Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
January 11, 1953
Place of Birth:
Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
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John Sessions
Biography
Actor, comedian and impressionist who was better known for his improvisation comedy.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Belfast | Joseph Tomelty as Marley |
| 2019 | Intrigo: Dear Agnes | Pumpermann |
| 2019 | Loving Vincent: The Impossible Dream | Self |
| 2018 | Balls | Brownlow |
| 2018 | The Town That Floored the World | Presenter |
| 2017 | Loving Vincent | Pere Tanguy |
| 2017 | Finding Your Feet | Mike Abbott |
| 2016 | Red Top | The Accountant |
| 2016 | Florence Foster Jenkins | Dr. Hermann |
| 2016 | The Rack Pack | Ted Lowe |
| 2016 | Whisky Galore | Doctor McLaren |
| 2016 | Denial | Prof. Richard Evans |
| 2015 | Sean Connery: In His Own Words | Narrator |
| 2015 | Legend | Lord Boothby |
| 2015 | We're Doomed! The Dad's Army Story | Arthur Lowe |
| 2015 | Mr. Holmes | Mycroft Holmes |
| 2015 | Hiroshima: The Aftermath | Narrator |
| 2014 | Pudsey the Dog: The Movie | Thorne |
| 2014 | The Silent Storm | Mr. Smith |
| 2013 | Filth | Toal |
| 2012 | 30 Years of Comic Strip | |
| 2012 | The Domino Effect | Talk Show Host |
| 2011 | The Real American: Joe McCarthy | Joe McCarthy |
| 2011 | The Hunt for Tony Blair | Tebbit |
| 2011 | The Hunt for Tony Blair | Norman Tebbit |
| 2011 | The Iron Lady | Edward Heath |
| 2010 | Spies and Lies | Folkes |
| 2010 | Made in Dagenham | Harold Wilson |
| 2010 | The Making of Plus One | Derek - the line producer |
| 2009 | The Last Station | Dushan |
| 2009 | Nativity! | Mr. Lore |
| 2009 | Breaking the Mould | Edward Mellanby |
| 2009 | Margaret | Geoffrey Howe |
| 2008 | Inconceivable | Finbar 'Finn' Darrow |
| 2007 | Reichenbach Falls | Professor Bell |
| 2006 | Scoop | Strombel's Co-Worker (uncredited) |
| 2006 | Low Winter Sun | Prof Barry Lennox |
| 2006 | The Good Shepherd | Valentin Mironov #1/Yuri Modin |
| 2005 | The English Harem | Ridley |
| 2005 | Rag Tale | Felix Miles Sty |
| 2004 | Five Children and It | Peasemarsh |
| 2004 | Lighthouse Hill | Mr. Reynard |
| 2004 | The Merchant of Venice | Salerio |
| 2004 | Hawking | Dennis Sciama |
| 2004 | Stella Street | |
| 2004 | The Legend of the Tamworth Two | Rival Newspaper Editor |
| 2003 | The Key | |
| 2002 | George Eliot: A Scandalous Life | George Henry Lewes |
| 2002 | One of the Hollywood Ten | Paul Jarrico |
| 2002 | Gangs of New York | Harry Watkins / Lincoln |
| 2002 | Doctor Who: Death Comes to Time | General Tannis |
| 2001 | High Heels and Low Lifes | Director |
| 2001 | David Macaulay: Mill Times | Shadrack Moore (voice) |
| 2000 | Around The World In 80 Days | Jean Passepartout (voice) |
| 2000 | A Profile of 'Brief Encounter' | Self |
| 1999 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Philostrate |
| 1999 | Faeries | Chudley (voice) |
| 1999 | The Man | Jerry Barnes |
| 1998 | Faith | Brian |
| 1998 | The Scarlet Tunic | Humphrey Gould |
| 1998 | Cousin Bette | Musical Director |
| 1998 | Queen's Park Story | |
| 1997 | My Night with Reg | Daniel |
| 1996 | The Adventures of Pinocchio | Schoolmaster |
| 1996 | The Treasure Seekers | Redman |
| 1995 | In the Bleak Midwinter | Terry Du Bois |
| 1994 | Citizen Locke | John Locke |
| 1994 | David Macaulay: Roman City | Laurens / Acco Bouvaix (voice) |
| 1994 | Princess Caraboo | Prince Regent |
| 1993 | Boswell and Johnson's Tour of the Western Isles | James Boswell |
| 1992 | Sellers' Best | Self |
| 1992 | Freddie As F.R.O.7. | Scotty / Additional voices (voice) |
| 1991 | The Pope Must Die | Dino |
| 1990 | Sweet Revenge | John |
| 1990 | Some Enchanted Evening | Bobby Buffet |
| 1989 | Henry V | Macmorris |
| 1987 | Gramsci: Everything that Concerns People | Antonio Gramsci |
| 1986 | Castaway | Man in Pub |
| 1986 | Whoops Apocalypse | Mr. Sweetzer |
| 1986 | Sky Bandits | Flight |
| 1984 | The Bounty | John Smith |