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Denis Lawson

Acting · b. 1947 · Perthshire, Scotland, UK

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.

Known for

The Machine

5.9

The Machine

2013 · Thomson

Local Hero

6.8

Local Hero

1983 · Gordon Urquhart

Perfect Sense

6.9

Perfect Sense

2011 · Boss

Bleak House

8.1

Bleak House

2005 · Series · John Jarndyce

New Tricks

7.3

New Tricks

2004 · Series · Steve McAndrew

Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant

7.4

Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant

1998 · Captain 'Dreadnought' Foster

Holby City

5.8

Holby City

1999 · Series · Tom Campbell-Gore

Enid

6.4

Enid

2009 · Kenneth Waters

Tales from the Crypt

8.0

Tales from the Crypt

1989 · Series · Frank

Broken

6.9

Broken

2012 · Mr. Buckley

The Wee Man

5.6

The Wee Man

2013 · Willie Ferris

Star Wars: Visions

7.1

Star Wars: Visions

2021 · Series · Wedge Antilles (voice)

Year Popular Top rated

Directed

Solid Geometry

4.9

Solid Geometry

2002 · Director

The Bass Player

The Bass Player

1999 · Director

All acting credits91

The Fortune

9.0

The Fortune

2026 · Series · Martin Worrall

Sister Boniface Mysteries

6.4

Sister Boniface Mysteries

2022 · Series · Lincoln Leigh Varsey

Star Wars: Visions

7.1

Star Wars: Visions

2021 · Series · Wedge Antilles (voice)

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

6.3

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

2019 · Wedge Antilles

Somnium

9.0

Somnium

2019 · PAT 1

Burns in the USA

Burns in the USA

2017 · Narrator

Victoria

7.4

Victoria

2016 · Series · Duke of Atholl

In Plain Sight

6.9

In Plain Sight

2016 · Series · Laurence Dowdell

Inside No. 9

8.1

Inside No. 9

2014 · Series · Gerald

A Quiet Night In

A Quiet Night In

2014 · Gerald

Father Brown

7.6

Father Brown

2013 · Series · Walter Sullivan

The Machine

5.9

The Machine

2013 · Thomson

The Wee Man

5.6

The Wee Man

2013 · Willie Ferris

Broken

6.9

Broken

2012 · Mr. Buckley

Them From That Thing

6.0

Them From That Thing

2012 · Series · Various

Death in Paradise

7.4

Death in Paradise

2011 · Series · Philip Marston

Perfect Sense

6.9

Perfect Sense

2011 · Boss

Marchlands

6.9

Marchlands

2011 · Series · Robert Bowen