Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1960-06-27 (Age: 66)
Place of Birth
Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England, UK
Jeremy Swift
Biography
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 (38)
Goodbye June
2025
Grow
2025
Snow White
2025
Descendants: The Rise of Red
2024
10 Lives
2024
The Art Of Love
2022
The Marvellous Maggie Smith: A Celebration
2022
Mary Poppins Returns
2018
The Importance of Being Earnest
2018
Gun Shy
2017
Mother
2016
#Starvecrow
2016
Jupiter Ascending
2015Downhill
2014
