John Sessions

ACTING

1953-01-11

2020-11-02

Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland, UK

Biography

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

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Biography

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

Best known for:

Filmography:

The Sender(1982)

4.2

apperead as

Patient

The Bounty(1984)

5.4

apperead as

John Smith

Girls On Top(1985)

apperead as

Rodney

Happy Families(1985)

apperead as

Dean

Boon(1986)

apperead as

Barney Spitz

Whoops Apocalypse(1986)

apperead as

Mr. Sweetzer

Sky Bandits(1986)

apperead as

Flight

Castaway(1986)

4.9

apperead as

Man in Pub

Spitting Image: Down And Out In The White House poster

Spitting Image: Down And Out In The White House(1986)

apperead as

Various Roles

The New Statesman(1987)

6.2

apperead as

Lord Penistone

Porterhouse Blue(1987)

apperead as

Zipser

Gramsci: Everything that Concerns People poster

Gramsci: Everything that Concerns People(1987)

apperead as

Antonio Gramsci

Spitting Image: The 1987 Movie Awards poster

Spitting Image: The 1987 Movie Awards(1987)

apperead as

Various Roles

Spitting Image: Election Special '87 poster

Spitting Image: Election Special '87(1987)

apperead as

Various Characters

Spitting Image: The Ronnie & Nancy Show poster

Spitting Image: The Ronnie & Nancy Show(1988)

apperead as

Laurence Olivier (Voice)

Spitting Image: Bumbledown – The Life and Times of Ronald Reagan poster

Spitting Image: Bumbledown – The Life and Times of Ronald Reagan(1988)

apperead as

Various Roles

Henry V(1989)

5.8

apperead as

Macmorris

Rab C. Nesbitt(1990)

apperead as

Chief Inspector Haggerty

Sweet Revenge(1990)

apperead as

John

Some Enchanted Evening(1990)

apperead as

Bobby Buffet

work as

Writer

Performance(1991)

apperead as

Daniel

The Pope Must Die(1991)

apperead as

Dino

Freddie As F.R.O.7.(1992)

apperead as

Scotty / Additional voices (voice)

Boswell and Johnson's Tour of the Western Isles poster

Boswell and Johnson's Tour of the Western Isles(1993)

apperead as

James Boswell

Princess Caraboo(1994)

apperead as

Prince Regent

David Macaulay: Roman City(1994)

apperead as

Laurens / Acco Bouvaix (voice)

In the Bleak Midwinter(1995)

5.8

apperead as

Terry Du Bois

The Adventures of Pinocchio(1996)

3.8

apperead as

Schoolmaster

The Treasure Seekers(1996)

apperead as

Redman

Midsomer Murders(1997)

6.2

apperead as

Barrett Filby

The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling poster

The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling(1997)

apperead as

Henry Fielding

My Night with Reg(1997)

apperead as

Daniel

Cousin Bette(1998)

4.1

apperead as

Musical Director

The Scarlet Tunic(1998)

apperead as

Humphrey Gould

In the Red(1998)

apperead as

Hercules Fortescue

Faith(1998)

apperead as

Brian

A Midsummer Night's Dream(1999)

apperead as

Philostrate

Faeries(1999)

apperead as

Chudley (voice)

Gormenghast(2000)

apperead as

Dr Alfred Prunesquallor

Around The World In 80 Days(2000)

apperead as

Jean Passepartout (voice)

Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes poster

Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes(2001)

apperead as

Prof. Rutherford

High Heels and Low Lifes(2001)

4.7

apperead as

Director

David Macaulay: Mill Times(2001)

apperead as

Shadrack Moore (voice)

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries(2002)

apperead as

John Corntel

Gangs of New York(2002)

apperead as

Harry Watkins / Lincoln

One of the Hollywood Ten(2002)

apperead as

Paul Jarrico

Doctor Who: Death Comes to Time(2002)

apperead as

General Tannis

Shameless(2004)

6.4

apperead as

Father McGinn

The Merchant of Venice(2004)

