Austin Zajur
Born (1995-08-12) August 12, 1995 (age 28)
United States
OccupationActor
Years active2008–present

Austin Zajur (born August 12, 1995) is an American actor known for his lead roles in films such as Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark and Fist Fight, and television shows such as Kidding, Mythic Quest and Point of Honor.[1][2][3]

Early life

Zajur was born on August 12, 1995, in the United States. His father Michel Zajur was born in Mexico, to a family of Lebanese-Syrian descent. His father is also the president and CEO of the Virginia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.[4][5]

Career

Zajur began his acting career at the age of 11 on the set of the miniseries John Adams, where he played the guest role of Militiaman / Boston Local. As a child actor, he would spend his days traveling back and forth to New York from Richmond. At 20, he took a leap of faith and moved to New York to focus on his acting career.[6]

In 2010, he appeared in the educational animated children's television series Wonder Pets!, where he played the voice role as Monkey in third season and episode sixteen: "Happy Mother's Day/Save the Sun Bear".[7][8]

In 2011, Zajur played the role such as young You in the first season, episode four of The Six.[9]

In 2014, Zajur appeared in episode nine of the season two of The Carrie Diaries as Dorrit's Punk Friend.[10]

In 2015, Zajur played the character of Cadet in the television film Point of Honor.[11] He played the role the Teen Gang Member in the period drama series Turn: Washington's Spies, starring Jamie Bell as Abraham Woodhull.[12] Also appeared in the series Evil Kin as Stanford Clark in season three, episode 11: "Broken Bond".[13]

In 2016, Zajur appeared in the period medical drama series Mercy Street, as Drunk Yankee in season one, episode 2: "The Haversack".[14] Zajur made his film debut in director Kieran Valla's Delinquent, where he played the role such as Carter.[15][16] He played the role of Blair in "Ghost Confessions", the episode twelve of the eighth season of A Haunting.[17]

In 2017, Zajur had basically just moved to Manhattan when he got a call from his agent, saying he was going to Atlanta for a table read for the film Fist Fight with Ice Cube, Charlie Day and Tracy Morgan, he headed to Los Angeles to work on more projects.[18][19][20] In the 2017 short film, Stag, he played the character of Robbie. He played the role of Son in the web series CollegeHumor Originals and also played Austin in Vanoss Superhero School.[21]

In 2018, Zajur appeared on TV shows Speechless as Dorky Friend #1. He played the role as Sal in the 2018 short film The Day of Matthew Montgomery alongside Jesse Bradford and Brianna Thorne. He has worked with Jim Carrey in the comedy-drama series Kidding as Diego.[22][23]

In 2019, Zajur starred in the horror film Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, which was released on August 23, 2019, where he played role of Charlie "Chuck" Steinberg, alongside Zoe Colletti, Michael Garza, Austin Abrams, Gabriel Rush and Natalie Ganzhorn. He played of the role the Band Member #2 in the series Labeled.[24]

In 2021, Zajur plays Dan Bonavure in the drama film The Fallout starring Jenna Ortega and Maddie Ziegler.[25] He played the role of Gideon, the fifth episode of the first season of Cruel Summer.[26]

In 2022, Zajur played the role of Eric French in the 2022 film Student Body. He also appeared as Blockchain Coltrane in the comedy film Clerks III alongside Brian O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Trevor Fehrman and Jason Mewes.[27]

Personal life

Since 2019, Zajur is in a relationship with actress Harley Quinn Smith.[28][29][30]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2016 Delinquent Carter
2017 Fist Fight Neil
Stag Robbie Short film
2018 The Day of Matthew Montgomery Sal Short film
2019 Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Chuck Steinberg
Countdown Brock McMasters Uncredited
2021 The Fallout Dan Bonavure
2022 Student Body Eric French
Clerks III Blockchain Coltrane
2023 Fool’s Paradise Mosquito Boy/Stand In
TBA Robbery Billy Short film; post-production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2008 John Adams Militiaman / Boston Local 2 episodes
2010 Wonder Pets! Monkey Episode: "Happy Mother's Day/Save the Sun Bear"
2011 The Six Young You Episode: "The Six Girls You'll See Back Home"
2014 The Carrie Diaries Dorrit's Punk Friend Episode: "Under Pressure"
2015 Point of Honor Cadet Television movie; uncredited
Turn: Washington's Spies Teen Gang Member Episode: "Men of Blood"
Evil Kin Sanford Clark Episode: "Broken Bond"
2016 Mercy Street Drunk Yankee Episode: "The Haversack"
A Haunting Blair Episode: "Ghost Confessions"
2018 Speechless Dorky Friend #1 Episode: "N-E-- NEW Y-- YEAR'S E-- EVE"
Kidding Diego Episode: "The New You"
2019 Labeled Band Member #2 Television short
2020 Swiss and Lali Hijack Hollywood Harlan Main role
2021 Cruel Summer Gideon Episode: "As the Carny Gods Intended"

