Owen Brenman

Known for: Acting

Born: 1956-12-17 (age 69)

From: 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.

Filmography (30)

TV★ 6.4
Sister Boniface Mysteries
2022
as Captain Pargiter
MOVIE★ 5.7
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
2016
as Nick Swainey (archive footage) (uncredited)
MOVIE
A Little Place Off the Edgware Road
2014
as Therapist
TV★ 7.6
Father Brown
2013
as Lord St John Sprockett
MOVIE★ 6.3
One of the Hollywood Ten
2002
as Dalton Trumbo
TV★ 8.0
Oscar Charlie
2001
as Alan Spinner
MOVIE★ 5.4
The Martins
2001
as Teacher
TV★ 4.8
Doctors
2000
as Heston Carter
TV★ 8.2
People Like Us
1999
as Graham Broadbent
MOVIE★ 8.0
One Foot in the Grave: Endgame
1997
as Mr Swainey
MOVIE★ 7.3
Sharpe's Waterloo
1997
as Witherspoon
MOVIE★ 9.1
One Foot in the Grave: Starbound
1996
as Mr Swainey
TV★ 8.0
Health and Efficiency
1993
TV★ 7.5
If You See God, Tell Him
1993
as Wingrove
TV★ 6.6
Cracker
1993
as Haig
TV★ 8.0
Sharpe
1993
as Witherspoon
TV★ 7.2
Heartbeat
1992
as Lester
MOVIE★ 9.0
One Foot in the Grave: The Man In The Long Black Coat
1991
as Mr Swainey
TV★ 7.2
The Upper Hand
1990
as Nigel Brighton
TV★ 8.1
Jeeves and Wooster
1990
as Rev. Beefy Bingham
TV★ 7.7
One Foot in the Grave
1990
as Nick Swainey
TV★ 8.0
Mr. Bean
1990
as Store Manager
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Robbie Coltrane Special
1989
as Self
TV★ 7.2
Alexei Sayle's Stuff
1988
MOVIE★ 5.0
An Affair in Mind
1988
as Estate Agent
MOVIE★ 7.0
Honest Decent & True
1986
as Ad Man
MOVIE
Time Trouble
1985
as Russian Embassy Official
TV★ 6.8
The Bill
1984
TV★ 7.8
'Allo 'Allo!
1984
as London Calling (voice)
MOVIE★ 5.0
The Jigsaw Man
1983
as Policeman