Jeremy Swift
Birthday: 1960-06-27 | Place of Birth: Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England, UKJeremy 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
Role
as Doc (voice)
as Dr. David Titford
as Mr. Gregory
as Happy (voice)
as Norman
as Ben Parker
as Leslie Higgins (voice)
as Leslie Higgins
as Reverend Chasuble
as Charlie
as QMS Reggie Soper
as Steve
as Deacon
as Noddy
as Shaun Greenhalgh
as Dave
as Bob Elf
as Barry
as Owen Doherty
as The Earl of Whitby
