Alexa Swinton
American actress
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Alexa Jacqueline Skye Idelchik Swinton[1] (born July 2, 2009) is an American actress, singer and songwriter.[2][3][4][5] She appeared in a lead role as Piper in the 13-episode ABC Prime Time series called Emergence,[6] has a recurring role as Eva Rhoades in Billions,[7] and the HBO series And Just Like That..., where she plays the character of Rock Goldenblatt.[8] She appeared in M. Night Shyamalan's Old, playing the role of Young Maddox.[9][10]
Alexa Swinton | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 2, 2009 New York City, U.S. |
| Occupations | Actress, singer, songwriter |
| Years active | 2012–present |
Career
Swinton originated the role of Addie in Make Believe, written by Bess Wohl, and directed by Jackson Gay at the Hartford Stage.[11] Swinton's first leading role in television was as Piper in Emergence.[6] The show ran for 13 episodes from 2019 to 2020.[12] She first performed her original song "You, Me and My Purple Docs" publicly on Canadian TV station CHCH-DT in Hamilton, Ontario.[13] Swinton has a recurring role as Eva Rhoades, the daughter of main characters Chuck and Wendy Rhoades in Showtime's television drama Billions.[10][14] She acted in M. Night Shyamalan's feature film Old playing the role of young Maddox.[10]
She plays the recurring role of Rock Goldenblatt, child of Charlotte York Goldenblatt in the HBO series And Just Like That...[10][15] Swinton's role has been called "groundbreaking".[16]
Personal life
Swinton is of paternal Scottish heritage and is distantly related to the actress Tilda Swinton. A resident of New Jersey, she is Jewish, as is her mother, and celebrated her bat mitzvah in Israel in 2023.[17]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | River of Fundament | Norman Mailer's daughter | Feature Film |
| 2014 | Little Brain Surgeries | Girl from the Vision | Short |
| 2017 | Speed of Light | Young Rose | |
| 2018 | I've Lost Her | Young Maggie | |
| Nettles | Sam | ||
| BeLoved | Julia | ||
| 2019 | Reverb | Annie | |
| Sometime Other Than Now | Molly | Feature Film | |
| 2021 | Old | 11-year-old Maddox Cappa | |
| 2022 | Love's Baby Soft | Dolores | Short |
| 2023 | Maestro | Nina Bernstein | Feature Film |
| 2025 | Thunderbolts* | Anya | |
| TBA | Behemoth! | TBA | Feature Film; Post-production |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Mythos | Ellie | 4 Episodes |
| 2014 | Zach Fox Show | Kid Playing with Toy | |
| 2015 | Flesh and Bone | Young Claire | Scorched Earth |
| 2015 | Today | Badly Behaving Child | Rossen Reports |
| 2015 | The View | Herself | Modeling appearance |
| 2016 | Saturday Night Live | Daughter of Big Family | Selena Gomez Guest Host |
| 2016–2023 | Billions | Eva Rhoades | Appears in multiple episodes each season |
| 2017 | Saturday Night Live | Girl in Immigration Line | Alec Baldwin Guest Host |
| 2018 | The Tonight Show | Punk Kid | Ice Cube / Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
| 2019 | Manifest | Chloe | Upgrade |
| 2019–2020 | Emergence | Piper | Series regular |
| 2021–2025 | And Just Like That... | Rock Goldenblatt | 17 Episodes |
Theater
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Annie Warbucks | Molly | Signature Theatre |
| 2017 | Madeline's Christmas | Anne | Lion Theatre |
| 2017 | Kooky Spook | Young Inna | Duke Theatre |
| 2017 | Santa Doesn't Come to the Holiday Inn | Daughter | Ensemble Studio Theatre |
| 2017 | The Department Party | Violet | Playwright Horizons |
| 2018 | Make Believe | Addie | Hartford Stage |
Discography
- Studio recording
- You, Me and My Purple Docs (2020)[18]
- Happy As I Wanna Be (2021)
- What Would I Change It To (2022)