Austin Hardwicke

Austin Hardwicke is an American animator and employee of Rooster Teeth Productions.

He graduated from Texas State Technical College, attending from 2006-2008, where he earned an Associates in Digital Media Design. He went on to graduate from Austin Community College, attending from 2008-2011, earning a degree in 3D Animation.

Career
Austin started working for the animation department at Rooster Teeth in 2012, starting out as an assistant.

He's credited as an animator, storyboard artist, assistant compositor, and mo-cap performer for several animated productions at Rooster Teeth such as RWBY, RWBY Chibi, and Red vs. Blue.

Austin has made multiple appearances across various other RT content including Fan Service, On The Spot, RWBY Rewind, and RT Life.

Trivia

 * The first anime he watched as a child was Vampire Hunter D.
 * In college, his friends made a 'day in the life' styled documentary about him.