Highest rated as cast or director
Bleak House
2005 · 1 Season
Local Hero
1983
Jekyll
2007 · 1 Season
New Tricks
2004 · 12 Seasons
Criminal Justice
2008 · 2 Seasons
Perfect Sense
2011
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.
Acted in 75
2020s
- 2026
- 2022
- 2021
2010s
- 2019
Somnium
PAT 1
- 2016
In Plain Sight
Laurence Dowdell · 1 episode
- 2014
A Quiet Night In
Gerald
- 2013
- 2012
Them From That Thing
Various · 2 episodes
- 2011
Candy Cabs
Kenny Ho · 3 episodes
Marchlands
Robert Bowen · 5 episodes
2000s
- 2009
Enid
Kenneth Waters
Breaking the Mould
Alexander Fleming
No Holds Bard
Miekel
- 2008
- 2007
- 2006
The Thieving Headmistress
Father Plunkett
- 2005
Sensitive Skin
Al Jackson · 6 episodes
- 2004
- 2003
Lucky Jim
Julius Gore-Urqhart
1990s
- 1999
- 1998
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant
Captain 'Dreadnought' Foster
The Round Tower
Arthur Brett · 3 episodes
The Ambassador
TV
- 1997
A Royal Scandal
Henry Brougham
- 1996
Fried Crumbed Brains
Movie
- 1994
- 1992
Born Kicking
Victor Grace
Natural Lies
James Towne · 3 episodes
- 1991
Bejewelled
Alistair
- 1990
Die Kinder
Film Boffin · 1 episode
1980s
- 1989
The Justice Game
Dominic Rossi · 7 episodes
- 1988
The Zip
Eric
- 1987
Love After Lunch
Miles Henderson
- 1986
Dead Head
Eddie Cass · 4 episodes
- 1985
Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV
TV
- 1984
The Chain
Keith
The Kit Curran Radio Show
Kit Curran · 12 episodes
- 1983
- 1981
- 1980
The Flipside of Dominick Hide
Felix
1970s
- 1978
Fearless Frank
Movie
Armchair Thriller
David Cooper · 1 episode
- 1977
Providence
Dave Woodford
- 1976
Plays for Britain
Terrorist · 1 episode
The Paradise Run
Terrorist
Jumping Bean Bag
Snare
- 1975
- 1973
The Merchant of Venice
Launcelot Gobbo
- 1970
Wrote 1
2000s
- 2002
Solid Geometry
Writer
Directed 1
2000s
- 2002
Solid Geometry
Director
Produced 1
2010s
- 2011
The Lighthouse Stevensons
Production Assistant
Appearances13
2010s
- 2019
- 2017
The Farmers' Country Showdown
Self - Narrator · 20 episodes
Burns in the USA
Narrator
- 2011
The Lighthouse Stevensons
Narrator - (Voice)
- 2010
The Beauty of Maps
Narrator (Voice) · 4 episodes
2000s
- 2007
The Genius of Photography
Narrator (voice) · 6 episodes
A New Body at Last
Narrator
- 2006
- 2004
The Black Death
Narrator
- 2002
- 2001
This is Stanley Baxter
Self - (Narrator)
1980s
- 1983
