Actor profile

James Laurenson

17th February 1940 Marton, New Zealand Acting

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

47 Movies 53 TV Shows 106 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical poster

Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical 25th November 2022 as Ancient / Sleeping Teacher

The Comedy of Errors - Live at Shakespeare's Globe poster

The Comedy of Errors - Live at Shakespeare's Globe 25th June 2015 as Egeon

The Riot Club poster

The Riot Club 19th September 2014 as College President

Private Peaceful poster

Private Peaceful 12th October 2012 as Major Fitzpatrick

Holy Flying Circus poster

Holy Flying Circus 19th October 2011 as Archbishop of York

National Theatre Live: The Cherry Orchard poster

National Theatre Live: The Cherry Orchard 30th June 2011 as Gaev

One Day poster

One Day 2nd March 2011 as Mr. Cope

National Theatre Live: Hamlet poster

National Theatre Live: Hamlet 9th December 2010 as Ghost / Player King

Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley poster

Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley 12th June 2008 as Leslie Thomas

Three Blind Mice poster

Three Blind Mice 8th October 2003 as William Storbest

AfterLife poster

AfterLife 19th August 2003

The Cat's Meow poster

The Cat's Meow 8th October 2001 as Dr. Daniel Goodman

This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper poster

This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper 26th January 2000 as Chief Constable Ronald Gregory

Dead Bolt Dead poster

Dead Bolt Dead 1st January 1999 as The Boss

Sharpe: The Legend poster

Sharpe: The Legend 13th October 1997 as Ross (archive footage)

Sharpe's Revenge poster

Sharpe's Revenge 7th May 1997 as Major General Hector Ross

The Vanishing Man poster

The Vanishing Man 2nd April 1997 as Moreau

The Cold Light of Day poster

The Cold Light of Day 20th August 1996 as Pavel Novak

Sharpe's Mission poster

Sharpe's Mission 15th May 1996 as Major General Hector Ross

Sharpe's Siege poster

Sharpe's Siege 8th May 1996 as Major General Hector Ross

Sharpe's Regiment poster

Sharpe's Regiment 1st May 1996 as Major General Hector Ross

A House in the Hills poster

A House in the Hills 20th January 1993 as Mr. Rankin

The Care of Time poster

The Care of Time 26th August 1990 as General Newell

Project: Tinman poster

Project: Tinman 1st January 1990 as Wheeler

Rainbow Drive poster

Rainbow Drive 1st January 1990 as Hans Roerhrig

Thieves in the Night poster

Thieves in the Night 11th October 1989 as Gordon-Smith

Countdown to War poster

Countdown to War 7th April 1989 as Ciano

Codename: Kyril poster

Codename: Kyril 29th March 1988 as Sikarov

The Man Who Fell to Earth poster

The Man Who Fell to Earth 22nd August 1987 as Felix Hawthorne

Paint Me a Murder poster

Paint Me a Murder 29th October 1984 as Luke Lorenz

Heartbreakers poster

Heartbreakers 28th September 1984 as Terry Ray

Pink Floyd: The Wall poster

Pink Floyd: The Wall 14th July 1982 as Pink's Father

The Monster Club poster

The Monster Club 11th April 1981 as Raven (the Shadmock)

