Cast & creator
Jeremy Swift
Best known for Ted Lasso, Casualty, The Bill
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.
Also known as: جرمی سویفت
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film credits
33
television credits
72
1983–2026 · acting roles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (72)
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Ted Lasso
Leslie Higgins
2020
Casualty
Noah Fitch
1986
The Bill
1984
Downton Abbey
Spratt
2010
All Creatures Great & Small
Mr. Bosworth
2020
Red Dwarf
Noddy
1988
Foyle's War
Glenvil Harris
2002
Dalziel and Pascoe
Dave Fernie
1996
Doc Martin
Miles Green
2004
Descendants: The Rise of Red
Principal Merlin
2024
Snow White
Doc (voice)
2025
The Durrells
Dennis
2016
Strike
Owen Quine
2017
M.I. High
Fenton
2007
Being Human
Emil
2009
Jupiter Ascending
Vasilliy Bolodnikov
2015
The Librarians: The Next Chapter
Genie
2025
Houdini & Doyle
Dr. Henry Whitaker
2016
Mary Poppins Returns
Gooding / Badger (voice)
2018
S Club 7
Stewart
1999
Sofia the First: Royal Magic
Mr. Muddykins (voice)
2026
Garrow's Law
William Grove
2009
Sweetpea
Norman
2024
The Grand
David Jeffries
1997
10 Lives
Happy (voice)
2024
Vanity Fair
Jos Sedley
1998
Fred Claus
Bob Elf
2007
Goodbye June
Dr. David Titford
2025
National Treasure
Simon
2016
Gosford Park
Arthur
2001
55 Degrees North
Jeremy Fenwick
2004
The Crimson Field
QMS Reggie Soper
2014
Wanderlust
Neil Bellows
2018
Oliver Twist
Mr. Bumble
2005
Paul Merton: The Series
1991
Count Arthur Strong
Colin
2013
A Christmas Carol
Williams
1999
The Alan Clark Diaries
Nigel Lawson
2004
The Smoking Room
Barry
2004
Gun Shy
Charlie
2017
Boy A
Dave
2008
To Kill a King
The Earl of Whitby
2003
An Actor's Life for Me
Waldemar Krystoff
1991
The Royal Bodyguard
Hotel Manager
2011
Amazing Grace
Richard the Butler
2007
Mr. Love
Boy in Projection Room
1986
The Making of Gosford Park
Self (uncredited)
2002
Dark Blue World
Cpl. Pierce
2001
Red Dwarf: Back to Earth
Noddy
2009Live! Girls! Present Dogtown
2006Blind Men
1997
Anton Chekhov's The Duel
Deacon
2010
The Importance of Being Earnest
Reverend Chasuble
2018
Bertie and Elizabeth
Royal Page
2002
Room Service
Dennis Meeks
2012
Grow
Mr. Gregory
2025
Bostock's Cup
Sam Tilton
1999
The Art Of Love
Ben Parker
2022The Antiques Rogue Show
Shaun Greenhalgh
2009
Welcome to the Fishbowl
Storm Grandquist
2026
Are You Ready for Love?
James
2006
The Marvellous Maggie Smith: A Celebration
Self
2022
The Tale of the Rat That Wrote
J.P. Haddock
1999
The Student Prince
Shaggy
1998Reversals
Owen Doherty
2003
Winner Takes All
Prisoner / Dealer
1998
Fords on Water
Southern Soldier
1983
On Expenses
Ben Leapman
2010
Canoe Man
DS Twist
2010
Mother
Edwin
2016Downhill
Steve
2014