Denis Lawson

1947 (78) • Acting

Born: 9/27/1947 (78) in Perthshire, Scotland, UK

Known for: Acting

Denis Lawson

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

Perfect Sense

69%

Boss

2011

Tales from the Crypt

80%

Frank

1989

The Machine

59%

Thomson

2013

Star Wars: Visions

71%

Wedge Antilles (voice)

2021

Local Hero

68%

Gordon Urquhart

1983

Death in Paradise

74%

Philip Marston

2011

Victoria

74%

Duke of Atholl

2016

Inside No. 9

81%

Gerald

2014

Sister Boniface Mysteries

65%

Lincoln Leigh Varsey

2022

The Weakest Link

60%

Self - Contestant

2021

Star Wars: Visions

71%

Wedge Antilles (voice)

2021

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

62%

Wedge Antilles

2019

Somnium

90%

PAT 1

2019

Celebrity Gogglebox

66%

Self

2019

The Farmers' Country Showdown

Self - Narrator

2017

Burns in the USA

Narrator

2017

In Plain Sight

70%

Laurence Dowdell

2016

Victoria

74%

Duke of Atholl

2016

A Quiet Night In

Gerald

2014

Inside No. 9

81%

Gerald

2014

The Machine

59%

Thomson

2013

The Wee Man

56%

Willie Ferris

2013

Father Brown

76%

Walter Sullivan

2013

Broken

69%

Mr. Buckley

2012

Them From That Thing

60%

Various

2012

Death in Paradise

74%

Philip Marston

2011

Perfect Sense

69%

Boss

2011

Candy Cabs

70%

Kenny Ho

2011

Marchlands

69%

Robert Bowen

2011

The Lighthouse Stevensons

80%

Narrator - (Voice)

2011

The Lighthouse Stevensons

80%

Production Assistant

2011

The Beauty of Maps

Narrator (Voice)

2010

Above Their Station

Chief Constable Keith Boone

2010

Mister Eleven

45%

Len

2009

Enid

64%

Kenneth Waters

2009

Breaking the Mould

55%

Alexander Fleming

2009