

Denis Lawson
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
27 Sep 1947
Age
79 Years
Born In
Perthshire, Scotland, UK
Total Projects
95
Years Active
52 Yrs
Avg Rating
7.1 ★
Overview
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
Filmography

tv
Sister Boniface Mysteries
Sister Boniface Mysteries
as Lincoln Leigh Varsey

tv
The Weakest Link
The Weakest Link
as Self - Contestant

tv
Star Wars: Visions
Star Wars: Visions
as Wedge Antilles (voice)

movie
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
as Wedge Antilles

movie
Somnium
Somnium
as PAT 1

tv
Celebrity Gogglebox
Celebrity Gogglebox
as Self

tv
The Farmers' Country Showdown
The Farmers' Country Showdown
as Self - Narrator

movie
Burns in the USA
Burns in the USA
as Narrator

tv
In Plain Sight
In Plain Sight
as Laurence Dowdell

tv
Victoria
Victoria
as Duke of Atholl

movie
A Quiet Night In
A Quiet Night In
as Gerald

tv
Inside No. 9
Inside No. 9
as Gerald

movie
The Machine
The Machine
as Thomson

movie
The Wee Man
The Wee Man
as Willie Ferris

tv
Father Brown
Father Brown
as Walter Sullivan

movie
Broken
Broken
as Mr. Buckley

tv
Them From That Thing
Them From That Thing
as Various

tv
Death in Paradise
Death in Paradise
as Philip Marston

movie
Perfect Sense
Perfect Sense
as Boss

tv
Candy Cabs
Candy Cabs
as Kenny Ho

tv
Marchlands
Marchlands
as Robert Bowen

movie
The Lighthouse Stevensons
The Lighthouse Stevensons
as Narrator - (Voice)

tv
The Beauty of Maps
The Beauty of Maps
as Narrator (Voice)

movie
Above Their Station
Above Their Station
as Chief Constable Keith Boone

tv
Mister Eleven
Mister Eleven
as Len

movie
Enid
Enid
as Kenneth Waters

movie
Breaking the Mould
Breaking the Mould
as Alexander Fleming

tv
Law & Order: UK
Law & Order: UK
as Philip Woodleigh

movie
No Holds Bard
No Holds Bard
as Miekel

tv
Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice
as Bill Faber

tv
The Passion
The Passion
as Annas

tv
The Genius of Photography
The Genius of Photography
as Narrator (voice)

tv
Jekyll
Jekyll
as Peter Syme

movie
A New Body at Last
A New Body at Last
as Narrator

tv
Robin Hood
Robin Hood

tv
The One Show
The One Show
as Self

movie
The Thieving Headmistress
The Thieving Headmistress
as Father Plunkett

tv
Feel the Force
Feel the Force
as Gordon Campbell

tv
Sensitive Skin
Sensitive Skin
as Al Jackson

tv
Bleak House
Bleak House
as John Jarndyce

tv
Agatha Christie's Marple
Agatha Christie's Marple
as Leo Argyle

tv
Hustle
Hustle
as Benny

movie
The Black Death
The Black Death
as Narrator

tv
New Tricks
New Tricks
as Steve McAndrew

movie
Lucky Jim
Lucky Jim
as Julius Gore-Urqhart

tv
Timeshift
Timeshift
as Self - Narrator

movie
Leonard
Leonard

movie
The Real Hughie Green
The Real Hughie Green
as Himself - Narrator

movie
This is Stanley Baxter
This is Stanley Baxter
as Self - (Narrator)

tv
Other People's Children
Other People's Children
as Tom

tv
Bob Martin
Bob Martin
as Greg

tv
Holby City
Holby City
as Tom Campbell-Gore

movie
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant
as Captain 'Dreadnought' Foster

tv
Cold Feet
Cold Feet
as Alexander Welcht

tv
Hornblower
Hornblower
as Captain Foster

tv
The Round Tower
The Round Tower
as Arthur Brett

tv
The Ambassador
The Ambassador

movie
A Royal Scandal
A Royal Scandal
as Henry Brougham

movie
Fried Crumbed Brains
Fried Crumbed Brains

tv
Dalziel & Pascoe
Dalziel & Pascoe
as John Barron

tv
Pie in the Sky
Pie in the Sky
as Nick Spencer

movie
Born Kicking
Born Kicking
as Victor Grace

tv
Natural Lies
Natural Lies
as James Towne

movie
Bejewelled
Bejewelled
as Alistair

tv
Die Kinder
Die Kinder
as Film Boffin

movie
One Way Out
One Way Out
as Bernard

tv
Tales from the Crypt
Tales from the Crypt
as Frank

movie
The Zip
The Zip
as Eric

movie
Love After Lunch
Love After Lunch
as Miles Henderson

tv
Dead Head
Dead Head
as Eddie Cass

tv
Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV
Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV

movie
The Chain
The Chain
as Keith

tv
The Kit Curran Radio Show
The Kit Curran Radio Show
as Kit Curran

movie
Bitter Cherry
Bitter Cherry

tv
Natural World
Natural World
as Narrator

movie
Return of the Jedi
Return of the Jedi
as Wedge

movie
Local Hero
Local Hero
as Gordon Urquhart

tv
Bergerac
Bergerac
as Giroux

movie
The Flipside of Dominick Hide
The Flipside of Dominick Hide
as Felix

movie
The Empire Strikes Back
The Empire Strikes Back
as Wedge Antilles

movie
Fearless Frank
Fearless Frank

movie
The Girl Who Walked Quickly
The Girl Who Walked Quickly
as David Cooper

tv
Armchair Thriller
Armchair Thriller
as David Cooper

movie
Holocaust 2000
Holocaust 2000
as 2nd Journalist

tv
BBC2 Play of the Week
BBC2 Play of the Week
as Professor Byron Smith / Ernest Dowson

movie
The Man in the Iron Mask
The Man in the Iron Mask
as Claude

movie
Star Wars
Star Wars
as Red Two (Wedge Antilles)

movie
Providence
Providence
as Dave Woodford

tv
Plays for Britain
Plays for Britain
as Terrorist

movie
The Paradise Run
The Paradise Run
as Terrorist

movie
Jumping Bean Bag
Jumping Bean Bag
as Snare

tv
Survivors
Survivors
as Norman

movie
The Merchant of Venice
The Merchant of Venice
as Launcelot Gobbo

tv
Play for Today
Play for Today
as Felix

tv
Play for Today
Play for Today
as Snare