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Owen Brenman

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

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
2016 • Nick Swainey (archive footage) (uncredited)
A Little Place Off the Edgware Road
A Little Place Off the Edgware Road
2014 • Therapist
One of the Hollywood Ten
One of the Hollywood Ten
2002 • Dalton Trumbo
The Martins
The Martins
2001 • Teacher
One Foot in the Grave: Endgame
One Foot in the Grave: Endgame
1997 • Mr Swainey
One Foot in the Grave: Starbound
One Foot in the Grave: Starbound
1996 • Mr Swainey
One Foot in the Grave: The Man In The Long Black Coat
One Foot in the Grave: The Man In The Long Black Coat
1991 • Mr Swainey
The Robbie Coltrane Special
The Robbie Coltrane Special
1989 • Self

Full filmography

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
2016 • Nick Swainey (archive footage) (uncredited)
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The Martins
The Martins
2001 • Teacher
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An Affair in Mind
An Affair in Mind
1988 • Estate Agent
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Time Trouble
Time Trouble
1985 • Russian Embassy Official
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The Jigsaw Man
The Jigsaw Man
1983 • Policeman
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