Who is Taylor Swift's brother Austin: All you need to know about the 'We Summon The Darkness' actor

Austin stars in a new film titled 'We Summon The Darkness', a horror flick featuring Alexandra Daddario and Johnny Knoxville, now available on Digital HD and VOD
UPDATED APR 11, 2020
Taylor Swift and Austin Swift (Getty Images)
Taylor Swift and Austin Swift (Getty Images)

Taylor Swift is quite close to her brother Austin, and it reflected on her latest social media post on National Siblings Day. The 30-year-old singer-songwriter shared an adorable birthday party picture and called him one of her "best pals".

The snap, clicked by famous model Gigi Hadid, was captioned, "It's National Siblings Day! My brother @austinkingsleyswift is one of my best pals, and I'm really proud of him because he's in a film that came out today called 'We Summon The Darkness' (which he also co-produced). Photo by Gigi. My facial expression by 3 glasses of wine."

Austin was quick to react to her post on Instagram with a quirky picture. Holding a mug that read 'World's Okayest Brother', he wrote, "Wait... @taylorswift, what day did you say it was? #nationalsiblingsday."

Singer Taylor Swift and Austin Swift (Getty Images)

On Instagram, fans went gaga over their close bond. "You guys are so adorable!!!!" one wrote and another said, "Sibling goals!" Another fan posted, "Lucky to be her brother." 

The horror movie also stars Alexandra Daddario and Johnny Knoxville and is now available on Digital HD and VOD. Not many people know about Austin's acting career. So here is all you need to know about the handsome hunk who was also a part of Taylor's Netflix documentary 'Miss Americana'. 

The 28-year-old was born in Reading, Pennsylvania to parents, Scott Kingsley Swift and Andrea Gardner Swift (née Finlay). He moved to Nashville, Tennessee, with his family at a young age when Taylor wanted to pursue a career in music. 

Singer Taylor Swift and brother Austin Swift (Getty Images)

After studying film studies from the University of Notre Dame in 2015 — where he actively took part in plays like 'Dead Man's Cell Phone' and 'Six Characters in Search of an Author' — he started out with an internship at the entertainment company, Lionsgate.

In 2016, he landed his first role as Lance in the thriller 'IT' starring Pierce Brosnan. Slowly, he started getting more offers and starred in Ben Affleck's crime-drama 'Live by Night'.

He was also a part of Megyn Kelly's political drama 'Embeds', the sitcom 'Still the King' starring Billy Ray Cyrus and Todd Berger's 'Cover Versions'. He will also be seen in an upcoming indie film named 'Whaling', which has been written by Tammin Sursok and her husband Sean McEwen.

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