Austin Swift

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.

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 ( 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. and in the horror thriller We Summon the Darkness, directed by Marc Meyers.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 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 Executive Producer

Television Year Title Role Notes 2017 Embeds Colin 2 episodes 2017 Still the King Tyler Episode: "Showcase Showdown"2025Taylor Swift: The End of an EraHimselfEpisode: "Remember This Moment"

Music video Year Title Artist(s) Role Note(s) 2009 "The Best Day" Taylor Swift Himself Archive footage 2019 "Christmas Tree Farm" 2021 "The Best Day (Taylor's Version)" 2021 "I Bet You Think About Me" Taylor Swift featuring Chris Stapleton As producer; directed by Blake Lively 2022 "Anti-Hero" Taylor Swift Ghost Cameo 2026 "Opalite" Christmas party guest