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Owen Brenman

Cast & creator

Owen Brenman

1956-12-17 (age 69) London, EnglandIMDb

Best known for Father Brown, The Bill, The Bill

English actor best known for his role as next-door neighbor Nick Swainey in the multi-award-winning BBC sitcom One Foot in the Grave, which ran for ten years (1990–2000) and was written by David Renwick. He subsequently played Heston Carter in the BBC drama series Doctors from 2008 to 2018.

Movies

14

film credits

Series

19

television credits

Career

33

1983–2022 · acting roles

Credit score

7.1

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

Father Brown

Father Brown

Lord St John Sprockett · 2013

The Bill

The Bill

Acting · 1984

The Bill

The Bill

Solicitor · 1984

Heartbeat

Heartbeat

Lester · 1992

Sharpe

Sharpe

Witherspoon · 1993

Across film & television

Filmography (33)

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Showing 33 of 33 credits

Father Brown

Father Brown

Lord St John Sprockett

The Bill

The Bill

The Bill

The Bill

Solicitor

Heartbeat

Heartbeat

Lester

Sharpe

Sharpe

Witherspoon

Doctors

Doctors

Heston Carter

Mr. Bean

Mr. Bean

Store Manager

Sister Boniface Mysteries

Sister Boniface Mysteries

Captain Pargiter

Jeeves and Wooster

Jeeves and Wooster

Rev. Beefy Bingham

'Allo 'Allo!

'Allo 'Allo!

London Calling (voice)

'Allo 'Allo!

'Allo 'Allo!

Guard

The Upper Hand

The Upper Hand

Nigel Brighton

Cracker

Cracker

Haig

One Foot in the Grave

One Foot in the Grave

Nick Swainey

People Like Us

People Like Us

Graham Broadbent

Alexei Sayle's Stuff

Alexei Sayle's Stuff

Health and Efficiency

Health and Efficiency

If You See God, Tell Him

If You See God, Tell Him

Wingrove

One Foot in the Grave: Endgame

One Foot in the Grave: Endgame

Mr Swainey

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

Nick Swainey (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Jigsaw Man

The Jigsaw Man

Policeman

One Foot in the Grave: Starbound

One Foot in the Grave: Starbound

Mr Swainey

One of the Hollywood Ten

One of the Hollywood Ten

Dalton Trumbo

Time Trouble

Time Trouble

Russian Embassy Official

The Robbie Coltrane Special

The Robbie Coltrane Special

Self

I Don't Believe It!: The One Foot in the Grave Story

Self

Sharpe's Waterloo

Sharpe's Waterloo

Witherspoon

One Foot in the Grave: The Man In The Long Black Coat

One Foot in the Grave: The Man In The Long Black Coat

Mr Swainey

Oscar Charlie

Alan Spinner

An Affair in Mind

An Affair in Mind

Estate Agent

A Little Place Off the Edgware Road

A Little Place Off the Edgware Road

Therapist

The Martins

The Martins

Teacher

Honest Decent & True

Ad Man