Denis Lawson

Personal Info

Birthday

September 27, 1947

(77 years old)

Place of Birth

Perthshire, Scotland, UK

Also Known As

دنیس لاسن

Denis Stamper Lawson

Denis Lawson

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.

Known For

Death in Paradise

Father Brown

Agatha Christie's Marple

Inside No. 9

Play for Today

Star Wars

Bergerac

Tales from the Crypt

Filmography

2019
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
as Wedge Antilles
Somnium
as PAT 1
2017
Burns in the USA
as Narrator
2013
The Machine
as Thomson
The Wee Man
as Willie Ferris
2012
Broken
as Mr. Buckley
2011
Perfect Sense
as Boss
The Lighthouse Stevensons
as Narrator - (Voice)
2010
Above Their Station
as Chief Constable Keith Boone
2009
Enid
as Kenneth Waters
Breaking the Mould
as Alexander Fleming
No Holds Bard
as Miekel
2007
A New Body at Last
as Narrator
2006
The Thieving Headmistress
as Father Plunkett
2004
The Black Death
as Narrator
2003
Lucky Jim
as Julius Gore-Urqhart
2001
The Real Hughie Green
as Himself - Narrator
1998
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant
as Captain 'Dreadnought' Foster
1997
A Royal Scandal
as Henry Brougham
1992
Born Kicking
as Victor Grace
1991
Bejewelled
as Alistair
1989
One Way Out
as Bernard
1988
The Zip
as Eric
1984
The Chain
as Keith
1983
Return of the Jedi
as Wedge
Local Hero
as Gordon Urquhart
1980
The Flipside of Dominick Hide
as Felix
The Empire Strikes Back
as Wedge Antilles
1978
The Girl Who Walked Quickly
as David Cooper
1977
Holocaust 2000
as 2nd Journalist
The Man in the Iron Mask
as Claude
Star Wars
as Red Two (Wedge Antilles)
Providence
as Dave Woodford
1976
The Paradise Run
as Terrorist
Jumping Bean Bag
as Snare
1973
The Merchant of Venice
as Launcelot Gobbo