Jeremy Paul Swift\u00a0(born 27 June 1960) is an English actor.\u00a0He studied drama at\u00a0Guildford School of Acting\u00a0from 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\u00a0National Theatre\u00a0alongside\u00a0David Tennant and\u00a0Richard Wilson\u00a0in Phyllida Lloyd’s What the Butler Saw production.<\/p>\n
Swift has acted in films such as\u00a0Robert Altman’s murder mystery\u00a0Gosford Park\u00a0(2001),\u00a0Michael Apted’s historical drama\u00a0Amazing Grace\u00a0(2006), and the family adventure film\u00a0Mary Poppins Returns\u00a0(2018). He also appeared in\u00a0Vanity Fair (1998),\u00a0Foyle’s War\u00a0(2013-2015),\u00a0Downton Abbey (2013-2015),\u00a0The Durrells\u00a0(2016), and\u00a0National Treasure\u00a0(2016). In 2021, he was nominated for a\u00a0Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series\u00a0for his performance in\u00a0Ted Lasso\u00a0for his portrayal of Leslie Higgins. In 2025, he appears as Mr Bosworth in the 5th series of\u00a0All Creatures Great and Small.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Jeremy Paul Swift\u00a0(born 27 June 1960) is an English actor.\u00a0He studied drama at\u00a0Guildford School of Acting\u00a0from 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 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-27933","movie_engine_person","type-movie_engine_person","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n