Denis Lawson

Denis Lawson

Known for
Acting
Born
September 27, 1947 (age 79)
Birthplace
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.

Known For

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Filmography

2026
The Fortune poster

The Fortune

TV · as Martin Worrall · 4 eps

2022
Sister Boniface Mysteries poster

Sister Boniface Mysteries

TV · as Lincoln Leigh Varsey · 1 ep

2021
Star Wars: Visions poster

Star Wars: Visions

TV · as Wedge Antilles (voice) · 1 ep

2021
The Weakest Link poster

The Weakest Link

TV · as Self - Contestant · 1 ep

2019
Somnium poster

Somnium

Movie · as PAT 1

2019
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker poster

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Movie · as Wedge Antilles

2019
Celebrity Gogglebox poster

Celebrity Gogglebox

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2017
Burns in the USA poster

Burns in the USA

Movie · as Narrator

2017
The Farmers' Country Showdown poster

The Farmers' Country Showdown

TV · as Self - Narrator · 20 eps

2016
Victoria poster

Victoria

TV · as Duke of Atholl · 1 ep

2016
In Plain Sight poster

In Plain Sight

TV · as Laurence Dowdell · 1 ep

2014
A Quiet Night In poster

A Quiet Night In

Movie · as Gerald

2014
Inside No. 9 poster

Inside No. 9

TV · as Gerald · 1 ep

2013
The Wee Man poster

The Wee Man

Movie · as Willie Ferris

2013
The Machine poster

The Machine

Movie · as Thomson

2013
Father Brown poster

Father Brown

TV · as Walter Sullivan · 2 eps

2012
Broken poster

Broken

Movie · as Mr. Buckley

2012
Them From That Thing poster

Them From That Thing

TV · as Various · 2 eps

2011
Perfect Sense poster

Perfect Sense

Movie · as Boss

2011
The Lighthouse Stevensons poster

The Lighthouse Stevensons

Movie · as Narrator - (Voice)

2011
Marchlands poster

Marchlands

TV · as Robert Bowen · 5 eps

2011
Candy Cabs poster

Candy Cabs

TV · as Kenny Ho · 3 eps

2011
Death in Paradise poster

Death in Paradise

TV · as Philip Marston · 1 ep

2010
Above Their Station

Above Their Station

Movie · as Chief Constable Keith Boone

2010
The Beauty of Maps poster

The Beauty of Maps

TV · as Narrator (Voice) · 4 eps

2009
Enid poster

Enid

Movie · as Kenneth Waters

2009
No Holds Bard poster

No Holds Bard

Movie · as Miekel

2009
Breaking the Mould poster

Breaking the Mould

Movie · as Alexander Fleming

2009
Mister Eleven

Mister Eleven

TV · as Len · 2 eps

2009
Law & Order: UK poster

Law & Order: UK

TV · as Philip Woodleigh · 1 ep

2008
Criminal Justice poster

Criminal Justice

TV · as Bill Faber · 5 eps

2008
The Passion poster

The Passion

TV · as Annas · 6 eps

2007
A New Body at Last poster

A New Body at Last

Movie · as Narrator

2007
Jekyll poster

Jekyll

TV · as Peter Syme · 6 eps

2007
The Genius of Photography poster

The Genius of Photography

TV · as Narrator (voice) · 6 eps

2006
The Thieving Headmistress poster

The Thieving Headmistress

Movie · as Father Plunkett

2006
The One Show poster

The One Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2006
Feel the Force

Feel the Force

TV · as Gordon Campbell · 1 ep

2006
Robin Hood poster

Robin Hood

TV · 1 ep

2005
Bleak House poster

Bleak House

TV · as John Jarndyce · 15 eps

2005
Sensitive Skin poster

Sensitive Skin

TV · as Al Jackson · 6 eps

2004
The Black Death poster

The Black Death

Movie · as Narrator

2004
New Tricks poster

New Tricks

TV · as Steve McAndrew · 40 eps

2004
Hustle poster

Hustle

TV · as Benny · 1 ep

2004
Agatha Christie's Marple poster

Agatha Christie's Marple

TV · as Leo Argyle · 1 ep

2003
Lucky Jim poster

Lucky Jim

Movie · as Julius Gore-Urqhart

2002
Timeshift poster

Timeshift

TV · as Self - Narrator · 3 eps

2001
The Real Hughie Green

The Real Hughie Green

Movie · as Himself - Narrator

2001
Leonard

Leonard

Movie

2001
This is Stanley Baxter poster

This is Stanley Baxter

Movie · as Self - (Narrator)

