Upright Citizens Brigade |
2007 | Theater (16 Credits toward major) | The American University in Cairo |
Skills
Languages Spoken | Japanese |
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Athletics | Stage Combat |
Highlights
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I shot pick ups of my hands for John Boyega last week?
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Played the love interest in a music video for SZA's keyboardist PUCK debut single "Good Friends" recently! Links coming soon!