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.
Gender
Male
Birthday
1960-06-27
Place of birth
Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England, UK
Oliver Twist
2005
6.74
10 Lives
2024
7.75
Descendants: The Rise of Red
2024
6.86
Fred Claus
2007
5.83
Amazing Grace
2006
6.91
Fords on Water
1983
0.00
Downhill
2014
8.00
The Art Of Love
2022
4.60
Are You Ready for Love?
2006
0.00
Jupiter Ascending
2015
5.46
Dark Blue World
2001
6.96
The Antiques Rogue Show
2009
0.00
Red Dwarf: Back to Earth
2009
0.00
The Student Prince
1998
4.30
On Expenses
2010
0.00
Bertie and Elizabeth
2002
5.60
Gosford Park
2001
6.83
Winner Takes All
1998
5.00
Bostock's Cup
1999
5.00
Reversals
2003
6.00
Boy A
2007
7.12
A Christmas Carol
1999
6.90
Mary Poppins Returns
2018
6.51
To Kill a King
2003
5.70
Gun Shy
2017
4.60
Canoe Man
2010
4.00
The Importance of Being Earnest
2018
8.30
Anton Chekhov's The Duel
2010
6.20
The Tale of the Rat That Wrote
1999
6.00
The Making of 'Gosford Park'
2002
5.00
Mr. Love
1985
5.20
#Starvecrow
2016
0.00
Mother
2016
0.00
Snow White
2025
4.29
Room Service
2012
0.00
Grow
0.00