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Austin Robert Butler (born August 17, 1991) is an American actor. Butler began his career on television, first in roles on Disney Channel and Nickelodeon, most notably on Zoey 101 (2007–2008), and later on teen dramas, including recurring parts on The CW's Life Unexpected (2010–2011) and Switched at Birth (2011–2012). He gained recognition for starring in The Carrie Diaries (2013–2014) and The Shannara Chronicles (2016–2017). Butler made his Broadway debut in the 2018 revival of The Iceman Cometh and portrayed Tex Watson in Quentin Tarantino's film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019). Butler gained wider prominence for his portrayal of Elvis Presley in Baz Luhrmann's Elvis (2022), for which he won the Golden Globe and BAFTA Award and was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2023. He has since starred as Gale Cleven in the war drama miniseries Masters of the Air (2024) and Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen in the science fiction film Dune: Part Two (2024). Description above from the Wikipedia article Austin Butler, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Dark Shadows follows the Collins family, a wealthy Maine dynasty harboring centuries of dark secrets. When the mysterious Barnabas Collins returns to Collinwood Manor after a 200-year absence, he discovers he's been cursed as a vampire—trapped between life and death, unable to escape his supernatural prison. As Barnabas attempts to reclaim his former life and restore his family's fortune, he becomes entangled with the present-day Collins clan, including the governess Maggie Evans, who bears a striking resemblance to his lost love. The manor itself seems alive with malevolent spirits, vengeful witches, and tragic ghosts, each with their own unfinished business. Barnabas must navigate the collision of past and present, battling both external supernatural forces and his own dark nature, while uncovering the truth behind his curse and the family's interconnected fates. The line between salvation and damnation blurs as secrets buried for generations threaten to destroy everyone he cares about.
