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...
Known For
Complete Filmography

Snow White
2025
as Doc (voice)
Following the benevolent King's disappearance, the Evil Queen dominated the once fair land with a cruel streak. Princess Snow White flees the castle w...

Descendants: The Rise of Red
2024
as Principal Merlin
After the Queen of Hearts incites a coup on Auradon, her rebellious daughter Red and Cinderella's perfectionist daughter Chloe join forces and travel ...

10 Lives
2024
as Happy (voice)
A pampered cat takes for granted the lucky hand he has been dealt after he is rescued and loved by Rose, a kind-hearted and passionate student. When h...

The Art Of Love
2022
as Ben Parker
Eva is in her mid-50s and is stuck in a rut. Her marriage has lost all passion and she begins to write reviews for a sex toy start-up hoping the extra...

The Marvellous Maggie Smith: A Celebration
2022
as Self
A look at Dame Maggie Smith's life from a two-up two-down in Essex to Broadway and Hollywood. Starring in more than 60 films and 70 plays across her 7...

Mary Poppins Returns
2018
as Gooding / Badger (voice)
Mary Poppins returns to the Banks family and helps them evade grave dangers by taking them on magical, musical adventures.

The Importance of Being Earnest
2018
as Reverend Chasuble
Two young gentlemen living in 1890s England use the same pseudonym ('Ernest') on the sly, which is fine until they both fall in love with women using ...

Gun Shy
2017
as Charlie
A mega-platinum, aging rock star's supermodel wife is abducted by pirates while vacationing in Chile.

Mother
2016
as Edwin
In the aftermath of his mother's death, Edwin reaches out to his extended family for support.

#Starvecrow
2016
Ben is a control-freak, charmer, abuser and warped product of the digital age. He films everything. Jess is just out of rehab. Their worlds are domina...

Jupiter Ascending
2015
as Vasilliy Bolodnikov
In a universe where human genetic material is the most precious commodity, an impoverished young Earth woman becomes the key to strategic maneuvers an...
Downhill
2014
as Steve
Four old school friends reunite to attempt the epic coast to coast walk, across the United Kingdom. As their journey unfolds, this comically incompati...

Room Service
2012
as Dennis Meeks
Washed-up salesman Dennis Meeks is forced to confront his demons in a hotel room where the plumbing has a mind of its own.

Anton Chekhov's The Duel
2010
as Deacon
Set in a seaside resort in the Caucasus, the story centers on n'er do well, Laevsky and his illicit relationship with his mistress Nadya. Laevsky has ...

Canoe Man
2010
as DS Twist
The story of the "Canoe Man" John Darwin who faked his own death and tried to start a new life with a false identity.

On Expenses
2010
Drama about journalist Heather Brooke's fight for the disclosure of MPs' expenses.

Red Dwarf: Back to Earth
2009
as Noddy
Hurled through a portal, the Red Dwarf crew discover they’re just characters in a TV series. Can they track down their creators and discover how long ...
The Antiques Rogue Show
2009
as Shaun Greenhalgh
Drama documentary about one of the world's most prolific and diverse art forgers, Shaun Greenhalgh, who created fake paintings, antiques and sculpture...

Fred Claus
2007
as Bob Elf
Fred Claus and Santa Claus have been estranged brothers for many years. Now Fred must reconcile his differences with his brother whom he believes over...

Boy A
2007
as Dave
Freed after a lengthy term in a juvenile detention center, convicted child killer Jack Burridge finds work as a deliveryman and begins dating co-worke...

Are You Ready for Love?
2006
as James
A pair of Californian dating gurus come to London to launch their book on how to find love in three days. As a publicity stunt for the book, they try ...

Amazing Grace
2006
as Richard the Butler
The true story of William Wilberforce and his courageous quest to end the British slave trade. Along the way, Wilberforce meets intense opposition, bu...

Oliver Twist
2005
as Mr. Bumble
An adaptation of the classic Dickens tale, where an orphan meets a pickpocket on the streets of London. From there, he joins a household of boys who a...
Reversals
2003
as Owen Doherty
Young medical professional couple set out to prove that gender is not a factor in the ability to do a job well. Hilarity ensues as they swap jobs, clo...

To Kill a King
2003
as The Earl of Whitby
A recounting of the relationship between General Fairfax and Oliver Cromwell, as they try to cope with the consequences of deposing King Charles I.

The Making of 'Gosford Park'
2002
as Self (uncredited)
A documentary giving film fans a behind-the-scenes look at the making this Robert Altman film about a murder at an English country estate. Includes in...

Bertie and Elizabeth
2002
as Royal Page
The duke of York, nicknamed Bertie, was born as royal 'spare heir', younger brother to the prince of Wales, and thus expected to spend a relatively pr...

Gosford Park
2001
as Arthur
In 1930s England, a group of pretentious rich and famous gather together for a weekend of relaxation at a hunting resort. But when a murder occurs, ea...

Dark Blue World
2001
as Cpl. Pierce
Lt. Franta Slama is a top pilot in the Czech Air Force who is assigned to train a promising young flier, Karel Vojtisek, and they soon become friends....

A Christmas Carol
1999
as Williams
Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his yout...
The Tale of the Rat That Wrote
1999
as J.P. Haddock
A Dickensian tale of rats, recompense and retribution.

Bostock's Cup
1999
as Sam Tilton
Former players and associates of third division club Bostock Stanley gather for a celebratory dinner to commemorate their famous FA Cup victory twenty...

The Student Prince
1998
as Shaggy
The Queen's youngest son is off to university, mainly because "I'm hopeless at anything else". Barry, his new bodyguard, has no time for the royal fam...

Winner Takes All
1998
as Prisoner / Dealer
Two rapper childhood friends turn to the quick and easy life of crime to support their needy parents. But after a foiled robbery, one of them is jaile...

Mr. Love
1986
as Boy in Projection Room
An fifty-year-old mild-mannered gardener becomes a lovable legend in his town for his talent to romantically please every woman that fancies him.

Fords on Water
1983
as Southern Soldier
Influential, cult classic, UK buddy road movie about two friends, one white and one black, who bond over their desire to escape from boredom and unemp...
Grow
N/A
Grow is a tale of pumpkins, sabotage, and unlikely family bonds. A farmer living in the self-proclaimed ‘Pumpkin Capital of the World’ takes in her e...