James Laurenson

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

0.4259

Gender

Male

Birthday

17-Feb-1940

Age

(86 years old)

Place of Birth

Marton, New Zealand

Also Known As
  • James Lawrenson
  • James Laurensen

James Laurenson

Biography

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


Credits

AfterLife AfterLife (2003) Character: N/A
High-flying journalist Kenny Brogan (Kevin McKidd) is working on the story that could make his career when he is told his mother is terminally ill. With his father no longer in the picture, this means that the responsibility for looking after his Down's Syndrome sister Roberta (Paula Sage) falls to him. Conflicted by career aspirations and the difficulties in caring for his sister, Kenny at first begins to resent Roberta, until he realizes just how much she means to him.
The Tragedy of King Richard II The Tragedy of King Richard II (1970) Character: Sir Pierce of Exton
The Tragedy of King Richard II, by William Shakespeare. The actions and repercussions of a proud King, whose vanity and selfishness lead to his downfall.
Old Man March Is Dead Old Man March Is Dead (1976) Character: Bert
In rural New Zealand an alcoholic ex-soldier is desperate to obtain more liquor. His family try to keep liquor away from him.
Quiet as a Nun Quiet as a Nun (1978) Character: Alexander Skarbek
A reporter is asked to look into the mysterious death of a nun who died in a locked room at a convent. She had recently inherited a fortune. The reporter next leans off an apparition that haunts the hallways at night and seems to portend death. Flashlight in hand, she goes off in search of the "Black Nun."
The Comedy of Errors - Live at Shakespeare's Globe The Comedy of Errors - Live at Shakespeare's Globe (2015) Character: Egeon
Basing his plot on a farce by Plautus, Shakespeare caps the mayhem of his Roman original to build up a hectic tale of violent cross-purposes, furious slapstick and social nightmare.
Dead Bolt Dead Dead Bolt Dead (1999) Character: The Boss
Dead Bolt Dead takes a twisted look at the dark underworld of organised crime, with its assassins, its bosses, its drivers and its sharply suited thugs. Set in two locations in and outside London, it charts the night after a bold attempt to take out a rival gang fails.
The Man Who Fell to Earth The Man Who Fell to Earth (1987) Character: Felix Hawthorne
An alien lands on Earth, and decides that he needs to a job in order to raise money to build a spaceship so he can return to his home planet.
Paint Me a Murder Paint Me a Murder (1984) Character: Luke Lorenz
Luke Lorenz is a artist whose paintings don't sell. His imaginative wife Sandra reasons that sales of his works would increase tenfold if he were to die, so they fake his death.
Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley (2008) Character: Leslie Thomas
A light hearted look at future Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's rise from research chemist in 1949 to becoming MP for Finchley in 1959, encompassing her early relationship and marriage to oil millionaire Denis Thatcher.
The Man in the Sidecar The Man in the Sidecar (1971) Character: Gerald
Examines the relationship between Edith, a famous and successful novelist, and her writer husband, and how her own domestic situation is paralleled in her latest book about a woman enjoying the self-destruction of her husband.
Jude Jude (1980) Character: Dick
Twelve-year-old Jude has never met Dick, his father. One Sunday afternoon Dick impulsively engineers a meeting, which has distressing consequences.
Hamlet Hamlet (1970) Character: Rosencrantz
Hamlet suspects his uncle has murdered his father to claim the throne of Denmark and the hand of Hamlet's mother, but the prince cannot decide whether or not he should take vengeance.
Children of the Sun Children of the Sun (1975) Character: Howard
A group of travellers find themselves stranded at a strange airport.
Thieves in the Night Thieves in the Night (1989) Character: Gordon-Smith
"But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night." Experiences in a kibbutz, it sets up a stage in describing the historical roots of the conflict between Arabs and Jewish settlers in the British ruled Palestine.
The Cry The Cry (2002) Character: Richard Crossdyke
Psychological thriller about a woman child-protection officer tramautized by her stillbirth who befriends a woman in hospital and then becomes convinced that the daughter is being abused.
This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper (2000) Character: Chief Constable Ronald Gregory
This is a dramatisation of the real-life investigation into the notorious Yorkshire Ripper murders of the late 1970s, showing the effect that it had on the health and career of Assistant Chief Constable George Oldfield who led the enquiry.
The Witches of Pendle The Witches of Pendle (1976) Character: Abraham Law
A BBC dramatization of the Pendle witch trials of Lancashire, England that occurred in 1616.
Codename: Kyril Codename: Kyril (1988) Character: Sikarov
At the height of the cold war, a known Russian spy ("Kyril") is sent to the UK under falsely reported pretenses in order to hopefully indirectly spark an unknown mole in the KGB to reveal himself; the endeavor eventually has repercussions which none of the initial players could have predicted.
The Prison The Prison (1974) Character: Alain Poitaud
A successful Paris magazine proprietor embarks on a destructive voyage of self-discovery after his wife shoots dead her own sister, with whom he has had an affair for several years.
The Winter Warrior The Winter Warrior (1976) Character: Theodric
The english villages are under siege by Viking invaders, leaving destruction and fear in their wake.
