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Austin Swift
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<h2 id="early-life">Early life</h2> <p>Austin Kingsley Swift was born on March 11, 1992, at <a href="/facts/Reading_Hospital/GAzBVcJI">Reading Hospital</a> in <a href="/facts/West_Reading%2c_Pennsylvania/9JYpI7v9">West Reading, Pennsylvania</a>. His father, Scott Swift, is a financial advisor at <a href="/facts/Merrill_Lynch/bwWt2DSs">Merrill Lynch</a>, and his mother, Andrea Gardner Swift (<a href="/facts/Birth_name/FctFJcbg">née</a> Finlay), is a former homemaker who had previously worked as a <a href="/facts/Mutual_fund/gyz5AKUP">mutual fund</a> marketing executive. His maternal grandmother, <a href="/facts/Marjorie_Finlay/elR1ER2f">Marjorie Finlay</a>, was an opera singer.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> Swift's mother is of <a href="/facts/Scottish_Americans/BR6p6yx4">Scottish</a> and <a href="/facts/German_Americans/KoI8oW3Y">German</a> descent; and his father is of Scottish and <a href="/facts/English_Americans/8YY7vxwl">English</a> descent with distant <a href="/facts/Italian_American/xrp3KgVX">Italian</a> ancestry.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> Swift's paternal great-great-grandfather, <a href="/facts/Charles_Carmine_Antonio_Baldi/PFjFtG6E">Charles Carmine Antonio Baldi</a>, was an <a href="/facts/Italian_Americans/xrp3KgVX">Italian</a> immigrant entrepreneur and community leader who opened several businesses in <a href="/facts/Philadelphia/2bFFCCTU">Philadelphia</a> in the 1800s.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> Swift moved from <a href="/facts/Wyomissing%2c_Pennsylvania/KbQnz6eJ">Wyomissing, Pennsylvania</a>, to <a href="/facts/Hendersonville%2c_Tennessee/jXIy6u1R">Hendersonville, Tennessee</a> with his family at a young age.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> </p><p>Swift graduated from the <a href="/facts/University_of_Notre_Dame/oplPM5R2">University of Notre Dame</a> in 2015,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> where he studied film and had roles in plays such as <i><a href="/facts/Dead_Man%2527s_Cell_Phone/3kreBNQo">Dead Man's Cell Phone</a></i> and <i><a href="/facts/Six_Characters_in_Search_of_an_Author/40dWYSY8">Six Characters in Search of an Author</a></i>. He transferred to <a href="/facts/Vanderbilt_University/xut8ASAf">Vanderbilt University</a> but eventually transferred back to University of Notre Dame to complete his studies.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="career">Career</h2> <p>Swift interned at <a href="/facts/Lionsgate/3wQMInyd">Lionsgate</a>, where his responsibilities included making and sending out <a href="/facts/Screener_(promotional)/sBeocc4h">screeners</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a> He made his film debut in the 2016 thriller <i><a href="/facts/I.T._(film)/PuSMyrSu">I.T.</a></i> starring <a href="/facts/Pierce_Brosnan/aLqNzpWP">Pierce Brosnan</a>. Swift has also appeared in <i><a href="/facts/Live_by_Night_(film)/3FQ7RSLu">Live by Night</a></i>, <a href="/facts/Megyn_Kelly/2NarptXQ">Megyn Kelly</a>'s political drama <i>Embeds</i>,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a> sitcom <i><a href="/facts/Still_the_King/0D229PhC">Still the King</a></i>,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a> and <a href="/facts/Todd_Berger/a9gPHJ2N">Todd Berger</a>'s <i>Cover Versions</i>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a> In 2019, he starred in the <a href="/facts/Independent_film/jrUBoAMB">indie movie</a> <i><a href="/facts/Braking_for_Whales/AFoPUtGK">Braking for Whales</a></i>, originally titled <i>Whaling</i>, written by <a href="/facts/Tammin_Sursok/spzP4Flu">Tammin Sursok</a> and her husband Sean McEwen,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16"><sup>16</sup></a> and in the <a href="/facts/Horror_film/SYz7Le6p">horror</a> <a href="/facts/Thriller_film/RLj4941a">thriller</a> <i><a href="/facts/We_Summon_the_Darkness/1FWtVYtM">We Summon the Darkness</a></i>, directed by <a href="/facts/Marc_Meyers/QqM8ksUM">Marc Meyers</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17"><sup>17</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="personal-life">Personal life</h2> <p>Since 2022, Swift has been in a relationship with model Sydney Ness.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:18" href="#fn:18"><sup>18</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="filmography">Filmography</h2> <h3>Film</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Role</th><th>Notes</th></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td><i><a href="/facts/I.T._(film)/PuSMyrSu">I.T.</a></i></td><td>Lance</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Live_by_Night_(film)/3FQ7RSLu">Live by Night</a></i></td><td>Mayweather</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td><i>Cover Versions</i></td><td>Kirk</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2019</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Braking_for_Whales/AFoPUtGK">Braking for Whales</a></i></td><td>J.T.</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2019</td><td><i><a href="/facts/We_Summon_the_Darkness/1FWtVYtM">We Summon the Darkness</a></i></td><td>Ivan</td><td>Co-producer</td></tr><tr><td>2020</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Folklore%3a_The_Long_Pond_Studio_Sessions/wNLdhAcM">Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions</a></i></td><td>—</td><td>Executive Producer</td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Television</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Role</th><th>Notes</th></tr><tr><td>2017</td><td><i>Embeds</i></td><td>Colin</td><td>2 episodes</td></tr><tr><td>2017</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Still_the_King/0D229PhC">Still the King</a></i></td><td>Tyler</td><td>Episode: "Showcase Showdown"</td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Music video</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Artist(s)</th><th>Role</th><th>Note(s)</th><th scope="col">Ref.