Next week, September 14 is Austin Basis’ birthday. I will be writing a special birthday post for him for The Nerdy Girl Express in honor of this occasion. In the meantime, here’s a little sneak peek.

Basis plays JT Forbes on The CW’s Beauty and The Beast.  Like JT, Austin Basis is beloved by the Beauty and The Beast fandom aka Beasties for his dedication to his craft and role of JT, his unwavering support of Beauty and The Beast and his interaction with fans, who have dubbed him “King Beastie.”

I first became introduced to Austin Basis from his portrayal of Kenny Spruce in the Season 3 episode of The CW’s Supernatural “Ghostfacers”. I followed his career to his next television role, Math in the critically acclaim (but prematurely cancelled series Life Unexpected).  And in August, 2015, I had the pleasure of interviewing Austin.

I’ll save the rest for the post but want to thank Austin for being a classic gentleman and creating a memorable character in JT Forbes.