# Diesel La Torraca
**Diesel La Torraca** (born 2011) is an Australian actor best known for playing Austin Miller, the young son of Georgia Miller, in the Netflix series *Ginny & Georgia* (2021–present)[1](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/diesel-la-torraca/) • [2](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/ginny-and-georgia-cast-guide-season-3). He began working in the entertainment industry at age five and has since appeared in Australian and international film and television, including the zombie comedy *[Little Monsters](https://www.edgepedia.org/little-monsters-2019-film)* (2019) and the NBC series *La Brea*[3](https://www.filmweb.pl/person/Diesel%2BLa%2BTorraca-2703066).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 2011, Australia[1](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/diesel-la-torraca/) |
| Breakout role | Austin Miller in Netflix's *Ginny & Georgia*, from 2021[2](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/ginny-and-georgia-cast-guide-season-3) |
| Film debut | Felix, the five-year-old nephew of Alexander England's character, in *Little Monsters* (2019)[4](https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/reviews/little-monsters-review-lupita-nyongo-wins-this-school-trip-aussie-zombie-comedy) |
| Award nomination | AACTA Award nomination for *Lambs of God* (Foxtel, 2019)[5](https://www.if.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/AACTA-2019-All-Nominees-By-Category.pdf) |
| Other television | Isaiah in *La Brea* (2021–2022); Francis in *It: Welcome to Derry* (2025)[6](https://www.filmstarts.de/personen/842672/filmo/) • [7](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt19244304/characters/nm9798289/) |
| Voice work | Chazzie in Netflix's animated *Back to the Outback* (2021)[8](https://rahft.com/en/talents/diesel-la-torraca/) |
## Early life and start in acting
La Torraca grew up in Collaroy, a suburb of Sydney, Australia. His mother, Joanne Hunt, is an actress, and he began working in the industry at age five, first through commercials and small television roles[3](https://www.filmweb.pl/person/Diesel%2BLa%2BTorraca-2703066). His IMDb biography likewise notes that, as the son of an actress, he started in the entertainment industry at five years old[9](https://www.imdb.com/es-es/name/nm9798289/bio/).
## Career
**Early roles.** His first widely seen film role was Felix in Abe Forsythe's zombie comedy *Little Monsters* (2019), starring [Lupita Nyong'o](https://www.edgepedia.org/lupita-nyongo) and [Josh Gad](https://www.edgepedia.org/josh-gad); Felix is the young nephew whom slacker uncle Dave drags along at the start of the story[4](https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/reviews/little-monsters-review-lupita-nyongo-wins-this-school-trip-aussie-zombie-comedy). The same year he played Ben Jones in the [Foxtel](https://www.edgepedia.org/foxtel) miniseries *Lambs of God*, a performance that earned him an AACTA Award nomination[5](https://www.if.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/AACTA-2019-All-Nominees-By-Category.pdf). He then appeared in *The Secrets She Keeps* (2020) and played Isaiah in the first two seasons of NBC's *La Brea* (2021–2022)[6](https://www.filmstarts.de/personen/842672/filmo/) • [8](https://rahft.com/en/talents/diesel-la-torraca/). In 2021 he voiced Chazzie in Netflix's animated film *Back to the Outback*[8](https://rahft.com/en/talents/diesel-la-torraca/).
**Ginny & Georgia.** Since 2021 La Torraca has played Austin Miller, Ginny's younger half-brother, in the Netflix series *Ginny & Georgia*, appearing across the show's first three seasons[2](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/ginny-and-georgia-cast-guide-season-3). Austin is a shy, [Harry Potter](https://www.edgepedia.org/harry-potter)-obsessed nine-year-old in Season 1, and the character carries major storylines in later seasons, including shooting his father Gil in the Season 2 finale and lying on the witness stand in Georgia's Season 3 murder trial[10](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/ginny-%26-georgia-season-1-ending-explained) • [11](https://time.com/7291122/ginny-and-georgia-season-3-ending-explained/).
**The age-gap discussion.** Because the series was filmed over several years while Austin's age stayed fixed, La Torraca's growth became a visible topic after Season 3 aired in 2025: viewers questioned whether the then-14-year-old actor was too old to play the character, and the production used framing and staging choices to conceal his height[12](https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/how-ginny-and-georgias-diesel-la-torraca-reacted-to-austin-recast-concerns/). Series creator Sarah Lampert said there were no plans to recast, telling *Us Weekly* in June 2025, "We can't recast. Diesel is Austin"[12](https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/how-ginny-and-georgias-diesel-la-torraca-reacted-to-austin-recast-concerns/). La Torraca himself told *Teen Vogue* that the show largely ignores the mismatch, that he sometimes bent his knees to appear shorter, and that playing a nine-year-old while growing up required him to adjust his voice and posture[12](https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/how-ginny-and-georgias-diesel-la-torraca-reacted-to-austin-recast-concerns/).
**Later work.** In 2024 he played Joel Smallbone in the film *[Unsung Hero](https://www.edgepedia.org/unsung-hero-film)*, credited as Diesel Cash La Torraca, and performed several songs on its soundtrack[13](https://www.kinopoisk.ru/name/5069110/) • [8](https://rahft.com/en/talents/diesel-la-torraca/). In 2025 he appeared as Francis in the HBO series *It: Welcome to Derry*[7](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt19244304/characters/nm9798289/). He is also cast as Dai in the upcoming film *Cruel Hands* (2026)[1](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/diesel-la-torraca/).
## References
1. [Diesel La Torraca – Actor, TV Insider](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/diesel-la-torraca/)
2. [Meet the Ginny & Georgia Season 3 Cast, Netflix Tudum](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/ginny-and-georgia-cast-guide-season-3)
3. [Diesel La Torraca, Filmweb](https://www.filmweb.pl/person/Diesel%2BLa%2BTorraca-2703066)
4. [Little Monsters review, Sight and Sound (BFI)](https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/reviews/little-monsters-review-lupita-nyongo-wins-this-school-trip-aussie-zombie-comedy)
5. [2019 AACTA Awards Nominees by Category, AACTA](https://www.if.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/AACTA-2019-All-Nominees-By-Category.pdf)
6. [Filmografie von Diesel La Torraca, FILMSTARTS.de](https://www.filmstarts.de/personen/842672/filmo/)
7. [It: Welcome to Derry (2025) – Diesel La Torraca as Francis, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt19244304/characters/nm9798289/)
8. [Diesel La Torraca, RAHFT Management](https://rahft.com/en/talents/diesel-la-torraca/)
9. [Diesel La Torraca – Biografía, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/es-es/name/nm9798289/bio/)
10. [How did Ginny & Georgia Season 1 end?, Netflix Tudum](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/ginny-%26-georgia-season-1-ending-explained)
11. [What a Wild and Twisty Season 3 Finale Means for Ginny & Georgia, TIME](https://time.com/7291122/ginny-and-georgia-season-3-ending-explained/)
12. [Ginny and Georgia's Diesel La Torraca and Austin Recast Concerns, Us Weekly](https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/how-ginny-and-georgias-diesel-la-torraca-reacted-to-austin-recast-concerns/)
13. [Дизель Ла Торрака, Кинопоиск](https://www.kinopoisk.ru/name/5069110/)
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