Jeremy Swift
Born: 1960-06-27 in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England, UK
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
- Snow White as Doc (voice)
- Goodbye June as Dr. David Titford
- Grow as Mr. Gregory
2024
- Descendants: The Rise of Red as Principal Merlin
- Sweetpea as Norman
- 10 Lives as Happy (voice)
2022
- The Art Of Love as Ben Parker
- The Marvellous Maggie Smith: A Celebration as Self
2020
- Ted Lasso as Leslie Higgins
- All Creatures Great & Small as Mr. Bosworth
2018
- Mary Poppins Returns as Gooding / Badger (voice)
- Wanderlust as Neil Bellows
- The Importance of Being Earnest as Reverend Chasuble
2016
- The Durrells as Dennis
- Houdini & Doyle as Dr. Henry Whitaker
- National Treasure as Simon
- Mother as Edwin
- #Starvecrow
2015
- Jupiter Ascending as Vasilliy Bolodnikov
2014
- The Crimson Field as QMS Reggie Soper
- Downhill as Steve
2013
- Count Arthur Strong as Colin
2012
- Room Service as Dennis Meeks
2011
2010
- Downton Abbey as Spratt
- Anton Chekhov's The Duel as Deacon
- On Expenses
- Canoe Man as DS Twist
2009
- Being Human as Emil
- Garrow's Law as William Grove
- The Antiques Rogue Show as Shaun Greenhalgh
- Red Dwarf: Back to Earth as Noddy
2008
- Boy A as Dave
2007
- M.I. High as Fenton
- Fred Claus as Bob Elf
2006
- Amazing Grace as Richard the Butler
- Live! Girls! Present Dogtown
- Are You Ready for Love? as James
2005
- Oliver Twist as Mr. Bumble
2004
- Doc Martin as Miles Green
- 55 Degrees North as Jeremy Fenwick
- The Smoking Room as Barry
- The Alan Clark Diaries as Nigel Lawson
2003
- To Kill a King as The Earl of Whitby
- Reversals as Owen Doherty
2002
- Foyle's War as Glenvil Harris
- The Making of Gosford Park as Self (uncredited)
- Bertie and Elizabeth as Royal Page
2001
- Gosford Park as Arthur
- Dark Blue World as Cpl. Pierce
1999
- S Club 7 as Stewart
- A Christmas Carol as Williams
- Bostock's Cup as Sam Tilton
- The Tale of the Rat That Wrote as J.P. Haddock
1998
- Vanity Fair as Jos Sedley
- The Student Prince as Shaggy
- Winner Takes All as Prisoner / Dealer
1996
- Dalziel and Pascoe as Dave Fernie
1991
- Paul Merton: The Series
- An Actor's Life for Me as Waldemar Krystoff
1988
- Red Dwarf as Noddy
1984
1983
- Fords on Water as Southern Soldier