Denis Lawson

Acting

Denis Lawson

Born September 27, 1947Perthshire, Scotland, UK97 credits

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.

Known For

Sister Boniface Mysteries
6.4

Sister Boniface Mysteries

TV

2022

The Weakest Link
6.0

The Weakest Link

TV

2021

Star Wars: Visions
7.1

Star Wars: Visions

TV

2021

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
6.3

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Movie

2019

Somnium
9.0

Somnium

Movie

2019

Celebrity Gogglebox
6.6

Celebrity Gogglebox

TV

2019

Filmography

Sister Boniface Mysteries
2022Sister Boniface Mysteriesas Lincoln Leigh VarseyTV
The Weakest Link
2021The Weakest Linkas Self - ContestantTV
Star Wars: Visions
2021Star Wars: Visionsas Wedge Antilles (voice)TV
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalkeras Wedge AntillesMovie
Somnium
2019Somniumas PAT 1Movie
Celebrity Gogglebox
2019Celebrity Goggleboxas SelfTV
The Farmers' Country Showdown
2017The Farmers' Country Showdownas Self - NarratorTV
Burns in the USA
2017Burns in the USAas NarratorMovie
In Plain Sight
2016In Plain Sightas Laurence DowdellTV
Victoria
2016Victoriaas Duke of AthollTV
A Quiet Night In
2014A Quiet Night Inas GeraldMovie
Inside No. 9
2014Inside No. 9as GeraldTV
The Machine
2013The Machineas ThomsonMovie
The Wee Man
2013The Wee Manas Willie FerrisMovie
Father Brown
2013Father Brownas Walter SullivanTV
Broken
2012Brokenas Mr. BuckleyMovie
Them From That Thing
2012Them From That Thingas VariousTV
Death in Paradise
2011Death in Paradiseas Philip MarstonTV
Perfect Sense
2011Perfect Senseas BossMovie
Candy Cabs
2011Candy Cabsas Kenny HoTV
Marchlands
2011Marchlandsas Robert BowenTV
The Lighthouse Stevensons
2011The Lighthouse Stevensonsas Narrator - (Voice)Movie
The Beauty of Maps
2010The Beauty of Mapsas Narrator (Voice)TV
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2010Above Their Stationas Chief Constable Keith BooneMovie
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2009Mister Elevenas LenTV
Enid
2009Enidas Kenneth WatersMovie
Breaking the Mould
2009Breaking the Mouldas Alexander FlemingMovie
Law & Order: UK
2009Law & Order: UKas Philip WoodleighTV
No Holds Bard
2009No Holds Bardas MiekelMovie
Criminal Justice
2008Criminal Justiceas Bill FaberTV
The Passion
2008The Passionas AnnasTV
The Genius of Photography
2007The Genius of Photographyas Narrator (voice)TV
Jekyll
2007Jekyllas Peter SymeTV
A New Body at Last
2007A New Body at Lastas NarratorMovie
Robin Hood
2006Robin HoodTV
The One Show
2006The One Showas SelfTV
The Thieving Headmistress
2006The Thieving Headmistressas Father PlunkettMovie
F
2006Feel the Forceas Gordon CampbellTV
Sensitive Skin
2005Sensitive Skinas Al JacksonTV
Bleak House
2005Bleak Houseas John JarndyceTV
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004Agatha Christie's Marpleas Leo ArgyleTV
Hustle
2004Hustleas BennyTV
The Black Death
2004The Black Deathas NarratorMovie
New Tricks
2004New Tricksas Steve McAndrewTV
Lucky Jim
2003Lucky Jimas Julius Gore-UrqhartMovie
Timeshift
2002Timeshiftas Self - NarratorTV
Solid Geometry
2002Solid GeometryWriterMovie
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2001LeonardMovie
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2001The Real Hughie Greenas Himself - NarratorMovie
This is Stanley Baxter
2001This is Stanley Baxteras Self - (Narrator)Movie
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2000Other People's Childrenas TomTV
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2000Bob Martinas GregTV
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1999The Bass PlayerDirectorMovie
Holby City
1999Holby Cityas Tom Campbell-GoreTV
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant
1998Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenantas Captain 'Dreadnought' FosterMovie
Cold Feet
1998Cold FeetTV
Hornblower
1998Hornbloweras Captain FosterTV
The Round Tower
1998The Round Toweras Arthur BrettTV
The Ambassador
1998The AmbassadorTV
A Royal Scandal
1997A Royal Scandalas Henry BroughamMovie
Fried Crumbed Brains
1996Fried Crumbed BrainsMovie
Dalziel & Pascoe
1996Dalziel & Pascoeas John BarronTV
Pie in the Sky
1994Pie in the Skyas Nick SpencerTV
Born Kicking
1992Born Kickingas Victor GraceMovie
Natural Lies
1992Natural Liesas James TowneTV
Bejewelled
1991Bejewelledas AlistairMovie
Die Kinder
1990Die Kinderas Film BoffinTV
O
1989One Way Outas BernardMovie
Tales from the Crypt
1989Tales from the Cryptas FrankTV
The Zip
1988The Zipas EricMovie
Love After Lunch
1987Love After Lunchas Miles HendersonMovie
Dead Head
1986Dead Headas Eddie CassTV
Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV
1985Victoria Wood: As Seen on TVTV
The Chain
1984The Chainas KeithMovie
The Kit Curran Radio Show
1984The Kit Curran Radio Showas Kit CurranTV
B
1983Bitter CherryMovie
Natural World
1983Natural Worldas NarratorTV
Return of the Jedi
1983Return of the Jedias WedgeMovie
Local Hero
1983Local Heroas Gordon UrquhartMovie
Bergerac
1981Bergeracas GirouxTV
The Flipside of Dominick Hide
1980The Flipside of Dominick Hideas FelixMovie
The Empire Strikes Back
1980The Empire Strikes Backas Wedge AntillesMovie
Fearless Frank
1978Fearless FrankMovie
T
1978The Girl Who Walked Quicklyas David CooperMovie
Armchair Thriller
1978Armchair Thrilleras David CooperTV
Holocaust 2000
1977Holocaust 2000as 2nd JournalistMovie
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977BBC2 Play of the Weekas Professor Byron Smith / Ernest DowsonTV
The Man in the Iron Mask
1977The Man in the Iron Maskas ClaudeMovie
Star Wars
1977Star Warsas Red Two (Wedge Antilles)Movie
Providence
1977Providenceas Dave WoodfordMovie
Plays for Britain
1976Plays for Britainas TerroristTV
The Paradise Run
1976The Paradise Runas TerroristMovie
Rock Follies
1976Rock FolliesTV
Jumping Bean Bag
1976Jumping Bean Bagas SnareMovie
Survivors
1975Survivorsas NormanTV
The Merchant of Venice
1973The Merchant of Veniceas Launcelot GobboMovie
Play for Today
1970Play for Todayas FelixTV