Austin Kingsley Swift (born March 11, 1992) is an American producer, businessman, and former actor who has appeared in films such as ''Live by Night'' and ''I.T.'' (both 2016). The younger brother of singer-songwriter

Taylor Swift Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter. Known for her autobiographical songwriting, artistic versatility, and Cultural impact of Taylor Swift, cultural impact, Swift is one of the Best selling artists, w ...

, he has appeared in or produced several of her music videos, and manages elements of her

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for multimedia uses. Swift was born in West Reading, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the

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in 2015, studying film and acting in plays. He interned at

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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 West Reading is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States, located next to the city of Reading. The population was 4,553 at the 2020 census. It contains a vibrant main street (Penn Avenue) and the large Reading Hospital and Med ...

. His father, Scott Swift, is a financial advisor at

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, and his mother, Andrea Gardner Swift ( Finlay), is a former homemaker who had previously worked as a

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marketing executive. His maternal grandmother, Marjorie Finlay, was an opera singer. Swift's mother is of Scottish and

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descent; and his father is of Scottish and English descent with distant

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ancestry. Swift's paternal great-great-grandfather, Charles Carmine Antonio Baldi, was an

immigrant entrepreneur and community leader who opened several businesses in

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in the 1800s. Swift moved from Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, to

Hendersonville, Tennessee Hendersonville is the most populous city in Sumner County, Tennessee, on Old Hickory Lake. As of the 2020 census the city's population was 61,753. Hendersonville is the fourth-most populous city in the Nashville metropolitan area after Nas ...

with his family at a young age. Swift graduated from the

in 2015, 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 Vanderbilt University (informally Vandy or VU) is a private university, private research university in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1873, it was named in honor of shipping and railroad magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt, who provide ...

but eventually transferred back to University of Notre Dame to complete his studies.

Career

Swift interned at

, where his responsibilities included making and sending out screeners. He made his film debut in the 2016 thriller '' I.T.'' starring

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. Swift has also appeared in '' Live by Night'',

Megyn Kelly Megyn Marie Kelly (; born November 18, 1970) is an American journalist, attorney, political commentator, and media personality. She currently hosts ''The Megyn Kelly Show'', a talk show and podcast that airs daily on Sirius XM's Triumph channe ...

's political drama ''Embeds'', sitcom '' Still the King'', and

Todd Berger Todd Berger (born April 5, 1979) is an American film director, screenwriter, actor, and novelist most prominently known for writing and directing the feature films ''It's a Disaster'', ''Cover Versions'', ''The Scenesters'', and the documentary ' ...

's ''Cover Versions''. In 2019, he starred in the indie movie '' Braking for Whales'', originally titled ''Whaling'', written by Tammin Sursok and her husband Sean McEwen, and in the horror thriller '' We Summon the Darkness'', directed by Marc Meyers.

Personal life

Since 2022, Swift has been in a relationship with model Sydney Ness.

Filmography

Film

Television

Music video

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Swift, Austin Taylor Swift 1992 births 21st-century American male actors Living people American male film actors American male television actors American people of Italian descent American people of Scottish descent American people of German descent American people of English descent Male actors from Nashville, Tennessee People from Wyomissing, Pennsylvania University of Notre Dame alumni Baldi family