Jeremy Swift

Birth Name:

Jeremy Swift

Birth Place:

Stockton-on-Tees, Durham, England, United Kingdom

Profession

Actor, Soundtrack

Studied drama at the Guildford Drama School from 1978 to 1981
Became interested in acting during school, where he would often lose interest in other subjects but was always excited about drama
Began his career on the stage and performed throughout the 1980s in theater and television commercials
Made his screen acting debut in the film "Fords on Water" in 1983
Quote: "[on "Downhill"] "The project was very exciting because it had a great script, but we were allowed to tinker with it and do versions of scenes: that is how I would ideally like to work all of the time․""
Quote: "[on why he likes acting] "It is the expression of performance; sometimes the bursting out of an English placidity, and the chance to find yourself in scenarios that you would never find yourself in in real life․""
Best known for playing Mr․ Bumble in 2005's "Oliver Twist" and Arthur in "Gosford Park․"
Has had a recurring role as Spratt on the hit series "Downton Abbey" since 2013

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