</th></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>"<a href="/facts/The_Best_Day_(Taylor%2527s_Version)/cRMBs9wq">The Best Day</a>"</td><td rowspan="3"><a href="/facts/Taylor_Swift/gdDeCTku">Taylor Swift</a></td><td rowspan="3">Himself</td><td rowspan="3">(archive footage)</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:19" href="#fn:19"><sup>19</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>2019</td><td>"<a href="/facts/Christmas_Tree_Farm/62XzXRll">Christmas Tree Farm</a>"</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:20" href="#fn:20"><sup>20</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">2021</td><td>"<a href="/facts/The_Best_Day_(Taylor%2527s_Version)/cRMBs9wq">The Best Day (Taylor's Version)</a>"</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:21" href="#fn:21"><sup>21</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>"<a href="/facts/I_Bet_You_Think_About_Me/L3EfN3SG">I Bet You Think About Me</a>"</td><td>Taylor Swift featuring <a href="/facts/Chris_Stapleton/oW3bQWPS">Chris Stapleton</a></td><td>—</td><td>As producer; directed by <a href="/facts/Blake_Lively/aHkncWIh">Blake Lively</a></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:22" href="#fn:22"><sup>22</sup></a></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6695202/">Austin Swift</a> at <a href="/facts/IMDb_(identifier)/uWrqVYVy">IMDb</a> </li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Kile, Meredith B. 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Archived from the original on October 30, 2022. Retrieved October 30, 2022. <a href="https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/austin-swift-5-things-to-know-about-taylor-swifts-brother/" target="_blank">https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/austin-swift-5-things-to-know-about-taylor-swifts-brother/</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>Duboff, Josh (June 1, 2017). "Austin Swift (Yes, Brother of Taylor) Is Finding His Own Path to the Limelight". Vanity Fair. Archived from the original on December 22, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2019. <a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2017/06/austin-swift-is-finding-his-own-path-to-the-limelight" target="_blank">https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2017/06/austin-swift-is-finding-his-own-path-to-the-limelight</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>Duboff, Josh (January 18, 2017). "Austin Swift, Taylor's Brother, Gets Political in Megyn Kelly's New Television Series". Vanity Fair. Archived from the original on July 6, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2019. <a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/01/austin-swift-embeds-megyn-kelly" target="_blank">https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/01/austin-swift-embeds-megyn-kelly</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:12"><p>Bailey, Alyssa (July 21, 2017). "Watch Austin Swift Shut Down Miley Cyrus's Dad on 'Still the King'". Elle. Archived from the original on April 3, 2019. Retrieved March 18, 2019. <a href="https://www.elle.com/culture/movies-tv/news/a46758/austin-swift-still-the-king-clip/" target="_blank">https://www.elle.com/culture/movies-tv/news/a46758/austin-swift-still-the-king-clip/</a> <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:13"><p>Duboff, Josh (June 1, 2017). "Austin Swift (Yes, Brother of Taylor) Is Finding His Own Path to the Limelight". Vanity Fair. Archived from the original on December 22, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2019. <a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2017/06/austin-swift-is-finding-his-own-path-to-the-limelight" target="_blank">https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2017/06/austin-swift-is-finding-his-own-path-to-the-limelight</a> <a href="#fnref:13" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:14"><p>Weiss, Suzannah (August 6, 2017). "Taylor Swift's Brother Austin Swift Is Starring in the Movie "Whaling"". Teen Vogue. Archived from the original on April 3, 2019. Retrieved March 18, 2019. <a href="https://www.teenvogue.com/story/austin-swift-whaling-movie" target="_blank">https://www.teenvogue.com/story/austin-swift-whaling-movie</a> <a href="#fnref:14" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:15"><p>Reilly, Kaitlin (August 7, 2017). "Taylor Swift's Brother Austin Just Scored A Movie Role". Refinery29. 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Archived from the original on April 3, 2019. Retrieved March 18, 2019. <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/alexandra-daddario-keean-johnson-starring-we-summon-darkness-1140133" target="_blank">https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/alexandra-daddario-keean-johnson-starring-we-summon-darkness-1140133</a> <a href="#fnref:17" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:18"><p>Kelsie Gibson (February 12, 2024). "Who Is Austin Swift's Girlfriend? All About Sydney Ness". People.com. Archived from the original on September 8, 2024. Retrieved September 7, 2024. <a href="https://people.com/music/who-is-sydney-ness-austin-swift/" target="_blank">https://people.com/music/who-is-sydney-ness-austin-swift/</a> <a href="#fnref:18" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:19"><p>Taylor Swift - The Best Day, June 16, 2009, archived from the original on April 2, 2021, retrieved March 18, 2021 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4_6eQm7RTQ" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4_6eQm7RTQ</a> <a href="#fnref:19" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:20"><p>Taylor Swift - Christmas Tree Farm, December 5, 2019, archived from the original on May 11, 2020, retrieved March 18, 2021 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mN3rDTAdM2o" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mN3rDTAdM2o</a> <a href="#fnref:20" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:21"><p>Taylor Swift - The Best Day, archived from the original on April 30, 2021, retrieved March 18, 2021 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0cde-Km05o" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0cde-Km05o</a> <a href="#fnref:21" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:22"><p>Feller, Madison; Bailey, Alyssa (November 15, 2021). "Taylor Swift's 'I Bet You Think About Me' Music Video Easter Eggs, Broken Down". Elle. Archived from the original on November 5, 2022. Retrieved November 20, 2021. <a href="https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a38252782/taylor-swift-i-bet-you-think-about-me-music-video-easter-eggs/" target="_blank">https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a38252782/taylor-swift-i-bet-you-think-about-me-music-video-easter-eggs/</a> <a href="#fnref:22" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>