Jeremy Swift
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 27, 1960 (age 66)
- Birthplace
- Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England, UK
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.
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Filmography
Welcome to the Fishbowl
Movie · as Storm Grandquist
Sofia the First: Royal Magic
TV · as Mr. Muddykins (voice) · 1 ep
The Witch Farm
TV · as Eddie Burks · 4 eps
Snow White
Movie · as Doc (voice)
Grow
Movie · as Mr. Gregory
Goodbye June
Movie · as Dr. David Titford
The Librarians: The Next Chapter
TV · as Genie · 1 ep
10 Lives
Movie · as Happy (voice)
Descendants: The Rise of Red
Movie · as Principal Merlin
Sweetpea
TV · as Norman · 12 eps
The Art Of Love
Movie · as Ben Parker
The Marvellous Maggie Smith: A Celebration
Movie · as Self
Ted Lasso
TV · as Leslie Higgins · 44 eps
All Creatures Great & Small
TV · as Mr. Bosworth · 2 eps
Mary Poppins Returns
Movie · as Gooding / Badger (voice)
The Importance of Being Earnest
Movie · as Reverend Chasuble
Wanderlust
TV · as Neil Bellows · 2 eps
Gun Shy
Movie · as Charlie
Strike
TV · as Owen Quine · 2 eps
#Starvecrow
Movie
Mother
Movie · as Edwin
Houdini & Doyle
TV · as Dr. Henry Whitaker · 1 ep
National Treasure
TV · as Simon · 4 eps
The Durrells
TV · as Dennis · 4 eps
Jupiter Ascending
Movie · as Vasilliy Bolodnikov
Downhill
Movie · as Steve
The Crimson Field
TV · as QMS Reggie Soper · 6 eps
Count Arthur Strong
TV · as Colin · 1 ep
Room Service
Movie · as Dennis Meeks
The Royal Bodyguard
TV · as Hotel Manager · 1 ep
On Expenses
Movie · as Ben Leapman
Canoe Man
Movie · as DS Twist
Anton Chekhov's The Duel
Movie · as Deacon
Downton Abbey
TV · as Spratt · 13 eps
The Antiques Rogue Show
Movie · as Shaun Greenhalgh
Red Dwarf: Back to Earth
Movie · as Noddy
Garrow's Law
TV · as William Grove · 2 eps
Being Human
TV · as Emil · 1 ep
Boy A
Movie · as Dave
Fred Claus
Movie · as Bob Elf
Amazing Grace
Movie · as Richard the Butler
M.I. High
TV · as Fenton · 1 ep
Are You Ready for Love?
Movie · as James
Live! Girls! Present Dogtown
TV · 1 ep
Oliver Twist
Movie · as Mr. Bumble
The Smoking Room
TV · as Barry · 16 eps
Doc Martin
TV · as Miles Green · 1 ep
The Alan Clark Diaries
TV · as Nigel Lawson · 1 ep
55 Degrees North
TV · as Jeremy Fenwick · 1 ep
Reversals
Movie · as Owen Doherty
To Kill a King
Movie · as The Earl of Whitby
Bertie and Elizabeth
Movie · as Royal Page
The Making of Gosford Park
Movie · as Self (uncredited)
Foyle's War
TV · as Glenvil Harris · 6 eps
Dark Blue World
Movie · as Cpl. Pierce
Gosford Park
Movie · as Arthur
Bostock's Cup
Movie · as Sam Tilton
A Christmas Carol
Movie · as Williams
The Tale of the Rat That Wrote
Movie · as J.P. Haddock
S Club 7
TV · as Stewart · 1 ep
The Student Prince
Movie · as Shaggy
Winner Takes All
Movie · as Prisoner / Dealer
Vanity Fair
TV · as Jos Sedley · 4 eps
Blind Men
TV · 6 eps
The Grand
TV · as David Jeffries · 2 eps
Dalziel and Pascoe
TV · as Dave Fernie · 1 ep
Paul Merton: The Series
TV · 1 ep
An Actor's Life for Me
TV · as Waldemar Krystoff · 1 ep
Red Dwarf
TV · as Noddy · 1 ep
Mr. Love
Movie · as Boy in Projection Room
Casualty
TV · as Noah Fitch · 1 ep
The Bill
TV · 1 ep
Fords on Water
Movie · as Southern Soldier