John Sessions
Known for Acting Β· 141 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 (54)
Doctor Who
2005
as Gus
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Barrett Filby
Death in Paradise
2011
as Hugh Davenport
Outlander
2014
as Arthur Duncan
Question Time
1979
as Self - Panellist
QI
2003
as Self
Wogan
1982
as Self
Sherlock
2010
as Kenny Prince
Skins
2007
as Geoff Fitzgerald
Father Brown
2013
as Reverend Adam Gillespie
Have I Got News for You
1990
as Self
Shameless
2004
as Father McGinn
Celebrity Mastermind
2003
as Himself
Victoria
2016
as Lord John Russell
New Tricks
2004
Lewis
2007
as Professor Rufus Strickfaden
The Great
2020
as Bishop Tarcinkus
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
2002
as John Corntel
Blandings
2013
as Lord Didcot
Upstart Crow
2016
as Lord Inquisitor
Performance
1991
as Daniel
Boon
1986
as Barney Spitz
Spitting Image
1984
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
1988
as Self
ScreenPlay
1986
as James Boswell
Judge John Deed
2001
Friday Night Dinner
2011
as Mr. Murray
Plunder
1990
The New Statesman
1987
as Lord Penistone
Hotel Babylon
2006
One Foot in the Grave
1990
Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge
2010
Dead Boss
2012
as Sir Humphreys
Moone Boy
2012
The Loch
2017
as DCI Frank Smilie
In the Red
1998
as Hercules Fortescue
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
2000
Rab C. Nesbitt
1990
as Chief Inspector Haggerty
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
2015
as John Murray
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
2001
as Prof. Rutherford
Oliver Twist
2007
as Mr Sowerberry
Girls On Top
1985
as Rodney
Stella Street
1997
British Film Forever
2007
The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling
1997
as Henry Fielding
Gormenghast
2000
as Dr Alfred Prunesquallor
John Sessions' Likely Stories
1994
Happy Families
1985
as Dean
Ronni Ancona & Co
2007
Porterhouse Blue
1987
as Zipser
John Sessions' Tall Tales
1991
Nice Day at the Office
1994
John Sessions On The Spot
1989
Menace Unseen
1988
as Larry Knight
Movies (87)
Cousin Bette
1998
as Musical Director
Legend
2015
as Lord Boothby
Gangs of New York
2002
as Harry Watkins / Lincoln
The Iron Lady
2011
as Edward Heath
Filth
2013
as Toal
Mr. Holmes
2015
as Mycroft Holmes
Belfast
2021
as Joseph Tomelty as Marley
Loving Vincent
2017
as Pere Tanguy
The Good Shepherd
2006
as Valentin Mironov #1/Yuri Modin
The Merchant of Venice
2004
as Salerio
Finding Your Feet
2017
as Mike Abbott
Scoop
2006
as Strombel's Co-Worker (uncredited)
Castaway
1986
as Man in Pub
Florence Foster Jenkins
2016
as Dr. Hermann
Red Top
2016
as The Accountant
Denial
2016
as Prof. Richard Evans
The Bounty
1984
as John Smith
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1999
as Philostrate
One of the Hollywood Ten
2002
as Paul Jarrico
Princess Caraboo
1994
as Prince Regent
Intrigo: Dear Agnes
2019
as Pumpermann
Faeries
1999
as Chudley (voice)
Freddie As F.R.O.7.
1992
as Scotty / Additional voices (voice)
Nativity!
2009
as Mr. Lore
The Treasure Seekers
1996
as Redman
The Hunt for Tony Blair
2011
as Norman Tebbit
Gerard Kelly: A Celebration
2010
as Self
The Pope Must Die
1991
as Dino
The Last Station
2009
as Dushan
Stella Street
2004
Five Children and It
2004
as Peasemarsh
Made in Dagenham
2010
as Harold Wilson
Pudsey the Dog: The Movie
2014
as Thorne
Balls
2018
as Brownlow
Spitting Image: The Ronnie & Nancy Show
1988
as Laurence Olivier (Voice)
The Making of Plus One
2010
as Derek - the line producer
The Adventures of Pinocchio
1996
as Schoolmaster
Rag Tale
2005
as Felix Miles Sty
My Night with Reg
1997
as Daniel
Loving Vincent: The Impossible Dream
2019
as Self
Henry V
1989
as Macmorris
The Domino Effect
2012
as Talk Show Host
Faith
1998
as Brian
Low Winter Sun
2006
as Prof Barry Lennox
High Heels and Low Lifes
2001
as Director
The Sender
1982
as Patient
In the Bleak Midwinter
1995
as Terry Du Bois
Sweet Revenge
1990
as John
Whisky Galore
2016
as Doctor McLaren
Spitting Image: Down And Out In The White House
1986
as Various Roles
Spitting Image: Election Special '87
1987
as Various Characters
Reichenbach Falls
2007
as Professor Bell
Spitting Image: The 1987 Movie Awards
1987
as Various Roles
Lighthouse Hill
2004
as Mr. Reynard
Breaking the Mould
2009
as Edward Mellanby
30 Years of Comic Strip
2012
Spies and Lies
2010
as Folkes
The Rack Pack
2016
as Ted Lowe
Inconceivable
2008
as Finbar 'Finn' Darrow
Hawking
2004
as Dennis Sciama
The Legend of the Tamworth Two
2004
as Rival Newspaper Editor
Sky Bandits
1986
as Flight
The Key
2003
Doctor Who: Death Comes to Time
2002
as General Tannis
Whoops Apocalypse
1986
as Mr. Sweetzer
Around The World In 80 Days
2000
as Jean Passepartout (voice)
David Macaulay: Roman City
1994
as Laurens / Acco Bouvaix (voice)
The Silent Storm
2014
as Mr. Smith
We're Doomed! The Dad's Army Story
2015
as Arthur Lowe
The Scarlet Tunic
1998
as Humphrey Gould
Margaret
2009
as Geoffrey Howe
The Real American: Joe McCarthy
2011
as Joe McCarthy
The English Harem
2005
as Ridley
Citizen Locke
1994
as John Locke
Hiroshima: The Aftermath
2015
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Spitting Image: Bumbledown β The Life and Times of Ronald Reagan
1988
as Various Roles
Some Enchanted Evening
1990
as Bobby Buffet
David Macaulay: Mill Times
2001
as Shadrack Moore (voice)
A Profile of 'Brief Encounter'
2000
as Self
Sean Connery: In His Own Words
2015
as Narrator
The Man
1999
as Jerry Barnes
The Town That Floored the World
2018
as Presenter
Sellers' Best
1992
as Self
George Eliot: A Scandalous Life
2002
as George Henry Lewes
Queen's Park Story
1998
Gramsci: Everything that Concerns People
1987
as Antonio Gramsci
Boswell and Johnson's Tour of the Western Isles
1993
as James Boswell
About John Sessions
Actor, comedian and impressionist who was better known for his improvisation comedy. With 141 credits spanning from 1979 to 2021, John Sessions has appeared in 87 films and 54 TV shows.
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Most Popular John Sessions Movies
- Cousin Bette (1998) β as Musical Director
- Legend (2015) β as Lord Boothby
- Gangs of New York (2002) β as Harry Watkins / Lincoln
- The Iron Lady (2011) β as Edward Heath
- Filth (2013) β as Toal
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