Film and television are just different. Film is cool because it's a complete package. You know the beginning, middle, and end. You can plan it out more, which I like. But with television you get a new script every week, so it's constantly a mystery as to what you're going to be doing.

In March of that year it was announced that Butler had been cast as "Cameron" in a pilot for another CW network show called Betwixt but the show was not picked up by the network. Two years later in 2007 after performing in several commercials Butler landed his first movie role in the short film The Faithful playing the role of a dog Danny who later turns into a human being. ’ So I went and met with the director and it went really well and I ended up doing the movie.

He is best known for his feature film role as Peyton Leverette in the High School Musical spin-off film Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure and for his role in Zoey 101 as James Garrett who replaced Sean Flynn's character Chase Matthews. Austin Robert Butler (born August 17 1991) is an American actor singer and model.