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Denis Lawson

Actor | Director | Writer

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In the 1983 movie Local Hero, Lawson played Gordon Urquhart; in the TV series Holby City, he played Tom Campbell-Gore; and, in Lucky Jim, he played Jules Gore-Urquhart. See more trivia »

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in Perthshire, Scotland, UK
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2012-2013 New Tricks (TV series)
Steve McAndrew
– The Rock: Part Two (2013) … Steve McAndrew
– The Rock: Part One (2013) … Steve McAndrew
– Glasgow UCOS (2012) … Steve McAndrew
– Part of a Whole (2012) … Steve McAndrew
– Blue Flower (2012) … Steve McAndrew
See all 9 episodes »
 
2013 The Machine
Thomson
 
2013 The Wee Man
Willie
 
2012 Parade's End (TV series)
Sir Reginald
– Episode #1.2 (2012) … Sir Reginald
– Episode #1.1 (2012) … Sir Reginald
 
2012 Them from That Thing (TV mini-series)
Various
– Episode #1.1 (2012) … Various
 
2012/IV Broken
Mr. Buckley
 
2011 Candy Cabs (TV series)
Kenny Ho
– Episode #1.3 (2011) … Kenny Ho
– Episode #1.2 (2011) … Kenny Ho
– Episode #1.1 (2011) … Kenny Ho
 
2011 Marchlands (TV series)
Robert Bowen
– Episode #1.5 (2011) … Robert Bowen
– Episode #1.4 (2011) … Robert Bowen
– Episode #1.3 (2011) … Robert Bowen
– Episode #1.2 (2011) … Robert Bowen
– Episode #1.1 (2011) … Robert Bowen
 
2011 Hustle (TV series)
Benny
– Benny's Funeral (2011) … Benny
 
2011 Perfect Sense
Boss
 
2010 Just William (TV series)
Headmaster
– William Holds the Stage (2010) … Headmaster
– The School Report (2010) … Headmaster
 
2010 Above Their Station (TV movie)
Chief Constable Keith Boone
 
2009 Mister Eleven (TV mini-series)
Len
– Episode #1.2 (2009) … Len
– Episode #1.1 (2009) … Len
 
2009 Criminal Justice (TV mini-series)
DCI Bill Faber
– Episode #2.5 (2009) … DCI Bill Faber
– Episode #2.4 (2009) … DCI Bill Faber
– Episode #2.3 (2009) … DCI Bill Faber
– Episode #2.2 (2009) … DCI Bill Faber
– Episode #2.1 (2009) … DCI Bill Faber
 
2009 Enid (TV movie)
Kenneth Waters
 
2009 Law & Order: UK (TV series)
Philip Woodleigh
– Sacrifice (2009) … Philip Woodleigh
 
2009 Breaking the Mould (TV movie)
Alexander Fleming
 
2009 No Holds Bard (TV movie)
Miekel
 
2008 Mumbai Calling (TV series)
Phillip Glass
– All that Glitters Is Not Glass (2008) … Phillip Glass
 
2008 The Passion (TV mini-series)
Annas
– Episode #1.3 (2008) … Annas
– Episode #1.2 (2008) … Annas
– Episode #1.1 (2008) … Annas
 
2007 Robin Hood (TV series)
Winchester
– For England...! (2007) … Winchester
 
2007 Jekyll (TV series)
Peter Syme
– Hyde (2007) … Peter Syme
– Episode #1.5 (2007) … Peter Syme
– Episode #1.4 (2007) … Peter Syme
– Episode #1.3 (2007) … Peter Syme
– Episode #1.2 (2007) … Peter Syme
See all 6 episodes »
 
2007 Marple: Ordeal by Innocence (TV movie)
Leo Argyle
 
2007 A New Body at Last (video)
Narrator (voice)
 
2006 Dalziel and Pascoe (TV series)
John Barron
– The Cave Woman: Part 2 (2006) … John Barron
– The Cave Woman: Part 1 (2006) … John Barron
 
2006 The Thieving Headmistress (TV movie)
Father Plunkett
 
2006 Feel the Force (TV series)
Gordon Campbell
– Wanted (2006) … Gordon Campbell
 
2006 Dolls (short)
Monsieur Nicholas
 
2005 Bleak House (TV mini-series)
John Jarndyce
– Episode #1.15 (2005) … John Jarndyce
– Episode #1.14 (2005) … John Jarndyce
– Episode #1.13 (2005) … John Jarndyce
– Episode #1.12 (2005) … John Jarndyce
– Episode #1.11 (2005) … John Jarndyce
See all 15 episodes »
 
2005 Sensitive Skin (TV series)
Al Jackson
– Episode #1.6 (2005) … Al Jackson
– Episode #1.5 (2005) … Al Jackson
– Episode #1.4 (2005) … Al Jackson
– Episode #1.3 (2005) … Al Jackson
– Episode #1.2 (2005) … Al Jackson
See all 6 episodes »
 
