John Sessions

John Sessions

Acting

Born January 11, 1953 · Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland, UK

Actor, comedian and impressionist who was better known for his improvisation comedy.

Known for

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

1997

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

2005

Death in Paradise

Death in Paradise

2011

Outlander

Outlander

2014

Have I Got News for You

Have I Got News for You

1990

Father Brown

Father Brown

2013

QI

2003

Sherlock

Sherlock

2010

Acting(144)

2021BelfastJoseph Tomelty as Marley

2020The GreatBishop Tarcinkus

2019Intrigo: Dear AgnesPumpermann

2019Loving Vincent: The Impossible DreamSelf

2018BallsBrownlow

2018The Town That Floored the WorldPresenter

2017Finding Your FeetMike Abbott

2017Loving VincentPere Tanguy

2017The LochDCI Frank Smilie

2016DenialProf. Richard Evans

2016VictoriaLord John Russell

2016Whisky GaloreDoctor McLaren

2016Upstart CrowLord Inquisitor

2016Florence Foster JenkinsDr. Hermann

2016Red TopThe Accountant

2016The Rack PackTed Lowe

2015We're Doomed! The Dad's Army StoryArthur Lowe

2015LegendLord Boothby

2015Sean Connery: In His Own WordsNarrator

2015Mr. HolmesMycroft Holmes

2015Hiroshima: The AftermathSelf - Narrator (voice)

2015Jonathan Strange & Mr NorrellJohn Murray

2014The Silent StormMr. Smith

2014OutlanderArthur Duncan

2014Pudsey the Dog: The MovieThorne

2013Father BrownReverend Adam Gillespie

2013BlandingsLord Didcot

201230 Years of Comic Strip

2012The Domino EffectTalk Show Host

2012Dead BossSir Humphreys

2011The Iron LadyEdward Heath

2011Death in ParadiseHugh Davenport

2011The Hunt for Tony BlairTebbit

2011The Real American: Joe McCarthyJoe McCarthy

2011Friday Night DinnerMr. Murray

2010Gerard Kelly: A CelebrationSelf

2010Spies and LiesFolkes

2010Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge

2010Made in DagenhamHarold Wilson

2010SherlockKenny Prince

2010The Making of Plus OneDerek - the line producer

2009Nativity!Mr. Lore

2009The Last StationDushan

2009Breaking the MouldEdward Mellanby

2009MargaretGeoffrey Howe

2008InconceivableFinbar 'Finn' Darrow

2007Oliver TwistMr Sowerberry

2007British Film Forever

2007Ronni Ancona & Co

2007Reichenbach FallsProfessor Bell

2007LewisProfessor Rufus Strickfaden

2007SkinsGeoff Fitzgerald

2006The Good ShepherdValentin Mironov #1/Yuri Modin

2006Low Winter SunProf Barry Lennox

2006ScoopStrombel's Co-Worker (uncredited)

2006Hotel Babylon

2005The English HaremRidley

2005Rag TaleFelix Miles Sty

2005Doctor WhoGus

2004HawkingDennis Sciama

2004The Merchant of VeniceSalerio

2004Five Children and ItPeasemarsh

2004Lighthouse HillMr. Reynard

2004The Legend of the Tamworth TwoRival Newspaper Editor

2004Stella Street

2004ShamelessFather McGinn

2003Celebrity MastermindHimself

2002Gangs of New YorkHarry Watkins / Lincoln

2002George Eliot: A Scandalous LifeGeorge Henry Lewes

2002One of the Hollywood TenPaul Jarrico

2002Doctor Who: Death Comes to TimeGeneral Tannis

2002The Inspector Lynley MysteriesJohn Corntel

2001Judge John Deed

2001Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock HolmesProf. Rutherford

2001High Heels and Low LifesDirector

2001David Macaulay: Mill TimesShadrack Moore (voice)

2000Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)

2000GormenghastDr Alfred Prunesquallor

2000Around The World In 80 DaysJean Passepartout (voice)

2000A Profile of 'Brief Encounter'Self

1999A Midsummer Night's DreamPhilostrate

1999The ManJerry Barnes

1999FaeriesChudley (voice)

1998The Scarlet TunicHumphrey Gould

1998Cousin BetteMusical Director

1998In the RedHercules Fortescue

1998Queen's Park Story

1997Stella Street

1997The History of Tom Jones: A FoundlingHenry Fielding

1997Midsomer MurdersBarrett Filby

1997My Night with RegDaniel

1996The Treasure SeekersRedman

1996The Adventures of PinocchioSchoolmaster

1996Dalziel and PascoeCharlie Penn

1995In the Bleak MidwinterTerry Du Bois

1994Nice Day at the Office

1994Princess CarabooPrince Regent

1994John Sessions' Likely Stories

1994Citizen LockeJohn Locke

1994David Macaulay: Roman CityLaurens / Acco Bouvaix (voice)

1993Boswell and Johnson's Tour of the Western IslesJames Boswell

1992Freddie As F.R.O.7.Scotty / Additional voices (voice)

1992Sellers' BestSelf

1991Jute CityMcMurdo

1991PerformanceDaniel

1991The Pope Must DieDino

1991John Sessions' Tall Tales

1990Have I Got News for YouSelf

1990Rab C. NesbittChief Inspector Haggerty

1990Sweet RevengeJohn

1990Some Enchanted EveningBobby Buffet

1990Single VoicesBobby Buffet

1990One Foot in the Grave

1989Henry VMacmorris

1989John Sessions On The Spot

1988Spitting Image: Bumbledown – The Life and Times of Ronald ReaganVarious Roles

1988Whose Line Is It Anyway?Self

1988Menace UnseenLarry Knight

1988Spitting Image: The Ronnie & Nancy ShowLaurence Olivier (Voice)

1987The New StatesmanLord Penistone

1987Spitting Image: Election Special '87Various Characters

1987Porterhouse BlueZipser

1987Spitting Image: The 1987 Movie AwardsVarious Roles

1987Gramsci: Everything that Concerns PeopleAntonio Gramsci

1986Sky BanditsFlight

1986ScreenPlayJames Boswell

1986Spitting Image: Down And Out In The White HouseVarious Roles

1986Whoops ApocalypseMr. Sweetzer

1986CastawayMan in Pub

1986BoonBarney Spitz

1985Girls On TopRodney

1985Happy FamiliesDean

1984The BountyJohn Smith

1984Spitting Image

1982The SenderPatient

1979Question TimeSelf - Panellist