Acting
Denis Lawson
EN, IT cinema · 45 credits
Born
27 September 1947 (age 79)
Birthplace
Perthshire, Scotland, UK
Also known as Denis Stamper 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
Filmography
Somnium
as PAT 1
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
as Wedge Antilles
Burns in the USA
as Narrator
A Quiet Night In
as Gerald
The Wee Man
as Willie Ferris
The Machine
as Thomson
Broken
as Mr. Buckley
Perfect Sense
as Boss
The Lighthouse Stevensons
as Narrator - (Voice), Production Assistant
Above Their Station
2010
Above Their Station
as Chief Constable Keith Boone
Enid
as Kenneth Waters
No Holds Bard
as Miekel
Breaking the Mould
as Alexander Fleming
A New Body at Last
as Narrator
The Thieving Headmistress
as Father Plunkett
The Black Death
as Narrator
Lucky Jim
as Julius Gore-Urqhart
Solid Geometry
Writer, Director
The Real Hughie Green
2001
The Real Hughie Green
as Himself - Narrator
This is Stanley Baxter
as Self - (Narrator)
The Bass Player
1999
The Bass Player
Director, Writer
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant
as Captain 'Dreadnought' Foster
A Royal Scandal
as Henry Brougham
Born Kicking
as Victor Grace
Bejewelled
as Alistair
The Zip
as Eric
Love After Lunch
as Miles Henderson
The Chain
as Keith
Local Hero
as Gordon Urquhart
Return of the Jedi
as Wedge
The Empire Strikes Back
as Wedge Antilles
Star Wars
as Red Two (Wedge Antilles)
Providence
as Dave Woodford
Holocaust 2000
as 2nd Journalist
The Man in the Iron Mask
as Claude
The Paradise Run
as Terrorist
Jumping Bean Bag
as Snare
The Merchant of Venice
as Launcelot Gobbo