James Laurenson

Born: 1940-02-17

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


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One Day

as Mr. Cope
Released: 2011-03-02

A romantic comedy centered on Dexter and Emma, who first meet during their graduation in 1988...

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Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical

as Ancient / Sleeping Teacher
Released: 2022-11-25

An extraordinary young girl discovers her superpower and summons the remarkable courage, against...

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Pink Floyd: The Wall

as Pink's Father
Released: 1982-07-14

A troubled rock star descends into madness in the midst of his physical and social isolation...

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The Riot Club

as College President
Released: 2014-09-19

Two first-year students at Oxford University join a secret society and learn that their...

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The Cat's Meow

as Dr. Daniel Goodman
Released: 2001-10-08

Semi-true story of the Hollywood murder that occurred at a star-studded gathering aboard William...

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Assault

as Greg Lomax
Released: 1971-02-11

After a schoolgirl is raped while taking a short cut through the local woods, and another...

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The Monster Club

as Raven (the Shadmock)
Released: 1981-04-11

A vampire attacks a horror author on the street and then invites him to a nearby club as a...

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The Magic Christian

as Oxford Crew
Released: 1969-12-12

Sir Guy Grand, the richest man in the world, adopts a homeless man, Youngman. Together, they set...

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A House in the Hills

as uncredited
Released: 1993-01-20

An aspiring actress gets a housesitting job and finds herself in a cat-and-mouse game with a...

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Women in Love

as Minister
Released: 1969-09-13

Growing up in the sheltered confines of a 1920s English coal-mining community, free-spirited...

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Private Peaceful

as Major Fitzpatrick
Released: 2012-10-12

Set in the fields of Devon and the WW1 battlefields of Flanders, two brothers fall for the same...

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This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper

as uncredited
Released: 2000-01-26

This is a dramatisation of the real-life investigation into the notorious Yorkshire Ripper...

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The Man Who Fell to Earth

as Felix Hawthorne
Released: 1987-08-22

In this made-for-TV movie, an alien lands on earth, and decides that he needs to take a job in...

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Edward II

as Piers Gaveston
Released: 1970-08-06

The reign of Edward II, King of England, is troubled from the start when he brings his male...

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The Tragedy of King Richard II

as Sir Pierce of Exton
Released: 1970-07-30

The Tragedy of King Richard II, by William Shakespeare. The actions and repercussions of a proud...

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Sharpe's Regiment

as Major General Ross
Released: 1996-05-01

Told his battalion is to be split up due to lack of recruits at home, Sharpe and Harper return...

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Sharpe's Revenge

as Major General Ross
Released: 1997-05-07

Sharpe is framed as the thief who stole Napolean's gold, and he must clear his name to avoid...

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The Cold Light of Day

as Pavel Novak
Released: 1996-08-20

A troubled detective befriends a single woman and her daughter with the intention of using them...

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Codename: Kyril

as Sikarov
Released: 1988-03-29

At the height of the cold war, a known Russian spy ("Kyril") is sent to the UK under falsely...

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Sharpe: The Legend

as Ross
Released: 1997-10-13

Several years after the battle of Waterloo, a former soldier from Shoreditch sits in a London...

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Project: Tinman

as Wheeler
Released: 1990-01-01

A mechanical man with a moral code and soul looking for adventure and his creator after escaping...

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The Comedy of Errors - Live at Shakespeare's Globe

as Egeon
Released: 2015-06-25

Basing his plot on a farce by Plautus, Shakespeare caps the mayhem of his Roman original to...

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The Care of Time

as General Newell
Released: 1990-08-26

A thriller directed by John Davies.

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Sharpe's Siege

as Major General Ross
Released: 1996-05-08

Sharpe, with his new commanding officer, is sent to capture a castle when news comes of locals...

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Heartbreakers

as Terry Ray
Released: 1984-09-28

Blue, a yet-to-be discovered painter, is left by his longtime girlfriend because she considers...

