Denis Lawson

Known for: Acting

Born: 1947-09-27 (age 78)

From: 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 as Gordon Urquhart in the film Local Hero.

Filmography (98)

TV★ 9.0
The Fortune
2026
as Martin Worrall
TV★ 6.4
Sister Boniface Mysteries
2022
as Lincoln Leigh Varsey
TV★ 6.0
The Weakest Link
2021
as Self - Contestant
TV★ 7.1
Star Wars: Visions
2021
as Wedge Antilles (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.3
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019
as Wedge Antilles
MOVIE★ 9.0
Somnium
2019
as PAT 1
TV★ 6.6
Celebrity Gogglebox
2019
as Self
TV
The Farmers' Country Showdown
2017
as Self - Narrator
MOVIE
Burns in the USA
2017
as Narrator
TV★ 6.9
In Plain Sight
2016
as Laurence Dowdell
TV★ 7.4
Victoria
2016
as Duke of Atholl
MOVIE
A Quiet Night In
2014
as Gerald
TV★ 8.1
Inside No. 9
2014
as Gerald
MOVIE★ 5.9
The Machine
2013
as Thomson
MOVIE★ 5.6
The Wee Man
2013
as Willie Ferris
TV★ 7.6
Father Brown
2013
as Walter Sullivan
MOVIE★ 6.9
Broken
2012
as Mr. Buckley
TV★ 6.0
Them From That Thing
2012
as Various
TV★ 7.5
Death in Paradise
2011
as Philip Marston
MOVIE★ 6.9
Perfect Sense
2011
as Boss
TV★ 7.0
Candy Cabs
2011
as Kenny Ho
TV★ 6.9
Marchlands
2011
as Robert Bowen
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Lighthouse Stevensons
2011
as Narrator - (Voice)
TV
The Beauty of Maps
2010
as Narrator (Voice)
MOVIE
Above Their Station
2010
as Chief Constable Keith Boone
TV★ 4.5
Mister Eleven
2009
as Len
MOVIE★ 6.4
Enid
2009
as Kenneth Waters
MOVIE★ 5.5
Breaking the Mould
2009
as Alexander Fleming
TV★ 7.0
Law & Order: UK
2009
as Philip Woodleigh
MOVIE★ 10.0
No Holds Bard
2009
as Miekel
TV★ 7.6
Criminal Justice
2008
as Bill Faber
TV★ 5.3
The Passion
2008
as Annas
TV★ 7.2
The Genius of Photography
2007
as Narrator (voice)
TV★ 7.5
Jekyll
2007
as Peter Syme
MOVIE
A New Body at Last
2007
as Narrator
TV★ 6.9
Robin Hood
2006
TV★ 4.4
The One Show
2006
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Thieving Headmistress
2006
as Father Plunkett
TV★ 5.0
Feel the Force
2006
as Gordon Campbell
TV★ 7.4
Sensitive Skin
2005
as Al Jackson
TV★ 8.0
Bleak House
2005
as John Jarndyce
TV★ 7.8
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
as Leo Argyle
TV★ 7.7
Hustle
2004
as Benny
MOVIE
The Black Death
2004
as Narrator
TV★ 7.3
New Tricks
2004
as Steve McAndrew
MOVIE★ 7.0
Lucky Jim
2003
as Julius Gore-Urqhart
TV★ 7.0
Timeshift
2002
as Self - Narrator
MOVIE★ 9.0
Leonard
2001
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Real Hughie Green
2001
as Himself - Narrator
MOVIE
This is Stanley Baxter
2001
as Self - (Narrator)
TV★ 8.0
Other People's Children
2000
as Tom
TV★ 6.3
Bob Martin
2000
as Greg
TV★ 5.8
Holby City
1999
as Tom Campbell-Gore
MOVIE★ 7.4
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant
1998
as Captain 'Dreadnought' Foster
TV★ 7.7
Cold Feet
1998
as Alexander Welcht
TV★ 7.8
Hornblower
1998
as Captain Foster
TV★ 7.0
The Round Tower
1998
as Arthur Brett
TV★ 6.5
The Ambassador
1998
MOVIE★ 7.6
A Royal Scandal
1997
as Henry Brougham
MOVIE★ 7.5
Fried Crumbed Brains
1996
TV★ 8.3
Pie in the Sky
1994
as Nick Spencer
MOVIE★ 9.0
Born Kicking
1992
as Victor Grace
TV★ 9.0
Natural Lies
1992
as James Towne
MOVIE★ 4.9
Bejewelled
1991
as Alistair
TV★ 6.8
Die Kinder
1990
as Film Boffin
MOVIE
One Way Out
1989
as Bernard
TV★ 7.2
Screen One
1989
as Bernard
TV★ 8.0
Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Frank
TV★ 10.0
The Justice Game
1989
as Dominic Rossi
MOVIE★ 9.0
The Zip
1988
as Eric
MOVIE
Love After Lunch
1987
as Miles Henderson
TV★ 7.0
Sunday Premiere
1986
as Miles
TV★ 5.8
Dead Head
1986
as Eddie Cass
TV★ 7.9
Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV
1985
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Chain
1984
as Keith
TV★ 6.3
The Kit Curran Radio Show
1984
as Kit Curran
MOVIE★ 8.0
Bitter Cherry
1983
TV★ 7.4
Natural World
1983
as Narrator
MOVIE★ 7.9
Return of the Jedi
1983
as Wedge
MOVIE★ 6.8
Local Hero
1983
as Gordon Urquhart
TV★ 6.7
Bergerac
1981
as Giroux
MOVIE★ 5.0
The Flipside of Dominick Hide
1980
as Felix
MOVIE★ 8.4
The Empire Strikes Back
1980
as Wedge Antilles
MOVIE
Fearless Frank
1978
MOVIE★ 9.0
The Girl Who Walked Quickly
1978
as David Cooper
TV★ 4.2
Armchair Thriller
1978
as David Cooper
MOVIE★ 5.8
Holocaust 2000
1977
as 2nd Journalist
TV★ 7.0
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977
as Professor Byron Smith / Ernest Dowson
MOVIE★ 6.4
The Man in the Iron Mask
1977
as Claude
MOVIE★ 8.2
Star Wars
1977
as Red Two (Wedge Antilles)
MOVIE★ 6.6
Providence
1977
as Dave Woodford
TV★ 6.0
Plays for Britain
1976
as Terrorist
MOVIE
The Paradise Run
1976
as Terrorist
MOVIE★ 8.0
Jumping Bean Bag
1976
as Snare
TV★ 7.9
Survivors
1975
as Norman
TV
Seven Faces of Woman
1974
as Jerome
MOVIE★ 8.5
The Merchant of Venice
1973
as Launcelot Gobbo
TV★ 6.6
Play for Today
1970
as Felix