Denis Lawson
Acting1947Perthshire, 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
Acting History
2025
Father Brown
TVas Walter Sullivan• 2 eps
2024
Sister Boniface Mysteries
TVas Lincoln Leigh Varsey• 1 eps
2023
Star Wars: Visions
TVas Wedge Antilles (voice)• 1 eps
2021
The Weakest Link
TVas Self - Contestant
2020
Celebrity Gogglebox
TVas Self• 2 eps
2019
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
as Wedge Antilles
Somnium
as PAT 1
2018
Death in Paradise
TVas Philip Marston• 1 eps
2017
Burns in the USA
as Narrator
Victoria
TVas Duke of Atholl• 1 eps
The Farmers' Country Showdown
TVas Self - Narrator
2016
In Plain Sight
TVas Laurence Dowdell
2014
A Quiet Night In
as Gerald
Inside No. 9
TVas Gerald• 1 eps
2013
The Wee Man
as Willie Ferris
The Machine
as Thomson
2012
2011
The Lighthouse Stevensons
as Narrator - (Voice)
Perfect Sense
as Boss
Marchlands
TVas Robert Bowen
Candy Cabs
TVas Kenny Ho
Hustle
TVas Benny• 1 eps
The Lighthouse Stevensons
Production Assistant
2010
Above Their Station
as Chief Constable Keith Boone
The Beauty of Maps
TVas Narrator (Voice)
Law & Order: UK
TVas Philip Woodleigh• 1 eps
2009
No Holds Bard
as Miekel
Enid
as Kenneth Waters
Breaking the Mould
as Alexander Fleming
The One Show
TVas Self• 1 eps
Criminal Justice
TVas Bill Faber• 5 eps
Mister Eleven
TVas Len
2008
The Passion
TVas Annas
2007
A New Body at Last
as Narrator
The Genius of Photography
TVas Narrator (voice)• 6 eps
Jekyll
TVas Peter Syme
Agatha Christie's Marple
TVas Leo Argyle• 1 eps
2006
The Thieving Headmistress
as Father Plunkett
Dalziel & Pascoe
TVas John Barron• 2 eps
Feel the Force
TVas Gordon Campbell
2005
Bleak House
TVas John Jarndyce• 15 eps
Sensitive Skin
TVas Al Jackson
2004
The Black Death
as Narrator
2003
Lucky Jim
as Julius Gore-Urqhart
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant
as Captain 'Dreadnought' Foster
Hornblower
TVas Captain Foster• 1 eps
The Round Tower
TVas Arthur Brett
1997
A Royal Scandal
as Henry Brougham
Pie in the Sky
TVas Nick Spencer• 1 eps
1996
Tales from the Crypt
TVas Frank• 1 eps
1992
Born Kicking
as Victor Grace
Natural Lies
TVas James Towne
1991
Bejewelled
as Alistair
1990
Die Kinder
TVas Film Boffin
1989
One Way Out
as Bernard
1988
The Zip
as Eric
1987
Love After Lunch
as Miles Henderson
1986
Dead Head
TVas Eddie Cass
1984
The Chain
as Keith
The Kit Curran Radio Show
TVas Kit Curran
1983
1980
The Flipside of Dominick Hide
as Felix
The Empire Strikes Back
as Wedge Antilles
1978
The Girl Who Walked Quickly
as David Cooper
Armchair Thriller
TVas David Cooper• 1 eps
BBC2 Play of the Week
TVas Professor Byron Smith / Ernest Dowson• 1 eps
1977
The Man in the Iron Mask
as Claude
Providence
as Dave Woodford
Holocaust 2000
as 2nd Journalist
Star Wars
as Red Two (Wedge Antilles)
1976
1975
Survivors
TVas Norman
1973
The Merchant of Venice
as Launcelot Gobbo