Sep 27, 1947 - Perthshire, Scotland, UK
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.
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| Movie | 1977 | Star Wars | Red Two (Wedge Antilles) | |
| Movie | 1983 | Local Hero | Gordon Urquhart | |
| Movie | 1998 | Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant | Captain 'Dreadnought' Foster | |
| Movie | 2009 | Enid | Kenneth Waters | |
| Movie | 2019 | Somnium | PAT 1 | |
| Movie | 2011 | Perfect Sense | Boss | |
| Movie | 1977 | Providence | Dave Woodford | |
| Movie | 2013 | The Wee Man | Willie Ferris | |
| Movie | 1996 | Fried Crumbed Brains | ||
| Movie | 2012 | Broken | Mr. Buckley | |
| Movie | 2009 | No Holds Bard | Miekel | |
| Movie | 1984 | The Chain | Keith | |
| Movie | 2013 | The Machine | Thomson | |
| Movie | 2009 | Breaking the Mould | Alexander Fleming | |
| Movie | 1976 | The Paradise Run | Terrorist | |
| Movie | 1980 | The Empire Strikes Back | Wedge Antilles | |
| Movie | 1983 | Return of the Jedi | Wedge | |
| Movie | 1978 | Fearless Frank | ||
| Movie | 2011 | The Lighthouse Stevensons | Narrator - (Voice) | |
| Movie | 1989 | One Way Out | Bernard | |
| Movie | 1980 | The Flipside of Dominick Hide | Felix | |
| Movie | 2003 | Lucky Jim | Julius Gore-Urqhart | |
| Movie | 1983 | Bitter Cherry | ||
| Movie | 1991 | Bejewelled | Alistair | |
| Movie | 2006 | The Thieving Headmistress | Father Plunkett | |
| Movie | 2010 | Above Their Station | Chief Constable Keith Boone | |
| Movie | 1997 | A Royal Scandal | Henry Brougham | |
| Movie | 1977 | Holocaust 2000 | 2nd Journalist | |
| Movie | 1977 | The Man in the Iron Mask | Claude | |
| Movie | 1988 | The Zip | Eric | |
| Movie | 2004 | The Black Death | Narrator | |
| Movie | 2001 | The Real Hughie Green | Himself - Narrator | |
| Movie | 2019 | Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker | Wedge Antilles | |
| Movie | 2017 | Burns in the USA | Narrator | |
| Movie | 1992 | Born Kicking | Victor Grace | |
| Movie | 1976 | Jumping Bean Bag | Snare | |
| Movie | 1973 | The Merchant of Venice | Launcelot Gobbo | |
| Movie | 2007 | A New Body at Last | Narrator | |
| Movie | 2001 | Leonard | ||
| Movie | 1978 | The Girl Who Walked Quickly | David Cooper | |
| TV Show | 1998 | Cold Feet | 1 | |
| TV Show | 2007 | Jekyll | Peter Syme | 6 |
| TV Show | 1998 | Hornblower | Captain Foster | 1 |
| TV Show | 2006 | The One Show | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 1981 | Bergerac | Giroux | 1 |
| TV Show | 1989 | Tales from the Crypt | Frank | 1 |
| TV Show | 2005 | Bleak House | John Jarndyce | 15 |
| TV Show | 2009 | Mister Eleven | Len | 2 |
| TV Show | 2006 | Feel the Force | Gordon Campbell | 1 |
| TV Show | 1984 | The Kit Curran Radio Show | Kit Curran | 12 |
| TV Show | 1975 | Survivors | Norman | 1 |
| TV Show | 1976 | Rock Follies | 12 | |
| TV Show | 2008 | Criminal Justice | Bill Faber | 5 |
| TV Show | 2000 | Other People's Children | Tom | 4 |
| TV Show | 2000 | Bob Martin | Greg | 12 |
| TV Show | 2008 | The Passion | Annas | 6 |
| TV Show | 2005 | Sensitive Skin | Al Jackson | 12 |
| TV Show | 1983 | Natural World | Narrator | 1 |
| TV Show | 2021 | Star Wars: Visions | Wedge Antilles (voice) | 1 |
| TV Show | 2016 | Victoria | Duke of Atholl | 1 |
| TV Show | 2011 | Marchlands | Robert Bowen | 5 |
| TV Show | 2011 | Candy Cabs | 3 | |
| TV Show | 2010 | The Beauty of Maps | Narrator (Voice) | 4 |
| TV Show | 2004 | New Tricks | Steve McAndrew | 40 |
| TV Show | 2014 | Inside No. 9 | Gerald | 1 |
| TV Show | 2017 | The Farmers' Country Showdown | Self - Narrator | 20 |
| TV Show | 1970 | Play for Today | Felix | 1 |
| TV Show | 2006 | Robin Hood | 1 | |
| TV Show | 2004 | Hustle | Benny | 1 |
| TV Show | 1985 | Victoria Wood As Seen On TV | 2 | |
| TV Show | 2007 | The Genius of Photography | Narrator (voice) | 6 |
| TV Show | 1994 | Pie in the Sky | Nick Spencer | 1 |
| TV Show | 1996 | Dalziel & Pascoe | John Barron | 2 |
| TV Show | 1986 | Dead Head | Eddie Cass | 4 |
| TV Show | 2011 | Death in Paradise | Philip Marston | 1 |
| TV Show | 2004 | Agatha Christie's Marple | Leo Argyle | 1 |
| TV Show | 2019 | Celebrity Gogglebox | Self | 2 |
| TV Show | 2016 | In Plain Sight | Laurence Dowdell | 1 |
| TV Show | 2012 | Them From That Thing | Various | 2 |
| TV Show | 1970 | Play for Today | Snare | 1 |
| TV Show | 2022 | Sister Boniface Mysteries | Lincoln Leigh Varsey | 1 |
| TV Show | 2021 | The Weakest Link | Self - Contestant | 1 |
| TV Show | 2013 | Father Brown | Walter Sullivan | 2 |
| TV Show | 1998 | The Round Tower | Arthur Brett | 3 |
| TV Show | 2009 | Law & Order: UK | Philip Woodleigh | 1 |
| TV Show | 1977 | BBC2 Play of the Week | Professor Byron Smith / Ernest Dowson | 1 |
| TV Show | 1978 | Armchair Thriller | David Cooper | 1 |
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| Movie | 2002 | Solid Geometry | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 2002 | Solid Geometry | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2011 | The Lighthouse Stevensons | Production Assistant | Production |
| Movie | 1999 | The Bass Player | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1999 | The Bass Player | Writer | Writing |
