Denis Lawson

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Denis Lawson

Acting 78 September 27, 1947

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…

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Star Wars

Star Wars

8.2 1977 Movie
The Empire Strikes Back

The Empire Strikes Back

8.4 1980 Movie
Return of the Jedi

Return of the Jedi

7.9 1983 Movie
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

6.2 2019 Movie
Perfect Sense

Perfect Sense

6.9 2011 Movie
Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt

8.0 1989 TV Show
Death in Paradise

Death in Paradise

7.4 2011 TV Show
Holby City

Holby City

5.8 1999 TV Show
The Machine

The Machine

5.9 2013 Movie
The One Show

The One Show

4.4 2006 TV Show
Star Wars: Visions

Star Wars: Visions

7.1 2021 TV Show
Father Brown

Father Brown

7.6 2013 TV Show

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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

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    The Fortune

    TV show Martin Worrall

  2. 2022
    Sister Boniface Mysteries

    TV show Lincoln Leigh Varsey

  3. 2021
    The Weakest Link

    TV show Self - Contestant

  4. 2021
    Star Wars: Visions

    TV show Wedge Antilles (voice)

  5. 2019
    Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

    Movie Wedge Antilles

  6. 2019
    Somnium

    Movie PAT 1

  7. 2019
    Celebrity Gogglebox

    TV show Self

  8. 2017
    The Farmers' Country Showdown

    TV show Self - Narrator

  9. 2017
    Burns in the USA

    Movie Narrator

  10. 2016
    In Plain Sight

    TV show Laurence Dowdell

  11. 2016
    Victoria

    TV show Duke of Atholl

  12. 2014
    A Quiet Night In

    Movie Gerald

  13. 2014
    Inside No. 9

    TV show Gerald

  14. 2013
    The Machine

    Movie Thomson

  15. 2013
    The Wee Man

    Movie Willie Ferris

  16. 2013
    Father Brown

    TV show Walter Sullivan

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  1. 2012
    Broken

    Movie Mr. Buckley

  2. 2012
    Them From That Thing

    TV show Various

  3. 2011
    Death in Paradise

    TV show Philip Marston

  4. 2011
    Perfect Sense

    Movie Boss

  5. 2011
    Candy Cabs

    TV show Kenny Ho

  6. 2011
    Marchlands

    TV show Robert Bowen

  7. 2011
    The Lighthouse Stevensons

    Movie Narrator - (Voice)

  8. 2010
    The Beauty of Maps

    TV show Narrator (Voice)

  9. 2010
    Above Their Station

    Movie Chief Constable Keith Boone

  10. 2009
    Mister Eleven

    TV show Len

  11. 2009
    Enid

    Movie Kenneth Waters

  12. 2009
    Breaking the Mould

    Movie Alexander Fleming

  13. 2009
    Law & Order: UK

    TV show Philip Woodleigh

  14. 2009
    No Holds Bard

    Movie Miekel

  15. 2008
    Criminal Justice

    TV show Bill Faber

  16. 2008
    The Passion

    TV show Annas

  17. 2007
    The Genius of Photography

    TV show Narrator (voice)

  18. 2007
    Jekyll

    TV show Peter Syme

  19. 2007
    A New Body at Last

    Movie Narrator

  20. 2006
    Robin Hood

    TV show

  21. 2006
    The One Show

    TV show Self

  22. 2006
    The Thieving Headmistress

    Movie Father Plunkett

  23. 2006
    Feel the Force

    TV show Gordon Campbell

  24. 2005
    Sensitive Skin

    TV show Al Jackson