Web

Year Title Role Notes
2017 CollegeHumor Originals Son Episode: "IF Hand Turkeys Were Real"
Vanoss Superhero School Austin 3 episodes

References

  1. ^ "Austin Zajur – Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Archived from the original on 2017-03-10. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
  2. ^ "Austin Zajur's Youthful Brilliance – SoulVision Magazine". Retrieved 2020-10-10.
  3. ^ "Review: SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK is Spooky Gateway Horror for a New Generation". Daily Dead. 2019-08-08. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
  4. ^ Curran, Colleen. "Richmond actor in 'Fist Fight' with Charlie Day & Ice Cube". Richmond Times-Dispatch.
  5. ^ Green, Kristen. "A tamale tradition runs in the family". Richmond Times-Dispatch.
  6. ^ "Austin Zajur's Youthful Brilliance". soulvisionmagazine.com. SoulVision Magazine. 2020-02-28. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  7. ^ "Austin Zajur as Monkey - Wonder Pets! (2006–2013)". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  8. ^ "Austin Zajur - Happy Mother's Day/Save the Sun Bear (2010)". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  9. ^ ""The Six" The Six Girls You'll See Back Home". IMDb. 2011-11-14. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  10. ^ "The Carrie Diaries - Austin Zajur as Dorrit's Punk Friend". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  11. ^ "Point of Honor (TV Movie 2015) - Austin Zajur as Cadet". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  12. ^ "Teen Gang Member - TURN: Washington's Spies". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  13. ^ "Austin Zajur as Sanford Clark". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  14. ^ "Austin Zajur as Drunk Yankee - Mercy Street". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  15. ^ "Delinquent (2016)". MUBI. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  16. ^ "Delinquent (Movie Review)". 2018-07-27. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  17. ^ ""A Haunting" Ghost Confessions". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  18. ^ "Austin Zajur Audition Tape for "Neil" in FIST FIGHT (Acting Self tape)". AustinZajur. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  19. ^ "Film releases". Variety Insight. Archived from the original on February 18, 2017. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
  20. ^ "Fist Fight (2017)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
  21. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (December 12, 2013). "New Line Engages In 'Fist Fight' Pitch With 'New Girl's Max Greenfield". deadline.com. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
  22. ^ "Diego - Kidding". tvmaze.com. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  23. ^ ""Kidding" The New You (TV Episode 2018)". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  24. ^ "Austin Zajur from Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark". abookof.us. 2019-08-27. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  25. ^ "The Fallout". South by Southwest. Archived from the original on March 16, 2021. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  26. ^ Hedash, Kara (April 21, 2021). "Is Cruel Summer Based On A Book? The Show's Inspiration Explained". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on April 22, 2021. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
  27. ^ Complex, Valerie (July 22, 2022). "Kevin Smith Talks 'Clerks III': "Bring Tissues! It's an Emotional Movie" – Comic-Con Q&A; Exclusive Photos of the Film". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
  28. ^ "Celeb Couples Pack on the PDA". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
  29. ^ "Austin Zajur on Instagram: "A year ago I fell in love with you in the woods. That day I was so extremely frightened by the feelings you gave me. They were stronger…"". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-26. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
  30. ^ NJ.com, Amy Kuperinsky | NJ Advance Media for (2020-09-18). "Kevin Smith on his N.J. Mooby's pop-up, 'Clerks III' and a pandemic pivot". nj. Retrieved 2020-10-10.

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