Person
Denis Lawson
Acting · Born 1947-09-27 · Perthshire, Scotland, UK
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.
Known for
Play for Today
Felix
Death in Paradise
Philip Marston
Holby City
Tom Campbell-Gore
Father Brown
Walter Sullivan
The One Show
Self
Star Wars
Red Two (Wedge Antilles)
Agatha Christie's Marple
Leo Argyle
Star Wars: Visions
Wedge Antilles (voice)
Natural World
Narrator
Tales from the Crypt
Frank
Filmography
- 2026The FortuneMartin Worrall
- 2022Sister Boniface MysteriesLincoln Leigh Varsey
- 2021The Weakest LinkSelf - Contestant
- 2021Star Wars: VisionsWedge Antilles (voice)
- 2019Star Wars: The Rise of SkywalkerWedge Antilles
- 2019SomniumPAT 1
- 2019Celebrity GoggleboxSelf
- 2017The Farmers' Country ShowdownSelf - Narrator
- 2017Burns in the USANarrator
- 2016In Plain SightLaurence Dowdell
- 2016VictoriaDuke of Atholl
- 2014A Quiet Night InGerald
- 2014Inside No. 9Gerald
- 2013The MachineThomson
- 2013The Wee ManWillie Ferris
- 2013Father BrownWalter Sullivan
- 2012BrokenMr. Buckley
- 2012Them From That ThingVarious
- 2011Death in ParadisePhilip Marston
- 2011Perfect SenseBoss
- 2011Candy CabsKenny Ho
- 2011MarchlandsRobert Bowen
- 2011The Lighthouse StevensonsNarrator - (Voice)
- 2010The Beauty of MapsNarrator (Voice)
- 2010Above Their StationChief Constable Keith Boone
- 2009Mister ElevenLen
- 2009EnidKenneth Waters
- 2009Breaking the MouldAlexander Fleming
- 2009Law & Order: UKPhilip Woodleigh
- 2009No Holds BardMiekel
- 2008Criminal JusticeBill Faber
- 2008The PassionAnnas
- 2007The Genius of PhotographyNarrator (voice)
- 2007JekyllPeter Syme
- 2007A New Body at LastNarrator
- 2006Robin Hood
- 2006The One ShowSelf
- 2006The Thieving HeadmistressFather Plunkett
- 2006Feel the ForceGordon Campbell
- 2005Sensitive SkinAl Jackson
- 2005Bleak HouseJohn Jarndyce
- 2004Agatha Christie's MarpleLeo Argyle
- 2004HustleBenny
- 2004The Black DeathNarrator
- 2004New TricksSteve McAndrew
- 2003Lucky JimJulius Gore-Urqhart
- 2002TimeshiftSelf - Narrator
- 2002Solid GeometryWriter
- 2001Leonard
- 2001The Real Hughie GreenHimself - Narrator
- 2001This is Stanley BaxterSelf - (Narrator)
- 2000Other People's ChildrenTom
- 2000Bob MartinGreg
- 1999The Bass PlayerDirector
- 1999Holby CityTom Campbell-Gore
- 1998Hornblower: The Examination for LieutenantCaptain 'Dreadnought' Foster
- 1998Cold FeetAlexander Welcht
- 1998HornblowerCaptain Foster
- 1998The Round TowerArthur Brett
- 1998The Ambassador
- 1997A Royal ScandalHenry Brougham
- 1996Fried Crumbed Brains
- 1994Pie in the SkyNick Spencer
- 1992Born KickingVictor Grace
- 1992Natural LiesJames Towne
- 1991BejewelledAlistair
- 1990Die KinderFilm Boffin
- 1989One Way OutBernard
- 1989Screen OneBernard
- 1989Tales from the CryptFrank
- 1989The Justice GameDominic Rossi
- 1988The ZipEric
- 1987Love After LunchMiles Henderson
- 1986Sunday PremiereMiles
- 1986Dead HeadEddie Cass
- 1985Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV
- 1984The ChainKeith
- 1984The Kit Curran Radio ShowKit Curran
- 1983Bitter Cherry
- 1983Natural WorldNarrator
- 1983Return of the JediWedge
- 1983Local HeroGordon Urquhart
- 1981BergeracGiroux
- 1980The Flipside of Dominick HideFelix
- 1980The Empire Strikes BackWedge Antilles
- 1978Fearless Frank
- 1978The Girl Who Walked QuicklyDavid Cooper
- 1978Armchair ThrillerDavid Cooper
- 1977Holocaust 20002nd Journalist
- 1977BBC2 Play of the WeekProfessor Byron Smith / Ernest Dowson
- 1977The Man in the Iron MaskClaude
- 1977Star WarsRed Two (Wedge Antilles)
- 1977ProvidenceDave Woodford
- 1976Plays for BritainTerrorist
- 1976The Paradise RunTerrorist
- 1976Jumping Bean BagSnare
- 1975SurvivorsNorman
- 1974Seven Faces of WomanJerome
- 1973The Merchant of VeniceLauncelot Gobbo
- 1970Play for TodayFelix
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