Austin Ward Sherman: Inside the Life of Sela Ward’s son

Austin Ward Sherman is the son of Sela Ward. Austin Ward Sherman’s mother is an American actress, author, and producer. She took the industry by storm when she played the TV role of Teddy Reed in the NBC drama series Sisters. For this role, she received her first Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 1994. She is also known for playing Lily Manning in the ABC drama series Once and Again. She received her second Primetime Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for that role.

Austin Ward Sherman: Bio Summary

Who is Sela Ward’s son?

Austin Ward Sherman was born on May 13, 1994, in the United States of America. As of 2024, Austin is 30 years old. Austin is the son of Sela Ward and her husband Howard Sherman. Austin’s father Howard is an entrepreneur and Venture capitalist. He is not the only child of his parents, he has a sister whose name is Anabella Raye Sherman.

Austin, his younger sister, and his parents though live mainly in the Bel Air section of Los Angeles, the family spends summers and holidays at Honeysuckle Farms, their 500-acre Mississippi retreat just outside the Meridian city limits. The first structure the family built there is called the Rose Cottage, and Austin’s grandparents and a granduncle are buried on the hill behind it, Parade revealed.

Sela couldn’t be more proud of her children and shows this fact with some of her posts on social media. The Sisters actress shared a picture on Facebook in 2018 of herself and her son, Austin having lunch together, during her husband, Austin Sherman’s senatorial campaign.

She captioned the photo- “Me and my son Austin Sherman having the best soul food lunch at The Crown in Indianola in between campaign trail stops with Howard Sherman For Senate !! We’re having a blast meeting y’all!!”

The picture showed the pair posing for a photo, with Austin wearing his father’s campaign shirt with the inscription- “Howard Sherman For Senate“, while the actress wore a white and blue striped T-shirt. Fans took to the comment section to show their support. Though he is the son of a famous Hollywood personality, Austin has been very private about his life.

How did Sela Ward and her husband meet?

According to Parade, Sela Ward met her husband through a blind date in 1991. After about a year together, Austin Ward Sherman’s parents got married on May 23, 1992. Talking about her husband during an interview with Parade, Sela said- “You know what Howard has that the others didn’t?” she asks. “He listened. He wanted to know me. I felt cherished. I was used to anger and chaos with men, but Howard is very gentle–kind, funny, even-keeled. Even before we kissed, and he’s a great kisser, he had me.“

A few months after tying the knot, the couple bought a property in Meridian. “I wanted my children to have a life that is authentic, not one that’s about striving for material things,” The actress revealed her heart lies at Honeysuckle Farms, their 500-acre Mississippi retreat just outside the Meridian city limits. 

And the actress wants to connect the next generation of her family to the place as well. “I’m trying to teach my children the lessons I learned in Meridian–genuineness, belonging, caring about others, treat people as valuable in themselves, not for what they can do for you.“

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After meeting two foster children during a holiday trip home to Mississippi in 1997,  Austin Ward Sherman’s mother, Ward decided to meet a broader need for abused and neglected children by initiating and partially funding the creation of a permanent group home and emergency shelter, as well as transition houses.

She helped found and support Meridian’s Hope Village for Children, which provides shelter and care for neglected, abused, and abandoned children. Hope Village currently has a capacity of 44 residents and serves an average of 300 children per year.