Acting
Jeremy Swift
Born Jun 27, 1960 · Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England, UK
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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Acting
Welcome to the Fishbowl
2026
Sofia the First: Royal Magic
2026
Kids · Animation · Family
Goodbye June
2025
Drama
Grow
2025
Family · Comedy
The Librarians: The Next Chapter
2025
Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Snow White
2025
Family · Fantasy
Sweetpea
2024
Comedy · Drama
Descendants: The Rise of Red
2024
Fantasy · Adventure · Family
10 Lives
2024
Animation · Comedy · Family
The Art Of Love
2022
Comedy
The Marvellous Maggie Smith: A Celebration
2022
Documentary
All Creatures Great & Small
2020
Drama · Comedy
Ted Lasso
2020
Drama · Comedy
Mary Poppins Returns
2018
Fantasy · Family · Comedy
The Importance of Being Earnest
2018
Wanderlust
2018
Drama · Comedy
Gun Shy
2017
Action · Adventure · Comedy
Strike
2017
Crime · Drama · Mystery
National Treasure
2016
Drama · Crime
Mother
2016
Comedy
The Durrells
2016
Drama · Comedy · Family
Houdini & Doyle
2016
Drama · Crime · Mystery
#Starvecrow
2016
Thriller · Crime · Drama
Jupiter Ascending
2015
Science Fiction · Fantasy · Action
The Crimson Field
2014
Drama · War & Politics
Count Arthur Strong
2013
Comedy
Room Service
2012
Horror · Drama
The Royal Bodyguard
2011
Comedy
Downton Abbey
2010
Drama
Anton Chekhov's The Duel
2010
Drama
Canoe Man
2010
Drama · Crime
On Expenses
2010
Drama · TV Movie
Garrow's Law
2009
Drama
Red Dwarf: Back to Earth
2009
Comedy · TV Movie · Science Fiction
Being Human
2009
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama · Mystery
Boy A
2008
Crime · Drama
Fred Claus
2007
Action · Comedy · Drama
Amazing Grace
2007
Drama
M.I. High
2007
Action & Adventure · Crime · Comedy
Are You Ready for Love?
2006
Comedy
Oliver Twist
2005
Crime · Drama · Family
Doc Martin
2004
Comedy · Drama
55 Degrees North
2004
Crime · Drama
The Smoking Room
2004
Comedy
The Alan Clark Diaries
2004
Comedy · Drama
To Kill a King
2003
Drama · Action · Adventure
Foyle's War
2002
Mystery · Drama · War & Politics
The Making of Gosford Park
2002
Documentary
Bertie and Elizabeth
2002
Drama · History · Romance
Gosford Park
2001
Drama · Mystery · Thriller
Dark Blue World
2001
Action · Drama · War
A Christmas Carol
1999
Drama · Fantasy
The Tale of the Rat That Wrote
1999
Bostock's Cup
1999
Comedy
S Club 7
1999
Comedy · Family
The Student Prince
1998
Comedy · Romance
Vanity Fair
1998
Drama
Winner Takes All
1998
Action · Crime · Drama
The Grand
1997
Drama
Dalziel and Pascoe
1996
Mystery · Crime · Drama
An Actor's Life for Me
1991
Comedy
Paul Merton: The Series
1991
Comedy
Red Dwarf
1988
Comedy · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Casualty
1986
Drama · Soap
Mr. Love
1986
Comedy
The Bill
1984
Crime · Drama
Fords on Water
1983
Comedy