John Sessions
Acting
145
Acting Credits
Biography
Actor, comedian and impressionist who was better known for his improvisation comedy.
Known For
Filmography
Belfast
2021
as Joseph Tomelty as Marley
The Great
2020
as Bishop Tarcinkus
Intrigo: Dear Agnes
2019
as Pumpermann
Loving Vincent: The Impossible Dream
2019
as Self
Balls
2018
as Brownlow
The Town That Floored the World
2018
as Presenter
Loving Vincent
2017
as Pere Tanguy
Finding Your Feet
2017
as Mike Abbott
The Loch
2017
as DCI Frank Smilie
Red Top
2016
as The Accountant
Florence Foster Jenkins
2016
as Dr. Hermann
The Rack Pack
2016
as Ted Lowe
Whisky Galore
2016
as Doctor McLaren
Denial
2016
as Prof. Richard Evans
Victoria
2016
as Lord John Russell
Upstart Crow
2016
as Lord Inquisitor
Sean Connery: In His Own Words
2015
as Narrator
Legend
2015
as Lord Boothby
We're Doomed! The Dad's Army Story
2015
as Arthur Lowe
Mr. Holmes
2015
as Mycroft Holmes
Hiroshima: The Aftermath
2015
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
2015
as John Murray
Pudsey the Dog: The Movie
2014
as Thorne
The Silent Storm
2014
as Mr. Smith
Outlander
2014
as Arthur Duncan
Filth
2013
as Toal
Father Brown
2013
as Reverend Adam Gillespie
Blandings
2013
as Lord Didcot
30 Years of Comic Strip
2012
The Domino Effect
2012
as Talk Show Host
Dead Boss
2012
as Sir Humphreys
Moone Boy
2012
The Real American: Joe McCarthy
2011
as Joe McCarthy
The Hunt for Tony Blair
2011
as Tebbit
The Hunt for Tony Blair
2011
as Norman Tebbit
The Iron Lady
2011
as Edward Heath
Friday Night Dinner
2011
as Mr. Murray
Death in Paradise
2011
as Hugh Davenport
Spies and Lies
2010
as Folkes
Made in Dagenham
2010
as Harold Wilson
The Making of Plus One
2010
as Derek - the line producer
Gerard Kelly: A Celebration
2010
as Self
Sherlock
2010
as Kenny Prince
Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge
2010
The Last Station
2009
as Dushan
Nativity!
2009
as Mr. Lore
Breaking the Mould
2009
as Edward Mellanby
Margaret
2009
as Geoffrey Howe
Inconceivable
2008
as Finbar 'Finn' Darrow
Reichenbach Falls
2007
as Professor Bell
Skins
2007
as Geoff Fitzgerald
Ronni Ancona & Co
2007
Oliver Twist
2007
as Mr Sowerberry
British Film Forever
2007
Lewis
2007
as Professor Rufus Strickfaden
Scoop
2006
as Strombel's Co-Worker (uncredited)
Low Winter Sun
2006
as Prof Barry Lennox
The Good Shepherd
2006
as Valentin Mironov #1/Yuri Modin
Hotel Babylon
2006
The English Harem
2005
as Ridley
Rag Tale
2005
as Felix Miles Sty
Doctor Who
2005
as Gus
Five Children and It
2004
as Peasemarsh
Lighthouse Hill
2004
as Mr. Reynard
The Merchant of Venice
2004
as Salerio
Hawking
2004
as Dennis Sciama
Stella Street
2004
The Legend of the Tamworth Two
2004
as Rival Newspaper Editor
New Tricks
2004
Shameless
2004
as Father McGinn
The Key
2003
Celebrity Mastermind
2003
as Himself
QI
2003
as Self
George Eliot: A Scandalous Life
2002
as George Henry Lewes
One of the Hollywood Ten
2002
as Paul Jarrico
Gangs of New York
2002
as Harry Watkins / Lincoln
Doctor Who: Death Comes to Time
2002
as General Tannis
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
2002
as John Corntel
High Heels and Low Lifes
2001
as Director
David Macaulay: Mill Times
2001
as Shadrack Moore (voice)
Judge John Deed
2001
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
2001
as Prof. Rutherford
Around The World In 80 Days
2000
as Jean Passepartout (voice)
A Profile of 'Brief Encounter'
2000
as Self
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
2000
Gormenghast
2000
as Dr Alfred Prunesquallor
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1999
as Philostrate
Faeries
1999
as Chudley (voice)
The Man
1999
as Jerry Barnes
Faith
1998
as Brian
The Scarlet Tunic
1998
as Humphrey Gould
Cousin Bette
1998
as Musical Director
Queen's Park Story
1998
In the Red
1998
as Hercules Fortescue
My Night with Reg
1997
as Daniel
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Barrett Filby
The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling
1997
as Henry Fielding
Stella Street
1997
The Adventures of Pinocchio
1996
as Schoolmaster
The Treasure Seekers
1996
as Redman
Dalziel and Pascoe
1996
as Charlie Penn
In the Bleak Midwinter
1995
as Terry Du Bois
Citizen Locke
1994
as John Locke
David Macaulay: Roman City
1994
as Laurens / Acco Bouvaix (voice)
Princess Caraboo
1994
as Prince Regent
Nice Day at the Office
1994
John Sessions' Likely Stories
1994
Boswell and Johnson's Tour of the Western Isles
1993
as James Boswell
Sellers' Best
1992
as Self
Freddie As F.R.O.7.
1992
as Scotty / Additional voices (voice)
The Pope Must Die
1991
as Dino
John Sessions' Tall Tales
1991
Performance
1991
as Daniel
Jute City
1991
as McMurdo
Sweet Revenge
1990
as John
Some Enchanted Evening
1990
as Bobby Buffet
One Foot in the Grave
1990
Plunder
1990
Rab C. Nesbitt
1990
as Chief Inspector Haggerty
Have I Got News for You
1990
as Self
Single Voices
1990
as Bobby Buffet
Henry V
1989
as Macmorris
John Sessions On The Spot
1989
Spitting Image: The Ronnie & Nancy Show
1988
as Laurence Olivier (Voice)
Spitting Image: Bumbledown โ The Life and Times of Ronald Reagan
1988
as Various Roles
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
1988
as Self
Menace Unseen
1988
as Larry Knight
Gramsci: Everything that Concerns People
1987
as Antonio Gramsci
Spitting Image: The 1987 Movie Awards
1987
as Various Roles
Spitting Image: Election Special '87
1987
as Various Characters
Porterhouse Blue
1987
as Zipser
The New Statesman
1987
as Lord Penistone
Castaway
1986
as Man in Pub
Whoops Apocalypse
1986
as Mr. Sweetzer
Sky Bandits
1986
as Flight
Spitting Image: Down And Out In The White House
1986
as Various Roles
Boon
1986
as Barney Spitz
ScreenPlay
1986
as James Boswell
Girls On Top
1985
as Rodney
Happy Families
1985
as Dean
The Bounty
1984
as John Smith
Spitting Image
1984
The Sender
1982
as Patient
Wogan
1982
as Self
Question Time
1979
as Self - Panellist