2000
Other People's Children

Other People's Children

TV · as Tom · 4 eps

2000
Bob Martin

Bob Martin

TV · as Greg · 12 eps

1999
Holby City poster

Holby City

TV · as Tom Campbell-Gore · 156 eps

1998
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant poster

Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant

Movie · as Captain 'Dreadnought' Foster

1998
Cold Feet poster

Cold Feet

TV · as Alexander Welcht · 1 ep

1998
Hornblower poster

Hornblower

TV · as Captain Foster · 1 ep

1998
The Round Tower poster

The Round Tower

TV · as Arthur Brett · 3 eps

1998
The Ambassador poster

The Ambassador

TV · 12 eps

1997
A Royal Scandal poster

A Royal Scandal

Movie · as Henry Brougham

1996
Fried Crumbed Brains poster

Fried Crumbed Brains

Movie

1996
Dalziel and Pascoe poster

Dalziel and Pascoe

TV · as John Barron · 2 eps

1994
Pie in the Sky poster

Pie in the Sky

TV · as Nick Spencer · 1 ep

1992
Born Kicking poster

Born Kicking

Movie · as Victor Grace

1992
Natural Lies poster

Natural Lies

TV · as James Towne · 3 eps

1991
Bejewelled poster

Bejewelled

Movie · as Alistair

1990
Die Kinder poster

Die Kinder

TV · as Film Boffin · 1 ep

1989
One Way Out

One Way Out

Movie · as Bernard

1989
Tales from the Crypt poster

Tales from the Crypt

TV · as Frank · 1 ep

1989
Screen One poster

Screen One

TV · as Bernard, Victor Grace · 1 ep

1989
The Justice Game poster

The Justice Game

TV · as Dominic Rossi · 7 eps

1988
The Zip poster

The Zip

Movie · as Eric

1987
Love After Lunch poster

Love After Lunch

Movie · as Miles Henderson

1986
Dead Head poster

Dead Head

TV · as Eddie Cass · 4 eps

1986
Sunday Premiere

Sunday Premiere

TV · as Miles · 1 ep

1986
Boon poster

Boon

TV · as James Martin · 1 ep

1985
Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV poster

Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV

TV · 2 eps

1984
The Chain poster

The Chain

Movie · as Keith

1984
The Kit Curran Radio Show poster

The Kit Curran Radio Show

TV · as Kit Curran · 12 eps

1983
Local Hero poster

Local Hero

Movie · as Gordon Urquhart

1983
Return of the Jedi poster

Return of the Jedi

Movie · as Wedge

1983
Bitter Cherry

Bitter Cherry

Movie

1983
Natural World poster

Natural World

TV · as Narrator · 1 ep

1981
Bergerac poster

Bergerac

TV · as Giroux · 1 ep

1980
The Empire Strikes Back poster

The Empire Strikes Back

Movie · as Wedge Antilles

1980
The Flipside of Dominick Hide poster

The Flipside of Dominick Hide

Movie · as Felix

1978
Fearless Frank poster

Fearless Frank

Movie

1978
The Girl Who Walked Quickly

The Girl Who Walked Quickly

Movie · as David Cooper

1978
Armchair Thriller poster

Armchair Thriller

TV · as David Cooper · 1 ep

1977
Star Wars poster

Star Wars

Movie · as Red Two (Wedge Antilles)

1977
Providence poster

Providence

Movie · as Dave Woodford

1977
Holocaust 2000 poster

Holocaust 2000

Movie · as 2nd Journalist

1977
The Man in the Iron Mask poster

The Man in the Iron Mask

Movie · as Claude

1977
BBC2 Play of the Week poster

BBC2 Play of the Week

TV · as Professor Byron Smith / Ernest Dowson · 1 ep

1976
The Paradise Run poster

The Paradise Run

Movie · as Terrorist

1976
Jumping Bean Bag poster

Jumping Bean Bag

Movie · as Snare

1976
Plays for Britain poster

Plays for Britain

TV · as Terrorist · 1 ep

1975
Survivors poster

Survivors

TV · as Norman · 1 ep

1974
Seven Faces of Woman

Seven Faces of Woman

TV · as Jerome · 1 ep

1973
The Merchant of Venice poster

The Merchant of Venice

Movie · as Launcelot Gobbo

1970
Play for Today poster

Play for Today

TV · as Felix, Snare · 1 ep