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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2020 • TV
2002 • TV
2020 • TV
2025 • Movie
2025 • Movie
as Doc (voice)
as Dr. David Titford
as Vasilliy Bolodnikov
as Happy (voice)
as Principal Merlin
as Edwin
as Dave
as Mr. Gregory
as Gooding / Badger (voice)
as Arthur
as Sam Tilton
as Williams
as Richard the Butler
as Bob Elf
as Charlie
as The Earl of Whitby
as Owen Doherty
as Mr. Bumble
as DS Twist
as Spratt
13 episodes
as Leslie Higgins
34 episodes
as Glenvil Harris
6 episodes
as Mr. Bosworth
2 episodes
as Noah Fitch
1 episodes
as Miles Green
1 episodes
as Noddy
1 episodes
as Dave Fernie
1 episodes
as Owen Quine
2 episodes
as Dennis
4 episodes
1 episodes
as Emil
1 episodes
as Norman
6 episodes
as William Grove
2 episodes
as Dr. Henry Whitaker
1 episodes
as Stewart
1 episodes
as Jos Sedley
6 episodes
as Simon
4 episodes
as QMS Reggie Soper
6 episodes
as Colin
1 episodes
