Austin Swift

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Austin Swift
Born
Austin Kingsley Swift

(1992-03-11) March 11, 1992 (age 32)
West Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma mater University of Notre Dame
Occupations
  • Producer
  • actor
Years active2016–present
Relatives

Austin Kingsley Swift (born March 11, 1992) [1] is an American producer, businessman, and actor who has appeared in films such as Live by Night and I.T. (both 2016). The younger brother of singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, he has appeared in or produced several of her music videos, and manages elements of her music licensing for the multimedia. [2]

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Swift was born in West Reading, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 2015, studying film and acting in plays. He interned at Lionsgate and made his film debut in the 2016 thriller I.T. Swift has appeared in various films and TV shows, including Embeds, Still the King , Cover Versions, Braking for Whales , and We Summon the Darkness .

Early life

Austin Kingsley Swift was born on March 11, 1992, at Reading Hospital in West Reading, Pennsylvania. His father, Scott Swift, is a financial advisor at Merrill Lynch, and his mother, Andrea Gardner Swift ( née Finlay), is a former homemaker who had previously worked as a mutual fund marketing executive. His older sister, Taylor Swift, is a singer-songwriter. [3] His maternal grandmother, Marjorie Finlay, was an opera singer. [4] Swift's mother is of Scottish and German descent; and his father is of Scottish and English descent with distant Italian ancestry. [5] Swift's paternal great-great-grandfather, Charles Carmine Antonio Baldi, was an Italian immigrant entrepreneur and community leader who opened several businesses in Philadelphia in the 1800s. [6] [7] Swift moved from Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, to Hendersonville, Tennessee with his family at a young age. [8]

Education and career

Swift graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 2015, [9] where he studied film and had roles in plays such as Dead Man's Cell Phone and Six Characters in Search of an Author . He transferred to Vanderbilt University but eventually transferred back to University of Notre Dame to complete his studies. [10] He interned at Lionsgate, where his responsibilities included making and sending out screeners. [11] He made his film debut in the 2016 thriller I.T. starring Pierce Brosnan. Swift has also appeared in Live by Night , Megyn Kelly's political drama Embeds, [12] sitcom Still the King , [13] and Todd Berger's Cover Versions. [11] In 2019, he starred in the indie movie Braking for Whales , originally titled Whaling, written by Tammin Sursok and her husband Sean McEwen, [14] [15] [16] and in the horror thriller We Summon the Darkness , directed by Marc Meyers. [17]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2016 I.T. Lance
2016 Live by Night Mayweather
2018Cover VersionsKirk
2019 Braking for Whales J.T.
2019 We Summon the Darkness IvanCo-producer
2020 Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions —Executive Producer

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2017EmbedsColin2 episodes
2017 Still the King TylerEpisode: "Showcase Showdown"

Music video

YearTitleArtist(s)RoleNote(s)Ref.
2009"The Best Day" Taylor Swift Himself(archive footage) [18]
2019"Christmas Tree Farm" [19]
2021"The Best Day (Taylor's Version)" [20]
"I Bet You Think About Me"Taylor Swift featuring Chris Stapleton —As producer; directed by Blake Lively [21]

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