Acting

Owen Brenman

Born 1956-12-17 · 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.

Credits

Newest first

Sister Boniface Mysteries
as Captain Pargiter
2022
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
as Nick Swainey (archive footage) (uncredited)
2016
A Little Place Off the Edgware Road
as Therapist
2014
Father Brown
as Lord St John Sprockett
2013
One of the Hollywood Ten
as Dalton Trumbo
2002
Oscar Charlie
as Alan Spinner
2001
The Martins
as Teacher
2001
I Don't Believe It!: The One Foot in the Grave Story
as Self
2000
Doctors
as Heston Carter
2000
People Like Us
as Graham Broadbent
1999
In Exile
as Bishop
1998
One Foot in the Grave: Endgame
as Mr Swainey
1997
Sharpe's Waterloo
as Witherspoon
1997
One Foot in the Grave: Starbound
as Mr Swainey
1996
Health and Efficiency
1993
If You See God, Tell Him
as Wingrove
1993
Cracker
as Haig
1993
Sharpe
as Witherspoon
1993
Heartbeat
as Lester
1992
One Foot in the Grave: The Man In The Long Black Coat
as Mr Swainey
1991
The Upper Hand
as Nigel Brighton
1990
Jeeves and Wooster
as Rev. Beefy Bingham
1990
One Foot in the Grave
as Nick Swainey
1990
Mr. Bean
as Store Manager
1990
The Robbie Coltrane Special
as Self
1989
Alexei Sayle's Stuff
1988
An Affair in Mind
as Estate Agent
1988
Honest Decent & True
as Ad Man
1986
Time Trouble
as Russian Embassy Official
1985
The Bill
1984
The Bill
as Solicitor
1984
'Allo 'Allo!
as London Calling (voice)
1984
'Allo 'Allo!
as Guard
1984
The Jigsaw Man
as Policeman
1983