Jeremy Swift
Jeremy Swift
Biography
Jeremy Paul Swift (born 27 June 1960) is an English actor. He studied drama at Guildford School of Acting from 1978 to 1981. He worked almost exclusively in theatre throughout the 1980s, working with companies such as Deborah Warner's Kick Theatre and comedy performance-art group The People Show. During this period, he also appeared in numerous television commercials. In the 1990s, he acted at the National Theatre alongside David Tennant and Richard Wilson in Phyllida Lloyd's What the Butler Saw production. Swift has acted in films such as Robert Altman's murder mystery Gosford Park (2001), Michael Apted's historical drama Amazing Grace (2006), and the family adventure film Mary Poppins Returns (2018). He also appeared in Vanity Fair (1998), Foyle's War (2013-2015), Downton Abbey (2013-2015), The Durrells (2016), and National Treasure (2016). In 2021, he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his performance in Ted Lasso for his portrayal of Leslie Higgins. In 2025, he appears as Mr Bosworth in the 5th series of All Creatures Great and Small.
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
67
Gender
Male
Birthday
1960-06-27 (65 years old)
Place of Birth
Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England, UK
Acting

2025

Snow White as Doc (voice)

2025

Grow as Mr. Gregory

2025

Goodbye June as Not available

2024

Descendants: The Rise of Red as Principal Merlin

2024

10 Lives as Happy (voice)

2024

Sweetpea as Norman

2022

The Art Of Love as Ben Parker

2020

Ted Lasso as Leslie Higgins

2020

All Creatures Great & Small as Mr. Bosworth

2018

Mary Poppins Returns as Gooding / Badger (voice)

2018

The Importance of Being Earnest as Reverend Chasuble

2017

Strike as Owen Quine

2017

Gun Shy as Charlie

2016

The Durrells as Dennis

2016

Houdini & Doyle as Dr. Henry Whitaker

2016

Mother as Edwin

2016

#Starvecrow as Not available

2016

National Treasure as Simon

2015

Jupiter Ascending as Vasilliy Bolodnikov

2014

The Crimson Field as QMS Reggie Soper

2014

Downhill as Steve

2013

Count Arthur Strong as Colin

2012

Room Service as Dennis Meeks

2011

The Royal Bodyguard as Not available

2010

Downton Abbey as Spratt

2010

Canoe Man as DS Twist

2010

On Expenses as Not available

2009

Being Human as Emil

2009

Garrow's Law as William Grove

2009

The Antiques Rogue Show as Shaun Greenhalgh

2008

Boy A as Dave

2007

Fred Claus as Bob Elf

2006

Amazing Grace as Richard the Butler

2006

Live! Girls! Present Dogtown as Not available

2005

Oliver Twist as Mr. Bumble

2004

Doc Martin as Miles Green

2004

The Smoking Room as Barry

2004

55 Degrees North as Not available

2004

The Alan Clark Diaries as Nigel Lawson

2003

Reversals as Owen Doherty

2003

To Kill a King as The Earl of Whitby

2002

Foyle's War as Glenvil Harris

2002

Bertie and Elizabeth as Royal Page

2002

The Making of Gosford Park as Self (uncredited)

2001

Gosford Park as Arthur

2001

Dark Blue World as Cpl. Pierce

1999

S Club 7 as Stewart

1999

Bostock's Cup as Sam Tilton

1999

A Christmas Carol as Williams

1999

The Tale of the Rat That Wrote as J.P. Haddock

1998

Vanity Fair as Jos Sedley

1998

The Student Prince as Shaggy

1998

Winner Takes All as Prisoner / Dealer

1997

The Grand as Not available

1997

Blind Men as Not available

1996

Dalziel & Pascoe as Dave Fernie

1991

Paul Merton: The Series as Not available

1991

An Actor's Life For Me as Not available

1988

Red Dwarf as Noddy

1986

Casualty as Noah Fitch

1986

Mr. Love as Boy in Projection Room

1984

The Bill as Not available

1983

Fords on Water as Southern Soldier