2004 World's Worst Century (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
2002-2004 Holby City (TV series)
Tom Campbell-Gore
– If You Can't Do the Time... (2004) … Tom Campbell-Gore
– The Eleventh Commandment (2004) … Tom Campbell-Gore
– Out of Control (2004) … Tom Campbell-Gore
– When Lightning Strikes (2004) … Tom Campbell-Gore
– Past Caring (2004) … Tom Campbell-Gore
See all 58 episodes »
 
2003 Lucky Jim (TV movie)
Julius Gore-Urqhart
 
2003 A World in Arms (TV mini-series)
Narrator
 
2003/II The Ride
Tommy
 
2002 Leonard (short)
Leonard
 
2001 Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II - Rogue Leader (Video Game)
Wedge Antilles (voice)
 
2001 The Fabulous Bagel Boys (TV movie)
DI Morris Rose
 
2000 Other People's Children (TV series)
Tom
– Episode #1.3 (2000) … Tom
– Episode #1.2 (2000) … Tom
 
2000 Bob Martin (TV series)
Greg
 
1998-1999 The Ambassador (TV series)
John Stone
– Getting Away with Murder (1999) … John Stone
– A Matter of Life and Death (1999) … John Stone
– Unholy Alliance (1999) … John Stone
– Cost Price (1999) … John Stone
– Vacant Possession (1999) … John Stone
See all 12 episodes »
 
1998 Cold Feet (TV series)
Alex Welch
– Episode #1.4 (1998) … Alex Welch
 
1998 Horatio Hornblower: The Fire Ship (TV movie)
Capt. 'Dreadnought' Foster
 
1998 The Round Tower (TV movie)
Arthur Brett
 
1997 A Royal Scandal (TV movie)
Henry Brougham
 
1997 Pie in the Sky (TV series)
Nick Spencer
– In the Smoke (1997) … Nick Spencer
 
1996 Tales from the Crypt (TV series)
Frank
– Smoke Wrings (1996) … Frank
 
1996 Acting Out
 
1989-1992 Screen One (TV series)
Bernard / Victor Grace
– Born Kicking (1992) … Victor Grace
– One Way Out (1989) … Bernard
 
1992 Natural Lies (TV series)
James Towne
– Episode #1.3 (1992) … James Towne
– Episode #1.2 (1992) … James Towne
– Episode #1.1 (1992) … James Towne
 
1992 El C.I.D. (TV series)
Malcolm
– My Brother's Keeper (1992) … Malcolm
 
1991 Bejewelled (TV movie)
Alistair
 
1990 Boon (TV series)
James Marian
– Bully Boys (1990) … James Marian
 
1989 The Justice Game (TV series)
Dominic Rossi
 
1988 The Zip (short)
Eric
 
1987 Love After Lunch (TV movie)
Miles
 
1986 Kit Curran (TV series)
Kit Curran
– Doctors Can Seriously Damage Your Health (1986) … Kit Curran
– Blind Date (1986) … Kit Curran
– A Sick Society (1986) … Kit Curran
– The Street of Shame (1986) … Kit Curran
– The Lucky Break (1986) … Kit Curran
See all 6 episodes »
 
1986 Dead Head (TV series)
Eddie Cass
– The Patriot (1986) … Eddie Cass
– The War Room (1986) … Eddie Cass
– Anything for England (1986) … Eddie Cass
– Why Me? (1986) … Eddie Cass
 
1985 Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV (TV series)
Philip / Singer
– Episode #1.5 (1985) … Philip
– Episode #1.2 (1985) … Singer
 
1985 That Uncertain Feeling (TV mini-series)
John Aneurin Lewis
 
1984 The Chain
Keith
 
1984 The Kit Curran Radio Show (TV series)
Kit Curran
– The Big Break (1984) … Kit Curran
– Election Fever (1984) … Kit Curran
– P Is for Positive (1984) … Kit Curran
– Bread and Circuses (1984) … Kit Curran
– The New Broom (1984) … Kit Curran
See all 6 episodes »
 
1983 Bitter Cherry (short)
 
1983 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
Wedge
 
1983 Bergerac (TV series)
Giroux
– A Miracle Every Week (1983) … Giroux (as Dennis Lawson)
 
1983 Local Hero
Urquhart
 
1982 Timewatch (TV series documentary)
Narrator
 
1982 Crown Court (TV series)
John Dickens
– Talking to the Enemy: Part 1 (1982) … John Dickens
 
1980 The Good Companions (TV series)
Albert Tuggridge
– Stumbling Chronicles (1980) … Albert Tuggridge
– In Which We Meet the Company (1980) … Albert Tuggridge
 
1976-1980 Play for Today (TV series)
Felix / Snare
– The Flipside of Dominick Hide (1980) … Felix
– The Jumping Bean Bag (1976) … Snare
 
1980 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
Rebel Force Wedge - Rogue 3 (as Dennis Lawson)
 
1979 Diary of a Nobody (TV series)
Frank Mutlar
– Episode #1.3 (1979) … Frank Mutlar
 
1978 BBC2 Play of the Week (TV series)
Ernest Dowson / Prof. Byron Smith
– Fearless Frank (1978) … Ernest Dowson/Prof. Byron Smith
 
