Detailed Biography

Jeffrey Austin Peck is an American actor.

Personal Life

Peck briefly attended Santa Monica High School where he played football as a linebacker on the frosh/sophomore team in 1986-87. He left school to pursue acting and did not graduate from Santa Monica in 1989. He has two sons, A.J and Roman . Peck is currently doing an illustrated book based on the lives of his two sons. Having separated from his wife, Peck currently lives alone in New York. In his spare time, Peck loves writing poetry.

Career

Peck is best known for his role as Austin Reed on the daytime soap opera Days of our Lives from April 13, 1995 to April 5, 2002, and from September 20, 2005 to October 26, 2006.

Peck was a recast to the role, and succeeded a popular actor, Patrick Muldoon. Peck became a fan favorite, reportedly getting the most fan mail of anyone in the "Days" cast. He appeared on the cover of "Playgirl" and "YM". Peck, along with DAYS co-star Christie Clark, won the Soap Opera Digest Award for Hottest Romance. The actors came back to the show in 2005, but were released from their contracts in 2006.

In November 2006, Peck relocated to Brooklyn, New York, to assume the role of Brad Snyder on the CBS daytime drama As The World Turns. He first aired in January 2007. In August 2009 it was revealed that Peck would be released from his contract and his character was killed off in October of that year.

Austin Peck has also guest starred on Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Charmed, The District, Are You A Serial Killer, as well as the 2006 movie Dating Games People Play and 2009's The Blue Tooth Virgin which features a star studded cast.

Daytime roles