Chad Austin
(George Lucas)

It was only natural that Chris Knight would approach his life-long friend Chad Austin for the role of George Lucas in Forcery. Not only does Chad look the part (with a little makeup and facial appliances 'course) but his involvement also fulfills a promise. Chris once told Chad that someday he was going to make a movie, and that he was going to give Chad a starring role. They were both ten years old when Chris vowed that to Chad in 1984, and now it finally gets to be upheld! A proud graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a degree in Journalism, Chad nonetheless has lately found himself working in News Services at UNC's basketball rival North Carolina State! Before returning to his Tarheel state roots Chad was a writer for Sports Illustrated's website and prior to that he worked in media relations at the University of Georgia, Georgia Tech University and the United States Naval Academy (the dude gets around!). It's also interesting to note that in addition to a career that he loves, Chad actively trains for various marathons that he participates in all over this part of the country (we'll no doubt be seeing him run in New York and Boston sooner or later). Chad is also presently a student at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, where he is learning to ask the blessing at church potlucks, eat fried chicken, and still ponder weighty religious subjects as a possible future southern-styled man of the cloth! Yup, Chad is one versatile guy, and he admits that working on Forcery has made him want to pursue a few cinematic ideas of his own, so don't be surprised if you find yourself watching one of HIS movies sometime or another!

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