Jeremy Swift

Biography

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.

Most Known For

Downton Abbey

as Spratt

Ted Lasso

as Leslie Higgins

Foyle's War

as Glenvil Harris

Casualty

as Noah Fitch

All Creatures Great & Small

as Mr. Bosworth

Red Dwarf

as Noddy

Doc Martin

as Miles Green

Snow White

as Doc (voice)

The Bill

Strike

as Owen Quine

The Durrells

as Dennis

Being Human

as Emil

Jupiter Ascending

as Vasilliy Bolodnikov

Dalziel & Pascoe

as Dave Fernie

Sweetpea

as Norman

Descendants: The Rise of Red

as Principal Merlin

Gosford Park

as Arthur

Mr. Love

as Boy in Projection Room

Mary Poppins Returns

as Gooding / Badger (voice)

10 Lives

as Happy (voice)