Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
December 17, 1956
Age
69
Place of Birth
London, England
Popularity
1.0
Owen Brenman
Acting
Biography
English actor best known for his role as next-door neighbor Nick Swainey in the multi-award-winning BBC sitcom One Foot in the Grave, which ran for ten years (1990–2000) and was written by David Renwick. He subsequently played Heston Carter in the BBC drama series Doctors from 2008 to 2018.
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Filmography
2022
Sister Boniface Mysteries
TV · Captain Pargiter
6.5
2016
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
Movie · Nick Swainey (archive footage) (uncredited)
5.7
2014
A Little Place Off the Edgware Road
Movie · Therapist
0.0
2013
Father Brown
TV · Lord St John Sprockett
7.6
2002
One of the Hollywood Ten
Movie · Dalton Trumbo
6.3
2001
Oscar Charlie
TV · Alan Spinner
8.0
2001
The Martins
Movie · Teacher
5.3
2000
I Don't Believe It!: The One Foot in the Grave Story
Movie · Self
7.0
2000
Doctors
TV · Heston Carter
4.8
1999
People Like Us
TV · Graham Broadbent
8.3
1997
One Foot in the Grave: Endgame
Movie · Mr Swainey
8.0
1997
Sharpe's Waterloo
Movie · Witherspoon
7.3
1996
One Foot in the Grave: Starbound
Movie · Mr Swainey
9.1
1993
Health and Efficiency
TV
8.0
1993
If You See God, Tell Him
TV · Wingrove
7.5
1993
Cracker
TV · Haig
6.6
1993
Sharpe
TV · Witherspoon
8.0
1992
Heartbeat
TV · Lester
7.2
1991
One Foot in the Grave: The Man In The Long Black Coat
Movie · Mr Swainey
9.0
1990
The Upper Hand
TV · Nigel Brighton
7.2
1990
Jeeves and Wooster
TV · Rev. Beefy Bingham
8.1
1990
One Foot in the Grave
TV · Nick Swainey
7.7
1990
Mr. Bean
TV · Store Manager
8.0
1989
The Robbie Coltrane Special
Movie · Self
6.5