James Laurenson
James Laurenson
Biography
James Laurenson (1940-2024) was a New Zealand born actor predominantly based in the UK.
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
94
Gender
Male
Birthday
1940-02-17 (85 years old)
Place of Birth
Marton, New Zealand
Acting

2022

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

2016

The Crown as Doctor Weir

2015

Wolf Hall as Earl of Shrewsbury

2014

The Widower as Brian Drumm

2014

The Riot Club as College President

2013

Father Brown as Professor Hilary Ambrose

2013

Endeavour as Professor George Amory

2012

The Hollow Crown as Westmoreland

2012

Private Peaceful as Major Fitzpatrick

2011

One Day as Mr. Cope

2011

Holy Flying Circus as Archbishop of York

2010

National Theatre Live: Hamlet as Ghost / Player King

2004

Hustle as Peter Williams

2003

Three Blind Mice as William Storbest

2003

AfterLife as Not available

2002

Spooks as Lord Young

2002

Spooks as Sholto

2002

Born and Bred as Brigadier Arbuthnot

2002

The Cry as Richard Crossdyke

2002

The Cry as Richard Crossdyke

2001

The Cat's Meow as Dr. Daniel Goodman

2000

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

1999

Dead Bolt Dead as The Boss

1997

Midsomer Murders as James Tate

1997

Sharpe: The Legend as Ross (archive footage)

1997

Sharpe's Revenge as Major General Ross

1997

The Vanishing Man as Moreau

1996

Silent Witness as Professor Peter Sachs

1996

Dalziel & Pascoe as Richard Mattis

1996

The Cold Light of Day as Pavel Novak

1996

Sharpe's Regiment as Major General Ross

1996

Sharpe's Mission as Major General Ross

1996

Sharpe's Siege as Major General Ross

1993

Sharpe as Maj. Gen. Hector Ross

1993

Sharpe as Maj.-Gen. Hector Ross

1993

Sharpe as Major General Hector Ross

1993

A House in the Hills as Not available

1992

Heartbeat as Det. Ch. Supt. Tatton

1992

Between the Lines as Supt. Pat Salter

1991

Prime Suspect as Paul Endicott

1990

Capital News as Not available

1990

Rainbow Drive as Hans Roerhrig

1990

The Care of Time as General Newell

1990

Project: Tinman as Wheeler

1989

Countdown to War as Ciano

1989

Thieves in the Night as Gordon-Smith

1988

The Bourne Identity as Gillette

1988

Codename: Kyril as Sikarov

1987

Inspector Morse as Tony Richards

1987

The Man Who Fell to Earth as Felix Hawthorne

1986

Lovejoy as Greg Veitch

1985

Stingray as Not available

1984

Heartbreakers as Terry Ray

1984

Paint Me a Murder as Luke Lorenz

1983

Taggart as Maurice Bain

1983

Taggart as Tony Sabina

1982

Cagney & Lacey as Not available

1982

Remington Steele as Raymond Merleau

1982

Pink Floyd: The Wall as Pink's Father

1981

The Monster Club as Raven (the Shadmock)

1980

Hammer House of Horror as Mr. Rayburn

1980

Jude as Dick

1978

Armchair Thriller as Alexander Skarbek

1977

The Professionals as Meredith

1976

The Witches of Pendle as Abraham Law

1975

Space: 1999 as Patrick Osgood

1975

The Girls of Slender Means as Nicholas Farringdon

1975

Children of the Sun as Howard

1974

The Prison as Alain Poitaud

1974

The Turn of the Screw as Peter Quint

1974

The Lady From the Sea as The Stranger

1972

Crown Court as Not available

1972

Van der Valk as Paul Kortman

1972

The Shadow of the Tower as Not available

1972

Boney as Not available

1971

Elizabeth R as Simier

1971

Fathers and Sons as Not available

1971

Assault as Greg Lomax

1971

The Man in the Sidecar as Gerald

1970

Play for Today as Dick

1970

The Tragedy of King Richard II as Sir Pierce of Exton

1970

Edward II as Piers Gaveston

1969

Women in Love as Minister

1969

The Magic Christian as Oxford Crew

1968

The Expert as Norry

1965

Thirty-Minute Theatre as Michael

1965

Public Eye as Ken

1960

Coronation Street as Rev. Peter Hope

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame as Rosencrantz