Jeffrey Austin Peck was born April 9, 1971 in Hawaii, and is an American actor. Austin 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. Austin was a recast to the role, and succeeded a popular actor, Patrick Muldoon. Austin became a fan favourite, reportedly getting the most fan mail from anyone in the "Days" cast. He appeared on the cover of "Playgirl" and "YM" covers. In 1997, Austin, 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. It was announced in November 2006 that Austin will be moving to New York to assume the role of Brad Snyder on the CBS daytime drama As The World Turns. He first aired in January 2007.