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name: "Owen Brenman"
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born: "17 December 1956"
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# Owen Brenman

Actor. Born 17 December 1956 in London, England.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 17 December 1956, London, England

## Biography

Owen Brenman is an English actor. He was educated at University College School, the University of Birmingham, where he obtained a BA (Hons) in Drama, and the Webber Douglas School of Singing and Dramatic Art.

Brenman is known for his role as Nick Swainey in the BBC sitcom *One Foot in the Grave* (1990–2000). He later played Heston Carter in the BBC drama series *Doctors* for over a thousand episodes between 2003 and 2018, and Lloyd Drewitt in two series of David Renwick’s *Love Soup* (2005–2008). He has also appeared in *'Allo 'Allo!*, *The Bill*, *Father Brown* and numerous stage productions.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *One Foot in the Grave* (1990), Fi1m 83, as Nick Swainey — [page](https://film.one/tv/one-foot-in-the-grave.md)

## Also known for

- *Mr. Bean* (1990), Store Manager
- *'Allo 'Allo!* (1984), London Calling (voice), Guard
- *Father Brown* (2013), Lord St John Sprockett
- *Jeeves and Wooster* (1990), Rev. Beefy Bingham
- *The Bill* (1984), Solicitor
- *Doctors* (2000), Heston Carter
- *The Jigsaw Man* (1983), Policeman

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