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
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
- Burns in the USA as Narrator
- The Farmers' Country Showdown as Self - Narrator
2016
- Victoria as Duke of Atholl
- In Plain Sight as Laurence Dowdell
2014
- Inside No. 9 as Gerald
2013
- Father Brown as Walter Sullivan
- The Machine as Thomson
- The Wee Man as Willie Ferris
2012
- Broken as Mr. Buckley
- Them From That Thing as Various
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
- Enid as Kenneth Waters
- No Holds Bard as Miekel
- Mister Eleven as Len
- Breaking the Mould as Alexander Fleming
2008
- Criminal Justice as Bill Faber
- The Passion as Annas
2007
- Jekyll as Peter Syme
- A New Body at Last as Narrator
- The Genius of Photography as Narrator (voice)
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
- Agatha Christie's Marple as Leo Argyle
- New Tricks as Steve McAndrew
- Hustle as Benny
- The Black Death as Narrator
2003
- Lucky Jim as Julius Gore-Urqhart
2002
- Solid Geometry ... (Writer)
2001
- Leonard
- The Real Hughie Green as Himself - Narrator
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
- Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant as Captain 'Dreadnought' Foster
- The Round Tower as Arthur Brett
1997
- A Royal Scandal as Henry Brougham
1996
- Dalziel & Pascoe as John Barron
- Fried Crumbed Brains
1994
- Pie in the Sky as Nick Spencer
1992
- Born Kicking as Victor Grace
- Natural Lies as James Towne
1991
- Bejewelled as Alistair
1989
- Tales from the Crypt as Frank
- One Way Out as Bernard
1988
- The Zip as Eric
1987
- Love After Lunch as Miles Henderson
1986
- Dead Head as Eddie Cass
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
- Fearless Frank
- Armchair Thriller as David Cooper
- The Girl Who Walked Quickly as David Cooper
1977
- Star Wars as Red Two (Wedge Antilles)
- Holocaust 2000 as 2nd Journalist
- BBC2 Play of the Week as Professor Byron Smith / Ernest Dowson
- The Man in the Iron Mask as Claude
- Providence as Dave Woodford
1976
- Jumping Bean Bag as Snare
- The Paradise Run as Terrorist
- Rock Follies
1975
- Survivors as Norman
1973
- The Merchant of Venice as Launcelot Gobbo
1970
- Play for Today as Felix