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Sharpe's Mission

as Major General Ross
Released: 1996-05-15

Sharpe is teamed with a Colonel he helped promote and they are tasked to destroy a powder...

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Countdown to War

as Ciano
Released: 1989-04-07

Based on a play, the story details the dramatic negotiations between UK, France, Poland,...

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National Theatre Live: The Cherry Orchard

as Gaev
Released: 2011-06-30

Madame Ranevskaya is a spoiled, aging aristocratic lady who returns from a trip to Paris to face...

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The Witches of Pendle

as Abraham Law
Released: 1976-06-19

A BBC dramatization of the Pendle witch trials of Lancashire, England that occurred in 1616.

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National Theatre Live: Hamlet

as Ghost / Player King
Released: 2010-12-09

A 2010 broadcast of Hamlet returns to cinemas as part of the NT's 50th anniversary celebrations....

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The Prison

as Alain Poitaud
Released: 1974-05-24

A successful Paris magazine proprietor embarks on a destructive voyage of self-discovery after...

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The Turn of the Screw

as Peter Quint
Released: 1974-04-15

An English governess is hired to take care of two adorable orphans, who turn out to be not...

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Paint Me a Murder

as Luke Lorenz
Released: 1984-10-29

Luke Lorenz is a artist whose paintings don't sell. His imaginative wife Sandra reasons that...

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The Man in the Sidecar

as Gerald
Released: 1971-05-27

Examines the relationship between Edith, a famous and successful novelist, and her writer...

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Children of the Sun

as Howard
Released: 1975-11-18

A group of travellers find themselves stranded at a strange airport.

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Rainbow Drive

as Hans Roerhrig
Released: 1990-01-01

A Hollywood multiple murder is investigated by a homicide cop, despite high-placed efforts to...

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The Vanishing Man

as Moreau
Released: 1997-04-02

While Nick Cameron is returning to England from the continent with mysterious cargo in the cabin...

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Dead Bolt Dead

as The Boss
Released: 1999-01-01

Dead Bolt Dead takes a twisted look at the dark underworld of organised crime, with its...

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Jude

as Dick
Released: 1980-12-02

Twelve-year-old Jude has never met Dick, his father. One Sunday afternoon Dick impulsively...

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Midsomer Murders

as James Tate
First aired: 1997-03-23

The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed...

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The Crown

as Doctor Weir
First aired: 2016-11-04

The gripping, decades-spanning inside story of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the Prime...

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Endeavour

as Professor George Amory
First aired: 2013-04-14

The early days of a young Endeavour Morse, whose experiences as a detective constable with the...

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Silent Witness

as uncredited
First aired: 1996-02-21

Silent Witness is a British crime thriller series focusing on a team of forensic pathology...

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Heartbeat

as Det. Ch. Supt. Tatton
First aired: 1992-04-10

Set during the 1960s in the fictional North Yorkshire village of Aidensfield, this enduringly...

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Father Brown

as Professor Hilary Ambrose
First aired: 2013-01-14

Father Brown is based on G. K. Chesterton's detective stories about a Catholic priest who...

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Hustle

as Peter Williams
First aired: 2004-02-24

A motley group of London con artists pull of a series of daring and intricate stings.

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Inspector Morse

as Tony Richards
First aired: 1987-01-06

Inspector Morse is a detective drama based on Colin Dexter's series of Chief Inspector Morse...

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Spooks

as Lord Young
First aired: 2002-05-13

Tense drama series about the different challenges faced by the British Security Service as they...

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Spooks

as Sholto
First aired: 2002-05-13

Tense drama series about the different challenges faced by the British Security Service as they...

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Space: 1999

as Patrick Osgood
First aired: 1975-09-04

The crew of Moonbase Alpha must struggle to survive when a massive explosion throws the Moon...

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Crown Court

as uncredited
First aired: 1972-10-11

Crown Court is an afternoon television courtroom drama produced by Granada Television for the...

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The Professionals

as Meredith
First aired: 1977-12-30

The lives of Bodie and Doyle, top agents for Britain's CI5 (Criminal Intelligence 5), and their...

