Acting • AGE 78
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 Fortune
Martin Worrall
2026

Sister Boniface Mysteries
Lincoln Leigh Varsey
2022

The Weakest Link
Self - Contestant
2021

Star Wars: Visions
Wedge Antilles (voice)
2021

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Wedge Antilles
2019

Somnium
PAT 1
2019

Celebrity Gogglebox
Self
2019

The Farmers' Country Showdown
Self - Narrator
2017

Burns in the USA
Narrator
2017

In Plain Sight
Laurence Dowdell
2016

Victoria
Duke of Atholl
2016

A Quiet Night In
Gerald
2014

Inside No. 9
Gerald
2014

The Machine
Thomson
2013

The Wee Man
Willie Ferris
2013

Father Brown
Walter Sullivan
2013

Broken
Mr. Buckley
2012

Them From That Thing
Various
2012

Death in Paradise
Philip Marston
2011

Perfect Sense
Boss
2011

Candy Cabs
Kenny Ho
2011

Marchlands
Robert Bowen
2011

The Lighthouse Stevensons
Narrator - (Voice)
2011

The Beauty of Maps
Narrator (Voice)
2010

Enid
Kenneth Waters
2009

Breaking the Mould
Alexander Fleming
2009

Law & Order: UK
Philip Woodleigh
2009

No Holds Bard
Miekel
2009

Criminal Justice
Bill Faber
2008

The Passion
Annas
2008

The Genius of Photography
Narrator (voice)
2007

Jekyll
Peter Syme
2007

A New Body at Last
Narrator
2007

Robin Hood
2006

The One Show
Self
2006

The Thieving Headmistress
Father Plunkett
2006

Sensitive Skin
Al Jackson
2005

Bleak House
John Jarndyce
2005

Agatha Christie's Marple
Leo Argyle
2004

Hustle
Benny
2004

The Black Death
Narrator
2004

New Tricks
Steve McAndrew
2004

Lucky Jim
Julius Gore-Urqhart
2003

Timeshift
Self - Narrator
2002

Solid Geometry
Writer
2002

This is Stanley Baxter
Self - (Narrator)
2001

Holby City
Tom Campbell-Gore
1999

Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant
Captain 'Dreadnought' Foster
1998

Cold Feet
Alexander Welcht
1998

Hornblower
Captain Foster
1998

The Round Tower
Arthur Brett
1998

The Ambassador
1998

A Royal Scandal
Henry Brougham
1997

Fried Crumbed Brains
1996

Pie in the Sky
Nick Spencer
1994

Born Kicking
Victor Grace
1992

Natural Lies
James Towne
1992

Bejewelled
Alistair
1991

Die Kinder
Film Boffin
1990

Screen One
Bernard
1989

Tales from the Crypt
Frank
1989

The Justice Game
Dominic Rossi
1989

The Zip
Eric
1988

Love After Lunch
Miles Henderson
1987

Dead Head
Eddie Cass
1986

Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV
1985

The Chain
Keith
1984

The Kit Curran Radio Show
Kit Curran
1984

Natural World
Narrator
1983

Return of the Jedi
Wedge
1983

Local Hero
Gordon Urquhart
1983

Bergerac
Giroux
1981

The Flipside of Dominick Hide
Felix
1980

The Empire Strikes Back
Wedge Antilles
1980

Fearless Frank
1978

Armchair Thriller
David Cooper
1978

Holocaust 2000
2nd Journalist
1977

BBC2 Play of the Week
Professor Byron Smith / Ernest Dowson
1977

The Man in the Iron Mask
Claude
1977

Star Wars
Red Two (Wedge Antilles)
1977

Providence
Dave Woodford
1977

Plays for Britain
Terrorist
1976

The Paradise Run
Terrorist
1976

Jumping Bean Bag
Snare
1976

Survivors
Norman
1975

The Merchant of Venice
Launcelot Gobbo
1973

Play for Today
Felix
1970