Denis Lawson
September 27, 1947 · 78 years old
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
8 titles
Perfect Sense
A chef and a scientist fall in love as an epidemic begins to rob people of their sensory perceptions.
The Machine
In efforts to construct perfect android killing machines in a war against China, UK scientists exceed their goal and create a sentient robot.
Local Hero
An American oil company has plans for a new refinery and sends someone to Scotland to buy up an entire village, but things don't go as expected.
Broken
Three suburban English families' lives intertwine with tragic consequences.
Horatio Hornblower: The Fire Ship
While Lt. Hornblower studies for his promotion examination, he is distracted by the serious supply problems that face his crew.
The Man in the Iron Mask
D'Artagnan and his fellow Musketeers plot to replace the ineffectual Louis XIV of France with his secretly imprisoned twin brother Phillipe, who is the firstborn and rightful King.
The Fortune
Amanda's life is a happy one with her husband Jimmy, and son Luke. But her world is shattered when she is left an enormous inheritance by a man she has never heard of before, and she becomes embroiled in the world of the Worrall f...