Acting

Denis Lawson

Born 1947-09-27 · Perthshire, Scotland, UK

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.

Credits

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The Fortune
as Martin Worrall
2026
Sister Boniface Mysteries
as Lincoln Leigh Varsey
2022
The Weakest Link
as Self - Contestant
2021
Star Wars: Visions
as Wedge Antilles (voice)
2021
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
as Wedge Antilles
2019
Somnium
as PAT 1
2019
Celebrity Gogglebox
as Self
2019
The Farmers' Country Showdown
as Self - Narrator
2017
Burns in the USA
as Narrator
2017
In Plain Sight
as Laurence Dowdell
2016
Victoria
as Duke of Atholl
2016
A Quiet Night In
as Gerald
2014
Inside No. 9
as Gerald
2014
The Machine
as Thomson
2013
The Wee Man
as Willie Ferris
2013
Father Brown
as Walter Sullivan
2013
Broken
as Mr. Buckley
2012
Them From That Thing
as Various
2012
Death in Paradise
as Philip Marston
2011
Perfect Sense
as Boss
2011
Candy Cabs
as Kenny Ho
2011
Marchlands
as Robert Bowen
2011
The Lighthouse Stevensons
as Narrator - (Voice)
2011
The Lighthouse Stevensons
Production Assistant
2011
The Beauty of Maps
as Narrator (Voice)
2010
Above Their Station
as Chief Constable Keith Boone
2010
Mister Eleven
as Len
2009
Enid
as Kenneth Waters
2009
Breaking the Mould
as Alexander Fleming
2009
Law & Order: UK
as Philip Woodleigh
2009
No Holds Bard
as Miekel
2009
Criminal Justice
as Bill Faber
2008
The Passion
as Annas
2008
The Genius of Photography
as Narrator (voice)
2007
Jekyll
as Peter Syme
2007
A New Body at Last
as Narrator
2007
Robin Hood
2006
The One Show
as Self
2006
The Thieving Headmistress
as Father Plunkett
2006
Feel the Force
as Gordon Campbell
2006
Sensitive Skin
as Al Jackson
2005
Bleak House
as John Jarndyce
2005
Agatha Christie's Marple
as Leo Argyle
2004
Hustle
as Benny
2004
The Black Death
as Narrator
2004
New Tricks
as Steve McAndrew
2004
Lucky Jim
as Julius Gore-Urqhart
2003
Timeshift
as Self - Narrator
2002
Solid Geometry
Writer
2002
Solid Geometry
Director
2002
Leonard
2001
The Real Hughie Green
as Himself - Narrator
2001
This is Stanley Baxter
as Self - (Narrator)
2001
Other People's Children
as Tom
2000
Bob Martin
as Greg
2000
The Bass Player
Director
1999
The Bass Player
Writer
1999
Holby City
as Tom Campbell-Gore
1999
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant
as Captain 'Dreadnought' Foster
1998
Cold Feet
as Alexander Welcht
1998
Hornblower
as Captain Foster
1998
The Round Tower
as Arthur Brett
1998
The Ambassador
1998
A Royal Scandal
as Henry Brougham
1997
Fried Crumbed Brains
1996
Dalziel and Pascoe
as John Barron
1996
Pie in the Sky
as Nick Spencer
1994
Born Kicking
as Victor Grace
1992
Natural Lies
as James Towne
1992
Bejewelled
as Alistair
1991
Die Kinder
as Film Boffin
1990
One Way Out
as Bernard
1989
Screen One
as Bernard
1989
Screen One
as Victor Grace
1989
Tales from the Crypt
as Frank
1989
The Justice Game
as Dominic Rossi
1989
The Zip
as Eric
1988
Love After Lunch
as Miles Henderson
1987
Sunday Premiere
as Miles
1986
Dead Head
as Eddie Cass
1986