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Denis Lawson
Denis Lawson

Denis Lawson

ActingBorn September 27, 1947 (age 78)Perthshire, Scotland, UK

Biography

Denis Stamper Lawson (born 27 September 1947) is a Scottish actor and director. He is perhaps best known for his roles as John Jarndyce in the BBC's adaptation of Bleak House and as Gordon Urquhart in the film Local Hero.

Filmography

2026
The Fortune

as Martin Worrall

TV
2022
Sister Boniface Mysteries

as Lincoln Leigh Varsey

TV
2021
The Weakest Link

as Self - Contestant

TV
2021
Star Wars: Visions

as Wedge Antilles (voice)

TV
2019Movie
2019
Somnium

as PAT 1

Movie
2019TV
2017TV
2017
Burns in the USA

as Narrator

Movie
2016
In Plain Sight

as Laurence Dowdell

TV
2016
Victoria

as Duke of Atholl

TV
2014Movie
2014
Inside No. 9

as Gerald

TV
2013
The Machine

as Thomson

Movie
2013
The Wee Man

as Willie Ferris

Movie
2013
Father Brown

as Walter Sullivan

TV
2012
Broken

as Mr. Buckley

Movie
2012TV
2011
Death in Paradise

as Philip Marston

TV
2011Movie
2011
Candy Cabs

as Kenny Ho

TV
2011
Marchlands

as Robert Bowen

TV
2011
The Lighthouse Stevensons

as Narrator - (Voice)

Movie
2010
The Beauty of Maps

as Narrator (Voice)

TV
2010
Above Their Station

as Chief Constable Keith Boone

Movie
2009TV
2009
Enid

as Kenneth Waters

Movie
2009
Breaking the Mould

as Alexander Fleming

Movie
2009
Law & Order: UK

as Philip Woodleigh

TV
2009
No Holds Bard

as Miekel

Movie
2008
Criminal Justice

as Bill Faber

TV
2008
The Passion

as Annas

TV
2007
The Genius of Photography

as Narrator (voice)

TV
2007
Jekyll

as Peter Syme

TV
2007Movie
2006TV
2006
The Thieving Headmistress

as Father Plunkett

Movie
2006
Feel the Force

as Gordon Campbell

TV
2005
Sensitive Skin

as Al Jackson

TV
2005
Bleak House

as John Jarndyce

TV
2004TV
2004
Hustle

as Benny

TV
2004
The Black Death

as Narrator

Movie
2004
New Tricks

as Steve McAndrew

TV
2003
Lucky Jim

as Julius Gore-Urqhart

Movie
2002
Timeshift

as Self - Narrator

TV
2001Movie
2001
The Real Hughie Green

as Himself - Narrator

Movie
2001
This is Stanley Baxter

as Self - (Narrator)

Movie
2000
Bob Martin

as Greg

TV
1999
Holby City

as Tom Campbell-Gore

TV
1998
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant

as Captain 'Dreadnought' Foster

Movie
1998
Cold Feet

as Alexander Welcht

TV
1998
Hornblower

as Captain Foster

TV
1998
The Round Tower

as Arthur Brett

TV
1997
A Royal Scandal

as Henry Brougham

Movie
1994
Pie in the Sky

as Nick Spencer

TV
1992
Born Kicking

as Victor Grace

Movie
1992
Natural Lies

as James Towne

TV
1991
Bejewelled

as Alistair

Movie
1990
Die Kinder

as Film Boffin

TV
1989
One Way Out

as Bernard

Movie
1989
Screen One

as Bernard

TV
1989
Screen One

as Victor Grace

TV
1989TV
1989
The Justice Game

as Dominic Rossi

TV
1988
The Zip

as Eric

Movie
1987
Love After Lunch

as Miles Henderson

Movie
1986
Dead Head

as Eddie Cass

TV
1984
The Chain

as Keith

Movie
1984TV
1983Movie
1983
Natural World

as Narrator

TV
1983Movie
1983
Local Hero

as Gordon Urquhart

Movie
1981
Bergerac

as Giroux

TV
1980
The Empire Strikes Back

as Wedge Antilles

Movie
1978Movie
1978
Armchair Thriller

as David Cooper

TV
1977
Holocaust 2000

as 2nd Journalist

Movie
1977
BBC2 Play of the Week

as Professor Byron Smith / Ernest Dowson

TV
1977Movie
1977
Star Wars

as Red Two (Wedge Antilles)

Movie
1977
Providence

as Dave Woodford

Movie
1976
Plays for Britain

as Terrorist

TV
1976
The Paradise Run

as Terrorist

Movie
1976Movie
1975
Survivors

as Norman

TV
1974TV
1973
The Merchant of Venice

as Launcelot Gobbo

Movie
1970TV
1970TV

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdaySeptember 27, 1947
Place of BirthPerthshire, Scotland, UK
Popularity1.4