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Swift in 2018, photo by kathclick /Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Jeremy Paul Swift
Place of Birth: Durham South Eastern, Durham, England, U.K.
Date of Birth: 27 June, 1960
Ethnicity: English, some Scottish and Irish
Jeremy Swift is an English actor. His roles include the films Gosford Park , To Kill a King , Oliver Twist (2005), Amazing Grace (2006), Fred Claus , Boy A , Downhill (2014), Jupiter Ascending , Gun Shy (2017), Mary Poppins Returns , The Imaginary , 10 Lives , and Snow White (2025); the made-for-tv movie Descendants: The Rise of Red ; and the shows Next of Kin , Blind Men , Vanity Fair , The Smoking Room , Doctors , Foyle’s War , Downton Abbey , The Crimson Field , The Durrells , The Moonstone , Wanderlust , Ted Lasso , Sweetpea , and All Creatures Great and Small .
His parents were music teachers. He is married to actress Mary Roscoe, with whom he has two children, who are adopted.
Jeremy’s maternal grandfather was Charles John Sullock (the son of John Henry Sullock and Elizabeth Alice Baker). Charles was born in Kingston, Wimbledon, Surrey. Jeremy’s great-grandfather John was the son of John Sullock and Jane Kingcombe Crocker.
Jeremy’s maternal grandmother was Annie Hutchinson (the daughter of John Hutchinson and Annie Ruddey). Jeremy’s grandmother Annie was born in Stockton-on-tees, Durham. John was the son of Scottish parents, Joseph A. Hutchison and Jessie. Jeremy’s great-grandmother Annie was the daughter of Irish parents, Michael Ruddey and Margaret.