James Laurenson

James Laurenson

Known for
Acting
Born
February 17, 1940
Died
April 18, 2024 (aged 84)
Birthplace
Marton, New Zealand

Biography

James Laurenson (1940-2024) was a New Zealand born actor predominantly based in the UK.

Known For

Filmography

2022
Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical poster

Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical

Movie · as Ancient / Sleeping Teacher

2016
The Crown poster

The Crown

TV · as Doctor Weir · 5 eps

2015
The Comedy of Errors - Live at Shakespeare's Globe poster

The Comedy of Errors - Live at Shakespeare's Globe

Movie · as Egeon

2015
Wolf Hall poster

Wolf Hall

TV · as Earl of Shrewsbury · 1 ep

2014
The Riot Club poster

The Riot Club

Movie · as College President

2014
The Widower poster

The Widower

TV · as Brian Drumm · 3 eps

2013
Father Brown poster

Father Brown

TV · as Professor Hilary Ambrose · 2 eps

2013
Endeavour poster

Endeavour

TV · as Professor George Amory · 1 ep

2012
Private Peaceful poster

Private Peaceful

Movie · as Major Fitzpatrick

2012
The Hollow Crown poster

The Hollow Crown

TV · as Westmoreland · 3 eps

2011
National Theatre Live: The Cherry Orchard poster

National Theatre Live: The Cherry Orchard

Movie · as Gaev

2011
One Day poster

One Day

Movie · as Mr. Cope

2011
Holy Flying Circus poster

Holy Flying Circus

Movie · as Archbishop of York

2010
National Theatre Live: Hamlet poster

National Theatre Live: Hamlet

Movie · as Ghost / Player King

2008
Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley poster

Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley

Movie · as Leslie Thomas

2004
Hustle poster

Hustle

TV · as Peter Williams · 1 ep

2003
AfterLife poster

AfterLife

Movie

2003
Three Blind Mice poster

Three Blind Mice

Movie · as William Storbest

2002
The Cat's Meow poster

The Cat's Meow

Movie · as Dr. Daniel Goodman

2002
Spooks poster

Spooks

TV · as Lord Young, Sholto · 1 ep

2002
The Cry poster

The Cry

TV · as Richard Crossdyke · 4 eps

2002
Born and Bred poster

Born and Bred

TV · as Brigadier Arbuthnot · 1 ep

2000
This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper poster

This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper

Movie · as Chief Constable Ronald Gregory

2000
This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper poster

This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper

TV · as Chief Const. Ronald Gregory · 3 eps

1999
Dead Bolt Dead poster

Dead Bolt Dead

Movie · as The Boss

1997
Sharpe's Revenge poster

Sharpe's Revenge

Movie · as Major General Hector Ross

1997
Sharpe: The Legend poster

Sharpe: The Legend

Movie · as Ross (archive footage)

