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Jeremy Swift

Born 1960-06-27

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.

Known for

Snow White 2025 · 2.7 Ted Lasso 2020 · 8.8 Jupiter Ascending 2015 · 4.8 Mary Poppins Returns 2018 · 6.3 Fred Claus 2007 · 5.7 Goodbye June 2025 · 6.6 Boy A 2008 · 7.5 Oliver Twist 2005 · 6.8 Amazing Grace 2006 · 7.4 Sweetpea 2024 · 7.2 To Kill a King 2003 · 6.2 Gun Shy 2017 · 4.1 National Treasure 2016 · 7.3 10 Lives 2024 · 6.0 Anton Chekhov's the Duel 2010 · 6.8 Grow 2025