Gus Birney was born Augusta Marsh Birney, in New York, to actor parents. She is an Actress, Model, and Songwriter. Her mother Constance Shulman, and father Reed Birney raised her and her brother Ephraim Birney around the theater world of New York City. Gus's grew up in performing art schools and got one of her first jobs in a Clean and Clear campaign at 14. She signed with Click Models, and began modeling walking in such designers as Kanye West and Vivianne Hu. And at 16 she was cast in Spike's series The Mist, and dropped out of High School to pursue acting full time. She has since gotten her GED, and now works with State Management for modeling. She also continues to writes and records her music