Sterlin English (opens in a new tab) is used to seeing his name at the pay window.
Now, it shows up in the cast list of Taylor Sheridan’s newest project.
The Texas team roper plays Austin Lewis on “The Dutton Ranch,” the latest Yellowstone spinoff. The first two episodes dropped early May 15 on Paramount+, with new episodes streaming weekly for the next seven weeks.
English, who won the USTRC’s Cinch National Finals at 12 with his dad, John, booked the role just before the 2025 Riata (opens in a new tab) Championships. He flew from set to Guthrie, Oklahoma, where he won over $100,000 across two ropings—getting the #12.5 Championship on Shiney Lil Peso, a Shiners Suduko gelding he bought from Billadeau (opens in a new tab) Quarter Horses via Britt Williams (opens in a new tab).
He filmed for roughly six months opposite Cole Hauser, Kelly Reilly, Annette Bening and Juan Pablo Raba.
The door opened early. English’s father once ran a ranch for actor Kiefer Sutherland and worked on “The Cowboy Way.” Stunt coordinator Chris Howell gave English his first SAG gig. Stunt work, MMA training with Clint Roberts and a stretch crashing at Chad Dashnaw’s place in California built the foundation. COVID-era self-tapes brought a manager, agents and eventually the Dutton Ranch audition.
He is not chasing the NFR. He plans to keep jackpotting—the Riata, the World Series of Team Roping Finale—while taking on more film and television work. He proposed to his fiancée, Jayden, on the New York premiere trip after sprinting through DFW with 60 seconds to spare.
His gear stayed his own on set: Cactus (opens in a new tab) Thrilla head ropes, Resistol (opens in a new tab) hat, Wrangler shirts, his own boots. The lucky pair with the holes did not make the wardrobe cut.
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