Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

96

Gender

Male

Birthday

1940-02-17

Day of Death

2024-04-18 (84 years old)

Place of Birth

Marton, New Zealand

Also Known As

James Lawrenson

James Laurensen

James Laurenson

Biography

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

Known For

Pink Floyd: The Wall

Pink Floyd: The Wall

Sharpe's Siege

Sharpe's Siege

Sharpe's Revenge

Sharpe's Revenge

Paint Me a Murder

Paint Me a Murder

National Theatre Live: The Cherry Orchard

National Theatre Live: The Cherry Orchard

One Day

One Day

National Theatre Live: Hamlet

National Theatre Live: Hamlet

Acting

Pink Floyd: The Wall

1982

Pink Floyd: The Wall

as

Pink's Father

The Monster Club

1981

The Monster Club

as

Raven (the Shadmock)

The Cold Light of Day

1996

The Cold Light of Day

as

Pavel Novak

The Riot Club

2014

The Riot Club

as

College President

Sharpe's Siege

1996

Sharpe's Siege

as

Major General Ross

Sharpe's Mission

1996

Sharpe's Mission

as

Major General Ross

Sharpe's Regiment

1996

Sharpe's Regiment

as

Major General Ross

Heartbreakers

1984

Heartbreakers

as

Terry Ray

Assault

1971

Assault

as

Greg Lomax

Sharpe's Revenge

1997

Sharpe's Revenge

as

Major General Ross

The Man Who Fell to Earth

1987

The Man Who Fell to Earth

as

Felix Hawthorne

The Care of Time

1990

The Care of Time

as

General Newell

Women in Love

1969

Women in Love

as

Minister

AfterLife

2003

AfterLife

as

The Comedy of Errors - Live at Shakespeare's Globe

2015

The Comedy of Errors - Live at Shakespeare's Globe

as

Egeon

This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper

2000

This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper

as

Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical

2022

Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical

as

Ancient / Sleeping Teacher

Private Peaceful

2012

Private Peaceful

as

Major Fitzpatrick

Old Man March Is Dead

1976

Old Man March Is Dead

as

Bert

Edward II

1970

Edward II

as

Piers Gaveston

Sharpe: The Legend

1997

Sharpe: The Legend

as

Ross (archive footage)

The Magic Christian

1969

The Magic Christian

as

Oxford Crew

Paint Me a Murder

1984

Paint Me a Murder

as

Luke Lorenz

The Cry

2002

The Cry

as

Richard Crossdyke

Rainbow Drive

1990

Rainbow Drive

as

Hans Roerhrig

National Theatre Live: The Cherry Orchard

2011

National Theatre Live: The Cherry Orchard

as

Gaev

One Day

2011

One Day

as

Mr. Cope

National Theatre Live: Hamlet

2010

National Theatre Live: Hamlet

as

Ghost / Player King

The Witches of Pendle

1976

The Witches of Pendle

as

Abraham Law

A House in the Hills

1993

A House in the Hills

as

The Man in the Sidecar

1971

The Man in the Sidecar

as

Gerald

The Turn of the Screw

1974

The Turn of the Screw

as

Peter Quint

The Prison

1974

The Prison

as

Alain Poitaud

Codename: Kyril

1988

Codename: Kyril

as

Sikarov

The Cat's Meow

2001

The Cat's Meow

as

Dr. Daniel Goodman

Project: Tinman

1990

Project: Tinman

as

Wheeler

Dead Bolt Dead

1999

Dead Bolt Dead

as

The Boss

Thieves in the Night

1989

Thieves in the Night

as

Gordon-Smith

Children of the Sun

1975

Children of the Sun

as

Howard

The Vanishing Man

1997

The Vanishing Man

as

Moreau

The Tragedy of King Richard II

1970

The Tragedy of King Richard II

as

Sir Pierce of Exton

Countdown to War

1989

Countdown to War

as

Ciano

Jude

1980

Jude

as

Dick

Three Blind Mice

2003

Three Blind Mice

as

William Storbest

The Lady From the Sea

1974

The Lady From the Sea

as

The Stranger

Holy Flying Circus

2011

Holy Flying Circus

as

Archbishop of York

Quiet as a Nun

1978

Quiet as a Nun

as

Alexander Skarbek

The Winter Warrior

1976

The Winter Warrior

as

Theodric

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

as

James Tate

Sharpe

Sharpe

as

Maj. Gen. Hector Ross

Remington Steele

Remington Steele

as

Raymond Merleau

Elizabeth R

Elizabeth R

as

Simier

Silent Witness

Silent Witness

as

Professor Peter Sachs

Prime Suspect

Prime Suspect

as

Paul Endicott

Heartbeat

Heartbeat

as

Det. Ch. Supt. Tatton

Dalziel & Pascoe

Dalziel & Pascoe

as

Richard Mattis

Inspector Morse

Inspector Morse

as

Tony Richards

Between the Lines

Between the Lines

as

Supt. Pat Salter

Spooks

Spooks

as

Lord Young

Crown Court

Crown Court

as

Cagney & Lacey

Cagney & Lacey

as

Stingray

Stingray

as

Lovejoy

Lovejoy

as

Greg Veitch

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Rosencrantz

Van der Valk

Van der Valk

as

Paul Kortman

The Shadow of the Tower

The Shadow of the Tower

as

The Expert

The Expert

as

Norry

Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense

Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense

as

Luke Lorenz

Boney

Boney

as

Fathers and Sons

Fathers and Sons

as

Hammer House of Horror

Hammer House of Horror

as

Mr. Rayburn

The Widower

The Widower

as

Brian Drumm

This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper

This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper

as

Chief Const. Ronald Gregory

Hustle

Hustle

as

Peter Williams

Father Brown

Father Brown

as

Professor Hilary Ambrose

Endeavour

Endeavour

as

Professor George Amory

Public Eye

Public Eye

as

Ken

The Girls of Slender Means

The Girls of Slender Means

as

Nicholas Farringdon

The Hollow Crown

The Hollow Crown

as

Westmoreland

Spooks

Spooks

as

Sholto

Space: 1999

Space: 1999

as

Patrick Osgood

The Crown

The Crown

as

Doctor Weir

The Cry

The Cry

as

Richard Crossdyke

Play for Today

Play for Today

as

Dick

Capital News

Capital News

as

Wolf Hall

Wolf Hall

as

Earl of Shrewsbury

The Professionals

The Professionals

as

Meredith

The Bourne Identity

The Bourne Identity

as

Gillette

Born and Bred

Born and Bred

as

Brigadier Arbuthnot

Sharpe

Sharpe

as

Maj.-Gen. Hector Ross

Sharpe

Sharpe

as

Major General Hector Ross

Taggart

Taggart

as

Maurice Bain

Taggart

Taggart

as

Tony Sabina

Armchair Thriller

Armchair Thriller

as

Alexander Skarbek

Thirty-Minute Theatre

Thirty-Minute Theatre

as

Michael

Coronation Street

Coronation Street

as

Rev. Peter Hope

Production

Crew

Directing