Denis Lawson

Denis Lawson

Acting

Born September 27, 1947 · Perthshire, Scotland, UK

2 films as director · Active 1999–2002

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…

Known for

Death in Paradise

Death in Paradise

2011

Play for Today

Play for Today

1970

Play for Today

Play for Today

1970

Holby City

Holby City

1999

Father Brown

Father Brown

2013

Agatha Christie's Marple

Agatha Christie's Marple

2004

Star Wars

1977

The One Show

The One Show

2006

Directed(2)

Solid Geometry

2002Solid Geometry★ 4.9

1999The Bass Player

Acting(99)

2026The FortuneMartin Worrall

2022Sister Boniface MysteriesLincoln Leigh Varsey

2021The Weakest LinkSelf - Contestant

2021Star Wars: VisionsWedge Antilles (voice)

2019Star Wars: The Rise of SkywalkerWedge Antilles

2019SomniumPAT 1

2019Celebrity GoggleboxSelf

2017The Farmers' Country ShowdownSelf - Narrator

2017Burns in the USANarrator

2016In Plain SightLaurence Dowdell

2016VictoriaDuke of Atholl

2014A Quiet Night InGerald

2014Inside No. 9Gerald

2013The MachineThomson

2013The Wee ManWillie Ferris

2013Father BrownWalter Sullivan

2012BrokenMr. Buckley

2012Them From That ThingVarious

2011Death in ParadisePhilip Marston

2011Perfect SenseBoss

2011Candy CabsKenny Ho

2011MarchlandsRobert Bowen

2011The Lighthouse StevensonsNarrator - (Voice)

2010The Beauty of MapsNarrator (Voice)

2010Above Their StationChief Constable Keith Boone

2009Mister ElevenLen

2009EnidKenneth Waters

2009Breaking the MouldAlexander Fleming

2009Law & Order: UKPhilip Woodleigh

2009No Holds BardMiekel

2008Criminal JusticeBill Faber

2008The PassionAnnas

2007The Genius of PhotographyNarrator (voice)

2007JekyllPeter Syme

2007A New Body at LastNarrator

2006The One ShowSelf

2006The Thieving HeadmistressFather Plunkett

2006Feel the ForceGordon Campbell

2005Sensitive SkinAl Jackson

2005Bleak HouseJohn Jarndyce

2004Agatha Christie's MarpleLeo Argyle

2004HustleBenny

2004The Black DeathNarrator

2004New TricksSteve McAndrew

2003Lucky JimJulius Gore-Urqhart

2002TimeshiftSelf - Narrator

2001The Real Hughie GreenHimself - Narrator

2001This is Stanley BaxterSelf - (Narrator)

2000Other People's ChildrenTom

2000Bob MartinGreg

1999Holby CityTom Campbell-Gore

1998Hornblower: The Examination for LieutenantCaptain 'Dreadnought' Foster

1998Cold FeetAlexander Welcht

1998HornblowerCaptain Foster

1998The Round TowerArthur Brett

1998The Ambassador

1997A Royal ScandalHenry Brougham

1996Fried Crumbed Brains

1996Dalziel and PascoeJohn Barron

1994Pie in the SkyNick Spencer

1992Born KickingVictor Grace

1992Natural LiesJames Towne

1991BejewelledAlistair

1990Die KinderFilm Boffin

1989One Way OutBernard

1989Screen OneBernard

1989Tales from the CryptFrank

1989The Justice GameDominic Rossi

1988The ZipEric

1987Love After LunchMiles Henderson

1986Sunday PremiereMiles

1986Dead HeadEddie Cass

1985Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV

1984The ChainKeith

1984The Kit Curran Radio ShowKit Curran

1983Bitter Cherry

1983Natural WorldNarrator

1983Return of the JediWedge

1983Local HeroGordon Urquhart

1981BergeracGiroux

1980The Flipside of Dominick HideFelix

1980The Empire Strikes BackWedge Antilles

1978Fearless Frank

1978The Girl Who Walked QuicklyDavid Cooper

1978Armchair ThrillerDavid Cooper

1977Holocaust 20002nd Journalist

1977BBC2 Play of the WeekProfessor Byron Smith / Ernest Dowson

1977The Man in the Iron MaskClaude

1977Star WarsRed Two (Wedge Antilles)

1977ProvidenceDave Woodford

1976Plays for BritainTerrorist

1976The Paradise RunTerrorist

1976Jumping Bean BagSnare

1975SurvivorsNorman

1974Seven Faces of WomanJerome

1973The Merchant of VeniceLauncelot Gobbo

1970Play for TodayFelix