Owen Brenman
Biography
Owen Brenman is an English actor born in London, England on December 17, 1956. He is best known for his role as next-door neighbor Nick Swainey in the BBC sitcom One Foot in the Grave, which ran for ten years from 1990 to 2000 and was written by David Renwick. He subsequently played the character Heston Carter in the BBC drama series Doctors from 2008 to 2018. Active in television acting, Owen Brenman has accumulated a total of 31 known credits in his career.
Career overview
Owen Brenman is an English actor born in London, England, on December 17, 1956. He is best known for his television work, holding thirty-one known acting credits according to available records.
His most prominent television roles include playing the next-door neighbor Nick Swainey in the BBC sitcom One Foot in the Grave, which was written by David Renwick and ran for ten years from 1990 to 2000. Following that role, he subsequently played Heston Carter in the BBC drama series Doctors from 2008 to 2018.
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- Sister Boniface Mysteries (2022) as Captain Pargiter
- British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves (2016) as Nick Swainey (archive footage) (uncredited)
- A Little Place Off the Edgware Road (2014) as Therapist
- Father Brown (2013) as Lord St John Sprockett
- One of the Hollywood Ten (2002) as Dalton Trumbo
- The Martins (2001) as Teacher
- Oscar Charlie (2001) as Alan Spinner
- Doctors (2000) as Heston Carter
- I Don't Believe It!: The One Foot in the Grave Story (2000) as Self
- People Like Us (1999) as Graham Broadbent
- Sharpe's Waterloo (1997) as Witherspoon
- One Foot in the Grave: Endgame (1997) as Mr Swainey
- One Foot in the Grave: Starbound (1996) as Mr Swainey
- Sharpe (1993) as Witherspoon
- Cracker (1993) as Haig
- If You See God, Tell Him (1993) as Wingrove
- Health and Efficiency (1993)
- Heartbeat (1992) as Lester
- One Foot in the Grave: The Man In The Long Black Coat (1991) as Mr Swainey
- Mr. Bean (1990) as Store Manager
- Jeeves and Wooster (1990) as Rev. Beefy Bingham
- The Upper Hand (1990) as Nigel Brighton
- One Foot in the Grave (1990) as Nick Swainey
- The Robbie Coltrane Special (1989) as Self
- Alexei Sayle's Stuff (1988)
- An Affair in Mind (1988) as Estate Agent
- Honest Decent & True (1986) as Ad Man
- Time Trouble (1985) as Russian Embassy Official
- 'Allo 'Allo! (1984) as London Calling (voice)
- 'Allo 'Allo! (1984) as Guard
- The Bill (1984)
- The Bill (1984) as Solicitor
- The Jigsaw Man (1983) as Policeman