Jeremy Swift Filmography

Occupation:: Actor
Biography:: A slightly burly, heavyset British actor of cinema and television, Jeremy Swift seemed predestined for not merely character roles, but characterizations as a slightly blustery oaf. In the process of establishing himself, he grew into a performer venerated by audiences, and one of the busiest...Read More

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Boy A

Actors: Andrew Garfield, Peter Mullan, Shaun Evans, Katie Lyons, Jeremy Swift

Synopsis: A man looking to shed his former identity in order to move beyond his traumatic past discovers that the past and the future are inexorably linked in director John Crowley's feature adaptation of a novel by author Jonathan Trigell. Terry (Peter Mullan) is a caseworker whose job it is to help people Read More

1/1/08
Fred Claus

Actors: Vince Vaughn, Paul Giamatti, John Michael Higgins, Miranda Richardson, Rachel Weisz

Synopsis: Santa's black-sheep brother gets a much-needed shot at redemption in this holiday comedy reuniting actor Vince Vaughn and director David Dobkin (Clay Pigeons, Wedding Crashers). It's not easy being the brother of a benevolent and beloved saint, and no one knows that better than Fred Claus Read More

11/9/07
Amazing Grace

Actors: Ioan Gruffudd, Romola Garai, Benedict Cumberbatch, Albert Finney, Michael Gambon

Synopsis: One man's role in the long battle to outlaw slavery in the United Kingdom sets the stage for this historical drama from director Michael Apted. In 1784, 21-year-old William Wilberforce (Ioan Gruffudd) was elected to the British House of Commons, and soon established himself as a politician with a Read More

2/23/07
Oliver Twist

Actors: Ben Kingsley, Barney Clark, Jamie Foreman, Harry Eden, Leanne Rowe

Synopsis: Director Roman Polanski gives one of Charles Dickens' best-loved stories a new and dynamic interpretation in this period drama. Oliver Twist (Barney Clark) is a young orphan in Victorian England who has been sent to a dank workhouse run by the miserly Mr. Bumble (Jeremy Swift) when it is learned Read More

9/23/05
To Kill a King

Actors: Tim Roth, Dougray Scott, Rupert Everett, Olivia Williams, James Bolam

Synopsis: British filmmaker Mike Barker directs the political costume-drama To Kill a King. Set in 1645 at the end of the English Civil War, General Thomas Fairfax (Dougray Scott) celebrates the victory with his right-hand man Oliver Cromwell (Tim Roth). While, King Charles I (Rupert Everett) is held Read More

2003
Bertie & Elizabeth

Actors: James Wilby, Juliet Aubrey, Alan Bates, Eileen Atkins, Charles Edwards

Synopsis: The fascinating story of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth is recounted in this British made-for-TV effort. It all begins in 1920, when the then-Duke of York Albert (James Wilby), known affectionately as Bertie, meets and falls in love with the aristocratic, 19-year-old Elizabeth Bowes-Lytton (Juliet Aubrey Read More

2002
Gosford Park

Actors: Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon, Kristin Scott Thomas, Jeremy Northam, Bob Balaban, Alan Bates, Richard E. Grant, Helen Mirren, Eileen Atkins, Emily Watson

Synopsis: Maverick American filmmaker Robert Altman takes a witty and absorbing look at the foibles of the British class system in this intelligent murder mystery set in the early '30s. Sir William McCordle (Michael Gambon) and his wife Lady Sylvia (Kristin Scott Thomas) are a pair of wealthy British Read More

12/26/01
Vanity Fair

Actors: Natasha Little

Synopsis: Though not the most ambitious British TV adaptation of William Makepeace Thackeray's 19th century novel Vanity Fair, this six-part BBC1 version was arguably the most expensive and elaborate. Natasha Little was cast as scheming country lass Becky Sharp, who managed to climb to the top of the Read More

1998
The Student Prince

Actors: Rupert Penry-Jones, Judy Cornwell, Tara Fitzgerald, Richard Briers

Synopsis: A sheltered prince learns valuable lessons of love while attending Cambridge University. Fortunately, his wise bodyguard is there to help him study. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

1997
The Grand: Episode 04

1997
Mr. Love

Actors: Barry Jackson, Maurice Denham, Margaret Tyzack, Linda Marlowe, Christina Collier

Synopsis: Another Man Who Loved Women with a slightly different plot, this routine story opens with the funeral of a local projectionist and gardener, Donald Lovelace (Barry Jackson). His widow and daughter are surprised at the number of women who turn out to mourn Donald's passing. Soon the truth about his Read More

4/25/86
Fords On Water

Actors: Elvis Payne, Mark Wingett

Synopsis: In this rambling, loosely hinged story, two young men -- one white and one black -- find themselves thrown together because of circumstances and decide to take off on a trip to the North. Neither are employed at the moment, and their time is their own for awhile. This film is about their Read More

1983