Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
September 27, 1947
Age
78
Place of Birth
Perthshire, Scotland, UK
Popularity
2.1
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.
Also known as
Denis Stamper Lawson
Latest News
Known For
7.4
Death in Paradise
2011 · TV
6.6
Play for Today
1970 · TV
5.8
Holby City
1999 · TV
7.3
New Tricks
2004 · TV
7.6
Father Brown
2013 · TV
4.4
The One Show
2006 · TV
7.8
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004 · TV
8.2
Star Wars
1977 · Movie
7.4
Natural World
1983 · TV
8.0
Tales from the Crypt
1989 · TV
7.7
Hustle
2004 · TV
6.4
Dalziel and Pascoe
1996 · TV
Filmography
2026
The Fortune
TV · Martin Worrall
9.0
2022
Sister Boniface Mysteries
TV · Lincoln Leigh Varsey
6.5
2021
The Weakest Link
TV · Self - Contestant
6.0
2021
Star Wars: Visions
TV · Wedge Antilles (voice)
7.1
2019
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Movie · Wedge Antilles
6.3
2019
Somnium
Movie · PAT 1
9.0
2019
Celebrity Gogglebox
TV · Self
6.6
2017
The Farmers' Country Showdown
TV · Self - Narrator
0.0
2017
Burns in the USA
Movie · Narrator
0.0
2016
In Plain Sight
TV · Laurence Dowdell
6.9
2016
Victoria
TV · Duke of Atholl
7.4
2014
A Quiet Night In
Movie · Gerald
0.0
2014
Inside No. 9
TV · Gerald
8.1
2013
The Machine
Movie · Thomson
5.9
2013
The Wee Man
Movie · Willie Ferris
5.6
2013
Father Brown
TV · Walter Sullivan
7.6
2012
Broken
Movie · Mr. Buckley
6.9
2012
Them From That Thing
TV · Various
6.0
2011
Death in Paradise
TV · Philip Marston
7.4
2011
Perfect Sense
Movie · Boss
6.9
2011
Candy Cabs
TV · Kenny Ho
7.0
2011
Marchlands
TV · Robert Bowen
6.9
2011
The Lighthouse Stevensons
Movie · Narrator - (Voice)
8.0
2010
The Beauty of Maps
TV · Narrator (Voice)
0.0