Denis Lawson
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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Movies (45)
Star Wars: El ascenso de Skywalker
2019 · Wedge Antilles
Somnium
2019 · PAT 1
Burns in the USA
2017 · Narrator
A Quiet Night In
2014 · Gerald
La máquina
2013 · Thomson
The Wee Man
2013 · Willie Ferris
Broken
2012 · Mr. Buckley
Al Final de los Sentidos
2011 · Boss
The Lighthouse Stevensons
2011 · Narrator - (Voice), Production Assistant
Above Their Station
2010 · Chief Constable Keith Boone
Enid
2009 · Kenneth Waters
Breaking the Mould
2009 · Alexander Fleming
No Holds Bard
2009 · Miekel
A New Body at Last
2007 · Narrator
The Thieving Headmistress
2006 · Father Plunkett
The Black Death
2004 · Narrator
Lucky Jim
2003 · Julius Gore-Urqhart
Solid Geometry
2002 · Writer, Director
Leonard
2001
The Real Hughie Green
2001 · Himself - Narrator
This is Stanley Baxter
2001 · Self - (Narrator)
The Bass Player
1999 · Director, Writer
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant
1998 · Captain 'Dreadnought' Foster
A Royal Scandal
1997 · Henry Brougham
Fried Crumbed Brains
1996
Born Kicking
1992 · Victor Grace
Bejewelled
1991 · Alistair
One Way Out
1989 · Bernard
The Zip
1988 · Eric
Love After Lunch
1987 · Miles Henderson
The Chain
1984 · Keith
Bitter Cherry
1983
Return of the Jedi
1983 · Wedge
Local Hero
1983 · Gordon Urquhart
The Flipside of Dominick Hide
1980 · Felix
The Empire Strikes Back
1980 · Wedge Antilles
Fearless Frank
1978
The Girl Who Walked Quickly
1978 · David Cooper
Holocaust 2000
1977 · 2nd Journalist
The Man in the Iron Mask
1977 · Claude
Star Wars
1977 · Red Two (Wedge Antilles)
Providence
1977 · Dave Woodford
The Paradise Run
1976 · Terrorist
Jumping Bean Bag
1976 · Snare
The Merchant of Venice
1973 · Launcelot Gobbo
TV shows (57)
The Fortune
2026 · Martin Worrall
Sister Boniface Mysteries
2022 · Lincoln Leigh Varsey
The Weakest Link
2021 · Self - Contestant
Star Wars: Visions
2021 · Wedge Antilles (voice)
Celebrity Gogglebox
2019 · Self
The Farmers' Country Showdown
2017 · Self - Narrator
In Plain Sight
2016 · Laurence Dowdell
Victoria
2016 · Duke of Atholl
Inside No. 9
2014 · Gerald
Padre Brown, detective
2013 · Walter Sullivan
Them From That Thing
2012 · Various
Crimen en el paraíso
2011 · Philip Marston
Candy Cabs
2011 · Kenny Ho
Marchlands
2011 · Robert Bowen
The Beauty of Maps
2010 · Narrator (Voice)
Mister Eleven
2009 · Len
Londres Distrito Criminal
2009 · Philip Woodleigh
Criminal Justice
2008 · Bill Faber
La Pasión
2008 · Annas
The Genius of Photography
2007 · Narrator (voice)
Jekyll
2007 · Peter Syme
Robin Hood
2006
The One Show
2006 · Self
Feel the Force
2006 · Gordon Campbell
Sensitive Skin
2005 · Al Jackson
Bleak House
2005 · John Jarndyce
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004 · Leo Argyle
Hustle
2004 · Benny
New Tricks
2004 · Steve McAndrew
Timeshift
2002 · Self - Narrator
Other People's Children
2000 · Tom
Bob Martin
2000 · Greg
Holby City
1999 · Tom Campbell-Gore
Cold Feet
1998 · Alexander Welcht
Hornblower
1998 · Captain Foster
The Round Tower
1998 · Arthur Brett
The Ambassador
1998
Dalziel and Pascoe
1996 · John Barron
Pie in the Sky
1994 · Nick Spencer
Natural Lies
1992 · James Towne
Die Kinder
1990 · Film Boffin
Screen One
1989 · Bernard, Victor Grace
Tales from the Crypt
1989 · Frank
The Justice Game
1989 · Dominic Rossi
Sunday Premiere
1986 · Miles
Dead Head
1986 · Eddie Cass
Boon
1986 · James Martin
Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV
1985
The Kit Curran Radio Show
1984 · Kit Curran
Natural World
1983 · Narrator
Bergerac
1981 · Giroux
Armchair Thriller
1978 · David Cooper
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977 · Professor Byron Smith / Ernest Dowson
Plays for Britain
1976 · Terrorist
Survivors
1975 · Norman
Seven Faces of Woman
1974 · Jerome
Play for Today
1970 · Felix, Snare