Austin Kingsley Swift (born March 11, 1992) is an American music executive, producer, 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 and produced several of her music videos, and manages elements of her music licensing for multimedia uses.
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| Born | Austin Kingsley Swift March 11, 1992 West Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Notre Dame |
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| Years active | 2016–present |
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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. Swift 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 maternal grandmother, Marjorie Finlay, was an opera singer. Swift's mother is of Scottish and German descent; and his father is of Scottish and English descent with distant Italian ancestry. 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. Swift moved from Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, to Hendersonville, Tennessee with his family at a young age.
Swift attended Pope Saint John Paul II Preparatory School in Hendersonville. He graduated from the University of Notre Dame 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. Swift transferred to Vanderbilt University but eventually transferred back to Notre Dame to complete his studies.
Career
Swift interned at Lionsgate, where his responsibilities included making and sending out screeners. 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, sitcom Still the King, and Todd Berger'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.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2016 | I.T. | Lance | |
| 2016 | Live by Night | Mayweather | |
| 2018 | Cover Versions | Kirk | |
| 2019 | Braking for Whales | J.T. | |
| 2019 | We Summon the Darkness | Ivan | Co-producer |
| 2020 | Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions | N/a | Executive Producer |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2017 | Embeds | Colin | 2 episodes |
| 2017 | Still the King | Tyler | Episode: "Showcase Showdown" |
| 2025 | Taylor Swift: The End of an Era | Himself | Episode: "Remember This Moment" |
Music video
| Year | Title | Artist(s) | Role | Note(s) | Ref. |
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| 2009 | "The Best Day" | Taylor Swift | Himself | Archive footage | |
| 2019 | "Christmas Tree Farm" | Taylor Swift | Himself | Archive footage | |
| 2021 | "The Best Day (Taylor's Version)" | Taylor Swift | Himself | Archive footage | |
| 2021 | "I Bet You Think About Me" | Taylor Swift featuring Chris Stapleton | N/a | As producer; directed by Blake Lively | |
| 2022 | "Anti-Hero" | Taylor Swift | Ghost | Cameo | |
| 2026 | "Opalite" | Taylor Swift | Christmas party guest | Cameo |