Owen Brenman

Biography

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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One of the Hollywood Ten

2002 ⭐ 6.3

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One Foot in the Grave: Endgame

1997 ⭐ 7.7

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Sharpe's Waterloo

1997 ⭐ 7.3

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One Foot in the Grave: Starbound

1996 ⭐ 8.8

Career timeline

2016

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

Nick Swainey (archive footage) · 2016

⭐ 5.7

2014

A Little Place Off the Edgware Road

Therapist · 2014

2002

One of the Hollywood Ten

Dalton Trumbo · 2002

⭐ 6.3

2001

The Martins

Teacher · 2001

⭐ 5.4

1997

One Foot in the Grave: Endgame Notable

Mr Swainey · 1997

⭐ 7.7

Sharpe's Waterloo Notable

Witherspoon · 1997

⭐ 7.3

1996

One Foot in the Grave: Starbound Notable

Mr Swainey · 1996

⭐ 8.8

1991

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

Mr Swainey · 1991

1989

The Robbie Coltrane Special

Self · 1989

⭐ 6.5

1988

An Affair in Mind

Estate Agent · 1988

⭐ 5.0

1985

Time Trouble

Russian Embassy Official · 1985

1983

The Jigsaw Man

Policeman · 1983

⭐ 5.0

Frequently appears with

Jeff Goldblum

Herbert Biberman

Greta Scacchi

Gale Sondergaard

Geraint Wyn Davies

Michael Wilson

Ángela Molina

Rosaura Revueltas

Christopher Fulford

Riffkind

Richard Wilson

Victor Meldrew

Annette Crosbie

Margaret Meldrew

Tim Brooke-Taylor

Derek

Marian McLoughlin

Betty

Full filmography

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British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

2016 ⭐ 5.7

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A Little Place Off the Edgware Road

2014

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One of the Hollywood Ten

2002 ⭐ 6.3

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The Martins

2001 ⭐ 5.4

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One Foot in the Grave: Endgame

1997 ⭐ 7.7

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Sharpe's Waterloo

1997 ⭐ 7.3

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One Foot in the Grave: Starbound

1996 ⭐ 8.8

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

1991

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The Robbie Coltrane Special

1989 ⭐ 6.5

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An Affair in Mind

1988 ⭐ 5.0

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Time Trouble

1985

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The Jigsaw Man

1983 ⭐ 5.0