Denis Lawson Biography (1947-)

Born September 27, 1947; married Sheila Gish (an actress); uncle of Ewan McGregor (an actor, producer, and director).

Gender
Male
Occupation
Actor, director

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Stage Appearances
  • Martius, Titus Andronicus, Round House Theatre, London, 1971
  • England's Ireland, Portable Theatre Company, Round House Theatre, 1972
  • Another Kaspar, Kaspar, Almost Free Theatre, London, 1973
  • Jason, M. Dumas, M. Pitou Armand, and Prince Henri de Ligne, Sarah B.Divine, Jeannetta Cochrane Theatre, London, 1973
  • Warder Mullins, Kidnapped at Christmas, Dolphin Theatre Company, Shaw Theatre, London, 1975
  • Brother David, The Dog Ran Away, Hampstead Theatre Club, London, 1977
  • Stephen, Censored Scenes from King Kong, Open Space Theatre, London, 1977
  • Luigi, We Can't Pay? We Won't Pay!, Half Moon Theatre, London, 1978
  • Patrick, A Greenish Man, Bush Theatre, London, 1978
  • Fifty Words--Bits of Lenny Bruce, King's Head Theatre, London,1979
  • Jim Lancaster, Mr. Cinders, King's Head Theatre, then FortuneTheatre, London, 1983
  • Bellmour, The Lucky Chance, Royal Court Theatre, London, 1984
  • Max, Lend Me a Tenor, Globe Theatre, London, 1986
  • Colin, Ashes, Bush Theatre, 1986-87
  • Algernon Moncrieff, The Importance of Being Earnest, Royalty Theatre, London, 1987
  • Jonathon Balton, The Film Society, Hampstead Theatre Club, 1988
  • Mosca, Volpone, Almeida Theatre, London, 1990
  • Lust, England, 1993, then Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia, PA,later John Houseman Theatre, New York City, 1995
  • Also appeared in the title role, Pal Joey, Albery Theatre, London.
  • Stage Director
  • Little Malcolm and His Struggle against the Eunuchs, Hampstead Theatre, London, 1998-99
  • Burning Issues, Hampstead Theatre, 2000
  • Film Appearances
  • Dave Woodford, Providence, Cinema V, 1977
  • (As Dennis Lawson) Wedge Antilles (Red Two), Star Wars (also knownas Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1977
  • The Chosen (also known as Holocaust 2000), American International Pictures, 1978
  • Wedge Antilles (Rogue Three), The Empire Strikes Back (also knownas Star Wars: Episode V--The Empire Strikes Back, and Star Wars V:The Empire Strikes Back), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1980
  • Gordon Urquhart, Local Hero, Warner Bros., 1983
  • Wedge Antilles (Red Leader), Return of the Jedi (also known as Star Wars: Episode VI--Return of the Jedi), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1983
  • Keith, The Chain, Rank, 1985
  • Bitter Cherry, 1985
  • Robo Vampire (also known as Counter Destroyer), 1993
  • Cervellini fritti impanati (also known as Acting Out and Fried Crumbed Brains), 1996
  • Television Appearances
  • Series
  • Ken Church, Rock Follies, 1976
  • Ken Church, Rock Follies of '77, 1977
  • Title role, The Kit Curran Radio Show, 1984
  • Miles, Love after Lunch, 1987
  • John Stone, The Ambassador, 1998
  • Tom, Other People's Children, 2000
  • Greg, Bob Martin, 2000
  • Miniseries
  • Eddie Cass, Dead Head, 1985
  • Dominic Rossi, The Justice Game, BBC-1, 1989
  • Towne, Natural Lies, 1992
  • Movies
  • Claude, The Man in the Iron Mask, NBC, 1977
  • Alistair, Bejewelled, 1991
  • Captain Foster, Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant (also known as Horatio Hornblower: The Fire Ships), Arts and Entertainment, 1998
  • Specials
  • Felix, The Flipside of Dominick Hide (also known as Play for Today: The Flipside of Dominick Hide), 1980
  • Henry Brougham, A Royal Scandal, PBS, 1996
  • Smoke Wrings, HBO, 1996
  • Episodic
  • Norman, "The Future Hour," Survivors, 1975
  • (As Dennis Lawson) Giroux, "Miracle Every Week," Bergerac, 1983
  • James Marian, "Bully Boys," Boon, 1986
  • "Film boffin," Die Kinder, 1991
  • Other Television Appearances
  • Launcelot Gobbo, The Merchant of Venice, 1973
  • Bernard, One Way Out, 1989
  • Victor Grace, Born Kicking, 1992
  • Arthur Brett, The Round Tower (also known as Catherine Cookson's The Round Tower), 1998
  • RECORDINGS
  • Audio Books
  • Heir to the Empire, Bantam Doubleday Dell, 1991