Denis Lawson

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1947-09-27 (78 years old)

Place of Birth

Perthshire, Scotland, UK

Denis Lawson

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.

Acting

1977

Star Wars

as Red Two (Wedge Antilles)

1983

Local Hero

as Gordon Urquhart

1998

Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant

as Captain 'Dreadnought' Foster

2009

Enid

as Kenneth Waters

2019

Somnium

as PAT 1

2011

1977

Providence

as Dave Woodford

2013

The Wee Man

as Willie Ferris

2012

Broken

as Mr. Buckley

2009

No Holds Bard

as Miekel

1984

The Chain

as Keith

2013

The Machine

as Thomson

2009

Breaking the Mould

as Alexander Fleming

1976

The Paradise Run

as Terrorist

1980

The Empire Strikes Back

as Wedge Antilles

1983

2011

The Lighthouse Stevensons

as Narrator - (Voice)

1989

One Way Out

as Bernard

2003

Lucky Jim

as Julius Gore-Urqhart

1991

Bejewelled

as Alistair

2006

The Thieving Headmistress

as Father Plunkett

2010

Above Their Station

as Chief Constable Keith Boone

1997

A Royal Scandal

as Henry Brougham

1977

Holocaust 2000

as 2nd Journalist

1988

The Zip

as Eric

2004

The Black Death

as Narrator

2001

The Real Hughie Green

as Himself - Narrator

2017

Burns in the USA

as Narrator

1992

Born Kicking

as Victor Grace

1976

1973

The Merchant of Venice

as Launcelot Gobbo

2007

1978

Production

2002

2002

Solid Geometry

as Director

2011

The Lighthouse Stevensons

as Production Assistant

1999

The Bass Player

as Director

1999

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