Acting
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.
Filmography
Welcome to the Fishbowl
Film · 2026
Sofia the First: Royal Magic
Series · 2026
Snow White
Film · 2025
Grow
Film · 2025
Goodbye June
Film · 2025
The Librarians: The Next Chapter
Series · 2025
10 Lives
Film · 2024
Descendants: The Rise of Red
Film · 2024
Sweetpea
Series · 2024
The Art Of Love
Film · 2022
The Marvellous Maggie Smith: A Celebration
Film · 2022
Ted Lasso
Series · 2020
All Creatures Great & Small
Series · 2020
Mary Poppins Returns
Film · 2018
The Importance of Being Earnest
Film · 2018
Wanderlust
Series · 2018
Gun Shy
Film · 2017
Strike
Series · 2017
#Starvecrow
Film · 2016
Mother
Film · 2016
Houdini & Doyle
Series · 2016
National Treasure
Series · 2016
The Durrells
Series · 2016
Jupiter Ascending
Film · 2015
Downhill
Film · 2014
The Crimson Field
Series · 2014
Count Arthur Strong
Series · 2013
Room Service
Film · 2012
The Royal Bodyguard
Series · 2011
On Expenses
Film · 2010
Canoe Man
Film · 2010
Anton Chekhov's The Duel
Film · 2010
Downton Abbey
Series · 2010
The Antiques Rogue Show
Film · 2009
Red Dwarf: Back to Earth
Film · 2009
Garrow's Law
Series · 2009
Being Human
Series · 2009
Boy A
Film · 2008
Fred Claus
Film · 2007
Amazing Grace
Film · 2007
M.I. High
Series · 2007
Are You Ready for Love?
Film · 2006
Live! Girls! Present Dogtown
Series · 2006
Oliver Twist
Film · 2005
The Smoking Room
Series · 2004
Doc Martin
Series · 2004
The Alan Clark Diaries
Series · 2004
55 Degrees North
Series · 2004
Reversals
Film · 2003
To Kill a King
Film · 2003
Bertie and Elizabeth
Film · 2002
The Making of Gosford Park
Film · 2002
Foyle's War
Series · 2002
Dark Blue World
Film · 2001
Gosford Park
Film · 2001
Bostock's Cup
Film · 1999
A Christmas Carol
Film · 1999
The Tale of the Rat That Wrote
Film · 1999
S Club 7
Series · 1999
The Student Prince
Film · 1998
Winner Takes All
Film · 1998
Vanity Fair
Series · 1998
Blind Men
Series · 1997
The Grand
Series · 1997
Dalziel and Pascoe
Series · 1996
Paul Merton: The Series
Series · 1991
An Actor's Life for Me
Series · 1991
Red Dwarf
Series · 1988
Mr. Love
Film · 1986
Casualty
Series · 1986
The Bill
Series · 1984
Fords on Water
Film · 1983