Gil Timmins is Austin’s dad and Georgia’s ex-boyfriend in Ginny and Georgia.
Ginny and Georgia is a comedy-drama American Netflix series that revolves around the mother, Georgia, and daughter, Ginny Miller. The show begins after the two, alongside Ginny’s younger half-brother Austin, move to a new town in Massachusetts as they attempt to escape Georgia’s dark but mysterious past. However, Ginny, who is going through her own issues as a teenager, attempts to unravel her mother’s past and is slowly realising the truth about the life they’ve lived so far. The show quickly turns its head from a simple drama as its darker undercurrents show up, including murder and manipulation as Ginny and Georgia attempt to survive.
Who is Austin's dad in Ginny and Georgia?
Austin’s father in Ginny and Georgia is Georgia’s ex-boyfriend Gil Timmons. The two met during a turbulent time in Georgia’s life, and met while she was living in Austin, Texas, with Ginny. Before their first date, Georgia didn’t tell Gil that she had a daughter, but he did find out and didn’t mind. The two eventually began a relationship, and Georgia started falling in love, with Gil buying her expensive gifts.
It was then that Gil revealed that he makes his money by embezzling funds at the company he works for, which stuns Georgia. Following that, things quickly take an even darker turn as Austin begins being physically abusive towards Georgia, although she hides it well from Ginny. She eventually decides to run away, but on the same day, finds out that she’s pregnant with Gil’s child. However, even once Austin is born, Gil’s abuse towards Georgia doesn’t stop, and she continues to hide it from her children.
At some point during this period, Georgia decides to frame Gil and write herself a check for 100,000 dollars, a figure that the company will immediately take notice of. Gil figures things out and is later arrested and then jailed for fraud and embezzlement. During that time, Georgia cuts ties with Gil, shifts towns, and even keeps him out of Austin’s life, even forging letters to make it seem like Gil cared about his son. However, Gil eventually got out of jail, and reappeared in their brand new town, not because he wanted a relationship with his son but because he wanted power over Georgia.
Who portrays Austin’s dad in Ginny and Georgia?
Gil Timmons is portrayed by Aaron Ashmore, a Canadian actor who is the identical twin brother of actor Shawn Ashmore. Born October 7, 1979, Ashmore made his debut as an actor in 1991 when he appeared in the film Married to It. However, both he and his twin brother have been acting since they were children, appearing in a catalogue of commercials over the years. Ashmore then continued acting on the small screen, earning several television roles over the next few years, including more than a dozen television films by 2004.
That eventually led to his first recurring role as he portrayed Troy Vandegraff in the television series Veronica Mars from 2004 to 2006. That trend continued as he earned another recurring role in Missing from 2005 to 2006, Smallville from 2006 to 2009, reprising the role in 2011, and more. He is best known for his roles on Smallville, In Plain Sight (2010 to 2012), Warehouse 13 (2011 to 2014), and Killjoys (2015 to 2019).
FAQs
A. No, Zion is not Austin’s dad as Gil Timmons is Austin’s biological father. Zion and Austin get along well, and Zion considers him family, even letting Austin stay over at his place whenever Georgia needs it.
A. Austin shoots Gil in season 2 episode 9 of Ginny and Georgia.
A. At the end of season 2, Ginny is single after she and Marcus broke up.
