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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
September 27, 1947
Place of Birth:
Perthshire, Scotland, UK
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Denis Lawson
Biography
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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.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Somnium | PAT 1 |
| 2019 | Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker | Wedge Antilles |
| 2017 | Burns in the USA | Narrator |
| 2013 | The Wee Man | Willie Ferris |
| 2013 | The Machine | Thomson |
| 2012 | Broken | Mr. Buckley |
| 2011 | Perfect Sense | Boss |
| 2011 | The Lighthouse Stevensons | Narrator - (Voice) |
| 2010 | Above Their Station | Chief Constable Keith Boone |
| 2009 | Enid | Kenneth Waters |
| 2009 | No Holds Bard | Miekel |
| 2009 | Breaking the Mould | Alexander Fleming |
| 2007 | A New Body at Last | Narrator |
| 2006 | The Thieving Headmistress | Father Plunkett |
| 2004 | The Black Death | Narrator |
| 2003 | Lucky Jim | Julius Gore-Urqhart |
| 2001 | The Real Hughie Green | Himself - Narrator |
| 2001 | Leonard | |
| 1998 | Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant | Captain 'Dreadnought' Foster |
| 1997 | A Royal Scandal | Henry Brougham |
| 1996 | Fried Crumbed Brains | |
| 1992 | Born Kicking | Victor Grace |
| 1991 | Bejewelled | Alistair |
| 1989 | One Way Out | Bernard |
| 1988 | The Zip | Eric |
| 1984 | The Chain | Keith |
| 1983 | Local Hero | Urquhart |
| 1983 | Return of the Jedi | Wedge |
| 1983 | Bitter Cherry | |
| 1980 | The Empire Strikes Back | Wedge Antilles |
| 1980 | The Flipside of Dominick Hide | Felix |
| 1978 | Fearless Frank | |
| 1977 | Star Wars | Red Two (Wedge Antilles) |
| 1977 | Providence | Dave Woodford |
| 1977 | Holocaust 2000 | 2nd Journalist |
| 1977 | The Man in the Iron Mask | Claude |
| 1976 | The Paradise Run | Terrorist |
| 1976 | Jumping Bean Bag | Snare |
| 1973 | The Merchant of Venice | Launcelot Gobbo |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Sister Boniface Mysteries | Lincoln Leigh Varsey |
| 2021 | Star Wars: Visions | Wedge Antilles (voice) |
| 2021 | The Weakest Link | Self - Contestant |
| 2019 | Celebrity Gogglebox | Self |
| 2017 | The Farmers' Country Showdown | Self - Narrator |
| 2016 | Victoria | Duke of Atholl |
| 2016 | In Plain Sight | Laurence Dowdell |
| 2014 | Inside No. 9 | Gerald |
| 2013 | Father Brown | Walter Sullivan |
| 2012 | Them From That Thing | Various |
| 2011 | Marchlands | Robert Bowen |
| 2011 | Candy Cabs | |
| 2011 | Death in Paradise | Philip Marston |
| 2010 | The Beauty of Maps | Narrator (Voice) |
| 2009 | Mister Eleven | Len |
| 2009 | Law & Order: UK | Philip Woodleigh |
| 2008 | Criminal Justice | Bill Faber |
| 2008 | The Passion | Annas |
| 2007 | Jekyll | Peter Syme |
| 2007 | The Genius of Photography | Narrator (voice) |
| 2006 | The One Show | Self |
| 2006 | Feel the Force | Gordon Campbell |
| 2006 | Robin Hood | |
| 2005 | Bleak House | John Jarndyce |
| 2005 | Sensitive Skin | Al Jackson |
| 2004 | New Tricks | Steve McAndrew |
| 2004 | Hustle | Benny |
| 2004 | Agatha Christie's Marple | Leo Argyle |
| 2000 | Other People's Children | Tom |
| 2000 | Bob Martin | Greg |
| 1998 | Cold Feet | |
| 1998 | Hornblower | Captain Foster |
| 1998 | The Round Tower | Arthur Brett |
| 1996 | Dalziel & Pascoe | John Barron |
| 1994 | Pie in the Sky | Nick Spencer |
| 1989 | Tales from the Crypt | Frank |
| 1986 | Dead Head | Eddie Cass |
| 1985 | Victoria Wood As Seen On TV | |
| 1984 | The Kit Curran Radio Show | Kit Curran |
| 1983 | Natural World | Narrator |
| 1981 | Bergerac | Giroux |
| 1976 | Rock Follies | |
| 1975 | Survivors | Norman |
| 1970 | Play for Today | Felix |
| 1970 | Play for Today | Snare |