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Bergerac

as Raoul Fuegas
First aired: 1981-10-18

Bergerac is a British television show set on Jersey. Produced by the BBC in association with the...

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Play for Today

as Dick
First aired: 1970-10-15

Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and...

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Cagney & Lacey

as uncredited
First aired: 1982-03-25

Mary Beth Lacey and Chris Cagney are teamed up as NYPD police detectives. Their opposing...

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Wolf Hall

as Earl of Shrewsbury
First aired: 2015-01-21

England in the 1520s is a heartbeat from disaster. If the King dies without a male heir, the...

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Remington Steele

as Raymond Merleau
First aired: 1982-10-01

Laura Holt, a licensed private detective, opens a detective agency but finds that potential...

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The Expert

as Norry
First aired: 1968-07-05

The Expert is a British television series produced by the BBC between 1968 and 1976. The series...

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Prime Suspect

as Paul Endicott
First aired: 1991-04-07

Highly skilled Detective Inspector Jane Tennison battles to prove herself in a male dominated world.

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Dalziel & Pascoe

as uncredited
First aired: 1996-03-16

British crime drama based on the "Dalziel and Pascoe" series of books by Reginald Hill, set in...

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Taggart

as uncredited
First aired: 1983-09-06

Taggart is a Scottish detective television programme.The series revolves around a group of...

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The Hollow Crown

as Westmoreland
First aired: 2012-06-30

A series of British television films featuring William Shakespeare's History Plays.

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Sharpe

as uncredited
First aired: 1993-05-05

Sharpe is a British series of television dramas starring Sean Bean as Richard Sharpe, a...

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Lovejoy

as Greg Veitch
First aired: 1986-01-10

The adventures of the eponymous Lovejoy, a likeable but roguish antiques dealer based in East...

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Van der Valk

as Paul Kortman
First aired: 1972-09-13

Van der Valk is a British television series that was produced by Thames Television for the ITV...

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Public Eye

as Ken
First aired: 1965-01-23

Public Eye is a British television series that ran from 1965 to 1975. It was produced by ABC...

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Stingray

as uncredited
First aired: 1985-07-14

Ray is an enigmatic adventurer with no traceable past who travels from place to place fighting...

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The Bourne Identity

as Gillette
First aired: 1988-05-08

An unconscious man is washed ashore on the beach of a small French village during a heavy storm....

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Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense

as Luke Lorenz
First aired: 1984-09-05

Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense was a short-lived anthology television series from Hammer...

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Hammer House of Horror

as Mr. Rayburn
First aired: 1980-09-13

Anthology series, in which each self-contained episode featured a different kind of horror....

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Between the Lines

as uncredited
First aired: 1992-09-04

Detective Superintendent Tony Clark is an ambitious member of the Complaints Investigation...

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Elizabeth R

as Simier
First aired: 1971-02-17

This historical mini-series documents the reign of Elizabeth I with each episode focusing on one...

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Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Rosencrantz
First aired: 1951-12-24

Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark...

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The Girls of Slender Means

as Nicholas Farringdon
First aired: 1975-05-03

When their friend Nicholas is killed in 1960, several women think back to the time when they...

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The Widower

as Brian Drumm
First aired: 2014-03-17

Over a thirteen year period, a seemingly mild‐mannered male nurse, Malcolm Webster, set about...

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The Shadow of the Tower

as uncredited
First aired: 1972-01-06

The Shadow of the Tower is a historical drama that was broadcast on BBC2 in 1972. It was a...

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Boney

as uncredited
First aired: 1972-07-27

Boney is an Australian television series produced by Fauna Productions during 1971 and 1972,...

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This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper

as Chief Const. Ronald Gregory
First aired: 2000-01-26

Dramatisation of the real-life investigation into the notorious Yorkshire Ripper murders of the...

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The Cry

as Richard Crossdyke
First aired: 2002-04-08

Psychological thriller about a woman child-protection officer tramautized by her stillbirth who...

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