Portrait of Denis Lawson

Acting

Denis Lawson

Titles
46movies50TV shows
movies and TV shows
Career
1976: 1 title1977: 0 titles1978: 1 title1979: 0 titles1980: 0 titles1981: 0 titles1982: 0 titles1983: 1 title1984: 2 titles1985: 0 titles1986: 1 title1987: 0 titles1988: 1 title1989: 1 title1990: 0 titles1991: 1 title1992: 1 title1993: 0 titles1994: 0 titles1995: 0 titles1996: 0 titles1997: 1 title1998: 2 titles1999: 1 title2000: 2 titles2001: 0 titles2002: 1 title2003: 0 titles2004: 2 titles2005: 2 titles2006: 1 title2007: 3 titles2008: 2 titles2009: 4 titles2010: 2 titles2011: 4 titles2012: 0 titles2013: 2 titles2014: 4 titles2015: 0 titles2016: 0 titles2017: 1 title2018: 0 titles2019: 1 title2020: 0 titles2021: 0 titles2022: 0 titles2023: 0 titles2024: 0 titles2025: 0 titles2026: 1 title
19762026
Leading roles
29
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score69/100
Highest rated
Poster for Bleak House
Bleak House
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 37 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Denis Lawson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Physical Comedy
    1.5, average 2.5
  • Adrenaline
    4.2, average 5.1
  • Cringe Humor
    1.5, average 2.2
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.4, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 6
  • Character Study 3
  • Gritty Realism 2
  • Suspenseful 2
  • British Sitcom 2
  • Showbiz Satire 2
  • Witty Dialogue 2
  • Educational Documentary 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Period Piece 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Workplace Comedy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

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TypeAllTV shows46Movies44
RoleAnyActing46Appearances4
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1970s51980s71990s72000s152010s92020s3
GenreAnyDrama33Comedy16Crime12Mystery10Sci-Fi & Fantasy4Action & Adventure3Documentary3Soap1War & Politics1Animation1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

2020s

3 titles · average score 69
Poster for The Fortune

TV show · as Martin Worrall

GoodWatch67
Poster for Sister Boniface Mysteries

TV show · as Lincoln Leigh Varsey

GoodWatch70
Poster for Star Wars: Visions

TV show · as Wedge Antilles (voice)

2010s

9 titles · average score 76
GoodWatch77
Poster for Victoria

TV show · as Duke of Atholl

GoodWatch71
Poster for In Plain Sight

TV show · as Laurence Dowdell

GoodWatch82
Poster for Inside No. 9

TV show · as Gerald

GoodWatch77
Poster for Father Brown

TV show · as Walter Sullivan

Poster for Them From That Thing

TV show · as Various

GoodWatch72
Poster for Marchlands

TV show · as Robert Bowen

GoodWatch76
Poster for Death in Paradise

TV show · as Philip Marston

Poster for The Beauty of Maps

TV show · as Narrator (Voice)

2000s

15 titles · average score 75
GoodWatch73
Poster for Law & Order: UK

TV show · as Philip Woodleigh

Poster for Mister Eleven

TV show · as Len

GoodWatch76
Poster for Criminal Justice

TV show · as Bill Faber

GoodWatch60
Poster for The Passion

TV show · as Annas

GoodWatch78
Poster for Jekyll

TV show · as Peter Syme

GoodWatch82
Poster for Bleak House

TV show · as John Jarndyce

GoodWatch74
Poster for Sensitive Skin

TV show · as Al Jackson

GoodWatch77
Poster for New Tricks

TV show · as Steve McAndrew

GoodWatch79
Poster for Hustle

TV show · as Benny

GoodWatch78
Poster for Agatha Christie's Marple

TV show · as Leo Argyle

Poster for Bob Martin

TV show · as Greg

All 15 titles from the 2000s

1990s

7 titles · average score 76
Poster for Holby City

TV show · as Tom Campbell-Gore

GoodWatch73
Poster for The Round Tower

TV show · as Arthur Brett

Poster for Hornblower

TV show · as Captain Foster

Poster for Dalziel and Pascoe

TV show · as John Barron

Poster for Pie in the Sky

TV show · as Nick Spencer

Poster for Natural Lies

TV show · as James Towne

1980s

7 titles · average score 78
Poster for Dead Head

TV show · as Eddie Cass

Poster for Sunday Premiere

TV show · as Miles

Poster for The Kit Curran Radio Show

TV show · as Kit Curran

GoodWatch78
Poster for Natural World

TV show · as Narrator

Poster for Bergerac

TV show · as Giroux

1970s

5 titles · average score 70
Poster for BBC2 Play of the Week

TV show · as Professor Byron Smith / Ernest Dowson

GoodWatch70
Poster for Survivors

TV show · as Norman

Poster for Seven Faces of Woman

TV show · as Jerome

GoodWatch70
Poster for Play for Today

TV show · as Felix / Snare

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