James Laurenson
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
James Laurenson (1940-2024) was a New Zealand born actor predominantly based in the UK.
Known For
Filmography
Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical
2022
as Ancient / Sleeping Teacher
The Crown
2016
as Doctor Weir
The Comedy of Errors - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
2015
as Egeon
Wolf Hall
2015
as Earl of Shrewsbury
The Riot Club
2014
as College President
The Widower
2014
as Brian Drumm
Father Brown
2013
as Professor Hilary Ambrose
Endeavour
2013
as Professor George Amory
Private Peaceful
2012
as Major Fitzpatrick
The Hollow Crown
2012
as Westmoreland
National Theatre Live: The Cherry Orchard
2011
as Gaev
One Day
2011
as Mr. Cope
Holy Flying Circus
2011
as Archbishop of York
National Theatre Live: Hamlet
2010
as Ghost / Player King
Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley
2008
as Leslie Thomas
Hustle
2004
as Peter Williams
AfterLife
2003
Three Blind Mice
2003
as William Storbest
The Cat's Meow
2002
as Dr. Daniel Goodman
Spooks
2002
as Lord Young
Spooks
2002
as Sholto
The Cry
2002
as Richard Crossdyke
Born and Bred
2002
as Brigadier Arbuthnot
This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper
2000
as Chief Constable Ronald Gregory
This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper
2000
as Chief Const. Ronald Gregory
Dead Bolt Dead
1999
as The Boss
Sharpe's Revenge
1997
as Major General Hector Ross
Sharpe: The Legend
1997
as Ross (archive footage)
The Vanishing Man
1997
as Moreau
Midsomer Murders
1997
as James Tate
The Vanishing Man
1997
as Moreau
The Cold Light of Day
1996
as Pavel Novak
Sharpe's Siege
1996
as Major General Hector Ross
Sharpe's Mission
1996
as Major General Hector Ross
Sharpe's Regiment
1996
as Major General Hector Ross
Silent Witness
1996
as Professor Peter Sachs
Dalziel and Pascoe
1996
as Richard Mattis
A House in the Hills
1993
as Mr. Rankin
Sharpe
1993
as Maj. Gen. Hector Ross
Sharpe
1993
as Major General Hector Ross
Heartbeat
1992
as Det. Ch. Supt. Tatton
Between the Lines
1992
as Supt. Pat Salter
Prime Suspect
1991
as Paul Endicott
The Care of Time
1990
as General Newell
Rainbow Drive
1990
as Hans Roerhrig
Project: Tinman
1990
as Wheeler
Capital News
1990
Thieves in the Night
1989
as Gordon-Smith
Countdown to War
1989
as Ciano
The Bourne Identity
1988
as Gillette
The Man Who Fell to Earth
1987
as Felix Hawthorne
Inspector Morse
1987
as Tony Richards
Lovejoy
1986
as Greg Veitch
Artists and Models
1986
as Jacques-Louis David
Stingray
1985
Heartbreakers
1984
as Terry Ray
Paint Me a Murder
1984
as Luke Lorenz
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
1984
as Luke Lorenz
Taggart
1983
as Maurice Bain
Taggart
1983
as Tony Sabina
Pink Floyd: The Wall
1982
as Pink's Father
Remington Steele
1982
as Raymond Merleau
Cagney & Lacey
1982
The Monster Club
1981
as Raven (the Shadmock)
A Spy at Evening
1981
as Tom Hart
Jude
1980
as Dick
Hammer House of Horror
1980
as Mr. Rayburn
Quiet as a Nun
1978
as Alexander Skarbek
Armchair Thriller
1978
as Alexander Skarbek
The Professionals
1977
as Meredith
Romance
1977
as Logan Rossiter
Old Man March Is Dead
1976
as Bert
The Witches of Pendle
1976
as Abraham Law
The Winter Warrior
1976
as Theodric
The Duchess of Duke Street
1976
as Culliford
Children of the Sun
1975
as Howard
The Girls of Slender Means
1975
as Nicholas Farringdon
Space: 1999
1975
as Patrick Osgood
The Turn of the Screw
1974
as Peter Quint
The Prison
1974
as Alain Poitaud
The Lady from the Sea
1974
as The Stranger
Armchair Cinema
1974
as Alain Poitaud
Centre Play
1973
as Bert
Crown Court
1972
Van der Valk
1972
as Paul Kortman
The Shadow of the Tower
1972
Boney
1972
Assault
1971
as Greg Lomax
The Man in the Sidecar
1971
as Gerald
Elizabeth R
1971
as Simier
Fathers and Sons
1971
as Yevgeny Bazarov
Edward II
1970
as Piers Gaveston
The Tragedy of King Richard II
1970
as Sir Pierce of Exton
Hamlet
1970
as Rosencrantz
Play for Today
1970
as Dick
Women in Love
1969
as Minister
The Magic Christian
1969
as Oxford Crew
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Rosencrantz
The Expert
1968
as Norry
Treasure Island
1968
as Dick Johnson
ITV Playhouse
1967
as Alan Black
Public Eye
1965
as Ken
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as Michael
Coronation Street
1960
as Rev. Peter Hope
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Rosencrantz