Denis Lawson
Known for acting · Born 27 September 1947 · 79 · Perthshire, Scotland, UK
102 credits
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
Holby City
1999
The Machine
2013
New Tricks
2004
Local Hero
1983
Perfect Sense
2011
Bleak House
2005
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant
1998
Enid
2009
Jekyll
2007
The Farmers' Country Showdown
2017
The Wee Man
2013
The Ambassador
1998
Acting (99)
2026The FortuneMartin Worrall · 4 episodesSeries
2022Sister Boniface MysteriesLincoln Leigh VarseySeries
2021Star Wars: VisionsWedge Antilles (voice)Series
2021The Weakest LinkSelf - ContestantSeries
2019Star Wars: The Rise of SkywalkerWedge AntillesFilm
2019Celebrity GoggleboxSelf · 2 episodesSeries
2019SomniumPAT 1Film
2017Burns in the USANarratorFilm
2017The Farmers' Country ShowdownSelf - Narrator · 20 episodesSeries
2016VictoriaDuke of AthollSeries
2016In Plain SightLaurence DowdellSeries
2014Inside No. 9GeraldSeries
2014A Quiet Night InGeraldFilm
2013The MachineThomsonFilm
2013Father BrownWalter Sullivan · 2 episodesSeries
2013The Wee ManWillie FerrisFilm
2012BrokenMr. BuckleyFilm
2012Them From That ThingVarious · 2 episodesSeries
2011Perfect SenseBossFilm
2011Death in ParadisePhilip MarstonSeries
2011MarchlandsRobert Bowen · 5 episodesSeries
2011Candy CabsKenny Ho · 3 episodesSeries
2011The Lighthouse StevensonsNarrator - (Voice)Film
2010Above Their StationChief Constable Keith BooneFilm
2010The Beauty of MapsNarrator (Voice) · 4 episodesSeries
2009Law & Order: UKPhilip WoodleighSeries
2009EnidKenneth WatersFilm
2009Breaking the MouldAlexander FlemingFilm
2009Mister ElevenLen · 2 episodesSeries
2009No Holds BardMiekelFilm
2008Criminal JusticeBill Faber · 5 episodesSeries
2008The PassionAnnas · 6 episodesSeries
2007JekyllPeter Syme · 6 episodesSeries
2007The Genius of PhotographyNarrator (voice) · 6 episodesSeries
2007A New Body at LastNarratorFilm
2006Robin HoodSeries
2006The One ShowSelfSeries
2006The Thieving HeadmistressFather PlunkettFilm
2006Feel the ForceGordon CampbellSeries
2005Bleak HouseJohn Jarndyce · 15 episodesSeries
2005Sensitive SkinAl Jackson · 6 episodesSeries
2004HustleBennySeries
2004Agatha Christie's MarpleLeo ArgyleSeries
2004New TricksSteve McAndrew · 40 episodesSeries
2004The Black DeathNarratorFilm
2003Lucky JimJulius Gore-UrqhartFilm
2002TimeshiftSelf - Narrator · 3 episodesSeries
2001The Real Hughie GreenHimself - NarratorFilm
2001LeonardFilm
2001This is Stanley BaxterSelf - (Narrator)Film
2000Bob MartinGreg · 12 episodesSeries
2000Other People's ChildrenTom · 4 episodesSeries
1999Holby CityTom Campbell-Gore · 156 episodesSeries
1998Hornblower: The Examination for LieutenantCaptain 'Dreadnought' FosterFilm
1998Cold FeetAlexander WelchtSeries
1998HornblowerCaptain FosterSeries
1998The Ambassador · 12 episodesSeries
1998The Round TowerArthur Brett · 3 episodesSeries
1997A Royal ScandalHenry BroughamFilm
1996Dalziel and PascoeJohn Barron · 2 episodesSeries
1996Fried Crumbed BrainsFilm
1994Pie in the SkyNick SpencerSeries
1992Natural LiesJames Towne · 3 episodesSeries
1992Born KickingVictor GraceFilm
1991BejewelledAlistairFilm
1990Die KinderFilm BoffinSeries
1989Tales from the CryptFrankSeries
1989Screen OneBernard, Victor GraceSeries
1989The Justice GameDominic Rossi · 7 episodesSeries
1989One Way OutBernardFilm
1988The ZipEricFilm
1987Love After LunchMiles HendersonFilm
1986Dead HeadEddie Cass · 4 episodesSeries
1986Sunday PremiereMilesSeries
1985Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV · 2 episodesSeries
1984The ChainKeithFilm
1984The Kit Curran Radio ShowKit Curran · 12 episodesSeries
1983Return of the JediWedgeFilm
1983Local HeroGordon UrquhartFilm
1983Natural WorldNarratorSeries
1983Bitter CherryFilm
1981BergeracGirouxSeries
1980The Empire Strikes BackWedge AntillesFilm
1980The Flipside of Dominick HideFelixFilm
1978Armchair ThrillerDavid CooperSeries
1978The Girl Who Walked QuicklyDavid CooperFilm
1978Fearless FrankFilm
1977Star WarsRed Two (Wedge Antilles)Film
1977ProvidenceDave WoodfordFilm
1977The Man in the Iron MaskClaudeFilm
1977Holocaust 20002nd JournalistFilm
1977BBC2 Play of the WeekProfessor Byron Smith / Ernest DowsonSeries
1976Jumping Bean BagSnareFilm
1976Plays for BritainTerroristSeries
1976The Paradise RunTerroristFilm
1975SurvivorsNormanSeries
1974Seven Faces of WomanJeromeSeries
1973The Merchant of VeniceLauncelot GobboFilm
1970Play for TodayFelix, SnareSeries
Directing (1)
1999The Bass PlayerDirector, WriterFilm
Production (1)
2011The Lighthouse StevensonsProduction AssistantFilm
Writing (1)
2002Solid GeometryWriter, DirectorFilm