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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.
The Descendants is an American musical, fantasy television film directed and choreographed by Kenny Ortega. Actors Dove Cameron, Sofia Carlson, Cameron Boyce and Booboo Stewart played the roles of teenage children Maleficent, the Evil Queen, Cruella De Ville and Jafar. The film tells about the adventures of teenagers adjusting to life outside their comfort zone when they tried to steal the wand of the good fairy to free their parents from captivity. The film debuted on July 31, 2015 on the Disney Channel and attracted an audience of 6.6 million viewers[1], receiving positive reviews. The success of the first film led to the creation of the "Heirs" franchise, first the CGI animated animated series "Heirs: An Evil World" was released, followed by the sequel "Heirs 2", which premiered on January 28, 2017[2]; the third film "Heirs 3" was released on August 2, 2019
