Jake T. Austin was just 13 years old when "Wizards of Waverly Place" debuted in 2007, and, aside from a handful of animation jobs on the likes of "Dora the Explorer" and "Go, Diego, Go!" it was his most high-profile role to date, at the time (as per IMDb). 

The New York native has kept his focus on TV in the years since "Waverly Place" wrapped, in particular, enjoying a recurring role on the hit sitcom "The Fosters." He's continued doing voice work, too, in "Rio 2" and "The Emoji Movie," among others. Austin also competed on "Dancing with the Stars" in 2016. 

Posting a throwback shot with Selena Gomez from their Disney days, in April 2021, Austin wrote on Instagram, "#nationalsiblingday." The former child star previously confirmed on Twitter, in 2017, that he'd be down for a reboot of "Waverly Place" at some stage, too. According to Seventeen, that same year, Austin advised that his departure from "The Fosters" was as a result of less screen time. 

Speaking to Flaunt in 2019, the Disney star opened up about his early career, "For a while I was really enveloped in the characters I was playing and connected to them, but as I was growing up in front of the camera and going through puberty and going through my life, I kind of lost sight of who I was as a person." 

Thankfully, Austin seems to have his head fully screwed on now.