Denis Lawson

Known for

Acting

Born

September 27, 1947 (age 79)

Birthplace

Perthshire, Scotland, UK

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.

Best known work

Star Wars

1977

The Empire Strikes Back

1980

Return of the Jedi

1983

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

2019

Perfect Sense

2011

Tales from the Crypt

1989

The Machine

2013

Star Wars: Visions

2021

Local Hero

1983

Death in Paradise

2011

Filmography

2026
The FortuneTV
as Martin Worrall (4 episodes)
2022
Sister Boniface MysteriesTV
as Lincoln Leigh Varsey (1 episode)
2021
The Weakest LinkTV
as Self - Contestant (1 episode)
2021
Star Wars: VisionsTV
as Wedge Antilles (voice) (1 episode)
2019
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
as Wedge Antilles
2019
Somnium
as PAT 1
2019
Celebrity GoggleboxTV
as Self (2 episodes)
2017
The Farmers' Country ShowdownTV
as Self - Narrator (20 episodes)
2017
Burns in the USA
as Narrator
2016
In Plain SightTV
as Laurence Dowdell (1 episode)
2016
VictoriaTV
as Duke of Atholl (1 episode)
2014
A Quiet Night In
as Gerald
2014
Inside No. 9TV
as Gerald (1 episode)
2013
The Machine
as Thomson
2013
The Wee Man
as Willie Ferris
2013
Father BrownTV
as Walter Sullivan (2 episodes)
2012
Broken
as Mr. Buckley
2012
Them From That ThingTV
as Various (2 episodes)
2011
Death in ParadiseTV
as Philip Marston (1 episode)
2011
Perfect Sense
as Boss
2011
Candy CabsTV
as Kenny Ho (3 episodes)
2011
MarchlandsTV
as Robert Bowen (5 episodes)
2011
The Lighthouse Stevensons
as Narrator - (Voice), Production Assistant
2010
The Beauty of MapsTV
as Narrator (Voice) (4 episodes)
2010
Above Their Station
as Chief Constable Keith Boone