Jake T. Austin
Biography
Jake T. Austin, born in New York City, is an American actor who started as a child, appearing in commercials in 2002 and taking his first credited role a year later on Late Show with David Letterman. He became known for voicing Diego on Dora the Explorer and Go, Diego, Go!, and for playing Max Russo on the Disney Channel series Wizards of Waverly Place. His film work included voice roles in The Ant Bully (2006) and Everyone's Hero (2006), and parts in Hotel for Dogs (2009), Rio (2011), which he returned to for Rio 2 (2014), and The Emoji Movie (2017). He played Jesus Foster on the ABC Family drama The Fosters for two seasons, from 2013 to 2015, and voiced Blue Beetle in Justice League vs. Teen Titans (2016). He also appeared in the thriller Adverse (2020).
31years old
Turns 32 on December 3in 23 days
- Born New York City
- Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
- Jake Toranzo Austin Szymanski (birth name)Also credited as Jake Toranzo Austin and Jake Austin Szymanski
Movie Career
- Films
- 16
- Career span
- 14 years2006 to 2020
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Behind the camera
Austin wrote and sold a first screenplay called Kings of Suburbia. He said it was written in the same vein as Stand by Me, which he called his favorite film.
A first
Austin and professional dancer Jenna Johnson were the first couple eliminated from season 23 of Dancing with the Stars in September 2016.
Jake T. Austin movies on Netflix
Adverseas Lars
Teen Titans: The Judas Contractas Jaime Reyes / Blue Beetle (voice)
The Emoji Movieas Alex (voice)
The Valleyas Chris
Justice League vs. Teen Titansas Blue Beetle / Jaime Reyes (voice)
Rio 2as Fernando (voice)
Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finnas Huckleberry Finn
Khumbaas Khumba (voice)
The Wizards Return: Alex vs. Alexas Max Russo
Rioas Fernando (voice)
Hotel for Dogsas Bruce
The Perfect Gameas Angel Macias
Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movieas Max Russo
Johnny Kapahala: Back on Boardas Chris
Everyone's Heroas Yankee Irving (voice)
The Ant Bullyas Nicky (voice)
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Carlos Saldanha directed two of these films, Sam Liu two. Maria Canals-Barrera appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.








Films together
Maria Canals-Barrera3 films together, 2009 to 2017
Maria Canals-Barrera's page Teen Titans: The Judas Contract2017IMDb rating 7.0Austin as Jaime Reyes / Blue BeetlevoiceCanals-Barrera as Bianca Reyes / Titan's Computervoice
The Wizards Return: Alex vs. Alex2013IMDb rating 6.3Austin as Max RussoCanals-Barrera as Theresa Russo
Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie2009IMDb rating 6.2Austin as Max RussoCanals-Barrera as Theresa Russo
Jamie Foxx2 films together, 2011 to 2014
Anne Hathaway2 films together, 2011 to 2014
Jesse Eisenberg2 films together, 2011 to 2014
Kari Wahlgren2 films together, 2016 to 2017
Kari Wahlgren's page Teen Titans: The Judas Contract2017IMDb rating 7.0Austin as Jaime Reyes / Blue BeetlevoiceWahlgren as Starfire / Koriand'r / Milagro Reyesvoice
Justice League vs. Teen Titans2016IMDb rating 6.9Austin as Blue Beetle / Jaime ReyesvoiceWahlgren as Starfire / Koriand'r / Teenage Girlvoice
Leslie Mann2 films together, 2011 to 2014
Carlos SaldanhaDirector, 2 films, 2011 to 2014
Sam LiuDirector, 2 films, 2016 to 2017
All films by Sam Liu Teen Titans: The Judas Contract2017IMDb rating 7.0Austin as Jaime Reyes / Blue Beetlevoice
Justice League vs. Teen Titans2016IMDb rating 6.9Austin as Blue Beetle / Jaime Reyesvoice
Also two films together12 more actors
- George LopezRio 2 (2014) and Rio (2011)
- Jemaine ClementRio 2 (2014) and Rio (2011)
- Miguel FerrerTeen Titans: The Judas Contract (2017) and Rio 2 (2014)
- David DeLuiseThe Wizards Return: Alex vs. Alex (2013) and Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie (2009)
- Selena GomezThe Wizards Return: Alex vs. Alex (2013) and Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie (2009)
- Taissa FarmigaTeen Titans: The Judas Contract (2017) and Justice League vs. Teen Titans (2016)
- Sean MaherTeen Titans: The Judas Contract (2017) and Justice League vs. Teen Titans (2016)
- Will.i.amRio 2 (2014) and Rio (2011)
- Jennifer StoneThe Wizards Return: Alex vs. Alex (2013) and Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie (2009)
- Brandon Soo HooTeen Titans: The Judas Contract (2017) and Justice League vs. Teen Titans (2016)
- Stuart AllanTeen Titans: The Judas Contract (2017) and Justice League vs. Teen Titans (2016)
- Bernardo de PaulaRio 2 (2014) and Rio (2011)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Jake T. Austin's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$1.4 billion
8 of the 16 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 16 films: 8 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 4 never in cinemas; 3 figure not found.
- 8Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 4Never in cinemas
- 3Figure not found
Top grosser

Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$499M35.1% of the total
- 2$484M34.1% of the total
- 3$218M15.3% of the total
- 4$117M8.2% of the total
- 5$55M3.9% of the total
- 6$27M1.9% of the total
- 7$17M1.2% of the total
- 8$3.9M0.3% of the total












