Jeremy Swift
ActingAlso Known As
Джереми Свифт, 傑里米·斯威夫特, جرمی سویفت
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.
Movies
(38 total)
Jupiter Ascending
as Vasilliy Bolodnikov
Mary Poppins Returns
as Gooding / Badger (voice)
Snow White
as Doc (voice)
Oliver Twist
as Mr. Bumble
Gosford Park
as Arthur
Fred Claus
as Bob Elf
Boy A
as Dave
Descendants: The Rise of Red
as Principal Merlin
Amazing Grace
as Richard the Butler
A Christmas Carol
as Williams
10 Lives
as Happy (voice)
Gun Shy
as Charlie
Goodbye June
as Dr. David Titford
Dark Blue World
as Cpl. Pierce
To Kill a King
as The Earl of Whitby
Anton Chekhov's The Duel
as Deacon
Grow
as Mr. Gregory
The Art Of Love
as Ben Parker
Bertie and Elizabeth
as Royal Page
The Making of Gosford Park
as Self (uncredited)
TV Shows
(30 total)
Ted Lasso
as Leslie Higgins
Downton Abbey
as Spratt
Red Dwarf
as Noddy
Strike
as Owen Quine
Being Human
as Emil
Sweetpea
as Norman
All Creatures Great & Small
as Mr. Bosworth
Doc Martin
as Miles Green
The Durrells
as Dennis
Foyle's War
as Glenvil Harris
Casualty
as Noah Fitch
Houdini & Doyle
as Dr. Henry Whitaker
National Treasure
as Simon
The Crimson Field
as QMS Reggie Soper
Dalziel & Pascoe
as Dave Fernie
M.I. High
as Fenton
Vanity Fair
as Jos Sedley
The Smoking Room
as Barry
Count Arthur Strong
as Colin