Jeremy Swift
Acting
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
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tvSofia the First: Royal Magic
2026
Mr. Muddykins (voice)
movieGoodbye June
2025
Dr. David Titford
movieGrow
2025
Mr. Gregory
movieSnow White
2025
Doc (voice)
tvSweetpea
2024
Norman
movieDescendants: The Rise of Red
2024
Principal Merlin
movie10 Lives
2024
Happy (voice)
movieThe Art Of Love
2022
Ben Parker
tvAll Creatures Great & Small
2020
Mr. Bosworth
tvTed Lasso
2020
Leslie Higgins
movieMary Poppins Returns
2018
Gooding / Badger (voice)
movieThe Importance of Being Earnest
2018
Reverend Chasuble
tvWanderlust
2018
Neil Bellows
movieGun Shy
2017
Charlie
tvStrike
2017
Owen Quine
movieMother
2016
Edwin
tvThe Durrells
2016
Dennis
tvHoudini & Doyle
2016
Dr. Henry Whitaker
movieJupiter Ascending
2015
Vasilliy Bolodnikov
tvThe Crimson Field
2014
QMS Reggie Soper
movieRoom Service
2012
Dennis Meeks
tvThe Royal Bodyguard
2011
Hotel Manager
tvDownton Abbey
2010
Spratt
movieCanoe Man
2010
DS Twist
movieOn Expenses
2010
Ben Leapman
tvGarrow's Law
2009
William Grove
The Antiques Rogue Show
2009
Shaun Greenhalgh
movieBoy A
2008
Dave
movieFred Claus
2007
Bob Elf
tvM.I. High
2007
Fenton
movieAmazing Grace
2006
Richard the Butler
movieOliver Twist
2005
Mr. Bumble
tvDoc Martin
2004
Miles Green
tv55 Degrees North
2004
Jeremy Fenwick
tvThe Alan Clark Diaries
2004
Nigel Lawson
Reversals
2003
Owen Doherty
movieTo Kill a King
2003
The Earl of Whitby
tvFoyle's War
2002
Glenvil Harris
movieThe Making of Gosford Park
2002
Self (uncredited)
movieBertie and Elizabeth
2002
Royal Page
movieGosford Park
2001
Arthur
movieDark Blue World
2001
Cpl. Pierce
movieA Christmas Carol
1999
Williams
movieThe Tale of the Rat That Wrote
1999
J.P. Haddock
movieBostock's Cup
1999
Sam Tilton
tvS Club 7
1999
Stewart
tvVanity Fair
1998
Jos Sedley
movieWinner Takes All
1998
Prisoner / Dealer
tvThe Grand
1997
David Jeffries
tvDalziel and Pascoe
1996
Dave Fernie
tvAn Actor's Life for Me
1991
Waldemar Krystoff
tvRed Dwarf
1988
Noddy
tvCasualty
1986
Noah Fitch
movieMr. Love
1986
Boy in Projection Room
movieFords on Water
1983
Southern Soldier
movieWelcome to the Fishbowl
Storm Grandquist