Steve Austin (born
Steven James Anderson on December 18, 1964, later
Steven Williams),
[Stone Cold Steve Austin. The Stone Cold Truth (p.10),] better known by his
ring name "Stone Cold" Steve Austin is an American film and television
actor and retired
professional wrestler. Austin wrestled for several well-known wrestling
promotions such as
World Championship Wrestling (WCW),
Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) and most famously, the
World Wrestling Federation (WWF), which later became World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in 2002. In the late 1990s, Austin gained significant mainstream popularity in the WWF as "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, a disrespectful, beer-drinking
antihero who routinely defied his boss,
Vince McMahon.
[ Sammond, Nicholas, pages 6] This defiance was often shown by Austin flipping McMahon off and incapacitating him with the
Stone Cold Stunner, his
finishing move.
Austin had his first starring film role as Jack Conrad in the 2007
thriller The Condemned. In 2010 he stars as "Dan Paine" in "
The Expendables" for director/star
Sylvester Stallone. Austin recently wrapped production on "
Damage," a hard-edged, bare-knuckles fight film that focuses on the tough choices people make in times of recession. The film is the first in a multi-picture deal. In
USWA, Austin feuded with
Chris Von Erich and Chris Adams as a member of
Skandor Akbar's "Devastation, Inc." stable.