1978 Armchair Thriller (TV series)
David Cooper
– The Girl Who Walked Quickly: Part 4 (1978) … David Cooper
– The Girl Who Walked Quickly: Part 3 (1978) … David Cooper
– The Girl Who Walked Quickly: Part 2 (1978) … David Cooper
– The Girl Who Walked Quickly: Part 1 (1978) … David Cooper
 
1977 Rock Follies of '77 (TV series)
Ken Church
– The Real Life (1977) … Ken Church
– The Divorce (1977) … Ken Church
– The Loony Tunes (1977) … Ken Church
– The Hype (1977) … Ken Church
– The Empire (1977) … Ken Church
 
1977 Holocaust 2000
2nd Journalist
 
1977 Star Wars
Red Two (Wedge) (as Dennis Lawson)
 
1977 Seven Faces of Woman (TV series)
Jerome
– She: Anxious Anne (1977) … Jerome
 
1977 Providence
Dave Woodford (as Dennis Lawson)
 
1977 The Man in the Iron Mask (TV movie)
Claude
 
1976 Plays for Britain (TV series)
Terrorist
– The Paradise Run (1976) … Terrorist
 
1976 Rock Follies (TV series)
Ken Church
– The Little Ladies (1976) … Ken Church
– The Show Business (1976) … Ken Church
 
1976 Death of an Informer (TV movie)
Robber #1
 
1975 Survivors (TV series)
Norman
– The Future Hour (1975) … Norman
 
1975 Dinosaur
 
1974 Late Night Drama (TV series)
– Ms or Jill and Jack (1974)
 
1974 Ms or Jill and Jack (TV movie)
Jerry
 
1973 Beryl's Lot (TV series)
Peter Jaret
– Getting Up (1973) … Peter Jaret
 
1973 The Merchant of Venice (TV movie)
Launcelot Gobbo
 
1969 Dr. Finlay's Casebook (TV series)
Andy Donald
– Action, Dr. Cameron (1969) … Andy Donald
 
Show ShowDirector (2 titles)
2010 In the Mix (short)
 
2002 Solid Geometry (TV short)
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
2002 Solid Geometry (TV short)
 
Show ShowSelf (21 titles)
2011-2012 Time Shift (TV series documentary)
Himself - Narrator
– The British Army of the Rhine (2012) … Himself - Narrator (voice)
– Crime and Punishment - The Story of Capital Punishment (2011) … Himself - Narrator (voice)
– Crime and Punishment - The Story of Corporal Punishment (2011) … Himself - Narrator (voice)
 
2012 Perfect Sense: Pure Perfection - Making Perfect Sense (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2008-2011 Loose Women (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #16.25 (2011) … Himself
– Episode #15.119 (2011) … Himself
– Episode #13.38 (2008) … Himself
 
2011 Daybreak (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 5 April 2011 (2011) … Himself
 
2010 The Beauty of Maps (TV series documentary)
Himself - Narrator
– Cartoon Maps: Politics and Satire (2010) … Himself - Narrator (voice)
– Atlas Maps: Thinking Big (2010) … Himself - Narrator (voice)
– City Maps: Order Out of Chaos (2010) … Himself - Narrator (voice)
– Medieval Maps: Mapping the Medieval Mind (2010) … Himself - Narrator (voice)
 
2010 The Wright Stuff (TV series)
Himself - Guest Panelist
– Episode #12.59 (2010) … Himself - Guest Panelist
 
2009 The ONE Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 29 July 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2009 Movie Connections (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Local Hero (2009) … Himself
 
2008 A Taste of My Life (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Denis Lawson (2008) … Himself
 
2008 Selling the Sixties (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
2004-2006 Richard & Judy (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 9 August 2006 (2006) … Himself
– Episode dated 24 November 2005 (2005) … Himself
– Episode dated 19 April 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2006 The King's Head: A Maverick in London (video documentary)
Himself
 
2005 2005 TV Moments (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
2005 GMTV (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 27 October 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Kings of Construction (TV series documentary)
Narrator
 
2004 Breakfast (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 19 January 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2003 Revealed (TV series documentary)
Himself - Narrator
– Who Killed Marilyn Monroe? (2003) … Himself - Narrator (voice)
 
2003 The South Bank Show (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Ewan McGregor (2003) … Himself
 
2001 The Real Hughie Green (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
1999-2000 Reputations (TV series documentary)
Himself - Narrator / Narrator
– Liberace: Too Much of a Good Thing is Wonderful (2000) … Narrator (voice)
– Alfred Hitchcock (1999) … Himself - Narrator (voice)
 
1980 Night of One Hundred Stars (TV movie)
Himself
 

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Heir to the Empire (voice on audiocassette book) released by Bantam Doubleday Dell audio publishing, 1991. See more »

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Alternate Names:

Dennis Lawson

Height:

5' 8" (1.73 m)
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Trivia:

In the 1983 movie Local Hero, Lawson played Gordon Urquhart; in the TV series Holby City, he played Tom Campbell-Gore; and, in Lucky Jim, he played Jules Gore-Urquhart. See more »

Star Sign:

Libra