Denis Lawson

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Gender Male

Birthday 1947-09-27 (75 years old)

Place of Birth Perthshire, Scotland, UK

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Denis Lawson

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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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Acting

2021

(1 episode) as Wedge Antilles (voice)

2019		Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker as Wedge Antilles
2019		Somnium as PAT 1
2019		Celebrity Gogglebox (2 episodes) as Self

2018

as Gerald (archive footage)

2017		The Farmers' Country Showdown (20 episodes) as Self - Narrator
2017		Burns in the USA as Narrator

2016		In Plain Sight (1 episode) as Laurence Dowdell
2016		Victoria (1 episode) as Duke of Atholl

2014		A Quiet Night In as Gerald
2014		Inside No. 9 (1 episode) as Uncredited, 'A Quiet Night In' footage (1 episode) as Gerald

2013		The Machine as Thomson
2013		The Wee Man as Willie Ferris

2012		Broken as Mr. Buckley
2012		Them From That Thing (2 episodes) as Various

2011		Death in Paradise (1 episode) as Philip Marston
2011		Perfect Sense as Boss
2011		Candy Cabs (3 episodes)
2011		Marchlands (5 episodes) as Robert Bowen

2010		The Beauty of Maps (4 episodes) as Narrator (Voice)
2010		Above Their Station as Chief Constable Keith Boone

2009		Mister Eleven (2 episodes) as Len
2009		Enid as Kenneth Waters
2009		Breaking the Mould as Alexander Fleming
2009		Law & Order: UK (1 episode)
2009		No Holds Bard as Miekel

2008		Criminal Justice (5 episodes) as Bill Faber
2008		The Passion (6 episodes) as Annas

2007

(6 episodes) as Peter Syme

2006		Robin Hood (1 episode)
2006		The One Show (1 episode) as Self
2006		The Thieving Headmistress as Father Plunkett
2006		Feel the Force (1 episode) as Gordon Campbell

2005		Sensitive Skin (12 episodes) as Al Jackson
2005		Bleak House (15 episodes) as John Jarndyce

2004		Agatha Christie's Marple (1 episode) as Leo Argyle
2004		Hustle (1 episode) as Benny
2004		New Tricks (40 episodes) as Steve McAndrew
2004		The Black Death as Narrator

2003

as Julius Gore-Urqhart

2001

as Himself - Narrator

2000		Other People's Children (4 episodes)
2000		Bob Martin (12 episodes)

1998		Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant as Captain 'Dreadnought' Foster
1998		Cold Feet (1 episode)
1998		Hornblower (1 episode) as Captain Foster

1997

as Henry Brougham

1996		Fried Crumbed Brains
1996		Dalziel & Pascoe (1 episode)

1994

(1 episode) as Nick Spencer

1992

as Victor Grace

1991

as Alistair

1989		One Way Out as Bernard
1989		Tales from the Crypt (1 episode)

1988

as Eric

1986

(4 episodes) as Eddie Cass

1985

(2 episodes)

1984		The Kit Curran Radio Show (12 episodes) as Kit Curran
1984		The Chain as Keith

1983		Bitter Cherry
1983		Natural World (1 episode) as Narrator
1983		Return of the Jedi as Wedge
1983		Local Hero as Urquhart

1981

(1 episode) as Giroux

1980		The Flipside of Dominick Hide as Felix
1980		The Empire Strikes Back as Wedge Antilles

1978

1977		Holocaust 2000 as 2nd Journalist
1977		The Man in the Iron Mask as Claude
1977		Star Wars as Red Two (Wedge Antilles)
1977		Providence as Dave Woodford

1976		The Paradise Run as Terrorist
1976		Rock Follies (12 episodes)
1976		Jumping Bean Bag as Snare

1975

(1 episode) as Norman

1970

(1 episode) as Felix

1955

(2 episodes) as Narrator (voice)

Production

2011

… Production Assistant

Writing

2002

… Writer

Directing

2002

… Director

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