James Laurenson

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Known For

Acting

Born

1940-02-17

Place of Birth

Marton, New Zealand

James Laurenson

Biography

James Laurenson (1940-2024) was a New Zealand born actor predominantly based in the UK.

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Known For

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

The Crown

The Crown

Silent Witness

Silent Witness

Coronation Street

Coronation Street

Endeavour

Endeavour

Father Brown

Father Brown

Spooks

Spooks

Spooks

Spooks

Prime Suspect

Prime Suspect

Hustle

Hustle

Acting History

Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical as Ancient / Sleeping Teacher

The Crown as Doctor Weir

The Comedy of Errors - Live at Shakespeare's Globe as Egeon

Wolf Hall as Earl of Shrewsbury

The Riot Club as College President

The Widower as Brian Drumm

Endeavour as Professor George Amory

Father Brown as Professor Hilary Ambrose

Private Peaceful as Major Fitzpatrick

The Hollow Crown as Westmoreland

Holy Flying Circus as Archbishop of York

National Theatre Live: The Cherry Orchard as Gaev

One Day as Mr. Cope

National Theatre Live: Hamlet as Ghost / Player King

Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley as Leslie Thomas

Hustle as Peter Williams

Three Blind Mice as William Storbest

Spooks as Lord Young

Spooks as Sholto

Born and Bred as Brigadier Arbuthnot

The Cry as Richard Crossdyke

The Cry as Richard Crossdyke

The Cat's Meow as Dr. Daniel Goodman

This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper as Chief Constable Ronald Gregory

This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper as Chief Const. Ronald Gregory

Dead Bolt Dead as The Boss

Sharpe: The Legend as Ross (archive footage)

Sharpe's Revenge as Major General Ross

The Vanishing Man as Moreau

Midsomer Murders as James Tate

The Cold Light of Day as Pavel Novak

Sharpe's Mission as Major General Ross

Sharpe's Siege as Major General Ross

Sharpe's Regiment as Major General Ross

Dalziel & Pascoe as Richard Mattis

Silent Witness as Professor Peter Sachs

Sharpe as Maj. Gen. Hector Ross

Sharpe as Maj.-Gen. Hector Ross

Sharpe as Major General Hector Ross

A House in the Hills

Between the Lines as Supt. Pat Salter

Heartbeat as Det. Ch. Supt. Tatton

Prime Suspect as Paul Endicott

The Care of Time as General Newell

Rainbow Drive as Hans Roerhrig

Project: Tinman as Wheeler

Thieves in the Night as Gordon-Smith

Countdown to War as Ciano

The Bourne Identity as Gillette

Codename: Kyril as Sikarov

The Man Who Fell to Earth as Felix Hawthorne

Inspector Morse as Tony Richards

Lovejoy as Greg Veitch

Paint Me a Murder as Luke Lorenz

Heartbreakers as Terry Ray

Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense as Luke Lorenz

Taggart as Maurice Bain

Taggart as Tony Sabina

Remington Steele as Raymond Merleau

Pink Floyd: The Wall as Pink's Father

The Monster Club as Raven (the Shadmock)

Hammer House of Horror as Mr. Rayburn

Quiet as a Nun as Alexander Skarbek

Armchair Thriller as Alexander Skarbek

The Professionals as Meredith

The Winter Warrior as Theodric

The Witches of Pendle as Abraham Law

Old Man March Is Dead as Bert

Children of the Sun as Howard

Space: 1999 as Patrick Osgood

The Girls of Slender Means as Nicholas Farringdon

Armchair Cinema as Alain Poitaud

The Prison as Alain Poitaud

The Turn of the Screw as Peter Quint

The Lady From the Sea as The Stranger

Van der Valk as Paul Kortman

The Shadow of the Tower

Fathers and Sons

The Man in the Sidecar as Gerald

Elizabeth R as Simier

Assault as Greg Lomax

Play for Today as Dick

Edward II as Piers Gaveston

The Tragedy of King Richard II as Sir Pierce of Exton

The Magic Christian as Oxford Crew

Women in Love as Minister

The Expert as Norry

Thirty-Minute Theatre as Michael

Public Eye as Ken

Coronation Street as Rev. Peter Hope

Hallmark Hall of Fame as Rosencrantz