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Jeremy Swift

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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.

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Snow White

As Doc (voice)

Mary Poppins Returns

As Gooding / Badger (voice)

Jupiter Ascending

As Vasilliy Bolodnikov

Descendants: The Rise of Red

As Principal Merlin

National Treasure

As Simon

The Crimson Field

As QMS Reggie Soper

Gun Shy

As Charlie

On Expenses

As Ben Leapman

Chains

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Snow White

2025 · Doc (voice)

Descendants: The Rise of Red

2024 · Principal Merlin

Mary Poppins Returns

2018 · Gooding / Badger (voice)

Gun Shy

2017 · Charlie

National Treasure

2016 · Simon

Jupiter Ascending

2015 · Vasilliy Bolodnikov