Owen Brenman

Owen Brenman

Known for

Acting

Born

December 17, 1956 (age 69)

Birthplace

London, England

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.

Best known work

Mr. Bean

Mr. Bean

1990

'Allo 'Allo!

'Allo 'Allo!

1984

Father Brown

Father Brown

2013

Jeeves and Wooster

Jeeves and Wooster

1990

Cracker

Cracker

1993

One Foot in the Grave

One Foot in the Grave

1990

The Bill

The Bill

1984

Doctors

Doctors

2000

The Jigsaw Man

The Jigsaw Man

1983

Sharpe

Sharpe

1993

Filmography

2022
Sister Boniface MysteriesTV
as Captain Pargiter (1 episode)
2016
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
as Nick Swainey (archive footage) (uncredited)
2014
A Little Place Off the Edgware Road
as Therapist
2013
Father BrownTV
as Lord St John Sprockett (1 episode)
2002
One of the Hollywood Ten
as Dalton Trumbo
2001
Oscar CharlieTV
as Alan Spinner (13 episodes)
2001
The Martins
as Teacher
2000
I Don't Believe It!: The One Foot in the Grave Story
as Self
2000
DoctorsTV
as Heston Carter (2614 episodes)
1999
People Like UsTV
as Graham Broadbent (1 episode)
1997
One Foot in the Grave: Endgame
as Mr Swainey
1997
Sharpe's Waterloo
as Witherspoon
1996
One Foot in the Grave: Starbound
as Mr Swainey
1993
Health and EfficiencyTV
1993
If You See God, Tell HimTV
as Wingrove (1 episode)
1993
CrackerTV
as Haig (1 episode)
1993
SharpeTV
as Witherspoon (1 episode)
1992
HeartbeatTV
as Lester (1 episode)
1991
One Foot in the Grave: The Man In The Long Black Coat
as Mr Swainey
1990
The Upper HandTV
as Nigel Brighton (1 episode)
1990
Jeeves and WoosterTV
as Rev. Beefy Bingham (1 episode)
1990
One Foot in the GraveTV
as Nick Swainey (36 episodes)
1990
Mr. BeanTV
as Store Manager (1 episode)
1989
The Robbie Coltrane Special
as Self
1988
Alexei Sayle's StuffTV