Owen Brenman
Acting • Born 1956-12-17
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.
Filmography
30 credits
Honest Decent & True
Movie • 1986
Ad Man
A Little Place Off the Edgware Road
Movie • 2014
Therapist
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
Movie • 2016
Nick Swainey (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Martins
Movie • 2001
Teacher
An Affair in Mind
Movie • 1988
Estate Agent
One of the Hollywood Ten
Movie • 2002
Dalton Trumbo
The Jigsaw Man
Movie • 1983
Policeman
One Foot in the Grave: The Man In The Long Black Coat
Movie • 1991
Mr Swainey
One Foot in the Grave: Starbound
Movie • 1996
Mr Swainey
One Foot in the Grave: Endgame
Movie • 1997
Mr Swainey
Time Trouble
Movie • 1985
Russian Embassy Official
The Robbie Coltrane Special
Movie • 1989
Self
Jeeves and Wooster
TV • 1990
Rev. Beefy Bingham
The Bill
TV • 1984
'Allo 'Allo!
TV • 1984
London Calling (voice)
Heartbeat
TV • 1992
Lester
Mr. Bean
TV • 1990
Store Manager
Alexei Sayle's Stuff
TV • 1988
Doctors
TV • 2000
Heston Carter
One Foot in the Grave
TV • 1990
Nick Swainey
Health and Efficiency
TV • 1993
Cracker
TV • 1993
Haig
'Allo 'Allo!
TV • 1984
Guard
Sister Boniface Mysteries
TV • 2022
Captain Pargiter
People Like Us
TV • 1999
Graham Broadbent
The Upper Hand
TV • 1990
Nigel Brighton
Oscar Charlie
TV • 2001
Alan Spinner
If You See God, Tell Him
TV • 1993
Wingrove
Father Brown
TV • 2013
Lord St John Sprockett
The Bill
TV • 1984
Solicitor