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Denis Lawson - Actor & Filmmaker | The Couch Critic
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Denis Lawson
Born
Sep 27, 1947
Age 78
Place of Birth
Perthshire, Scotland, UK
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Career Highlights
41
Movies
49
TV Shows
2
Directed
Also Known As
Denis Stamper Lawson
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Denis Lawson
Acting
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.
Movies
41
TV Shows
49
Director
2
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
as
Wedge Antilles
2019
Somnium
as
PAT 1
2019
Burns in the USA
as
Narrator
2017
The Machine
as
Thomson
2013
The Wee Man
as
Willie Ferris
2013
Broken
as
Mr. Buckley
2012
Perfect Sense
as
Boss
2011
The Lighthouse Stevensons
as
Narrator - (Voice)
2011
Above Their Station
as
Chief Constable Keith Boone
2010
Enid
as
Kenneth Waters
2009
Breaking the Mould
as
Alexander Fleming
2009
No Holds Bard
as
Miekel
2009
A New Body at Last
as
Narrator
2007
The Thieving Headmistress
as
Father Plunkett
2006
The Black Death
as
Narrator
2004
Lucky Jim
as
Julius Gore-Urqhart
2003
Leonard
Cast
2001
The Real Hughie Green
as
Himself - Narrator
2001
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant
as
Captain 'Dreadnought' Foster
1998
A Royal Scandal
as
Henry Brougham
1997
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