Acting · Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England, UK · Born June 27, 1960
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.
TVSofia the First: Royal Magic
2026
as Mr. Muddykins (voice)
MovieGoodbye June
2025
as Dr. David Titford
MovieGrow
2025
as Mr. Gregory
MovieSnow White
2025
as Doc (voice)
TVSweetpea
2024
as Norman
MovieDescendants: The Rise of Red
2024
as Principal Merlin
Movie10 Lives
2024
as Happy (voice)
MovieThe Art Of Love
2022
as Ben Parker
MovieThe Marvellous Maggie Smith: A Celebration
2022
as Self
TVAll Creatures Great & Small
2020
as Mr. Bosworth
TVTed Lasso
2020
as Leslie Higgins
MovieMary Poppins Returns
2018
as Gooding / Badger (voice)
MovieThe Importance of Being Earnest
2018
as Reverend Chasuble
TVWanderlust
2018
as Neil Bellows
MovieGun Shy
2017
as Charlie
TVStrike
2017
as Owen Quine
TVNational Treasure
2016
as Simon
MovieMother
2016
as Edwin
TVThe Durrells
2016
as Dennis
TVHoudini & Doyle
2016
as Dr. Henry Whitaker
Movie#Starvecrow
2016
MovieJupiter Ascending
2015
as Vasilliy Bolodnikov
Downhill
2014
as Steve
TVThe Crimson Field
2014
as QMS Reggie Soper
TVCount Arthur Strong
2013
as Colin
MovieRoom Service
2012
as Dennis Meeks
TVThe Royal Bodyguard
2011
as Hotel Manager
TVDownton Abbey
2010
as Spratt
MovieAnton Chekhov's The Duel
2010
as Deacon
MovieCanoe Man
2010
as DS Twist
MovieOn Expenses
2010
as Ben Leapman
TVGarrow's Law
2009
as William Grove
MovieRed Dwarf: Back to Earth
2009
as Noddy
TVBeing Human
2009
as Emil
The Antiques Rogue Show
2009
as Shaun Greenhalgh
MovieBoy A
2008
as Dave
MovieFred Claus
2007
as Bob Elf
TVM.I. High
2007
as Fenton
MovieAre You Ready for Love?
2006
as James
Live! Girls! Present Dogtown
2006
MovieAmazing Grace
2006
as Richard the Butler
MovieOliver Twist
2005
as Mr. Bumble
TVDoc Martin
2004
as Miles Green
TV55 Degrees North
2004
as Jeremy Fenwick
TVThe Smoking Room
2004
as Barry
TVThe Alan Clark Diaries
2004
as Nigel Lawson
Reversals
2003
as Owen Doherty
MovieTo Kill a King
2003
as The Earl of Whitby
TVFoyle's War
2002
as Glenvil Harris
MovieThe Making of Gosford Park
2002
as Self (uncredited)
MovieBertie and Elizabeth
2002
as Royal Page
MovieGosford Park
2001
as Arthur
MovieDark Blue World
2001
as Cpl. Pierce
MovieA Christmas Carol
1999
as Williams
MovieThe Tale of the Rat That Wrote
1999
as J.P. Haddock
MovieBostock's Cup
1999
as Sam Tilton
TVS Club 7
1999
as Stewart
MovieThe Student Prince
1998
as Shaggy
TVVanity Fair
1998
as Jos Sedley
MovieWinner Takes All
1998
as Prisoner / Dealer
Blind Men
1997
TVThe Grand
1997
as David Jeffries
TVDalziel and Pascoe
1996
as Dave Fernie
TVAn Actor's Life for Me
1991
as Waldemar Krystoff
TVPaul Merton: The Series
1991
TVRed Dwarf
1988
as Noddy
TVCasualty
1986
as Noah Fitch
MovieMr. Love
1986
as Boy in Projection Room
TVThe Bill
1984
MovieFords on Water
1983
as Southern Soldier
MovieWelcome to the Fishbowl
as Storm Grandquist
