Denis Lawson
Acting
Born: September 27, 1947 (age 79) · Perthshire, Scotland, UK
Highest Rated
Biography
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.
Known for
Star Wars
1977
The Empire Strikes Back
1980
Return of the Jedi
1983
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019
Perfect Sense
2011
Tales from the Crypt
1989
The Machine
2013
Star Wars: Visions
2021
Local Hero
1983
Death in Paradise
2011
Broken
2012
Victoria
2016
Photos (4)
Movies (36)
Star Wars
Red Two (Wedge Antilles)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Wedge Antilles
The Empire Strikes Back
Wedge Antilles
Return of the Jedi
Wedge
Perfect Sense
Boss
Local Hero
Gordon Urquhart
The Machine
Thomson
Broken
Mr. Buckley
Providence
Dave Woodford
The Man in the Iron Mask
Claude
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant
Captain 'Dreadnought' Foster
Holocaust 2000
2nd Journalist
Bejewelled
Alistair
The Wee Man
Willie Ferris
Born Kicking
Victor Grace
A Quiet Night In
Gerald
The Merchant of Venice
Launcelot Gobbo
Enid
Kenneth Waters
A New Body at Last
Narrator
The Thieving Headmistress
Father Plunkett
The Flipside of Dominick Hide
Felix
The Chain
Keith
Breaking the Mould
Alexander Fleming
Lucky Jim
Julius Gore-Urqhart
Fearless Frank
1978
A Royal Scandal
Henry Brougham
Burns in the USA
Narrator
The Black Death
Narrator
Love After Lunch
Miles Henderson
No Holds Bard
Miekel
The Zip
Eric
Jumping Bean Bag
Snare
Fried Crumbed Brains
1996
The Paradise Run
Terrorist
The Lighthouse Stevensons
Narrator - (Voice)
Somnium
PAT 1
TV Shows (48)
Death in Paradise
Philip Marston · 1 eps
Holby City
Tom Campbell-Gore · 156 eps
Star Wars: Visions
Wedge Antilles (voice) · 1 eps
Father Brown
Walter Sullivan · 2 eps
Play for Today
Felix · 1 eps
Play for Today
Snare · 1 eps
Agatha Christie's Marple
Leo Argyle · 1 eps
Natural World
Narrator · 1 eps
New Tricks
Steve McAndrew · 40 eps
Inside No. 9
Gerald · 1 eps
Bergerac
Giroux · 1 eps
Hustle
Benny · 1 eps
Tales from the Crypt
Frank · 1 eps
Dalziel and Pascoe
John Barron · 2 eps
Victoria
Duke of Atholl · 1 eps
Sister Boniface Mysteries
Lincoln Leigh Varsey · 1 eps
Hornblower
Captain Foster · 1 eps
Law & Order: UK
Philip Woodleigh · 1 eps
Pie in the Sky
Nick Spencer · 1 eps
BBC2 Play of the Week
Professor Byron Smith / Ernest Dowson · 1 eps
Robin Hood
1 eps
Boon
James Martin · 1 eps
Bleak House
John Jarndyce · 15 eps
Screen One
Bernard · 1 eps
Screen One
Victor Grace · 1 eps
Cold Feet
Alexander Welcht · 1 eps
Survivors
Norman · 1 eps
Criminal Justice
Bill Faber · 5 eps
Jekyll
Peter Syme · 6 eps
Sensitive Skin
Al Jackson · 6 eps
Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV
2 eps
The Ambassador
12 eps
The Passion
Annas · 6 eps
Armchair Thriller
David Cooper · 1 eps
Die Kinder
Film Boffin · 1 eps
In Plain Sight
Laurence Dowdell · 1 eps
Dead Head
Eddie Cass · 4 eps
Plays for Britain
Terrorist · 1 eps
The Fortune
Martin Worrall · 4 eps
Marchlands
Robert Bowen · 5 eps
The Kit Curran Radio Show
Kit Curran · 12 eps
The Justice Game
Dominic Rossi · 7 eps
Them From That Thing
Various · 2 eps
Natural Lies
James Towne · 3 eps
Candy Cabs
Kenny Ho · 3 eps
The Genius of Photography
Narrator (voice) · 6 eps
The Round Tower
Arthur Brett · 3 eps
The Beauty of Maps
Narrator (Voice) · 4 eps
