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]
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]
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]
^"And Just Like That… star Alexa Swinton is having her bat mitzvah in Israel", The Jewish Journal, June 30, 2023. Accessed January 22, 2025. "In real life, Swinton, a prolific actress who has starred in shows like Billions and Emergence, is celebrating the debut of the second season of HBO’s And Just Like That…, which premiered last week — and her own bat mitzvah.... It will take place next week at Apollonia National Park in Herzliya, her mother told Kveller."
