John Sessions
Born: 1953-01-11 in Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
Died: 2020-11-02
Known For: Acting
Biography
Actor, comedian and impressionist who was better known for his improvisation comedy.
Filmography
2021
- Belfast as Joseph Tomelty as Marley
2020
- The Great as Bishop Tarcinkus
2019
- Intrigo: Dear Agnes as Pumpermann
- Loving Vincent: The Impossible Dream as Self
2018
- Balls as Brownlow
- The Town That Floored the World as Presenter
2017
- Loving Vincent as Pere Tanguy
- The Loch as DCI Frank Smilie
- Finding Your Feet as Mike Abbott
2016
- Victoria as Lord John Russell
- Upstart Crow as Lord Inquisitor
- Florence Foster Jenkins as Dr. Hermann
- Denial as Prof. Richard Evans
- Whisky Galore as Doctor McLaren
- The Rack Pack as Ted Lowe
- Red Top as The Accountant
2015
- Legend as Lord Boothby
- Mr. Holmes as Mycroft Holmes
- Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell as John Murray
- Sean Connery: In His Own Words as Narrator
- Hiroshima: The Aftermath as Narrator
- We're Doomed! The Dad's Army Story as Arthur Lowe
2014
- Outlander as Arthur Duncan
- Pudsey the Dog: The Movie as Thorne
- The Silent Storm as Mr. Smith
2013
- Father Brown as Reverend Adam Gillespie
- Filth as Toal
- Blandings as Lord Didcot
2012
- Moone Boy
- Dead Boss as Sir Humphreys
- The Domino Effect as Talk Show Host
- 30 Years of Comic Strip
2011
- Death in Paradise as Hugh Davenport
- Friday Night Dinner as Mr. Murray
- The Iron Lady as Edward Heath
- The Hunt for Tony Blair as Norman Tebbit
- The Real American: Joe McCarthy as Joe McCarthy
2010
- Sherlock as Kenny Prince
- Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge
- Made in Dagenham as Harold Wilson
- The Making of Plus One as Derek - the line producer
- Spies and Lies as Folkes
- Gerard Kelly: A Celebration as Self
2009
- The Last Station as Dushan
- Nativity! as Mr. Lore
- Margaret as Geoffrey Howe
- Breaking the Mould as Edward Mellanby
2008
- Inconceivable as Finbar 'Finn' Darrow
2007
- Skins as Geoff Fitzgerald
- Oliver Twist as Mr Sowerberry
- Ronni Ancona & Co
- Reichenbach Falls as Professor Bell
2006
- Hotel Babylon
- The Good Shepherd as Valentin Mironov #1/Yuri Modin
- Scoop as Strombel's Co-Worker (uncredited)
- Low Winter Sun as Prof Barry Lennox
2005
- Doctor Who as Gus
- Rag Tale as Felix Miles Sty
- The English Harem as Ridley
2004
- Shameless as Father McGinn
- New Tricks
- The Merchant of Venice as Salerio
- Five Children and It as Peasemarsh
- Hawking as Dennis Sciama
- Churchill: The Hollywood Years ... (Additional Dialogue)
- The Legend of the Tamworth Two as Rival Newspaper Editor
- Lighthouse Hill as Mr. Reynard
- Stella Street
2003
- QI as Self
- Celebrity Mastermind as Himself
- The Key
2002
- The Inspector Lynley Mysteries as John Corntel
- Gangs of New York as Harry Watkins / Lincoln
- One of the Hollywood Ten as Paul Jarrico
- Doctor Who: Death Comes to Time as General Tannis
- George Eliot: A Scandalous Life as George Henry Lewes
2001
- Judge John Deed
- Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes as Prof. Rutherford
- High Heels and Low Lifes as Director
- David Macaulay: Mill Times as Shadrack Moore (voice)
2000
- Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
- Gormenghast as Dr Alfred Prunesquallor
- Around The World In 80 Days as Jean Passepartout (voice)
- A Profile of 'Brief Encounter' as Self
1999
- A Midsummer Night's Dream as Philostrate
- Faeries as Chudley (voice)
- The Man as Jerry Barnes
1998
- In the Red as Hercules Fortescue
- Cousin Bette as Musical Director
- The Scarlet Tunic as Humphrey Gould
- Faith as Brian
- Queen's Park Story
1997
- Midsomer Murders as Barrett Filby
- The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling as Henry Fielding
- Stella Street
- My Night with Reg as Daniel
1996
- The Adventures of Pinocchio as Schoolmaster
- The Treasure Seekers as Redman
1995
- In the Bleak Midwinter as Terry Du Bois
1994
- Princess Caraboo as Prince Regent
- Nice Day at the Office
- David Macaulay: Roman City as Laurens / Acco Bouvaix (voice)
- John Sessions' Likely Stories
- Citizen Locke as John Locke
1993
- Boswell and Johnson's Tour of the Western Isles as James Boswell
1992
- Freddie As F.R.O.7. as Scotty / Additional voices (voice)
- Sellers' Best as Self
1991
- Performance as Daniel
- The Pope Must Die as Dino
- John Sessions' Tall Tales
1990
- Have I Got News for You as Self
- One Foot in the Grave
- Rab C. Nesbitt as Chief Inspector Haggerty
- Plunder
- Sweet Revenge as John
- Some Enchanted Evening as Bobby Buffet
1989
- Henry V as Macmorris
- John Sessions On The Spot
1988
- Whose Line Is It Anyway? as Self
- Spitting Image: The Ronnie & Nancy Show as Laurence Olivier (Voice)
- Spitting Image: Bumbledown – The Life and Times of Ronald Reagan as Various Roles
1987
- The New Statesman as Lord Penistone
- Porterhouse Blue as Zipser
- Spitting Image: Election Special '87 as Various Characters
- Gramsci: Everything that Concerns People as Antonio Gramsci
- Spitting Image: The 1987 Movie Awards as Various Roles
1986
- Boon as Barney Spitz
- Castaway as Man in Pub
- Whoops Apocalypse as Mr. Sweetzer
- Sky Bandits as Flight
- Spitting Image: Down And Out In The White House as Various Roles
1985
- Girls On Top as Rodney
- Happy Families as Dean
1984
- Spitting Image
- The Bounty as John Smith
1982
- Wogan as Self
- The Sender as Patient
1979
- Question Time as Self - Panellist