<Tr> <Th> Television </Th> <Td> Doctors Love Soup One Foot in the Grave Woof! </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.owenbrenman.com </Td> </Tr> <P> Owen Brenman (born 17 December 1956 in London) is an English actor best known for his role as next - door neighbour 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 currently plays Dr. Heston Carter in the BBC drama series Doctors </P> <P> Brenman was educated at University College School, an independent day school for boys in Hampstead in north west London, followed by the University of Birmingham, where he obtained a BA Honours in Drama, and the Webber Douglas School of Singing and Dramatic Art, now known as the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art . </P>

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