
Jeremy Swift
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1960-06-27 (64 years old)
Place of Birth
Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England, UK
Jeremy Swift
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.
Known For
Acting
(2025)
Snow White
as Doc (voice)
(2024)
Descendants: The Rise of Red
as Principal Merlin
(2024)
10 Lives
as Happy (voice)
(2022)
The Art Of Love
as Ben Parker
(2018)
Mary Poppins Returns
as Gooding / Badger (voice)
(2018)
The Importance of Being Earnest
as Reverend Chasuble
(2017)
Gun Shy
as Charlie
(2016)
Mother
as Edwin
(2016)
(2015)
Jupiter Ascending
as Vasilliy Bolodnikov
(2014)
Downhill
as Steve
(2010)
Anton Chekhov's The Duel
as Deacon
(2010)
(2010)
Canoe Man
as DS Twist
(2009)
Red Dwarf: Back to Earth
as Noddy
(2009)
The Antiques Rogue Show
as Shaun Greenhalgh
(2007)
Fred Claus
as Bob Elf
(2007)
Boy A
as Dave
(2006)
Amazing Grace
as Richard the Butler
(2006)
Are You Ready for Love?
as James
(2005)
Oliver Twist
as Mr. Bumble
(2003)
To Kill a King
as The Earl of Whitby
(2003)
Reversals
as Owen Doherty
(2002)
Bertie and Elizabeth
as Royal Page
(2002)
The Making of 'Gosford Park'
as Self (uncredited)
(2001)
Gosford Park
as Arthur
(2001)
Dark Blue World
as Cpl. Pierce
(1999)
A Christmas Carol
as Williams
(1999)
The Tale of the Rat That Wrote
as J.P. Haddock
(1999)
Bostock's Cup
as Sam Tilton
(1998)
The Student Prince
as Shaggy
(1998)
Winner Takes All
as Prisoner / Dealer
(1985)
Mr. Love
as Boy in Projection Room
(1983)
Fords on Water
as Southern Soldier