Acting
Jeremy Swift
EN, CS cinema · 39 credits
Born
27 June 1960 (age 66)
Birthplace
Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England, UK
Also known as جرمی سویفت
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
Filmography
Welcome to the Fishbowl
as Storm Grandquist
Snow White
as Doc (voice)
Grow
as Mr. Gregory
Goodbye June
as Dr. David Titford
10 Lives
as Happy (voice)
Descendants: The Rise of Red
as Principal Merlin
The Art Of Love
as Ben Parker
Mary Poppins Returns
as Gooding / Badger (voice)
The Importance of Being Earnest
as Reverend Chasuble
Gun Shy
as Charlie
Mother
as Edwin
Jupiter Ascending
as Vasilliy Bolodnikov
Downhill
2014
Downhill
as Steve
Room Service
as Dennis Meeks
On Expenses
as Ben Leapman
Canoe Man
as DS Twist
Anton Chekhov's The Duel
as Deacon
The Antiques Rogue Show
2009
The Antiques Rogue Show
as Shaun Greenhalgh
Boy A
as Dave
Fred Claus
as Bob Elf
Amazing Grace
as Richard the Butler
Oliver Twist
as Mr. Bumble
Reversals
2003
Reversals
as Owen Doherty
To Kill a King
as The Earl of Whitby
Bertie and Elizabeth
as Royal Page
The Making of Gosford Park
as Self (uncredited)
Dark Blue World
as Cpl. Pierce
Gosford Park
as Arthur
Bostock's Cup
as Sam Tilton
A Christmas Carol
as Williams
The Tale of the Rat That Wrote
as J.P. Haddock
The Student Prince
as Shaggy
Winner Takes All
as Prisoner / Dealer
Mr. Love
as Boy in Projection Room
Fords on Water
as Southern Soldier