1997
The Vanishing Man poster

The Vanishing Man

Movie · as Moreau

1997
Midsomer Murders poster

Midsomer Murders

TV · as James Tate · 1 ep

1997
The Vanishing Man poster

The Vanishing Man

TV · as Moreau · 1 ep

1996
The Cold Light of Day poster

The Cold Light of Day

Movie · as Pavel Novak

1996
Sharpe's Siege poster

Sharpe's Siege

Movie · as Major General Hector Ross

1996
Sharpe's Mission poster

Sharpe's Mission

Movie · as Major General Hector Ross

1996
Sharpe's Regiment poster

Sharpe's Regiment

Movie · as Major General Hector Ross

1996
Silent Witness poster

Silent Witness

TV · as Professor Peter Sachs · 2 eps

1996
Dalziel and Pascoe poster

Dalziel and Pascoe

TV · as Richard Mattis · 1 ep

1993
A House in the Hills poster

A House in the Hills

Movie · as Mr. Rankin

1993
Sharpe poster

Sharpe

TV · as Maj. Gen. Hector Ross, Major General Hector Ross · 1 ep

1992
Heartbeat poster

Heartbeat

TV · as Det. Ch. Supt. Tatton · 1 ep

1992
Between the Lines poster

Between the Lines

TV · as Supt. Pat Salter · 1 ep

1991
Prime Suspect poster

Prime Suspect

TV · as Paul Endicott · 1 ep

1990
The Care of Time poster

The Care of Time

Movie · as General Newell

1990
Rainbow Drive poster

Rainbow Drive

Movie · as Hans Roerhrig

1990
Project: Tinman poster

Project: Tinman

Movie · as Wheeler

1990
Capital News poster

Capital News

TV · 1 ep

1989
Thieves in the Night poster

Thieves in the Night

Movie · as Gordon-Smith

1989
Countdown to War poster

Countdown to War

Movie · as Ciano

1988
The Bourne Identity poster

The Bourne Identity

TV · as Gillette · 1 ep

1987
The Man Who Fell to Earth poster

The Man Who Fell to Earth

Movie · as Felix Hawthorne

1987
Inspector Morse poster

Inspector Morse

TV · as Tony Richards · 1 ep

1986
Lovejoy poster

Lovejoy

TV · as Greg Veitch · 1 ep

1986
Artists and Models poster

Artists and Models

TV · as Jacques-Louis David · 1 ep

1985
Stingray poster

Stingray

TV · 1 ep

1984
Heartbreakers poster

Heartbreakers

Movie · as Terry Ray

1984
Paint Me a Murder poster

Paint Me a Murder

Movie · as Luke Lorenz

1984
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense poster

Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense

TV · as Luke Lorenz · 1 ep

1983
Taggart poster

Taggart

TV · as Maurice Bain, Tony Sabina · 1 ep

1982
Pink Floyd: The Wall poster

Pink Floyd: The Wall

Movie · as Pink's Father

1982
Remington Steele poster

Remington Steele

TV · as Raymond Merleau · 1 ep

1982
Cagney & Lacey poster

Cagney & Lacey

TV · 1 ep

1981
The Monster Club poster

The Monster Club

Movie · as Raven (the Shadmock)

1981
A Spy at Evening

A Spy at Evening

TV · as Tom Hart · 4 eps

1980
Jude poster

Jude

Movie · as Dick

1980
Hammer House of Horror poster

Hammer House of Horror

TV · as Mr. Rayburn · 1 ep

1978
Quiet as a Nun poster

Quiet as a Nun

Movie · as Alexander Skarbek

1978
Armchair Thriller poster

Armchair Thriller

TV · as Alexander Skarbek · 3 eps

1977
The Professionals poster

The Professionals

TV · as Meredith · 1 ep

1977
Romance

Romance

TV · as Logan Rossiter · 1 ep

1976
Old Man March Is Dead poster

Old Man March Is Dead

Movie · as Bert

1976
The Witches of Pendle poster

The Witches of Pendle

Movie · as Abraham Law

1976
The Winter Warrior

The Winter Warrior

Movie · as Theodric

1976
The Duchess of Duke Street poster

The Duchess of Duke Street

TV · as Culliford · 1 ep

1975
Children of the Sun

Children of the Sun

Movie · as Howard

1975
The Girls of Slender Means poster

The Girls of Slender Means

TV · as Nicholas Farringdon · 3 eps

1975
Space: 1999 poster

Space: 1999

TV · as Patrick Osgood · 1 ep

1974
The Turn of the Screw poster

The Turn of the Screw

Movie · as Peter Quint

1974
The Prison poster

The Prison

Movie · as Alain Poitaud

1974
The Lady from the Sea poster

The Lady from the Sea

Movie · as The Stranger

1974
Armchair Cinema poster

Armchair Cinema

TV · as Alain Poitaud · 1 ep

1973
Centre Play poster

Centre Play

TV · as Bert · 1 ep

1972
Crown Court poster

Crown Court

TV · 1 ep

1972
Van der Valk poster

Van der Valk

TV · as Paul Kortman · 1 ep

1972
The Shadow of the Tower poster

The Shadow of the Tower

TV · 13 eps

1972
Boney poster

Boney

TV · 26 eps

1971
Assault poster

Assault

Movie · as Greg Lomax

1971
The Man in the Sidecar poster

The Man in the Sidecar

Movie · as Gerald

1971
Elizabeth R poster

Elizabeth R

TV · as Simier · 1 ep

1970
Edward II poster

Edward II

Movie · as Piers Gaveston

1970
The Tragedy of King Richard II poster

The Tragedy of King Richard II

Movie · as Sir Pierce of Exton

1970
Hamlet poster

Hamlet

Movie · as Rosencrantz

1970
Play for Today poster

Play for Today

TV · as Dick · 1 ep

1969
Women in Love poster

Women in Love

Movie · as Minister

1969
The Magic Christian poster

The Magic Christian

Movie · as Oxford Crew

1969
ITV Saturday Night Theatre poster

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

TV · as Rosencrantz · 1 ep

1968
The Expert poster

The Expert

TV · as Norry · 1 ep

1968
Treasure Island

Treasure Island

TV · as Dick Johnson · 9 eps

1967
ITV Playhouse poster

ITV Playhouse

TV · as Alan Black · 1 ep

1965
Public Eye poster

Public Eye

TV · as Ken · 1 ep

1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre poster

Thirty-Minute Theatre

TV · as Michael · 1 ep

1960
Coronation Street poster

Coronation Street

TV · as Rev. Peter Hope · 1 ep

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame

TV · as Rosencrantz · 1 ep