Acting · Marton, New Zealand · Born February 17, 1940
James Laurenson (1940-2024) was a New Zealand born actor predominantly based in the UK.
MovieRoald Dahl's Matilda the Musical
2022
as Ancient / Sleeping Teacher
TVThe Crown
2016
as Doctor Weir
MovieThe Comedy of Errors - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
2015
as Egeon
TVWolf Hall
2015
as Earl of Shrewsbury
MovieThe Riot Club
2014
as College President
TVThe Widower
2014
as Brian Drumm
TVEndeavour
2013
as Professor George Amory
TVFather Brown
2013
as Professor Hilary Ambrose
MoviePrivate Peaceful
2012
as Major Fitzpatrick
TVThe Hollow Crown
2012
as Westmoreland
MovieHoly Flying Circus
2011
as Archbishop of York
MovieNational Theatre Live: The Cherry Orchard
2011
as Gaev
MovieOne Day
2011
as Mr. Cope
MovieNational Theatre Live: Hamlet
2010
as Ghost / Player King
MovieMargaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley
2008
as Leslie Thomas
TVHustle
2004
as Peter Williams
MovieThree Blind Mice
2003
as William Storbest
MovieAfterLife
2003
TVSpooks
2002
as Lord Young
TVBorn and Bred
2002
as Brigadier Arbuthnot
The Cry
2002
as Richard Crossdyke
TVThe Cry
2002
as Richard Crossdyke
MovieThe Cat's Meow
2001
as Dr. Daniel Goodman
MovieThis Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper
2000
as Chief Constable Ronald Gregory
TVThis Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper
2000
as Chief Const. Ronald Gregory
MovieDead Bolt Dead
1999
as The Boss
MovieSharpe: The Legend
1997
as Ross (archive footage)
MovieSharpe's Revenge
1997
as Major General Hector Ross
TVThe Vanishing Man
1997
as Moreau
MovieThe Vanishing Man
1997
as Moreau
TVMidsomer Murders
1997
as James Tate
MovieThe Cold Light of Day
1996
as Pavel Novak
MovieSharpe's Mission
1996
as Major General Hector Ross
MovieSharpe's Siege
1996
as Major General Hector Ross
MovieSharpe's Regiment
1996
as Major General Hector Ross
TVSilent Witness
1996
as Professor Peter Sachs
TVSharpe
1993
as Maj. Gen. Hector Ross
MovieA House in the Hills
1993
as Mr. Rankin
TVBetween the Lines
1992
as Supt. Pat Salter
TVHeartbeat
1992
as Det. Ch. Supt. Tatton
TVPrime Suspect
1991
as Paul Endicott
MovieThe Care of Time
1990
as General Newell
TVCapital News
1990
MovieRainbow Drive
1990
as Hans Roerhrig
MovieProject: Tinman
1990
as Wheeler
MovieThieves in the Night
1989
as Gordon-Smith
MovieCountdown to War
1989
as Ciano
TVThe Bourne Identity
1988
as Gillette
MovieCodename: Kyril
1988
as Sikarov
MovieThe Man Who Fell to Earth
1987
as Felix Hawthorne
TVInspector Morse
1987
as Tony Richards
TVArtists and Models
1986
as Jacques-Louis David
TVLovejoy
1986
as Greg Veitch
TVStingray
1985
MoviePaint Me a Murder
1984
as Luke Lorenz
MovieHeartbreakers
1984
as Terry Ray
TVHammer House of Mystery and Suspense
1984
as Luke Lorenz
TVTaggart
1983
as Maurice Bain
TVRemington Steele
1982
as Raymond Merleau
MoviePink Floyd: The Wall
1982
as Pink's Father
TVCagney & Lacey
1982
MovieThe Monster Club
1981
as Raven (the Shadmock)
A Spy at Evening
1981
as Tom Hart
MovieJude
1980
as Dick
TVHammer House of Horror
1980
as Mr. Rayburn
MovieQuiet as a Nun
1978
as Alexander Skarbek
TVArmchair Thriller
1978
as Alexander Skarbek
TVThe Professionals
1977
as Meredith
Romance
1977
as Logan Rossiter
The Winter Warrior
1976
as Theodric
TVThe Duchess of Duke Street
1976
as Culliford
MovieThe Witches of Pendle
1976
as Abraham Law
MovieOld Man March Is Dead
1976
as Bert
Children of the Sun
1975
as Howard
TVSpace: 1999
1975
as Patrick Osgood
TVThe Girls of Slender Means
1975
as Nicholas Farringdon
TVArmchair Cinema
1974
as Alain Poitaud
MovieThe Prison
1974
as Alain Poitaud
MovieThe Turn of the Screw
1974
as Peter Quint
MovieThe Lady from the Sea
1974
as The Stranger
TVCentre Play
1973
as Bert
TVCrown Court
1972
TVVan der Valk
1972
as Paul Kortman
TVBoney
1972
TVThe Shadow of the Tower
1972
TVFathers and Sons
1971
as Yevgeny Bazarov
MovieThe Man in the Sidecar
1971
as Gerald
TVElizabeth R
1971
as Simier
MovieAssault
1971
as Greg Lomax
MovieHamlet
1970
as Rosencrantz
TVPlay for Today
1970
as Dick
MovieEdward II
1970
as Piers Gaveston
MovieThe Tragedy of King Richard II
1970
as Sir Pierce of Exton
MovieThe Magic Christian
1969
as Oxford Crew
MovieWomen in Love
1969
as Minister
TVITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Rosencrantz
Treasure Island
1968
as Dick Johnson
TVThe Expert
1968
as Norry
TVITV Playhouse
1967
as Alan Black
TVThirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as Michael
TVPublic Eye
1965
as Ken
TVCoronation Street
1960
as Rev. Peter Hope
TVHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Rosencrantz
