Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
February 17, 1940
Place of Birth:
Marton, New Zealand
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James Laurenson
Biography
James Laurenson (1940-2024) was a New Zealand born actor predominantly based in the UK.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical | Ancient / Sleeping Teacher |
| 2015 | The Comedy of Errors - Live at Shakespeare's Globe | Egeon |
| 2014 | The Riot Club | College President |
| 2012 | Private Peaceful | Major Fitzpatrick |
| 2011 | National Theatre Live: The Cherry Orchard | Gaev |
| 2011 | One Day | Mr. Cope |
| 2011 | Holy Flying Circus | Archbishop of York |
| 2010 | National Theatre Live: Hamlet | Ghost / Player King |
| 2008 | Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley | Leslie Thomas |
| 2003 | AfterLife | |
| 2003 | Three Blind Mice | William Storbest |
| 2002 | The Cry | Richard Crossdyke |
| 2001 | The Cat's Meow | Dr. Daniel Goodman |
| 2000 | This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper | Chief Constable Ronald Gregory |
| 1999 | Dead Bolt Dead | The Boss |
| 1997 | Sharpe's Revenge | Major General Ross |
| 1997 | Sharpe: The Legend | Ross (archive footage) |
| 1997 | The Vanishing Man | Moreau |
| 1996 | The Cold Light of Day | Pavel Novak |
| 1996 | Sharpe's Siege | Major General Ross |
| 1996 | Sharpe's Mission | Major General Ross |
| 1996 | Sharpe's Regiment | Major General Ross |
| 1993 | A House in the Hills | |
| 1990 | The Care of Time | General Newell |
| 1990 | Rainbow Drive | Hans Roerhrig |
| 1990 | Project: Tinman | Wheeler |
| 1989 | Thieves in the Night | Gordon-Smith |
| 1989 | Countdown to War | Ciano |
| 1988 | Codename: Kyril | Sikarov |
| 1987 | The Man Who Fell to Earth | Felix Hawthorne |
| 1984 | Heartbreakers | Terry Ray |
| 1984 | Paint Me a Murder | Luke Lorenz |
| 1982 | Pink Floyd: The Wall | Pink's Father |
| 1981 | The Monster Club | Raven (the Shadmock) |
| 1980 | Jude | Dick |
| 1978 | Quiet as a Nun | Alexander Skarbek |
| 1976 | Old Man March Is Dead | Bert |
| 1976 | The Witches of Pendle | Abraham Law |
| 1976 | The Winter Warrior | Theodric |
| 1975 | Children of the Sun | Howard |
| 1974 | The Turn of the Screw | Peter Quint |
| 1974 | The Prison | Alain Poitaud |
| 1974 | The Lady From the Sea | The Stranger |
| 1971 | Assault | Greg Lomax |
| 1971 | The Man in the Sidecar | Gerald |
| 1970 | Edward II | Piers Gaveston |
| 1970 | The Tragedy of King Richard II | Sir Pierce of Exton |
| 1969 | Women in Love | Minister |
| 1969 | The Magic Christian | Oxford Crew |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | The Crown | Doctor Weir |
| 2015 | Wolf Hall | Earl of Shrewsbury |
| 2014 | The Widower | Brian Drumm |
| 2013 | Father Brown | Professor Hilary Ambrose |
| 2013 | Endeavour | Professor George Amory |
| 2012 | The Hollow Crown | Westmoreland |
| 2004 | Hustle | Peter Williams |
| 2002 | Spooks | Lord Young |
| 2002 | Spooks | Sholto |
| 2002 | The Cry | Richard Crossdyke |
| 2002 | Born and Bred | Brigadier Arbuthnot |
| 2000 | This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper | Chief Const. Ronald Gregory |
| 1997 | Midsomer Murders | James Tate |
| 1996 | Silent Witness | Professor Peter Sachs |
| 1996 | Dalziel & Pascoe | Richard Mattis |
| 1993 | Sharpe | Maj. Gen. Hector Ross |
| 1993 | Sharpe | Maj.-Gen. Hector Ross |
| 1993 | Sharpe | Major General Hector Ross |
| 1992 | Heartbeat | Det. Ch. Supt. Tatton |
| 1992 | Between the Lines | Supt. Pat Salter |
| 1991 | Prime Suspect | Paul Endicott |
| 1990 | Capital News | |
| 1988 | The Bourne Identity | Gillette |
| 1987 | Inspector Morse | Tony Richards |
| 1986 | Lovejoy | Greg Veitch |
| 1985 | Stingray | |
| 1984 | Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense | Luke Lorenz |
| 1983 | Taggart | Maurice Bain |
| 1983 | Taggart | Tony Sabina |
| 1982 | Remington Steele | Raymond Merleau |
| 1982 | Cagney & Lacey | |
| 1980 | Hammer House of Horror | Mr. Rayburn |
| 1978 | Armchair Thriller | Alexander Skarbek |
| 1977 | The Professionals | Meredith |
| 1975 | The Girls of Slender Means | Nicholas Farringdon |
| 1975 | Space: 1999 | Patrick Osgood |
| 1974 | Armchair Cinema | Alain Poitaud |
| 1972 | Crown Court | |
| 1972 | Van der Valk | Paul Kortman |
| 1972 | The Shadow of the Tower | |
| 1972 | Boney | |
| 1971 | Elizabeth R | Simier |
| 1971 | Fathers and Sons | |
| 1970 | Play for Today | Dick |
| 1968 | The Expert | Norry |
| 1965 | Public Eye | Ken |
| 1965 | Thirty-Minute Theatre | Michael |
| 1960 | Coronation Street | Rev. Peter Hope |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Rosencrantz |