Actor
· 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.
Filmography 85
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 Beauty of Maps
as Narrator (Voice)
2010
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
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
This is Stanley Baxter
as Self - (Narrator)
2001
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 & 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
Tales from the Crypt
as Frank
1989
The Zip
as Eric
1988
Love After Lunch
as Miles Henderson
1987
Dead Head
as Eddie Cass
1986
Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV
1985
The Chain
as Keith
1984
The Kit Curran Radio Show
as Kit Curran
1984
Natural World
as Narrator
1983
Return of the Jedi
as Wedge
1983
Local Hero
as Gordon Urquhart
1983
Bergerac
as Giroux
1981
The Flipside of Dominick Hide
as Felix
1980
The Empire Strikes Back
as Wedge Antilles
1980
Fearless Frank
1978
Armchair Thriller
as David Cooper
1978
Holocaust 2000
as 2nd Journalist
1977
BBC2 Play of the Week
as Professor Byron Smith / Ernest Dowson
1977
The Man in the Iron Mask
as Claude
1977
Star Wars
as Red Two (Wedge Antilles)
1977
Providence
as Dave Woodford
1977
Plays for Britain
as Terrorist
1976
The Paradise Run
as Terrorist
1976
Jumping Bean Bag
as Snare
1976
Survivors
as Norman
1975
The Merchant of Venice
as Launcelot Gobbo
1973
Play for Today
as Felix
1970
Play for Today
as Snare
1970