Denis Lawson
Born: 1947-09-27 in Perthshire, Scotland, UK
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2026
- The Fortune as Martin Worrall
2022
- Sister Boniface Mysteries as Lincoln Leigh Varsey
2021
- Star Wars: Visions as Wedge Antilles (voice)
- The Weakest Link as Self - Contestant
2019
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker as Wedge Antilles
- Celebrity Gogglebox as Self
- Somnium as PAT 1
2017
- The Farmers' Country Showdown as Self - Narrator
- Burns in the USA as Narrator
2016
- Victoria as Duke of Atholl
- In Plain Sight as Laurence Dowdell
2014
- Inside No. 9 as Gerald
- A Quiet Night In as Gerald
2013
- Father Brown as Walter Sullivan
- The Machine as Thomson
- The Wee Man as Willie Ferris
2012
- Them From That Thing as Various
- Broken as Mr. Buckley
2011
- Death in Paradise as Philip Marston
- Perfect Sense as Boss
- Marchlands as Robert Bowen
- Candy Cabs as Kenny Ho
- The Lighthouse Stevensons as Narrator - (Voice)
2010
- The Beauty of Maps as Narrator (Voice)
- Above Their Station as Chief Constable Keith Boone
2009
- Law & Order: UK as Philip Woodleigh
- Mister Eleven as Len
- Enid as Kenneth Waters
- Breaking the Mould as Alexander Fleming
- No Holds Bard as Miekel
2008
- Criminal Justice as Bill Faber
- The Passion as Annas
2007
- Jekyll as Peter Syme
- The Genius of Photography as Narrator (voice)
- A New Body at Last as Narrator
2006
- The One Show as Self
- Robin Hood
- Feel the Force as Gordon Campbell
- The Thieving Headmistress as Father Plunkett
2005
- Bleak House as John Jarndyce
- Sensitive Skin as Al Jackson
2004
- New Tricks as Steve McAndrew
- Agatha Christie's Marple as Leo Argyle
- Hustle as Benny
- The Black Death as Narrator
2003
- Lucky Jim as Julius Gore-Urqhart
2002
- Timeshift as Self - Narrator
- Solid Geometry ... (Writer)
2001
- This is Stanley Baxter as Self - (Narrator)
- The Real Hughie Green as Himself - Narrator
- Leonard
2000
- Other People's Children as Tom
- Bob Martin as Greg
1999
- Holby City as Tom Campbell-Gore
- The Bass Player ... (Director)
1998
- Hornblower as Captain Foster
- Cold Feet as Alexander Welcht
- The Ambassador
- Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant as Captain 'Dreadnought' Foster
- The Round Tower as Arthur Brett
1997
- A Royal Scandal as Henry Brougham
1996
- Dalziel and Pascoe as John Barron
- Fried Crumbed Brains
1994
- Pie in the Sky as Nick Spencer
1992
- Natural Lies as James Towne
- Born Kicking as Victor Grace
1991
- Bejewelled as Alistair
1990
- Die Kinder as Film Boffin
1989
- Tales from the Crypt as Frank
- Screen One as Bernard
- The Justice Game as Dominic Rossi
- One Way Out as Bernard
1988
- The Zip as Eric
1987
- Love After Lunch as Miles Henderson
1986
- Dead Head as Eddie Cass
- Sunday Premiere as Miles
1984
- The Kit Curran Radio Show as Kit Curran
- The Chain as Keith
1983
- Natural World as Narrator
- Return of the Jedi as Wedge
- Local Hero as Gordon Urquhart
- Bitter Cherry
1981
- Bergerac as Giroux
1980
- The Empire Strikes Back as Wedge Antilles
- The Flipside of Dominick Hide as Felix
1978
- Armchair Thriller as David Cooper
- The Girl Who Walked Quickly as David Cooper
- Fearless Frank
1977
- Star Wars as Red Two (Wedge Antilles)
- BBC2 Play of the Week as Professor Byron Smith / Ernest Dowson
- Providence as Dave Woodford
- The Man in the Iron Mask as Claude
- Holocaust 2000 as 2nd Journalist
1976
- Plays for Britain as Terrorist
- Jumping Bean Bag as Snare
- The Paradise Run as Terrorist
1975
- Survivors as Norman
1974
- Seven Faces of Woman as Jerome
1973
- The Merchant of Venice as Launcelot Gobbo
1970
- Play for Today as Felix