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

Death in Paradise
2018
Holby City
2001
The One Show
2009
Play for Today
1980
Father Brown
2025
Tales from the Crypt
1996
Natural World
2000
New Tricks
2012
Agatha Christie's Marple
2007
Hustle
2011
Bergerac
1983
Star Wars
1977

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
101
Directing
2
Writing
2
Producing
1
2026
The Fortune
as Martin Worrall
2025
The Weakest Link
as Self - Contestant
2025
Father Brown
as Walter Sullivan
2024
Sister Boniface Mysteries
as Lincoln Leigh Varsey
2023
Star Wars: Visions
as Wedge Antilles (voice)
2021
The Farmers' Country Showdown
as Self - Narrator
2020
Celebrity Gogglebox
as Self
2019
Somnium
as PAT 1
2019
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
as Wedge Antilles
2018
Death in Paradise
as Philip Marston
2017
Burns in the USA
as Narrator
2017
Victoria
as Duke of Atholl
2016
In Plain Sight
as Laurence Dowdell
2014
A Quiet Night In
as Gerald
2014
Inside No. 9
as Gerald
2013
The Wee Man
as Willie Ferris
2013
The Machine
as Thomson
2012
Broken
as Mr. Buckley
2012
New Tricks
as Steve McAndrew
2012
Them From That Thing
as Various
2011
Perfect Sense
as Boss
2011
The Lighthouse Stevensons
as Narrator - (Voice)
2011
Marchlands
as Robert Bowen
2011
Candy Cabs
as Kenny Ho
2011
Hustle
as Benny
2011
Timeshift
as Self - Narrator
2010
Above Their Station
as Chief Constable Keith Boone
2010
The Beauty of Maps
as Narrator (Voice)
2010
Law & Order: UK
as Philip Woodleigh
2009
Enid
as Kenneth Waters
2009
No Holds Bard
as Miekel
2009
Breaking the Mould
as Alexander Fleming
2009
The One Show
as Self
2009
Mister Eleven
as Len
2009
Criminal Justice
as Bill Faber
2008
The Passion
as Annas
2007
A New Body at Last
as Narrator
2007
Jekyll
as Peter Syme
2007
Robin Hood
2007
The Genius of Photography
as Narrator (voice)
2007
Agatha Christie's Marple
as Leo Argyle
2006
The Thieving Headmistress
as Father Plunkett
2006
Feel the Force
as Gordon Campbell
2006
Dalziel and Pascoe
as John Barron
2005
Bleak House
as John Jarndyce
2005
Sensitive Skin
as Al Jackson
2004
The Black Death
as Narrator
2003
Lucky Jim
as Julius Gore-Urqhart
2001
The Real Hughie Green
as Himself - Narrator
2001
Leonard
2001
This is Stanley Baxter
as Self - (Narrator)
2001
Holby City
as Tom Campbell-Gore
2000
Other People's Children
as Tom
2000
Bob Martin
as Greg
2000
Natural World
as Narrator
1998
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant
as Captain 'Dreadnought' Foster
1998
Cold Feet
as Alexander Welcht
1998
Hornblower
as Captain Foster
1998
The Round Tower
as Arthur Brett
1998
The Ambassador
1997
A Royal Scandal
as Henry Brougham
1997
Pie in the Sky
as Nick Spencer
1996
Fried Crumbed Brains
1996
Tales from the Crypt
as Frank
1992
Born Kicking
as Victor Grace
1992
Natural Lies
as James Towne
1992
Screen One
as Victor Grace
1991
Bejewelled
as Alistair
1990
Die Kinder
as Film Boffin
1989
One Way Out
as Bernard
1989
Screen One
as Bernard
1989
The Justice Game
as Dominic Rossi
1988
The Zip
as Eric
1987
Love After Lunch
as Miles Henderson
1987
Sunday Premiere
as Miles
1986
Dead Head
as Eddie Cass
1985
Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV
1984
The Chain
as Keith
1984
The Kit Curran Radio Show
as Kit Curran
1983
Local Hero
as Gordon Urquhart
1983
Return of the Jedi
as Wedge
1983
Bitter Cherry
1983
Bergerac
as Giroux
1980
The Empire Strikes Back
as Wedge Antilles
1980
The Flipside of Dominick Hide
as Felix
1980
Play for Today
as Felix
1978
Fearless Frank
1978
The Girl Who Walked Quickly
as David Cooper
1978
BBC2 Play of the Week
as Professor Byron Smith / Ernest Dowson
1978
Armchair Thriller
as David Cooper
1977
Star Wars
as Red Two (Wedge Antilles)
1977
Providence
as Dave Woodford
1977
Holocaust 2000
as 2nd Journalist
1977
The Man in the Iron Mask
as Claude
1977
Seven Faces of Woman
as Jerome
1976
The Paradise Run
as Terrorist
1976
Jumping Bean Bag
as Snare
1976
Play for Today
as Snare
1976
Plays for Britain
as Terrorist
1975
Survivors
as Norman
1973
The Merchant of Venice
as Launcelot Gobbo