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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1953-01-11 (72 years old)

Place of Birth

Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland, UK

John Sessions

Biography:

Actor, comedian and impressionist who was better known for his improvisation comedy.

Known For

Acting

2021

Belfast as Joseph Tomelty as Marley

2020

The Great as Bishop Tarcinkus

2019

Intrigo: Dear Agnes as Pumpermann

2018

Balls as Brownlow

2017

Loving Vincent as Pere Tanguy
Finding Your Feet as Mike Abbott
The Loch as DCI Frank Smilie

2016

Red Top as The Accountant
The Rack Pack as Ted Lowe
Whisky Galore as Doctor McLaren
Denial as Prof. Richard Evans
Victoria as Lord John Russell

2015

Legend as Lord Boothby
Mr. Holmes as Mycroft Holmes

2014

The Silent Storm as Mr. Smith
Outlander as Arthur Duncan

2013

Filth as Toal
Father Brown as Reverend Adam Gillespie
Blandings as Lord Didcot

2012

Dead Boss as Sir Humphreys

2011

The Hunt for Tony Blair as Norman Tebbit
The Iron Lady as Edward Heath
Friday Night Dinner as Mr. Murray
Death in Paradise as Hugh Davenport

2010

Spies and Lies as Folkes
Made in Dagenham as Harold Wilson
The Making of Plus One as Derek - the line producer
Sherlock as Kenny Prince

2009

Nativity! as Mr. Lore
Breaking the Mould as Edward Mellanby
Margaret as Ian Gow

2008

Inconceivable as Finbar 'Finn' Darrow
Only Connect as Self - Contestant

2007

Reichenbach Falls as Professor Bell
Skins as Geoff Fitzgerald
Oliver Twist as Mr. Sowerberry

2006

Scoop as Strombel's Co-Worker (uncredited)
Low Winter Sun as Prof Barry Lennox
The Good Shepherd as Valentin Mironov #1/Yuri Modin

2005

Rag Tale as Felix Miles Sty
Doctor Who as Gus

2004

Five Children and It as Peasemarsh
Lighthouse Hill as Mr. Reynard
Hawking as Dennis Sciama
The Legend of the Tamworth Two as Rival Newspaper Editor

2003

QI as Self

2002

George Eliot: A Scandalous Life as George Henry Lewes
One of the Hollywood Ten as Paul Jarrico
Gangs of New York as Harry Watkins / Lincoln

2001

David Macaulay: Mill Times as Shadrack Moore (voice)

2000

Around The World In 80 Days as Jean Passepartout (voice)

1999

Faeries as Chudley (voice)

1998

Faith as Brian
The Scarlet Tunic as Humphrey Gould
Cousin Bette as Musical Director
In the Red as Hercules Fortescue

1997

Midsomer Murders as Barrett Filby

1996

1995

In the Bleak Midwinter as Terry Du Bois

1994

Citizen Locke as John Locke
David Macaulay: Roman City as Laurens / Acco Bouvaix (voice)
Princess Caraboo as Prince Regent

1993

1992

Freddie as F.R.O.7. as Scotty / Additional voices (voice)

1991

Performance as Daniel

1990

Rab C. Nesbitt as Chief Inspector Haggerty

1989

Henry V as Macmorris

1988

1987

The New Statesman as Lord Penistone

1986

Castaway as Man in Pub
Whoops Apocalypse as Mr. Sweetzer
Sky Bandits as Flight
Boon as Barney Spitz

1985

Girls On Top as Rodney
Tender Is the Night as Young Scot

1984

The Bounty as John Smith

1982

Wogan as Self

1979

Question Time as Self - Panellist

Writing

2004

Stella Street as Writer

Crew

2004

Churchill: The Hollywood Years as Additional Dialogue