Jeremy Swift
Actor
Born June 27, 1960 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.
Filmography
Welcome to the Fishbowl
Storm Grandquist
Sofia the First: Royal Magic
Mr. Muddykins (voice)
Goodbye June
Dr. David Titford
Grow
Mr. Gregory
Snow White
Doc (voice)
Sweetpea
Norman
Descendants: The Rise of Red
Principal Merlin
10 Lives
Happy (voice)
The Art Of Love
Ben Parker
The Marvellous Maggie Smith: A Celebration
Self
All Creatures Great & Small
Mr. Bosworth
Ted Lasso
Leslie Higgins
Mary Poppins Returns
Gooding / Badger (voice)
The Importance of Being Earnest
Reverend Chasuble
Wanderlust
Neil Bellows
Gun Shy
Charlie
Strike
Owen Quine
National Treasure
Simon
Mother
Edwin
The Durrells
Dennis
Houdini & Doyle
Dr. Henry Whitaker
#Starvecrow
Jupiter Ascending
Vasilliy Bolodnikov
The Crimson Field
QMS Reggie Soper
Count Arthur Strong
Colin
Room Service
Dennis Meeks
The Royal Bodyguard
Downton Abbey
Spratt
Anton Chekhov's The Duel
Deacon
Canoe Man
DS Twist
On Expenses
Ben Leapman
Garrow's Law
William Grove
Red Dwarf: Back to Earth
Noddy
Being Human
Emil
Boy A
Dave
Fred Claus
Bob Elf
M.I. High
Fenton
Are You Ready for Love?
James
Amazing Grace
Richard the Butler
Oliver Twist
Mr. Bumble
Doc Martin
Miles Green
55 Degrees North
Jeremy Fenwick
The Smoking Room
Barry
The Alan Clark Diaries
Nigel Lawson
To Kill a King
The Earl of Whitby
Foyle's War
Glenvil Harris
The Making of Gosford Park
Self (uncredited)
Bertie and Elizabeth
Royal Page
Gosford Park
Arthur
Dark Blue World
Cpl. Pierce
A Christmas Carol
Williams
The Tale of the Rat That Wrote
J.P. Haddock
Bostock's Cup
Sam Tilton
S Club 7
Stewart
The Student Prince
Shaggy
Vanity Fair
Jos Sedley
Winner Takes All
Prisoner / Dealer
The Grand
David Jeffries
Dalziel and Pascoe
Dave Fernie
An Actor's Life for Me
Waldemar Krystoff
Paul Merton: The Series
Red Dwarf
Noddy
Casualty
Noah Fitch
Mr. Love
Boy in Projection Room
The Bill
Fords on Water
Southern Soldier