Actor profile

Owen Brenman

17th December 1956 London, England Acting

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.

12 Movies 18 TV Shows 33 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves poster

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves 12th September 2016 as Nick Swainey (archive footage) (uncredited)

A Little Place Off the Edgware Road poster

A Little Place Off the Edgware Road 3rd March 2014 as Therapist

One of the Hollywood Ten poster

One of the Hollywood Ten 7th June 2002 as Dalton Trumbo

The Martins poster

The Martins 14th September 2001 as Teacher

One Foot in the Grave: Endgame poster

One Foot in the Grave: Endgame 25th December 1997 as Mr Swainey

Sharpe's Waterloo poster

Sharpe's Waterloo 27th May 1997 as Witherspoon

One Foot in the Grave: Starbound poster

One Foot in the Grave: Starbound 25th December 1996 as Mr Swainey

One Foot in the Grave: The Man In The Long Black Coat poster

One Foot in the Grave: The Man In The Long Black Coat 30th December 1991 as Mr Swainey

The Robbie Coltrane Special poster

The Robbie Coltrane Special 16th September 1989 as Self

An Affair in Mind poster

An Affair in Mind 5th January 1988 as Estate Agent

Time Trouble poster

Time Trouble 11th July 1985 as Russian Embassy Official

The Jigsaw Man poster

The Jigsaw Man 11th November 1983 as Policeman

Sister Boniface Mysteries poster

Sister Boniface Mysteries 11th March 2022 as Captain Pargiter

Father Brown poster

Father Brown 14th January 2013 as Lord St John Sprockett

Doctors poster

Doctors 27th March 2000 as Heston Carter

People Like Us poster

People Like Us 20th September 1999 as Graham Broadbent

Health and Efficiency poster

Health and Efficiency 30th December 1993

If You See God, Tell Him poster

If You See God, Tell Him 11th November 1993 as Wingrove

Cracker poster

Cracker 27th September 1993 as Haig

Sharpe poster

Sharpe 5th May 1993 as Witherspoon

Heartbeat poster

Heartbeat 10th April 1992 as Lester

The Upper Hand poster

The Upper Hand 1st May 1990 as Nigel Brighton

Jeeves and Wooster poster

Jeeves and Wooster 22nd April 1990 as Rev. Beefy Bingham

One Foot in the Grave poster

One Foot in the Grave 4th January 1990 as Nick Swainey

Mr. Bean poster

Mr. Bean 1st January 1990 as Store Manager

Alexei Sayle's Stuff poster

Alexei Sayle's Stuff 13th October 1988

The Bill poster

The Bill 16th October 1984

The Bill poster

The Bill 16th October 1984 as Solicitor

'Allo 'Allo! poster

'Allo 'Allo! 7th September 1984 as London Calling (voice)

'Allo 'Allo! poster

'Allo 'Allo! 7th September 1984 as Guard