The play Death of the Author closes at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles.

The play Death of the Author opens at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles.

Previews for the play Death of the Author, in which Austin Butler plays Bradley, begin at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles.

The Lifetime television film The Bling Ring, starring Austin Butler as Zack Garvey, is released.

Austin Butler debuts as Wilke on the ABC Family series Switched at Birth.

The film Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure, in which Austin Butler plays Peyton Leverette, is released.

Austin Robert Butler was born in Anaheim, California.