Acting • AGE 84
James Laurenson (1940-2024) was a New Zealand born actor predominantly based in the UK.


Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical
Ancient / Sleeping Teacher
2022

The Crown
Doctor Weir
2016

The Comedy of Errors - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
Egeon
2015

Wolf Hall
Earl of Shrewsbury
2015

The Riot Club
College President
2014

The Widower
Brian Drumm
2014

Endeavour
Professor George Amory
2013

Father Brown
Professor Hilary Ambrose
2013

Private Peaceful
Major Fitzpatrick
2012

The Hollow Crown
Westmoreland
2012

Holy Flying Circus
Archbishop of York
2011

National Theatre Live: The Cherry Orchard
Gaev
2011

One Day
Mr. Cope
2011

National Theatre Live: Hamlet
Ghost / Player King
2010

Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley
Leslie Thomas
2008

Hustle
Peter Williams
2004

Three Blind Mice
William Storbest
2003

AfterLife
2003

Spooks
Lord Young
2002

Born and Bred
Brigadier Arbuthnot
2002

The Cry
Richard Crossdyke
2002

The Cat's Meow
Dr. Daniel Goodman
2001

This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper
Chief Constable Ronald Gregory
2000

This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper
Chief Const. Ronald Gregory
2000

Dead Bolt Dead
The Boss
1999

Sharpe: The Legend
Ross (archive footage)
1997

Sharpe's Revenge
Major General Hector Ross
1997

The Vanishing Man
Moreau
1997

The Vanishing Man
Moreau
1997

Midsomer Murders
James Tate
1997

The Cold Light of Day
Pavel Novak
1996

Sharpe's Mission
Major General Hector Ross
1996

Sharpe's Siege
Major General Hector Ross
1996

Sharpe's Regiment
Major General Hector Ross
1996

Silent Witness
Professor Peter Sachs
1996

Sharpe
Maj. Gen. Hector Ross
1993

A House in the Hills
Mr. Rankin
1993

Between the Lines
Supt. Pat Salter
1992

Heartbeat
Det. Ch. Supt. Tatton
1992

Prime Suspect
Paul Endicott
1991

The Care of Time
General Newell
1990

Capital News
1990

Rainbow Drive
Hans Roerhrig
1990

Project: Tinman
Wheeler
1990

Thieves in the Night
Gordon-Smith
1989

Countdown to War
Ciano
1989

The Bourne Identity
Gillette
1988

Codename: Kyril
Sikarov
1988

The Man Who Fell to Earth
Felix Hawthorne
1987

Inspector Morse
Tony Richards
1987

Artists and Models
Jacques-Louis David
1986

Lovejoy
Greg Veitch
1986

Stingray
1985

Paint Me a Murder
Luke Lorenz
1984

Heartbreakers
Terry Ray
1984

Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
Luke Lorenz
1984

Taggart
Maurice Bain
1983

Remington Steele
Raymond Merleau
1982

Pink Floyd: The Wall
Pink's Father
1982

Cagney & Lacey
1982

The Monster Club
Raven (the Shadmock)
1981

Jude
Dick
1980

Hammer House of Horror
Mr. Rayburn
1980

Quiet as a Nun
Alexander Skarbek
1978

Armchair Thriller
Alexander Skarbek
1978

The Professionals
Meredith
1977

The Duchess of Duke Street
Culliford
1976

The Witches of Pendle
Abraham Law
1976

Old Man March Is Dead
Bert
1976

Space: 1999
Patrick Osgood
1975

The Girls of Slender Means
Nicholas Farringdon
1975

Armchair Cinema
Alain Poitaud
1974

The Prison
Alain Poitaud
1974

The Turn of the Screw
Peter Quint
1974

The Lady from the Sea
The Stranger
1974

Centre Play
Bert
1973

Crown Court
1972

Van der Valk
Paul Kortman
1972

Boney
1972

The Shadow of the Tower
1972

Fathers and Sons
Yevgeny Bazarov
1971

The Man in the Sidecar
Gerald
1971

Elizabeth R
Simier
1971

Assault
Greg Lomax
1971

Hamlet
Rosencrantz
1970

Play for Today
Dick
1970

Edward II
Piers Gaveston
1970

The Tragedy of King Richard II
Sir Pierce of Exton
1970

The Magic Christian
Oxford Crew
1969

Women in Love
Minister
1969

ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Rosencrantz
1969

The Expert
Norry
1968

ITV Playhouse
Alan Black
1967

Thirty-Minute Theatre
Michael
1965

Public Eye
Ken
1965

Coronation Street
Rev. Peter Hope
1960

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Rosencrantz
1951