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Joshua Swickard (born July 4, 1992) is an American model and actor. In 2018 he began playing the role of Harrison Chase in the
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daytime soap opera, ''
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''. Swickard also starred in films ''
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'' (2020) and its sequel, '' A California Christmas: City Lights'' (2021), and ''
Holiday in the Vineyards ''Holiday in the Vineyards'' is a 2023 American Christmas romantic comedy film directed by Alex Ranarivelo and written by Cecilia Franco and David Zanardi. The film stars Josh Swickard, Sol Rodriguez, Eileen Davidson and Omar Gooding. The fil ...
'' (2023).


Early life

Swickard was born in
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, to parents Bob, senior pastor at St. Matthew Church in Belleville, and Gina, a vocal coach. He has three sisters Elyssa Carlisle (who is married and has a son named Alistair), Kalia, and Elayna Swickard. He studied at Glenwood High School and attended the
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where he studied accounting for 2 years. Then he modeled for about 6 years in Chicago. Swickard is a descendant of Daniel Zwigart, who landed in
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on the ship Betsey in 1765.


Career

Swickard is managed by Factor Chosen Chicago, and
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. He started his modeling career in 2010, when he appeared in the Oh lala Magazine, and again in 2012. In 2013, he appeared in '' Q''. He made his acting debut in 2015 by guest-starring in an episode of '' K.C. Undercover'' as a football dude. In the same year, he landed the recurring role of Todd Stetson in another television series
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. In early 2017, he was cast in a film called ''Roped'' as Colton, which he confirmed on
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in September. In late 2017, Swickard was cast in the soap opera ''
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'' as Harrison Chase. He debuted on February 21, 2018. In 2020, Swickard made his film debut playing the leading role in the romantic drama ''Roped'' opposite his wife, Lauren York. They later starred together in the Christmas romantic comedy-drama film, ''
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'' and its sequel, '' A California Christmas: City Lights'' for Netflix. In 2022 he starred in ''Hollywood Christmas'' for
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. In 2023 he starred in another Netflix Christmas romantic comedy film, ''
Holiday in the Vineyards ''Holiday in the Vineyards'' is a 2023 American Christmas romantic comedy film directed by Alex Ranarivelo and written by Cecilia Franco and David Zanardi. The film stars Josh Swickard, Sol Rodriguez, Eileen Davidson and Omar Gooding. The fil ...
''.


Personal life

In December 2018, Josh announced his engagement to girlfriend, actress Lauren York. The pair married on July 6, 2019. They have two children together.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Swickard, Josh American male film actors American male television actors American male models Living people Male actors from Illinois People from Illinois 1992 births American male soap opera actors