Brian Swardstrom

Brian Swardstrom (born 1962) is an American talent agent and manager. He is known for his long-time working relationship with Tilda Swinton, Edward Norton, Frances McDormand, Bill Paxton and Damian Lewis. Since 2023, Swardstrom works solely as Timothée Chalamet's manager, after being his agent for ten years.

He began his career working as an agent for William Morris where he worked with actors such as Alan Arkin, Elijah Wood and Brendan Fraser. He became a manager at Brillstein-Grey and later at his own companies, Banner Entertainment founded with Mikey Liddell, and InHouse Entertainment with Marc Epstein.

Swardstrom left the management business and joined Endeavor as partner and agent in 1998. He ran the talent department until 2009, when Endeavor merged with the William Morrris Agency. He moved to the United Talent Agency as a partner and agent in 2014. Swardstrom list of clients over the years have included: Patrick Stewart, Michael Douglas, Elijah Wood, Cynthia Erivo, Claire Danes, Claire Foy, John Lithgow, Matthew Macfadyen, Léa Seydoux, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Kevin Kline, Sally Field, Jamie Bell, Ben Foster, Luca Guadagnino, Rupert Wyatt, and Michael C. Hall. In 2023 he left UTA to focus on producing and retired as an agent, leaving most of his roster at the agency.