8.2
Movie
Acting
Denis Lawson
- Born
- (age 79)
- Birthplace
- Perthshire, Scotland, UK
- Credits
- 102 titles
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.
Signature work
Known For
8.2
Movie
8.4
Movie
The Empire Strikes Back
7.9
Movie
Return of the Jedi
6.2
Movie
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
6.9
Movie
Perfect Sense
8.0
TV
Tales from the Crypt
5.9
Movie
The Machine
7.1
TV
Star Wars: Visions
6.8
Movie
Local Hero
7.5
TV
Death in Paradise
6.9
Movie
Broken
7.4
TV
Victoria
8.1
TV
Inside No. 9
7.7
TV
Hustle
7.8
TV
Agatha Christie's Marple
7.7
TV
Father Brown
6.9
TV
Robin Hood
7.5
TV
Jekyll
Acting credits 100
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | The Fortune TV | Martin Worrall (4 ep) |
| 2022 | Sister Boniface Mysteries TV | Lincoln Leigh Varsey (1 ep) |
| 2021 | The Weakest Link TV | Self - Contestant (1 ep) |
| 2021 | Star Wars: Visions TV | Wedge Antilles (voice) (1 ep) |
| 2019 | Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Film | Wedge Antilles |
| 2019 | Somnium Film | PAT 1 |
| 2019 | Celebrity Gogglebox TV | Self (2 ep) |
| 2017 | The Farmers' Country Showdown TV | Self - Narrator (20 ep) |
| 2017 | Burns in the USA Film | Narrator |
| 2016 | In Plain Sight TV | Laurence Dowdell (1 ep) |
| 2016 | Victoria TV | Duke of Atholl (1 ep) |
| 2014 | A Quiet Night In Film | Gerald |
| 2014 | Inside No. 9 TV | Gerald (1 ep) |
| 2013 | The Machine Film | Thomson |
| 2013 | The Wee Man Film | Willie Ferris |
| 2013 | Father Brown TV | Walter Sullivan (2 ep) |
| 2012 | Broken Film | Mr. Buckley |
| 2012 | Them From That Thing TV | Various (2 ep) |
| 2011 | Death in Paradise TV | Philip Marston (1 ep) |
| 2011 | Perfect Sense Film | Boss |
| 2011 | Candy Cabs TV | Kenny Ho (3 ep) |
| 2011 | Marchlands TV | Robert Bowen (5 ep) |
| 2011 | The Lighthouse Stevensons Film | Narrator - (Voice) |
| 2010 | The Beauty of Maps TV | Narrator (Voice) (4 ep) |
| 2010 | Above Their Station Film | Chief Constable Keith Boone |
| 2009 | Mister Eleven TV | Len (2 ep) |
| 2009 | Enid Film | Kenneth Waters |
| 2009 | Breaking the Mould Film | Alexander Fleming |
| 2009 | Law & Order: UK TV | Philip Woodleigh (1 ep) |
| 2009 | No Holds Bard Film | Miekel |
| 2008 | Criminal Justice TV | Bill Faber (5 ep) |
| 2008 | The Passion TV | Annas (6 ep) |
| 2007 | The Genius of Photography TV | Narrator (voice) (6 ep) |
| 2007 | Jekyll TV | Peter Syme (6 ep) |
| 2007 | A New Body at Last Film | Narrator |
| 2006 | Robin Hood TV | (1 ep) |
| 2006 | The One Show TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2006 | The Thieving Headmistress Film | Father Plunkett |
| 2006 | Feel the Force TV | Gordon Campbell (1 ep) |
| 2005 | Sensitive Skin TV | Al Jackson (6 ep) |
| 2005 | Bleak House TV | John Jarndyce (15 ep) |
| 2004 | Agatha Christie's Marple TV | Leo Argyle (1 ep) |
| 2004 | Hustle TV | Benny (1 ep) |
| 2004 | The Black Death Film | Narrator |
| 2004 | New Tricks TV | Steve McAndrew (40 ep) |
| 2003 | Lucky Jim Film | Julius Gore-Urqhart |
| 2002 | Timeshift TV | Self - Narrator (3 ep) |
| 2001 | Leonard Film | |
| 2001 | The Real Hughie Green Film | Himself - Narrator |
| 2001 | This is Stanley Baxter Film | Self - (Narrator) |
| 2000 | Other People's Children TV | Tom (4 ep) |
| 2000 | Bob Martin TV | Greg (12 ep) |
| 1999 | Holby City TV | Tom Campbell-Gore (156 ep) |
| 1998 | Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant Film | Captain 'Dreadnought' Foster |
| 1998 | Cold Feet TV | Alexander Welcht (1 ep) |
| 1998 | Hornblower TV | Captain Foster (1 ep) |
| 1998 | The Round Tower TV | Arthur Brett (3 ep) |
| 1998 | The Ambassador TV | (12 ep) |
| 1997 | A Royal Scandal Film | Henry Brougham |
| 1996 | Fried Crumbed Brains Film |
Crew credits 3
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | The Lighthouse Stevensons Film | Production Assistant |
| 2002 | Solid Geometry Film | Writer, Director |
| 1999 | The Bass Player Film | Director, Writer |