Jeremy Swift

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Swift in 2023
Born
Jeremy Paul Swift

(1960-06-27) 27 June 1960 (age 64)
Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England
Alma mater Guildford School of Acting
OccupationActor
Years active1981–present
SpouseMary Roscoe
Children2

Jeremy Paul Swift (born 27 June 1960) is an English actor. [1] He studied drama at Guildford School of Acting from 1978 to 1981 and worked almost exclusively in theatre throughout the 1980s, working with companies such as Deborah Warner's Kick Theatre company 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 production of What the Butler Saw .

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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.

Life and career

Swift was born in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. Both his parents were music teachers. [2] In the 2000s, Swift appeared in Gosford Park playing the footman Arthur, and Roman Polanski's Oliver Twist as Mr. Bumble. For BBC3, he played Barry in the cult hit The Smoking Room and had a theatrical hit with Abigail's Party, the last production at the old Hampstead Theatre and their longest running West End transfer.

In 2009, he played the lead in the true story of art forger Shaun Greenhalgh in The Antiques' Rogue Show [3] for BBC2 with Liz Smith and Peter Vaughn, The Deacon in a film adaptation of Anton Chekhov's short story The Duel and featured in Canoe Man, a 2010 TV drama based on the John Darwin disappearance case.

He starred in the independent British feature film Downhill , which is a comedy about four men attempting Alfred Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk which was released in 2014 and co-stars Ned Dennehy, Karl Theobald and Richard Lumsden. The film was directed by James Rouse and the screenplay was written by Torben Betts.

Swift is also a composer and his work includes the score for Werewolves: The Dark Survivors (Wide-eyed Entertainment) for the Discovery channel and ITV global.

On ITV, Swift played Septimus Spratt, the butler of the Dowager Countess, in Downton Abbey for three seasons and has been seen as Dennis, manservant to Countess Mavrodaki (Leslie Caron) in Episodes 3-6 of The Durrells . He also played election agent Glenvil Harris in the last two series of Foyle's War . He played Gooding in Mary Poppins Returns , which was released in 2018.

In 2020, he played the role of Leslie Higgins in Apple TV+'s show, Ted Lasso , for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 2021. [4] [5]

Personal life

Swift is married to actress Mary Roscoe (who plays his wife, Julie Higgins, on Ted Lasso), whom he met while working on a play. They have two adopted children. He is a skilled jazz musician and, as Higgins, plays the double bass in an episode of Ted Lasso. [6]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1985 Mr. Love Boy in Projection Room
2001 Dark Blue World Cpl. Pierce
Gosford Park Arthur
2003 To Kill a King Earl of Whitby
2005 Oliver Twist Mr. Bumble
2006 Amazing Grace Richard the Butler
Are You Ready for Love? James
2007 Boy A Dave
Fred Claus Bob Elf
2010 The Duel Deacon
2014 Downhill Steve
2015 Jupiter Ascending Vassily Bolotnikov
2017 Gun Shy Charlie
2018 Mary Poppins Returns Gooding / Badger (voice)
2024 Descendants: The Rise of Red Principal Merlin
The Imaginary Mr. Bunting (voice)English dub

Television

TitleYearRoleNotes
1991 Paul Merton: The Series Shoplifting CustomerEpisode: "#1.3"
An Actor's Life For Me Waldemar KrystoffEpisode: "Night of the Living Dead"
1995–1996 Next of Kin Ant4 episodes
1996 Dalziel and Pascoe Dave FernieEpisode: "A Clubbable Woman"
1997–1998 Blind Men Graham HoldcroftMain role
1997, 1998 The Grand David Jeffries2 episodes
1998 Roger Roger VicarEpisode: "There Are No Minicabs in Heaven"
The Bill Graham ThornleyEpisode: "Solicitous"
Vanity Fair Jon SedleyMiniseries
4 episodes
1999 Miami 7 StewartEpisode: "Take Off"
Bostock's Cup Sam TiltonTelevision film
A Christmas Carol Mr. WilliamsTelevision film
2000 The 10th Kingdom Ball GuestMiniseries
Episode: "#1.9"
2001 Barbara EricEpisode: "Wedding"
2002 Bertie and Elizabeth Royal PageTelevision film
2004 The Alan Clark Diaries Nigel LawsonEpisode: "Defence of the Realm"
2004–2005 The Smoking Room BarryMain role
2004; 2017 Casualty Noah Fitch
Lionel Withers		2 episodes
2005 55 Degrees North Jeremy FenwickEpisode: "#2.3"
2006–2019 Doctors VariousRecurring role
2007–2009 M.I. High Silas Fenton2 episodes
2009 Red Dwarf NoddyEpisode: "Back to Earth (Part Two)"
EastEnders Adrian2 episodes
Garrow's Law William GroveEpisode: "#1.1"
2010 On Expenses Ben LeapmanTelevision film
2011 Holby City Jim FortuneEpisode: "Wise Men"
2012 The Royal Bodyguard Hotel ManagerEpisode: "A Watery Grave"
One Night DominicMiniseries
Episode: "Carol"
2013 Being Human EmilEpisode: "The Trinity"
Count Arthur Strong ColinEpisode: "The Radio Play"
2013–2015 Foyle's War Glenvil HarrisRecurring role
2013–2015 Downton Abbey Septimus SprattRecurring role
2014 The Crimson Field Quartermaster Sergeant Reggie SoperMiniseries
2015 Inspector George Gently Stuart MacMillanEpisode: "Gently with the Women"
2016 Houdini & Doyle Dr. Henry WhitakerEpisode: "The Curse of Korzha"
The Durrells Dennis4 episodes
National Treasure Simon2 episodes
The Moonstone Dr. CandyMiniseries
4 episodes
2017 Strike Owen Quine2 episodes
2018 Plebs AntoniusEpisode: "The Marathon"
Wanderlust Neil BellowsMiniseries
4 episodes
2019 Doc Martin Miles GreenEpisode: "The Shock of the New"
2020–2023 Ted Lasso Leslie HigginsMain role
2024 Sweetpea Norman6 episodes
2024 All Creatures Great and Small Mr BosworthSeries 5

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2017 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Downton Abbey Nominated [7]
2019CinEuphoria AwardsBest Ensemble - International Competition Mary Poppins Returns Nominated [8]
2021 Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards Best Supporting Actor in a Streaming Series, Comedy Ted Lasso Nominated [9]
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Nominated [10]
2022Won [11]
2023Nominated [12]

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