Owen Brenman

1956 (69) • Acting

Born: 12/17/1956 (69) in London, England

Known for: Acting

Owen Brenman

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

Mr. Bean

80%

Store Manager

1990

'Allo 'Allo!

78%

Guard / London Calling (voice)

1984

Father Brown

76%

Lord St John Sprockett

2013

Jeeves and Wooster

81%

Rev. Beefy Bingham

1990

Cracker

66%

Haig

1993

One Foot in the Grave

77%

Nick Swainey

1990

The Bill

68%

Solicitor /

1984

Doctors

48%

Heston Carter

2000

Sister Boniface Mysteries

65%

Captain Pargiter

2022

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

57%

Nick Swainey (archive footage) (uncredited)

2016

A Little Place Off the Edgware Road

Therapist

2014

Father Brown

76%

Lord St John Sprockett

2013

Love Soup

86%

Unknown

2005

One of the Hollywood Ten

63%

Dalton Trumbo

2002

Oscar Charlie

80%

Alan Spinner

2001

The Martins

53%

Teacher

2001

Doctors

48%

Heston Carter

2000

People Like Us

83%

Graham Broadbent

1999

One Foot in the Grave: Endgame

80%

Mr Swainey

1997

Sharpe's Waterloo

73%

Witherspoon

1997

One Foot in the Grave: Starbound

91%

Mr Swainey

1996

Health and Efficiency

80%

Unknown

1993

If You See God, Tell Him

75%

Wingrove

1993

Cracker

66%

Haig

1993

Heartbeat

72%

Lester

1992

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

90%

Mr Swainey

1991

The Upper Hand

72%

Nigel Brighton

1990

Jeeves and Wooster

81%

Rev. Beefy Bingham

1990

One Foot in the Grave

77%

Nick Swainey

1990

Mr. Bean

80%

Store Manager

1990

The Robbie Coltrane Special

65%

Self

1989

Alexei Sayle's Stuff

72%

Unknown

1988

An Affair in Mind

50%

Estate Agent

1988

Honest Decent & True

70%

Ad Man

1986

Time Trouble

Russian Embassy Official

1985

The Bill

68%

Solicitor /

1984