Owen Brenman

Dec 17, 1956 (68 years old) in London, England

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.

Known For

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Father Brown

Lord St John Sprockett

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Heartbeat

Lester

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Mr. Bean

Store Manager

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The Bill

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Doctors

Heston Carter

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'Allo 'Allo!

London Calling (voice)

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Sister Boniface Mysteries

Captain Pargiter

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Jeeves and Wooster

Rev. Beefy Bingham

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Cracker

Haig

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One Foot in the Grave

Nick Swainey

Credits

Sister Boniface Mysteries 2022

Captain Pargiter

★ 6.4
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves 2016

Nick Swainey (archive footage) (uncredited)

★ 5.7
A Little Place Off the Edgware Road 2014

Therapist

★ NR
Father Brown 2013

Lord St John Sprockett

★ 7.5
Love Soup 2005

★ 8
One of the Hollywood Ten 2002

Dalton Trumbo

★ 5.5
Oscar Charlie 2001

Alan Spinner

★ NR
The Martins 2001

Teacher

★ 5.2
Fat Friends 2000

★ 7.7
Doctors 2000

Heston Carter

★ 4.8
People Like Us 1999

Graham Broadbent

★ 7.9
Endgame 1997

Mr Swainey

★ 8
Starbound 1996

Mr Swainey

★ 8
Health and Efficiency 1993

★ 6
If You See God, Tell Him 1993

Wingrove

★ 6.7
Cracker 1993

Haig

★ 6.6
Heartbeat 1992

Lester

★ 7.1
The Man In The Long Black Coat 1991

Mr Swainey

★ NR
The Upper Hand 1990

Nigel Brighton

★ 7
Jeeves and Wooster 1990

Rev. Beefy Bingham

★ 8.1
One Foot in the Grave 1990

Nick Swainey

★ 7.6
Mr. Bean 1990

Store Manager

★ 8
Alexei Sayle's Stuff 1988

★ 6.5
An Affair in Mind 1988

Estate Agent

★ 5
Honest Decent & True 1986

Ad Man

★ NR
The Bill 1984

★ 6.6
'Allo 'Allo! 1984

London Calling (voice)

★ 7.8
The Jigsaw Man 1983

Policeman

★ 4.9