Jeremy Swift
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.
Oliver Twist
(Mr. Bumble)
10 Lives
(Happy (voice))
Descendants: The Rise of Red
(Principal Merlin)
Fred Claus
(Bob Elf)
Amazing Grace
(Richard the Butler)
Fords on Water
(Southern Soldier)
Downhill
(Steve)
The Art Of Love
(Ben Parker)
Are You Ready for Love?
(James)
Jupiter Ascending
(Vasilliy Bolodnikov)
Dark Blue World
(Cpl. Pierce)
The Antiques Rogue Show
(Shaun Greenhalgh)
Red Dwarf: Back to Earth
(Noddy)
The Student Prince
(Shaggy)
On Expenses
Bertie and Elizabeth
(Royal Page)
Gosford Park
(Arthur)
Winner Takes All
(Prisoner / Dealer)
Bostock's Cup
(Sam Tilton)
Reversals
(Owen Doherty)
Boy A
(Dave)
A Christmas Carol
(Williams)
Mary Poppins Returns
(Gooding / Badger (voice))
To Kill a King
(The Earl of Whitby)
Gun Shy
(Charlie)
Canoe Man
(DS Twist)
The Importance of Being Earnest
(Reverend Chasuble)
Anton Chekhov's The Duel
(Deacon)
The Tale of the Rat That Wrote
(J.P. Haddock)
The Making of Gosford Park
(Self (uncredited))
Mr. Love
(Boy in Projection Room)
#Starvecrow
Mother
(Edwin)
Snow White
(Doc (voice))
The Marvellous Maggie Smith: A Celebration
(Self)
Room Service
(Dennis Meeks)
Grow
(Mr. Gregory)
Goodbye June
(Dr. David Titford)
The Bill
The Smoking Room
(Barry)
Live! Girls! Present Dogtown
55 Degrees North
Red Dwarf
(Noddy)
Blind Men
The Crimson Field
(QMS Reggie Soper)
Garrow's Law
(William Grove)
Doc Martin
(Miles Green)
Count Arthur Strong
(Colin)
The Grand
The Royal Bodyguard
Paul Merton: The Series
An Actor's Life For Me
Houdini & Doyle
(Dr. Henry Whitaker)
Dalziel & Pascoe
(Dave Fernie)
Downton Abbey
(Spratt)
Strike
(Owen Quine)
Casualty
(Noah Fitch)
National Treasure
(Simon)
Vanity Fair
(Jos Sedley)
Sweetpea
(Norman)
S Club 7
(Stewart)
Ted Lasso
(Leslie Higgins)
The Durrells
(Dennis)
Being Human
(Emil)
All Creatures Great & Small
(Mr. Bosworth)
Foyle's War
(Glenvil Harris)
The Alan Clark Diaries
(Nigel Lawson)