Acting · Perthshire, Scotland, UK · Born September 27, 1947
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.
TVThe Fortune
2026
as Martin Worrall
TVSister Boniface Mysteries
2022
as Lincoln Leigh Varsey
TVThe Weakest Link
2021
as Self - Contestant
TVStar Wars: Visions
2021
as Wedge Antilles (voice)
MovieStar Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019
as Wedge Antilles
MovieSomnium
2019
as PAT 1
TVCelebrity Gogglebox
2019
as Self
TVThe Farmers' Country Showdown
2017
as Self - Narrator
MovieBurns in the USA
2017
as Narrator
TVIn Plain Sight
2016
as Laurence Dowdell
TVVictoria
2016
as Duke of Atholl
MovieA Quiet Night In
2014
as Gerald
TVInside No. 9
2014
as Gerald
MovieThe Machine
2013
as Thomson
MovieThe Wee Man
2013
as Willie Ferris
TVFather Brown
2013
as Walter Sullivan
MovieBroken
2012
as Mr. Buckley
TVThem From That Thing
2012
as Various
TVDeath in Paradise
2011
as Philip Marston
MoviePerfect Sense
2011
as Boss
TVCandy Cabs
2011
as Kenny Ho
TVMarchlands
2011
as Robert Bowen
MovieThe Lighthouse Stevensons
2011
as Narrator - (Voice)
TVThe Beauty of Maps
2010
as Narrator (Voice)
Above Their Station
2010
as Chief Constable Keith Boone
Mister Eleven
2009
as Len
MovieEnid
2009
as Kenneth Waters
MovieBreaking the Mould
2009
as Alexander Fleming
TVLaw & Order: UK
2009
as Philip Woodleigh
MovieNo Holds Bard
2009
as Miekel
TVCriminal Justice
2008
as Bill Faber
TVThe Passion
2008
as Annas
TVThe Genius of Photography
2007
as Narrator (voice)
TVJekyll
2007
as Peter Syme
MovieA New Body at Last
2007
as Narrator
TVRobin Hood
2006
TVThe One Show
2006
as Self
MovieThe Thieving Headmistress
2006
as Father Plunkett
Feel the Force
2006
as Gordon Campbell
TVSensitive Skin
2005
as Al Jackson
TVBleak House
2005
as John Jarndyce
TVAgatha Christie's Marple
2004
as Leo Argyle
TVHustle
2004
as Benny
MovieThe Black Death
2004
as Narrator
TVNew Tricks
2004
as Steve McAndrew
MovieLucky Jim
2003
as Julius Gore-Urqhart
TVTimeshift
2002
as Self - Narrator
Leonard
2001
The Real Hughie Green
2001
as Himself - Narrator
MovieThis is Stanley Baxter
2001
as Self - (Narrator)
Other People's Children
2000
as Tom
Bob Martin
2000
as Greg
TVHolby City
1999
as Tom Campbell-Gore
MovieHornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant
1998
as Captain 'Dreadnought' Foster
TVCold Feet
1998
as Alexander Welcht
TVHornblower
1998
as Captain Foster
TVThe Round Tower
1998
as Arthur Brett
TVThe Ambassador
1998
MovieA Royal Scandal
1997
as Henry Brougham
MovieFried Crumbed Brains
1996
TVPie in the Sky
1994
as Nick Spencer
MovieBorn Kicking
1992
as Victor Grace
TVNatural Lies
1992
as James Towne
MovieBejewelled
1991
as Alistair
TVDie Kinder
1990
as Film Boffin
One Way Out
1989
as Bernard
TVScreen One
1989
as Bernard
TVTales from the Crypt
1989
as Frank
TVThe Justice Game
1989
as Dominic Rossi
MovieThe Zip
1988
as Eric
MovieLove After Lunch
1987
as Miles Henderson
Sunday Premiere
1986
as Miles
TVDead Head
1986
as Eddie Cass
TVVictoria Wood: As Seen on TV
1985
MovieThe Chain
1984
as Keith
TVThe Kit Curran Radio Show
1984
as Kit Curran
Bitter Cherry
1983
TVNatural World
1983
as Narrator
MovieReturn of the Jedi
1983
as Wedge
MovieLocal Hero
1983
as Gordon Urquhart
TVBergerac
1981
as Giroux
MovieThe Flipside of Dominick Hide
1980
as Felix
MovieThe Empire Strikes Back
1980
as Wedge Antilles
MovieFearless Frank
1978
The Girl Who Walked Quickly
1978
as David Cooper
TVArmchair Thriller
1978
as David Cooper
MovieHolocaust 2000
1977
as 2nd Journalist
TVBBC2 Play of the Week
1977
as Professor Byron Smith / Ernest Dowson
MovieThe Man in the Iron Mask
1977
as Claude
MovieStar Wars
1977
as Red Two (Wedge Antilles)
MovieProvidence
1977
as Dave Woodford
TVPlays for Britain
1976
as Terrorist
MovieThe Paradise Run
1976
as Terrorist
MovieJumping Bean Bag
1976
as Snare
TVSurvivors
1975
as Norman
Seven Faces of Woman
1974
as Jerome
MovieThe Merchant of Venice
1973
as Launcelot Gobbo
TVPlay for Today
1970
as Felix
