James Laurenson

ACTING

1940-02-17

2024-04-18

Marton, New Zealand

Biography

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

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Biography

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

Best known for:

Filmography:

Hallmark Hall of Fame(1951)

apperead as

Rosencrantz

Coronation Street(1960)

3.9

apperead as

Rev. Peter Hope

Public Eye(1965)

apperead as

Ken

Thirty-Minute Theatre(1965)

apperead as

Michael

ITV Playhouse(1967)

apperead as

Alan Black

The Expert(1968)

apperead as

Norry

The Magic Christian(1969)

4.3

apperead as

Oxford Crew

Women in Love(1969)

5.3

apperead as

Minister

Play for Today(1970)

apperead as

Dick

Edward II(1970)

apperead as

Piers Gaveston

The Tragedy of King Richard II(1970)

apperead as

Sir Pierce of Exton

Hamlet(1970)

apperead as

Rosencrantz

Elizabeth R(1971)

apperead as

Simier

Assault(1971)

apperead as

Greg Lomax

The Man in the Sidecar(1971)

apperead as

Gerald

Van der Valk(1972)

apperead as

Paul Kortman

Centre Play(1973)

apperead as

Bert

The Lady from the Sea(1974)

apperead as

The Stranger

The Turn of the Screw(1974)

apperead as

Peter Quint

Armchair Cinema(1974)

apperead as

Alain Poitaud

The Prison(1974)

apperead as

Alain Poitaud

Space: 1999(1975)

5.8

apperead as

Patrick Osgood

The Girls of Slender Means(1975)

apperead as

Nicholas Farringdon

The Duchess of Duke Street(1976)

apperead as

Culliford

The Witches of Pendle(1976)

apperead as

Abraham Law

Old Man March Is Dead(1976)

apperead as

Bert

The Professionals(1977)

6.3

apperead as

Meredith

Armchair Thriller(1978)

apperead as

Alexander Skarbek

Hammer House of Horror(1980)

5.8

apperead as

Mr. Rayburn

Jude(1980)

apperead as

Dick

The Monster Club(1981)

4.4

apperead as

Raven (the Shadmock)

Remington Steele(1982)

5.8

apperead as

Raymond Merleau

Pink Floyd: The Wall(1982)

6.9

apperead as

Pink's Father

Taggart(1983)

apperead as

Maurice Bain, Tony Sabina

Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense poster

Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense(1984)

apperead as

Luke Lorenz

Heartbreakers(1984)

apperead as

Terry Ray

Paint Me a Murder(1984)

apperead as

Luke Lorenz

Lovejoy(1986)

6.1

apperead as

Greg Veitch

Artists and Models(1986)

apperead as

Jacques-Louis David

Inspector Morse(1987)

6.7

apperead as

Tony Richards

The Man Who Fell to Earth(1987)

apperead as

Felix Hawthorne

The Bourne Identity(1988)

5.2

apperead as

Gillette

Codename: Kyril(1988)

apperead as

Sikarov

Countdown to War(1989)

apperead as

Ciano

Thieves in the Night(1989)

apperead as

Gordon-Smith

Rainbow Drive(1990)

apperead as

Hans Roerhrig

The Care of Time(1990)

apperead as

General Newell

Project: Tinman(1990)

apperead as

Wheeler

Prime Suspect(1991)

6.6

apperead as

Paul Endicott

Heartbeat(1992)

apperead as

Det. Ch. Supt. Tatton

Between the Lines(1992)

apperead as

Supt. Pat Salter

Sharpe(1993)

apperead as

Maj. Gen. Hector Ross, Major General Hector Ross

A House in the Hills(1993)

apperead as

Mr. Rankin

Silent Witness(1996)

6.3

apperead as

Professor Peter Sachs

The Cold Light of Day(1996)

apperead as

Pavel Novak

Sharpe's Regiment(1996)

apperead as

Major General Hector Ross

Sharpe's Siege(1996)

apperead as

Major General Hector Ross

Sharpe's Mission(1996)

apperead as

Major General Hector Ross

Midsomer Murders(1997)

6.2

apperead as

James Tate

The Vanishing Man(1997)

apperead as

Moreau

Sharpe's Revenge(1997)

apperead as

Major General Hector Ross

Sharpe: The Legend(1997)

apperead as

Ross (archive footage)

The Vanishing Man(1997)

apperead as

Moreau

Dead Bolt Dead(1999)

apperead as

The Boss

This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper poster

This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper(2000)

apperead as

Chief Const. Ronald Gregory

This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper(2000)

apperead as

Chief Constable Ronald Gregory

The Cat's Meow(2001)

4.4

apperead as

Dr. Daniel Goodman

Spooks(2002)

6.5

apperead as

Lord Young, Sholto

Born and Bred(2002)

apperead as

Brigadier Arbuthnot

The Cry(2002)

apperead as

Richard Crossdyke

Three Blind Mice(2003)

apperead as

William Storbest

Hustle(2004)

6.5

apperead as

Peter Williams

Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley poster

Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley(2008)

apperead as

Leslie Thomas

National Theatre Live: Hamlet(2010)

apperead as

Ghost / Player King

One Day(2011)

6.7

apperead as

Mr. Cope

Holy Flying Circus(2011)

apperead as

Archbishop of York

National Theatre Live: The Cherry Orchard poster

National Theatre Live: The Cherry Orchard(2011)

apperead as

Gaev

The Hollow Crown(2012)

6.2

apperead as

Westmoreland

Private Peaceful(2012)

5.3

apperead as

Major Fitzpatrick

Endeavour(2013)

6.9

apperead as

Professor George Amory

Father Brown(2013)

6.4

apperead as

Professor Hilary Ambrose

The Widower(2014)

apperead as

Brian Drumm

The Riot Club(2014)

4.7

apperead as

College President

Wolf Hall(2015)

6.2

apperead as

Earl of Shrewsbury

The Comedy of Errors - Live at Shakespeare's Globe poster

The Comedy of Errors - Live at Shakespeare's Globe(2015)

apperead as

Egeon

The Crown(2016)

7.2

apperead as

Doctor Weir

Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical(2022)

5.5

apperead as

Ancient / Sleeping Teacher