The Vanishing Man The Vanishing Man (1997) Character: Moreau
While Nick Cameron is returning to England from the continent with mysterious cargo in the cabin section of his small aircraft, he is thrown off-course by a severe electrical storm and loses radio contact. To his surprise and horror, he is arrested upon landing and accused of being a traitor in connection with the cargo he has been carrying - which, unknown to him, contained plutonium. Although he pleads innocent, Nick is not believed and is sentenced to a long term in prison. While in prison, he is subjected to special experimentation at a mysterious laboratory - with one unnerving, and unexpected, side-effect of the experiments being intermittent invisibility. —David McAnally
Countdown to War Countdown to War (1989) Character: Ciano
Based on a play, the story details the dramatic negotiations between UK, France, Poland, Nazi-Germany and USSR from the day Czechoslovakia fell, until Britain's declaration of war on Germany caused by Hitler's invasion of Poland.
Project: Tinman Project: Tinman (1990) Character: Wheeler
A mechanical man with a moral code and soul looking for adventure and his creator after escaping the military. He attempts to discover the reasons why he was created. An action-adventure pilot for ABC, a series that never happened.
Sharpe: The Legend Sharpe: The Legend (1997) Character: Ross (archive footage)
Several years after the battle of Waterloo, a former soldier from Shoreditch sits in a London inn reminiscing about the brave and determined officer who took him to hell and back. The narrator is Rifleman Cooper, and the officer whose fame he recalls is the legendary Richard Sharpe.
Private Peaceful Private Peaceful (2012) Character: Major Fitzpatrick
Set in the fields of Devon and the WW1 battlefields of Flanders, two brothers fall for the same girl while contending with the pressures of their feudal family life, the war, and the price of courage and cowardice.
National Theatre Live: Hamlet National Theatre Live: Hamlet (2010) Character: Ghost / Player King
A 2010 broadcast of Hamlet returns to cinemas as part of the NT's 50th anniversary celebrations. Following his celebrated performances at the National Theatre in Burnt by the Sun, The Revenger's Tragedy, Philistines and The Man of Mode, Rory Kinnear plays Hamlet in a dynamic new production of Shakespeare’s complex and profound play about the human condition, directed by Nicholas Hytner. He is joined by Clare Higgins (Gertrude), Patrick Malahide (Claudius), David Calder (Polonius), James Laurenson (Ghost/Player King) and Ruth Negga (Ophelia).
Sharpe's Siege Sharpe's Siege (1996) Character: Major General Hector Ross
Winter, 1813. Sharpe marries his sweetheart, Jane Gibbons, but has to leave her immediately to go on a dangerous mission in the Pyrenees, to capture a French fort. While Sharpe is battling with the French, his wife contracts a deadly fever which has swept through the British camp and endangers her life. Sharpe encounters his old enemy, Ducos and is compelled to stay at the fort and fight for his country, knowing that even if he survives he may never see his beloved bride again.
A House in the Hills A House in the Hills (1993) Character: Mr. Rankin
Aspiring actress Alex Weaver eagerly accepts an offer to look after a luxury house in the hills while the wealthy owners depart for a weekend's sailing. The perfect place to relax and unwind, even the news that a murder has just occurred next door doesn't disturb her.
Heartbreakers Heartbreakers (1984) Character: Terry Ray
Blue, a yet-to-be discovered painter, is left by his longtime girlfriend because she considers him too immature for a lasting relationship. Eli, Blue's best friend, works for his father's garment business and is still searching for a woman who's interesting enough to spend more than one night with. Blue and Eli's friendship is put to the test when they both fall for Liliane, Blue's exotic gallerist.
The Cold Light of Day The Cold Light of Day (1996) Character: Pavel Novak
A troubled detective befriends a single woman and her daughter with the intention of using them as bait for a serial killer.
The Riot Club The Riot Club (2014) Character: College President
Two first-year students at Oxford University join a secret society and learn that their reputations can be made or destroyed over the course of one evening.
Pink Floyd: The Wall Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982) Character: Pink's Father
A troubled rock star descends into madness in the midst of his physical and social isolation from everyone.
The Lady from the Sea The Lady from the Sea (1974) Character: The Stranger
A lighthouse keeper's daughter, lives her opportunist marital life, until her past lover appears in her life.
Women in Love Women in Love (1969) Character: Minister
Growing up in the sheltered confines of a 1920s English coal-mining community, free-spirited sisters Gudrun and Ursula explore erotic love with a wealthy playboy and a philosophical educator, with cataclysmic results for all four.
One Day One Day (2011) Character: Mr. Cope
After spending the night together on the eve of their college graduation, Dexter and Emma are shown each year on the same date to see where they are in their lives. They are sometimes together, and sometimes not.
The Magic Christian The Magic Christian (1969) Character: Oxford Crew
Sir Guy Grand, the richest man in the world, adopts a homeless man, Youngman. Together, they set out to prove that anyone--and anything--can be bought.
Sharpe's Regiment Sharpe's Regiment (1996) Character: Major General Hector Ross
