Jeremy Swift
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 27, 1960
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
Welcome to the Fishbowl 2026
as Storm Grandquist
Goodbye June 2025
as Dr. David Titford
Grow 2025
as Mr. Gregory
Snow White 2025
as Doc (voice)
Descendants: The Rise of Red 2024
as Principal Merlin
10 Lives 2024
as Happy (voice)
The Art Of Love 2022
as Ben Parker
The Marvellous Maggie Smith: A Celebration 2022
as Self
Mary Poppins Returns 2018
as Gooding / Badger (voice)
The Importance of Being Earnest 2018
as Reverend Chasuble
Gun Shy 2017
as Charlie
Mother 2016
as Edwin
#Starvecrow 2016
Actor
Jupiter Ascending 2015
as Vasilliy Bolodnikov
- Downhill
Downhill 2014
as Steve
Room Service 2012
as Dennis Meeks
Anton Chekhov's The Duel 2010
as Deacon
Canoe Man 2010
as DS Twist
On Expenses 2010
as Ben Leapman
Red Dwarf: Back to Earth 2009
as Noddy
- The Antiques Rogue Show
The Antiques Rogue Show 2009
as Shaun Greenhalgh
Boy A 2008
as Dave
Fred Claus 2007
as Bob Elf
Amazing Grace 2007
as Richard the Butler
Are You Ready for Love? 2006
as James
Oliver Twist 2005
as Mr. Bumble
- Reversals
Reversals 2003
as Owen Doherty
To Kill a King 2003
as The Earl of Whitby
The Making of Gosford Park 2002
as Self (uncredited)
Bertie and Elizabeth 2002
as Royal Page
Gosford Park 2001
as Arthur
Dark Blue World 2001
as Cpl. Pierce
A Christmas Carol 1999
as Williams
The Tale of the Rat That Wrote 1999
as J.P. Haddock
Bostock's Cup 1999
as Sam Tilton
The Student Prince 1998
as Shaggy
Winner Takes All 1998
as Prisoner / Dealer
Mr. Love 1986
as Boy in Projection Room
Fords on Water 1983
as Southern Soldier
Credits from TMDB.