Joshua Swickard is an American model and actor. In 2017, he was cast in the role of Harrison Chase on the

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''.

Early life

Swickard was born in

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, to parents Bob, senior pastor at St. Matthew's United Methodist Church in Belleville, and Gina, a vocal coach. He has three sisters Elyssa Carlisle (who is married and has a son named Alistair), Kalia, and Elayna Swickard. He studied at Glenwood High School and attended the

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where he studied accounting for 2 years. Then he modeled for about 6 years in Chicago. Josh is a descendant of Daniel Zwigart, who landed in

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on the ship Betsey in 1765.

Career

Swickard is managed by Factor Chosen Chicago, and

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. He started his modeling career in 2010, when he appeared in the Oh lala Magazine, and again in 2012. In 2013, he appeared in '' Q''. He made his acting debut in 2015 by guest-starring in an episode of ''

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'' as a football dude. In the same year, he landed the recurring role of Todd Stetson in another television series

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. In early 2017, he was cast in a film called ''Roped'' as Colton, which he confirmed on

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in September. In late 2017, Swickard was cast in the soap opera ''

'' as Harrison Chase. He debuted on February 21, 2018.

Personal life

In December 2018, Josh announced his engagement to girlfriend, actress Lauren York. The pair married on July 6, 2019. In 2021, the couple welcomed their first child together, a daughter, named Savannah Kaye Swickard.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Swickard, Josh American male film actors American male television actors American male models Living people Male actors from Illinois People from Illinois 1992 births