John Sessions

Acting

John Sessions

Born January 11, 1953Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland, UK136 credits

Actor, comedian and impressionist who was better known for his improvisation comedy.

Known For

Belfast
7.0

Belfast

Movie

2021

The Great
8.1

The Great

TV

2020

Intrigo: Dear Agnes
5.6

Intrigo: Dear Agnes

Movie

2019

Loving Vincent: The Impossible Dream
8.0

Loving Vincent: The Impossible Dream

Movie

2019

Balls

Balls

Movie

2018

The Town That Floored the World

The Town That Floored the World

Movie

2018

Filmography

Belfast
2021Belfastas Joseph Tomelty as MarleyMovie
The Great
2020The Greatas Bishop TarcinkusTV
Intrigo: Dear Agnes
2019Intrigo: Dear Agnesas PumpermannMovie
Loving Vincent: The Impossible Dream
2019Loving Vincent: The Impossible Dreamas SelfMovie
Balls
2018Ballsas BrownlowMovie
The Town That Floored the World
2018The Town That Floored the Worldas PresenterMovie
Finding Your Feet
2017Finding Your Feetas Mike AbbottMovie
Loving Vincent
2017Loving Vincentas Pere TanguyMovie
The Loch
2017The Lochas DCI Frank SmilieTV
Denial
2016Denialas Prof. Richard EvansMovie
Victoria
2016Victoriaas Lord John RussellTV
Whisky Galore
2016Whisky Galoreas Doctor McLarenMovie
Upstart Crow
2016Upstart Crowas Lord InquisitorTV
Florence Foster Jenkins
2016Florence Foster Jenkinsas Dr. HermannMovie
Red Top
2016Red Topas The AccountantMovie
The Rack Pack
2016The Rack Packas Ted LoweMovie
We're Doomed! The Dad's Army Story
2015We're Doomed! The Dad's Army Storyas Arthur LoweMovie
Legend
2015Legendas Lord BoothbyMovie
Sean Connery: In His Own Words
2015Sean Connery: In His Own Wordsas NarratorMovie
Mr. Holmes
2015Mr. Holmesas Mycroft HolmesMovie
Hiroshima: The Aftermath
2015Hiroshima: The Aftermathas NarratorMovie
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
2015Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrellas John MurrayTV
The Silent Storm
2014The Silent Stormas Mr. SmithMovie
Outlander
2014Outlanderas Arthur DuncanTV
Pudsey the Dog: The Movie
2014Pudsey the Dog: The Movieas ThorneMovie
Filth
2013Filthas ToalMovie
Father Brown
2013Father Brownas Reverend Adam GillespieTV
Blandings
2013Blandingsas Lord DidcotTV
30 Years of Comic Strip
201230 Years of Comic StripMovie
The Domino Effect
2012The Domino Effectas Talk Show HostMovie
Moone Boy
2012Moone BoyTV
Dead Boss
2012Dead Bossas Sir HumphreysTV
The Iron Lady
2011The Iron Ladyas Edward HeathMovie
Death in Paradise
2011Death in Paradiseas Hugh DavenportTV
The Hunt for Tony Blair
2011The Hunt for Tony Blairas TebbitMovie
The Real American: Joe McCarthy
2011The Real American: Joe McCarthyas Joe McCarthyMovie
Friday Night Dinner
2011Friday Night Dinneras Mr. MurrayTV
Gerard Kelly: A Celebration
2010Gerard Kelly: A Celebrationas SelfMovie
Spies and Lies
2010Spies and Liesas FolkesMovie
Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge
2010Mid Morning Matters with Alan PartridgeTV
Made in Dagenham
2010Made in Dagenhamas Harold WilsonMovie
Sherlock
2010Sherlockas Kenny PrinceTV
The Making of Plus One
2010The Making of Plus Oneas Derek - the line producerMovie
Nativity!
2009Nativity!as Mr. LoreMovie
The Last Station
2009The Last Stationas DushanMovie
Breaking the Mould
2009Breaking the Mouldas Edward MellanbyMovie
Margaret
2009Margaretas Geoffrey HoweMovie
Inconceivable
2008Inconceivableas Finbar 'Finn' DarrowMovie
Oliver Twist
2007Oliver Twistas Mr SowerberryTV
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2007Ronni Ancona & CoTV
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2007Reichenbach Fallsas Professor BellMovie
Skins
2007Skinsas Geoff FitzgeraldTV
The Good Shepherd
2006The Good Shepherdas Valentin Mironov #1/Yuri ModinMovie
Low Winter Sun
2006Low Winter Sunas Prof Barry LennoxMovie
Scoop
2006Scoopas Strombel's Co-Worker (uncredited)Movie
Hotel Babylon
2006Hotel BabylonTV
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2005The English Haremas RidleyMovie
Rag Tale
2005Rag Taleas Felix Miles StyMovie
Doctor Who
2005Doctor Whoas GusTV
Hawking
2004Hawkingas Dennis SciamaMovie
The Merchant of Venice
2004The Merchant of Veniceas SalerioMovie
Five Children and It
2004Five Children and Itas PeasemarshMovie
Lighthouse Hill
2004Lighthouse Hillas Mr. ReynardMovie
The Legend of the Tamworth Two
2004The Legend of the Tamworth Twoas Rival Newspaper EditorMovie
Stella Street
2004Stella StreetMovie
Shameless
2004Shamelessas Father McGinnTV
New Tricks
2004New TricksTV
