Which actor was a co-producer of Taylor Swift’s “august”?

Actor Joe Alwyn was a co-producer of Taylor Swift’s “august.”

The song’s production credits go to Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff, and Joe Alwyn. Alwyn contributed under the pseudonym William Bowery on several Folklore and Evermore songs, and he was involved musically with Swift during the albums’ creation.

“August” was written by Swift and Antonoff, while Alwyn is credited as a producer rather than a songwriter. That distinction matters because the track’s writing and production credits are often compressed in casual discussions of the Folklore collaborators.

The finished recording uses a layered arrangement of guitars, strings, keyboards, synthesizers, and reverb. Its sound is commonly described through dream pop, guitar pop, and soft rock, giving the fictional summer romance a cinematic and wistful quality.