Acting · London, England · Born December 17, 1956
English actor best known for his role as next-door neighbor Nick Swainey in the multi-award-winning BBC sitcom One Foot in the Grave, which ran for ten years (1990–2000) and was written by David Renwick. He subsequently played Heston Carter in the BBC drama series Doctors from 2008 to 2018.
TVSister Boniface Mysteries
2022
as Captain Pargiter
MovieBritish Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
2016
as Nick Swainey (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieA Little Place Off the Edgware Road
2014
as Therapist
TVFather Brown
2013
as Lord St John Sprockett
MovieOne of the Hollywood Ten
2002
as Dalton Trumbo
Oscar Charlie
2001
as Alan Spinner
MovieThe Martins
2001
as Teacher
TVDoctors
2000
as Heston Carter
TVPeople Like Us
1999
as Graham Broadbent
MovieOne Foot in the Grave: Endgame
1997
as Mr Swainey
MovieSharpe's Waterloo
1997
as Witherspoon
MovieOne Foot in the Grave: Starbound
1996
as Mr Swainey
TVHealth and Efficiency
1993
TVIf You See God, Tell Him
1993
as Wingrove
TVCracker
1993
as Haig
TVSharpe
1993
as Witherspoon
TVHeartbeat
1992
as Lester
MovieOne Foot in the Grave: The Man In The Long Black Coat
1991
as Mr Swainey
TVThe Upper Hand
1990
as Nigel Brighton
TVJeeves and Wooster
1990
as Rev. Beefy Bingham
TVOne Foot in the Grave
1990
as Nick Swainey
TVMr. Bean
1990
as Store Manager
MovieThe Robbie Coltrane Special
1989
as Self
TVAlexei Sayle's Stuff
1988
MovieAn Affair in Mind
1988
as Estate Agent
Honest Decent & True
1986
as Ad Man
MovieTime Trouble
1985
as Russian Embassy Official
TVThe Bill
1984
TV'Allo 'Allo!
1984
as London Calling (voice)
MovieThe Jigsaw Man
1983
as Policeman
