Alexa Skye Swinton is an American

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and

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. She appeared in a lead role as Piper in the 13-episode ABC prime time series called ''

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'', has a recurring role as Eva Rhoades in '' Billions'', and the

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series '' And Just Like That...'', where she plays the character of Rose Goldenblatt. She appeared in M. Night Shyamalan's ''

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'', playing the role of Young Maddox.

Career

Swinton originated the role of Addie in ''Make Believe'', written by

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, and directed by Jackson Gay at the

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. Swinton's first leading role in

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was as Piper in ''

.'' The show ran for 13 episodes from 2019 to 2020. She first performed her original song "You, Me and My Purple Docs" publicly on Canadian TV station

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. Swinton has a recurring role as Eva Rhoades, the daughter of main characters Chuck and Wendy Rhoades in Showtime’s television drama '' Billions''. She acted in M. Night Shyamalan's feature film ''

'' playing the role of Young Maddox. She plays the recurring role of Rock Goldenblatt, child of

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in the

series '' And Just Like That...'' Swinton's role has been called "groundbreaking".

Filmography

Film

Television

Theater

Discography

; Studio recording *
You, Me and My Purple Docs
' (2020) *
Happy As I Wanna Be
' (2021) *
What Would I Change It To
' (2022)

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