profile image

Jeremy Swift

Jun 27, 1960 (64 years old) in 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.

Known For

poster
Snow White
Doc (voice)
poster
The Bill
poster
Ted Lasso
Leslie Higgins
poster
Downton Abbey
Spratt
poster
Casualty
Noah Fitch
poster
Doc Martin
Miles Green
poster
Dalziel & Pascoe
Dave Fernie
poster
Descendants: The Rise of Red
Principal Merlin
poster
S Club 7
Stewart
poster
Jupiter Ascending
Vasilliy Bolodnikov

Credits