Jude poster

Jude 2nd December 1980 as Dick

Quiet as a Nun poster

Quiet as a Nun 11th April 1978 as Alexander Skarbek

The Witches of Pendle poster

The Witches of Pendle 19th June 1976 as Abraham Law

Old Man March Is Dead poster

Old Man March Is Dead 15th May 1976 as Bert

The Prison poster

The Prison 24th May 1974 as Alain Poitaud

The Turn of the Screw poster

The Turn of the Screw 15th April 1974 as Peter Quint

The Lady from the Sea poster

The Lady from the Sea 5th March 1974 as The Stranger

The Man in the Sidecar poster

The Man in the Sidecar 27th May 1971 as Gerald

Assault poster

Assault 11th February 1971 as Greg Lomax

Hamlet poster

Hamlet 17th November 1970 as Rosencrantz

Edward II poster

Edward II 6th August 1970 as Piers Gaveston

The Tragedy of King Richard II poster

The Tragedy of King Richard II 30th July 1970 as Sir Pierce of Exton

The Magic Christian poster

The Magic Christian 12th December 1969 as Oxford Crew

Women in Love poster

Women in Love 13th September 1969 as Minister

The Crown poster

The Crown 4th November 2016 as Doctor Weir

Wolf Hall poster

Wolf Hall 21st January 2015 as Earl of Shrewsbury

The Widower poster

The Widower 17th March 2014 as Brian Drumm

Endeavour poster

Endeavour 14th April 2013 as Professor George Amory

Father Brown poster

Father Brown 14th January 2013 as Professor Hilary Ambrose

The Hollow Crown poster

The Hollow Crown 30th June 2012 as Westmoreland

Hustle poster

Hustle 24th February 2004 as Peter Williams

Spooks poster

Spooks 13th May 2002 as Lord Young

Spooks poster

Spooks 13th May 2002 as Sholto

Born and Bred poster

Born and Bred 21st April 2002 as Brigadier Arbuthnot

The Cry poster

The Cry 8th April 2002 as Richard Crossdyke

This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper poster

This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper 26th January 2000 as Chief Const. Ronald Gregory

The Vanishing Man poster

The Vanishing Man 22nd April 1997 as Moreau

Midsomer Murders poster

Midsomer Murders 23rd March 1997 as James Tate

Silent Witness poster

Silent Witness 21st February 1996 as Professor Peter Sachs

Sharpe poster

Sharpe 5th May 1993 as Maj. Gen. Hector Ross

Sharpe poster

Sharpe 5th May 1993 as Major General Hector Ross

Between the Lines poster

Between the Lines 4th September 1992 as Supt. Pat Salter

Heartbeat poster

Heartbeat 10th April 1992 as Det. Ch. Supt. Tatton

Prime Suspect poster

Prime Suspect 7th April 1991 as Paul Endicott

Capital News poster

Capital News 9th April 1990

The Bourne Identity poster

The Bourne Identity 8th May 1988 as Gillette

Inspector Morse poster

Inspector Morse 6th January 1987 as Tony Richards

Artists and Models poster

Artists and Models 12th February 1986 as Jacques-Louis David

Lovejoy poster

Lovejoy 10th January 1986 as Greg Veitch

Stingray poster

Stingray 14th July 1985

Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense poster

Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense 5th September 1984 as Luke Lorenz

Taggart poster

Taggart 6th September 1983 as Maurice Bain

Taggart poster

Taggart 6th September 1983 as Tony Sabina

Remington Steele poster

Remington Steele 1st October 1982 as Raymond Merleau

Cagney & Lacey poster

Cagney & Lacey 25th March 1982

Hammer House of Horror poster

Hammer House of Horror 13th September 1980 as Mr. Rayburn

Armchair Thriller poster

Armchair Thriller 21st February 1978 as Alexander Skarbek

The Professionals poster

The Professionals 30th December 1977 as Meredith

The Duchess of Duke Street poster

The Duchess of Duke Street 4th September 1976 as Culliford

Space: 1999 poster

Space: 1999 4th September 1975 as Patrick Osgood

The Girls of Slender Means poster

The Girls of Slender Means 3rd May 1975 as Nicholas Farringdon

Armchair Cinema poster

Armchair Cinema 28th May 1974 as Alain Poitaud

Centre Play poster

Centre Play 19th July 1973 as Bert

Crown Court poster

Crown Court 18th October 1972

Van der Valk poster

Van der Valk 13th September 1972 as Paul Kortman

Boney poster

Boney 27th July 1972

The Shadow of the Tower poster

The Shadow of the Tower 6th January 1972

Fathers and Sons poster

Fathers and Sons 17th October 1971 as Yevgeny Bazarov

Elizabeth R poster

Elizabeth R 17th February 1971 as Simier

Play for Today poster

Play for Today 15th October 1970 as Dick

ITV Saturday Night Theatre poster

ITV Saturday Night Theatre 11th January 1969 as Rosencrantz

The Expert poster

The Expert 5th July 1968 as Norry

ITV Playhouse poster

ITV Playhouse 25th September 1967 as Alan Black

Thirty-Minute Theatre poster

Thirty-Minute Theatre 7th October 1965 as Michael

Public Eye poster

Public Eye 23rd January 1965 as Ken

Coronation Street poster

Coronation Street 9th December 1960 as Rev. Peter Hope

Hallmark Hall of Fame poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame 24th December 1951 as Rosencrantz