Acting

John Sessions

Born 1953-01-11 · Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland, UK

Died 2020-11-02

Actor, comedian and impressionist who was better known for his improvisation comedy.

Credits

Newest first

Belfast
as Joseph Tomelty as Marley
2021
The Great
as Bishop Tarcinkus
2020
Intrigo: Dear Agnes
as Pumpermann
2019
Loving Vincent: The Impossible Dream
as Self
2019
Balls
as Brownlow
2018
The Town That Floored the World
as Presenter
2018
Finding Your Feet
as Mike Abbott
2017
Loving Vincent
as Pere Tanguy
2017
The Loch
as DCI Frank Smilie
2017
Denial
as Prof. Richard Evans
2016
Victoria
as Lord John Russell
2016
Whisky Galore
as Doctor McLaren
2016
Upstart Crow
as Lord Inquisitor
2016
Florence Foster Jenkins
as Dr. Hermann
2016
Red Top
as The Accountant
2016
The Rack Pack
as Ted Lowe
2016
We're Doomed! The Dad's Army Story
as Arthur Lowe
2015
Legend
as Lord Boothby
2015
Sean Connery: In His Own Words
as Narrator
2015
Mr. Holmes
as Mycroft Holmes
2015
Hiroshima: The Aftermath
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2015
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
as John Murray
2015
The Silent Storm
as Mr. Smith
2014
Outlander
as Arthur Duncan
2014
Pudsey the Dog: The Movie
as Thorne
2014
Filth
as Toal
2013
Father Brown
as Reverend Adam Gillespie
2013
Blandings
as Lord Didcot
2013
30 Years of Comic Strip
2012
The Domino Effect
as Talk Show Host
2012
Moone Boy
2012
Dead Boss
as Sir Humphreys
2012
The Iron Lady
as Edward Heath
2011
Death in Paradise
as Hugh Davenport
2011
The Hunt for Tony Blair
as Tebbit
2011
The Hunt for Tony Blair
as Norman Tebbit
2011
The Real American: Joe McCarthy
as Joe McCarthy
2011
Friday Night Dinner
as Mr. Murray
2011
Gerard Kelly: A Celebration
as Self
2010
Spies and Lies
as Folkes
2010
Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge
2010
Made in Dagenham
as Harold Wilson
2010
Sherlock
as Kenny Prince
2010
The Making of Plus One
as Derek - the line producer
2010
Nativity!
as Mr. Lore
2009
The Last Station
as Dushan
2009
Breaking the Mould
as Edward Mellanby
2009
Margaret
as Geoffrey Howe
2009
Inconceivable
as Finbar 'Finn' Darrow
2008
Oliver Twist
as Mr Sowerberry
2007
British Film Forever
2007
Ronni Ancona & Co
2007
Reichenbach Falls
as Professor Bell
2007
Lewis
as Professor Rufus Strickfaden
2007
Skins
as Geoff Fitzgerald
2007
The Good Shepherd
as Valentin Mironov #1/Yuri Modin
2006
Low Winter Sun
as Prof Barry Lennox
2006
Scoop
as Strombel's Co-Worker (uncredited)
2006
Hotel Babylon
as Donovan Credo
2006
The English Harem
as Ridley
2005
Rag Tale
as Felix Miles Sty
2005
Doctor Who
as Gus
2005
Hawking
as Dennis Sciama
2004
The Merchant of Venice
as Salerio
2004
Churchill: The Hollywood Years
Additional Dialogue
2004
Five Children and It
as Peasemarsh
2004
Lighthouse Hill
as Mr. Reynard
2004
The Legend of the Tamworth Two
as Rival Newspaper Editor
2004
Stella Street
2004
Stella Street
Writer
2004
Shameless
as Father McGinn
2004
New Tricks
2004
Celebrity Mastermind
as Himself
2003
The Key
2003
QI
as Self
2003
Gangs of New York
as Harry Watkins / Lincoln
2002
George Eliot: A Scandalous Life
as George Henry Lewes
2002
One of the Hollywood Ten
as Paul Jarrico
2002
Doctor Who: Death Comes to Time
as General Tannis
2002
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
as John Corntel
2002