A BRADFORD Theatre school student who’s rubbed shoulders with Hollywood stars has been awarded the prestigious 'Achievement in the Arts' award.
Austin Haynes, 14, who attends Bradford-based Articulate Drama School & Agency, was given his award at the annual black-tie event for the Yorkshire Young Achievers Awards.
Christina talbot presented Austin with the award at the event which was held at Elland Road last Thursday (November 17.)
Austin said: “I really wasn't expecting to win anything, I was just so pleased to have been nominated and then to be shortlisted, especially having looked at previous winners and how brilliant they all were.
“So it was a real shock on the night when my name was called out as the winner.”
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Austin has been acting since he was eight years old, with his first role being in the BBC's 'The A Word.’ Since then, he has added a string of credits to his CV including Yorkshire-based productions Gentleman Jack' for the BBC, and feature film 'The Duke' with Helen Mirren and Jim Broadbent.
His biggest role came more recently as he was cast in the lead role of Thomas in The Railway Children Return film, which was released in cinemas nationwide in July 2022. Austin starred alongside Sheridan Smith, Jenny Agutter and Tom Courtenay. The movie received incredible reviews and the Radio Times said there was a “strong performance from Austin Haynes”.
Since then, he has been cast as Andrew Simmons in the latest series of Channel 5's 'much-loved 'All Creatures Great & Small' as well as appearing on our screens as Young Danny in the critically acclaimed 'Somewhere Boy' for Channel 4.
Austin has most recently been filming for the lead role of Jud in Channel 4 film 'Youthless', due out next year, as well as George Clooney's latest film 'Boys in the Boat'.
Austin's upcoming filming for December will be in a high-profile feature film, which he can't reveal much about, but he will be putting his Geordie accent to good use.
He added: 'I really want to continue acting and eventually direct and produce my own films. I have already finished my first script and I am just in the middle of storyboarding and securing funding to bring it to life.'
Articulate director Stacey Burrows said: “We are extremely proud of Austin’s achievement, and it has been a real pleasure watching him grow and achieve every year since he first started with us.
“He has some great things in the pipeline, so remember his name, you'll be seeing a lot of him in the future.”
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