Denis Lawson
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.
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Filmography
Acting (93)
Movies (42)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019as Wedge Antilles
Somnium
2019as PAT 1
Burns in the USA
2017as Narrator
The Machine
2013as Thomson
The Wee Man
2013as Willie Ferris
Broken
2012as Mr. Buckley
Perfect Sense
2011as Boss
The Lighthouse Stevensons
2011as Narrator - (Voice)
Above Their Station
2010as Chief Constable Keith Boone
No Holds Bard
2009as Miekel
Enid
2009as Kenneth Waters
Breaking the Mould
2009as Alexander Fleming
A New Body at Last
2007as Narrator
The Thieving Headmistress
2006as Father Plunkett
The Black Death
2004as Narrator
Lucky Jim
2003as Julius Gore-Urqhart
The Real Hughie Green
2001as Himself - Narrator
Leonard
2001
This is Stanley Baxter
2001as Self - (Narrator)
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant
1998as Captain 'Dreadnought' Foster
A Royal Scandal
1997as Henry Brougham
Fried Crumbed Brains
1996
Born Kicking
1992as Victor Grace
Bejewelled
1991as Alistair
One Way Out
1989as Bernard
The Zip
1988as Eric
Love After Lunch
1987as Miles Henderson
The Chain
1984as Keith
Return of the Jedi
1983as Wedge
Local Hero
1983as Gordon Urquhart
Bitter Cherry
1983
The Empire Strikes Back
1980as Wedge Antilles
The Flipside of Dominick Hide
1980as Felix
Fearless Frank
1978 The Girl Who Walked Quickly
1978as David Cooper
Star Wars
1977as Red Two (Wedge Antilles)
Providence
1977as Dave Woodford
Holocaust 2000
1977as 2nd Journalist
The Man in the Iron Mask
1977as Claude
Jumping Bean Bag
1976as Snare
The Paradise Run
1976as Terrorist
The Merchant of Venice
1973as Launcelot Gobbo
Television (51)
Sister Boniface Mysteries
2022as Lincoln Leigh Varsey
Star Wars: Visions
2021as Wedge Antilles (voice)
The Weakest Link
2021as Self - Contestant
Celebrity Gogglebox
2019as Self
The Farmers' Country Showdown
2017as Self - Narrator
Victoria
2016as Duke of Atholl
In Plain Sight
2016as Laurence Dowdell
Inside No. 9
2014as Uncredited, 'A Quiet Night In' footage
Father Brown
2013as Walter Sullivan
Them From That Thing
2012as Various
Death in Paradise
2011as Philip Marston
Marchlands
2011as Robert Bowen
Candy Cabs
2011as Kenny Ho
The Beauty of Maps
2010as Narrator (Voice)
Law & Order: UK
2009as Philip Woodleigh
Mister Eleven
2009as Len
Criminal Justice
2008as Bill Faber
The Passion
2008as Annas
Jekyll
2007as Peter Syme
The Genius of Photography
2007as Narrator (voice)
The One Show
2006as Self
Robin Hood
2006 Feel the Force
2006as Gordon Campbell
Bleak House
2005as John Jarndyce
Sensitive Skin
2005as Al Jackson
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004as Leo Argyle
New Tricks
2004as Steve McAndrew
Hustle
2004as Benny
Timeshift
2002as Self - Narrator
Other People's Children
2000as Tom
Bob Martin
2000as Greg
Holby City
1999as Tom Campbell-Gore
Cold Feet
1998
Hornblower
1998as Captain Foster
The Ambassador
1998
The Round Tower
1998as Arthur Brett
Dalziel & Pascoe
1996as John Barron
Pie in the Sky
1994as Nick Spencer
Natural Lies
1992as James Towne
Tales from the Crypt
1989as Frank
Dead Head
1986as Eddie Cass
Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV
1985
The Kit Curran Radio Show
1984as Kit Curran
Natural World
1983as Narrator
Bergerac
1981as Giroux
Armchair Thriller
1978as David Cooper
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977as Professor Byron Smith / Ernest Dowson
Rock Follies
1976
Survivors
1975as Norman
Play for Today
1970as Snare
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955as Narrator (voice)
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