John Sessions
Known for Acting Β· 138 credits
- Born
- 1953-01-11
- Died
- 2020-11-02
- Place of birth
- Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
- Also known as
- John Gibb Marshall Β· μ‘΄ μΈμ μ€
Biography
Actor, comedian and impressionist who was better known for his improvisation comedy.
Known For
TV Shows (51)
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Barrett Filby
Outlander
2014
as Arthur Duncan
Doctor Who
2005
as Gus
Death in Paradise
2011
as Hugh Davenport
Father Brown
2013
as Reverend Adam Gillespie
Have I Got News for You
1990
as Self
QI
2003
as Self
Sherlock
2010
as Kenny Prince
Skins
2007
as Geoff Fitzgerald
Wogan
1982
as Self
Shameless
2004
as Father McGinn
New Tricks
2004
Question Time
1979
as Self - Panellist
The Great
2020
as Bishop Tarcinkus
Victoria
2016
as Lord John Russell
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
2002
as John Corntel
Performance
1991
as Daniel
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
1988
as Self
Judge John Deed
2001
Celebrity Mastermind
2003
as Himself
Boon
1986
as Barney Spitz
ScreenPlay
1986
as James Boswell
The New Statesman
1987
as Lord Penistone
Spitting Image
1984
Hotel Babylon
2006
One Foot in the Grave
1990
Friday Night Dinner
2011
as Mr. Murray
Blandings
2013
as Lord Didcot
Rab C. Nesbitt
1990
as Chief Inspector Haggerty
Upstart Crow
2016
as Lord Inquisitor
Girls On Top
1985
as Rodney
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
2001
as Prof. Rutherford
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
2000
Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge
2010
The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling
1997
as Henry Fielding
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
2015
as John Murray
Oliver Twist
2007
as Mr Sowerberry
Gormenghast
2000
as Dr Alfred Prunesquallor
Plunder
1990
Moone Boy
2012
Stella Street
1997
The Loch
2017
as DCI Frank Smilie
Happy Families
1985
as Dean
In the Red
1998
as Hercules Fortescue
Dead Boss
2012
as Sir Humphreys
Porterhouse Blue
1987
as Zipser
Nice Day at the Office
1994
Ronni Ancona & Co
2007
John Sessions' Likely Stories
1994
John Sessions' Tall Tales
1991
John Sessions On The Spot
1989
Movies (87)
Legend
2015
as Lord Boothby
Gangs of New York
2002
as Harry Watkins / Lincoln
The Good Shepherd
2006
as Valentin Mironov #1/Yuri Modin
Mr. Holmes
2015
as Mycroft Holmes
The Iron Lady
2011
as Edward Heath
Scoop
2006
as Strombel's Co-Worker (uncredited)
Loving Vincent
2017
as Pere Tanguy
The Bounty
1984
as John Smith
Henry V
1989
as Macmorris
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1999
as Philostrate
Filth
2013
as Toal
Belfast
2021
as Joseph Tomelty as Marley
The Merchant of Venice
2004
as Salerio
Florence Foster Jenkins
2016
as Dr. Hermann
Made in Dagenham
2010
as Harold Wilson
Denial
2016
as Prof. Richard Evans
Hawking
2004
as Dennis Sciama
Castaway
1986
as Man in Pub
Nativity!
2009
as Mr. Lore
Five Children and It
2004
as Peasemarsh
The Adventures of Pinocchio
1996
as Schoolmaster
The Last Station
2009
as Dushan
In the Bleak Midwinter
1995
as Terry Du Bois
Cousin Bette
1998
as Musical Director
Finding Your Feet
2017
as Mike Abbott
Whisky Galore
2016
as Doctor McLaren
High Heels and Low Lifes
2001
as Director
Whoops Apocalypse
1986
as Mr. Sweetzer
Sean Connery: In His Own Words
2015
as Narrator
Pudsey the Dog: The Movie
2014
as Thorne
30 Years of Comic Strip
2012
Princess Caraboo
1994
as Prince Regent
The Pope Must Die
1991
as Dino
The Domino Effect
2012
as Talk Show Host
Loving Vincent: The Impossible Dream
2019
as Self
We're Doomed! The Dad's Army Story
2015
as Arthur Lowe
The Treasure Seekers
1996
as Redman
Sky Bandits
1986
as Flight
Inconceivable
2008
as Finbar 'Finn' Darrow
The Rack Pack
2016
as Ted Lowe
One of the Hollywood Ten
2002
as Paul Jarrico
The Hunt for Tony Blair
2011
as Tebbit / Norman Tebbit
George Eliot: A Scandalous Life
2002
as George Henry Lewes
Faeries
1999
as Chudley (voice)
Low Winter Sun
2006
as Prof Barry Lennox
The Sender
1982
as Patient
Freddie As F.R.O.7.
1992
as Scotty / Additional voices (voice)
Doctor Who: Death Comes to Time
2002
as General Tannis
The Making of Plus One
2010
as Derek - the line producer
Margaret
2009
as Geoffrey Howe
David Macaulay: Roman City
1994
as Laurens / Acco Bouvaix (voice)
The Silent Storm
2014
as Mr. Smith
Intrigo: Dear Agnes
2019
as Pumpermann
Rag Tale
2005
as Felix Miles Sty
The Legend of the Tamworth Two
2004
as Rival Newspaper Editor
Spies and Lies
2010
as Folkes
Faith
1998
as Brian
Around The World In 80 Days
2000
as Jean Passepartout (voice)
Hiroshima: The Aftermath
2015
as Narrator
The Real American: Joe McCarthy
2011
as Joe McCarthy
Boswell and Johnson's Tour of the Western Isles
1993
as James Boswell
The English Harem
2005
as Ridley
Breaking the Mould
2009
as Edward Mellanby
Stella Street
2004
Sweet Revenge
1990
as John
Sellers' Best
1992
as Self
Reichenbach Falls
2007
as Professor Bell
Lighthouse Hill
2004
as Mr. Reynard
Gramsci: Everything that Concerns People
1987
as Antonio Gramsci
David Macaulay: Mill Times
2001
as Shadrack Moore (voice)
Spitting Image: Election Special '87
1987
as Various Characters
The Key
2003
Balls
2018
as Brownlow
The Scarlet Tunic
1998
as Humphrey Gould
Red Top
2016
as The Accountant
Gerard Kelly: A Celebration
2010
as Self
The Man
1999
as Jerry Barnes
Queen's Park Story
1998
Spitting Image: The 1987 Movie Awards
1987
as Various Roles
My Night with Reg
1997
as Daniel
Citizen Locke
1994
as John Locke
A Profile of 'Brief Encounter'
2000
as Self
The Town That Floored the World
2018
as Presenter
Spitting Image: Down And Out In The White House
1986
as Various Roles
Spitting Image: The Ronnie & Nancy Show
1988
as Laurence Olivier (Voice)
Spitting Image: Bumbledown β The Life and Times of Ronald Reagan
1988
as Various Roles
Some Enchanted Evening
1990
as Bobby Buffet
About John Sessions
Actor, comedian and impressionist who was better known for his improvisation comedy. With 138 credits spanning from 1979 to 2021, John Sessions has appeared in 87 films and 51 TV shows.
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Most Popular John Sessions Movies
- Legend (2015) β as Lord Boothby
- Gangs of New York (2002) β as Harry Watkins / Lincoln
- The Good Shepherd (2006) β as Valentin Mironov #1/Yuri Modin
- Mr. Holmes (2015) β as Mycroft Holmes
- The Iron Lady (2011) β as Edward Heath
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