Celebrity Mastermind
2003Celebrity Mastermindas HimselfTV
The Key
2003The KeyMovie
QI
2003QIas SelfTV
Gangs of New York
2002Gangs of New Yorkas Harry Watkins / LincolnMovie
G
2002George Eliot: A Scandalous Lifeas George Henry LewesMovie
One of the Hollywood Ten
2002One of the Hollywood Tenas Paul JarricoMovie
Doctor Who: Death Comes to Time
2002Doctor Who: Death Comes to Timeas General TannisMovie
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
2002The Inspector Lynley Mysteriesas John CorntelTV
Judge John Deed
2001Judge John DeedTV
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
2001Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmesas Prof. RutherfordTV
High Heels and Low Lifes
2001High Heels and Low Lifesas DirectorMovie
David Macaulay: Mill Times
2001David Macaulay: Mill Timesas Shadrack Moore (voice)Movie
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2000Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)TV
Gormenghast
2000Gormenghastas Dr Alfred PrunesquallorTV
Around The World In 80 Days
2000Around The World In 80 Daysas Jean Passepartout (voice)Movie
A Profile of 'Brief Encounter'
2000A Profile of 'Brief Encounter'as SelfMovie
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1999A Midsummer Night's Dreamas PhilostrateMovie
T
1999The Manas Jerry BarnesMovie
Faeries
1999Faeriesas Chudley (voice)Movie
The Scarlet Tunic
1998The Scarlet Tunicas Humphrey GouldMovie
Cousin Bette
1998Cousin Betteas Musical DirectorMovie
In the Red
1998In the Redas Hercules FortescueTV
Faith
1998Faithas BrianMovie
Queen's Park Story
1998Queen's Park StoryMovie
Stella Street
1997Stella StreetTV
The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling
1997The History of Tom Jones: A Foundlingas Henry FieldingTV
Midsomer Murders
1997Midsomer Murdersas Barrett FilbyTV
My Night with Reg
1997My Night with Regas DanielMovie
The Treasure Seekers
1996The Treasure Seekersas RedmanMovie
The Adventures of Pinocchio
1996The Adventures of Pinocchioas SchoolmasterMovie
In the Bleak Midwinter
1995In the Bleak Midwinteras Terry Du BoisMovie
N
1994Nice Day at the OfficeTV
Princess Caraboo
1994Princess Carabooas Prince RegentMovie
John Sessions' Likely Stories
1994John Sessions' Likely StoriesTV
C
1994Citizen Lockeas John LockeMovie
David Macaulay: Roman City
1994David Macaulay: Roman Cityas Laurens / Acco Bouvaix (voice)Movie
Boswell and Johnson's Tour of the Western Isles
1993Boswell and Johnson's Tour of the Western Islesas James BoswellMovie
Freddie As F.R.O.7.
1992Freddie As F.R.O.7.as Scotty / Additional voices (voice)Movie
Sellers' Best
1992Sellers' Bestas SelfMovie
Performance
1991Performanceas DanielTV
The Pope Must Die
1991The Pope Must Dieas DinoMovie
John Sessions' Tall Tales
1991John Sessions' Tall TalesTV
Have I Got News for You
1990Have I Got News for Youas SelfTV
Rab C. Nesbitt
1990Rab C. Nesbittas Chief Inspector HaggertyTV
Sweet Revenge
1990Sweet Revengeas JohnMovie
Some Enchanted Evening
1990Some Enchanted Eveningas Bobby BuffetMovie
P
1990PlunderTV
One Foot in the Grave
1990One Foot in the GraveTV
Henry V
1989Henry Vas MacmorrisMovie
J
1989John Sessions On The SpotTV
Spitting Image: Bumbledown – The Life and Times of Ronald Reagan
1988Spitting Image: Bumbledown – The Life and Times of Ronald Reaganas Various RolesMovie
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
1988Whose Line Is It Anyway?as SelfTV
Spitting Image: The Ronnie & Nancy Show
1988Spitting Image: The Ronnie & Nancy Showas Laurence Olivier (Voice)Movie
The New Statesman
1987The New Statesmanas Lord PenistoneTV
Spitting Image: Election Special '87
1987Spitting Image: Election Special '87as Various CharactersMovie
Porterhouse Blue
1987Porterhouse Blueas ZipserTV
Spitting Image: The 1987 Movie Awards
1987Spitting Image: The 1987 Movie Awardsas Various RolesMovie
Gramsci: Everything that Concerns People
1987Gramsci: Everything that Concerns Peopleas Antonio GramsciMovie
Sky Bandits
1986Sky Banditsas FlightMovie
Spitting Image: Down And Out In The White House
1986Spitting Image: Down And Out In The White Houseas Various RolesMovie
Whoops Apocalypse
1986Whoops Apocalypseas Mr. SweetzerMovie
Castaway
1986Castawayas Man in PubMovie
Boon
1986Boonas Barney SpitzTV
Girls On Top
1985Girls On Topas RodneyTV
Happy Families
1985Happy Familiesas DeanTV
The Bounty
1984The Bountyas John SmithMovie
Spitting Image
1984Spitting ImageTV
Wogan
1982Woganas SelfTV
Question Time
1979Question Timeas Self - PanellistTV