The Sweeney (2012 film) based on 11 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". The Sweeney (2012 film) The Sweeney is a 2012 British action drama film, inspired by the 1970s "The Sweeney", the British television police drama of the same name, but set in contemporary London. Directed and written by Nick Love, and co-written by John Hodge, it is based on the characters created by Ian Kennedy Martin. It stars Ray Winstone as Jack Regan, Plan B (credited as Ben Drew) as George Carter, and Damian Lewis as Frank Haskins, with Allen Leech and Hayley Atwell. The story focuses on two members of the
D. B. Sweeney Peter Emory in season 1 of "Crash" (2008); and as Carter in "The Event" (2010). He is currently the voice-over artist for the OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network, and his large body of voiceover work includes three seasons of Fox Sports Net's "Beyond the Glory" and National Geographic Television's "Ice Pilots". Past ad campaigns include Bud Light, Lincoln cars, Conoco-Phillips, John Deere, Major League Baseball and Coca-Cola. Sweeney plays Captain John Trent in the horror web series "Universal Dead". In late June 2010, it was announced that "Universal Dead" will be made into a feature film. A supporter of the U.S.