June, 1813. Major Richard Sharpe's men are in mortal danger - not from the French, but from the bureaucrats of Whitehall. Unless reinforcements can be brought from England, the depleted South Essex will be disbanded, their troops scattered throughout the army. Determined not to see his regiment die, Sharpe returns to England and uncovers a nest of well-bred, high-ranking traitors, any one of whom could utterly destroy his career with a word, or a stroke of the pen. Sharpe is forced into the most desperate gamble of his life - and not even the influence of the Price Regent may be enough to save him.
The Care of Time The Care of Time (1990) Character: General Newell
Robert Halliday is coerced into helping Karlis Zander, an international fixer, into editing a Russian terrorist's memoirs and ghostwriting an exposé of modern terrorists.
The Turn of the Screw The Turn of the Screw (1974) Character: Peter Quint
In a mid-19th century Essex country house, a young governess for two children becomes convinced that the house and grounds are haunted by ghosts and that the children are being possessed.
Three Blind Mice Three Blind Mice (2003) Character: William Storbest
Thomas is a talented computer programmer living in a vibrant, urban metropolis. Lonely and unsure about life, he finds solitude in the world of internet chat rooms, webcam sites and virtual communication. One evening, Thomas witnesses the brutal murder of a webcam friend and in a vain attempt to protect her he becomes the prime suspect in the homicide. Determined to prove his innocence, Thomas teams up with Claire, a specialist in internet crimes to uncover the truth. To expose the murderer, Claire and Thomas decide to set up their own webcam site using Claire as the cyber bait. Somewhere down the line the truth becomes blurred and Thomas no longer knows where to turn or who to trust. As his life starts to spiral out of control, he has to face the terrifying reality that he could be the next victim.........the virtual nightmare has only just begun.
Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical (2022) Character: Ancient / Sleeping Teacher
An extraordinary young girl discovers her superpower and summons the remarkable courage, against all odds, to help others change their stories, whilst also taking charge of her own destiny. Standing up for what's right, she's met with miraculous results.
Sharpe's Mission Sharpe's Mission (1996) Character: Major General Hector Ross
France, 1813. Wellington orders Sharpe to join the dashing colonel Brand on a hazardous journey behind French enemy lines with the aim of blowing up an ammunition store. Sharpe's wife Jane becomes disillusioned with Sharpe's frequent absences. Left behind in the camp, she warms to the attentions of another admirer. Meanwhile, Sharpe is out in the mountains and is dangerously outnumbered, with with the French ranks closing in. He must risk his own life, however, to confront a far deadlier enemy on his own side.
Edward II Edward II (1970) Character: Piers Gaveston
England, 14th century. King Edward II falls in love with Piers Gaveston, a young man of humble origins, whom he honors with favors and titles of nobility. The cold and jealous Queen Isabella conspires with the evil Mortimer to get rid of Gaveston, overthrow her husband and take power...
Assault Assault (1971) Character: Greg Lomax
After a schoolgirl is raped while taking a short cut through the local woods, and another murdered a few days later, the police are baffled. With the help of a reporter, and against the wishes of a local psychologist, a young schoolteacher uses herself as bait to lure the perpetrator out.
Holy Flying Circus Holy Flying Circus (2011) Character: Archbishop of York
A fantastical re-imagining of the events of 1979, when Monty Python made Life of Brian and the debate about what is an acceptable subject for comedy was blown wide open.
The Cat's Meow The Cat's Meow (2001) Character: Dr. Daniel Goodman
Semi-true story of the Hollywood murder that occurred at a star-studded gathering aboard William Randolph Hearst's yacht in 1924.
The Monster Club The Monster Club (1981) Character: Raven (the Shadmock)
A vampire attacks a horror author on the street and then invites him to a nearby club as a gesture of gratitude, which turns out to be a meeting place for assorted creatures of the night. The vampire then regales him with three stories, each interspersed with musical performances at the club.
National Theatre Live: The Cherry Orchard National Theatre Live: The Cherry Orchard (2011) Character: Gaev
Madame Ranevskaya is a spoiled, aging aristocratic lady who returns from a trip to Paris to face the loss of her magnificent Cherry Orchard estate after a default on the mortgage. In denial, she continues living in the past, deluding herself and her family, while the beautiful cherry trees are being axed down by the re-possessor Lopakhin, her former serf, who has his own agenda.
Sharpe's Revenge Sharpe's Revenge (1997) Character: Major General Hector Ross
Toulouse, April 1814. The Peninsula war is finally over for Britain and its allies, but the action does not end here for Sharpe. He is set up once again by his long-time enemy, the French spy Ducos, and finds himself accused of stealing Napoleon’s priceless treasures. Having been abandoned by his beautiful wife Jane, who returns to England, and persecuted by both the British and French, Sharpe boldly goes in search of both truth and revenge, embarking on a perilous journey across post-war France with the help of his loyal friends Frederickson and Harper.
Rainbow Drive Rainbow Drive (1990) Character: Hans Roerhrig
A Hollywood multiple murder is investigated by a homicide cop, despite high-placed efforts to cover up the crime.



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