5.5

apperead as

Salerio

Churchill: The Hollywood Years(2004)

work as

Additional Dialogue

Five Children and It(2004)

4.2

apperead as

Peasemarsh

Hawking(2004)

5.8

apperead as

Dennis Sciama

Lighthouse Hill(2004)

apperead as

Mr. Reynard

The Legend of the Tamworth Two(2004)

apperead as

Rival Newspaper Editor

Doctor Who(2005)

6.9

apperead as

Gus

Rag Tale(2005)

apperead as

Felix Miles Sty

Scoop(2006)

5.5

apperead as

Strombel's Co-Worker (uncredited)

The Good Shepherd(2006)

5.2

apperead as

Valentin Mironov #1/Yuri Modin

Low Winter Sun(2006)

apperead as

Prof Barry Lennox

Skins(2007)

7.1

apperead as

Geoff Fitzgerald

Oliver Twist(2007)

5.2

apperead as

Mr Sowerberry

Inconceivable(2008)

apperead as

Finbar 'Finn' Darrow

The Last Station(2009)

apperead as

Dushan

Margaret(2009)

apperead as

Geoffrey Howe

Nativity!(2009)

apperead as

Mr. Lore

Breaking the Mould(2009)

apperead as

Edward Mellanby

Sherlock(2010)

8.4

apperead as

Kenny Prince

Made in Dagenham(2010)

5.3

apperead as

Harold Wilson

Spies and Lies(2010)

apperead as

Folkes

The Making of Plus One(2010)

apperead as

Derek - the line producer

Friday Night Dinner(2011)

6.6

apperead as

Mr. Murray

Death in Paradise(2011)

6.2

apperead as

Hugh Davenport

The Iron Lady(2011)

5.2

apperead as

Edward Heath

The Hunt for Tony Blair(2011)

apperead as

Tebbit, Norman Tebbit

The Real American: Joe McCarthy(2011)

apperead as

Joe McCarthy

Dead Boss(2012)

apperead as

Sir Humphreys

The Domino Effect(2012)

apperead as

Talk Show Host

Blandings(2013)

apperead as

Lord Didcot

Father Brown(2013)

6.4

apperead as

Reverend Adam Gillespie

Filth(2013)

5.7

apperead as

Toal

Outlander(2014)

7.5

apperead as

Arthur Duncan

Pudsey the Dog: The Movie(2014)

apperead as

Thorne

The Silent Storm(2014)

apperead as

Mr. Smith

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell(2015)

6.1

apperead as

John Murray

Legend(2015)

6.3

apperead as

Lord Boothby

Mr. Holmes(2015)

5.3

apperead as

Mycroft Holmes

Hiroshima: The Aftermath(2015)

apperead as

Narrator

We're Doomed! The Dad's Army Story poster

We're Doomed! The Dad's Army Story(2015)

apperead as

Arthur Lowe

Sean Connery: In His Own Words(2015)

apperead as

Narrator

Upstart Crow(2016)

apperead as

Lord Inquisitor

Victoria(2016)

6.1

apperead as

Lord John Russell

Florence Foster Jenkins(2016)

5.5

apperead as

Dr. Hermann

The Rack Pack(2016)

apperead as

Ted Lowe

Red Top(2016)

apperead as

The Accountant

Whisky Galore(2016)

4.5

apperead as

Doctor McLaren

Denial(2016)

5.5

apperead as

Prof. Richard Evans

The Loch(2017)

5.3

apperead as

DCI Frank Smilie

Loving Vincent(2017)

7.3

apperead as

Pere Tanguy

Finding Your Feet(2017)

5.7

apperead as

Mike Abbott

Balls(2018)

apperead as

Brownlow

The Town That Floored the World(2018)

apperead as

Presenter

Intrigo: Dear Agnes(2019)

apperead as

Pumpermann

The Great(2020)

7.1

apperead as

Bishop Tarcinkus

Belfast(2021)

5.9

apperead as

Joseph Tomelty as Marley