John Sessions

Profile

John Sessions

Acting
Born 1953-01-11 · Died 2020-11-02
1
Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland, UK

Biography

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

Filmography

137 credits across movies and TV

High Heels and Low Lifes
Movie

High Heels and Low Lifes

2001 · Director

The Bounty
Movie

The Bounty

1984 · John Smith

The Last Station
Movie

The Last Station

2009 · Dushan

Spies and Lies
Movie

Spies and Lies

2010 · Folkes

Nativity!
Movie

Nativity!

2009 · Mr. Lore

Boswell and Johnson's Tour of the Western Isles
Movie

Boswell and Johnson's Tour of the Western Isles

1993 · James Boswell

Belfast
Movie

Belfast

2021 · Joseph Tomelty as Marley

Reichenbach Falls
Movie

Reichenbach Falls

2007 · Professor Bell

Filth
Movie

Filth

2013 · Toal

Five Children and It
Movie

Five Children and It

2004 · Peasemarsh

Sweet Revenge
Movie

Sweet Revenge

1990 · John

Sellers' Best
Movie

Sellers' Best

1992 · Self

Breaking the Mould
Movie

Breaking the Mould

2009 · Edward Mellanby

The English Harem
Movie

The English Harem

2005 · Ridley

My Night with Reg
Movie

My Night with Reg

1997 · Daniel

Castaway
Movie

Castaway

1986 · Man in Pub

Around The World In 80 Days
Movie

Around The World In 80 Days

2000 · Jean Passepartout (voice)

Lighthouse Hill
Movie

Lighthouse Hill

2004 · Mr. Reynard

Pudsey the Dog: The Movie
Movie

Pudsey the Dog: The Movie

2014 · Thorne

George Eliot: A Scandalous Life
Movie

George Eliot: A Scandalous Life

2002 · George Henry Lewes

The Adventures of Pinocchio
Movie

The Adventures of Pinocchio

1996 · Schoolmaster

The Silent Storm
Movie

The Silent Storm

2014 · Mr. Smith

The Real American: Joe McCarthy
Movie

The Real American: Joe McCarthy

2011 · Joe McCarthy

30 Years of Comic Strip
Movie

30 Years of Comic Strip

2012

Loving Vincent
Movie

Loving Vincent

2017 · Pere Tanguy

Citizen Locke
Movie

Citizen Locke

1994 · John Locke

Margaret
Movie

Margaret

2009 · Geoffrey Howe

Sean Connery: In His Own Words
Movie

Sean Connery: In His Own Words

2015 · Narrator

Legend
Movie

Legend

2015 · Lord Boothby

The Merchant of Venice
Movie

The Merchant of Venice

2004 · Salerio

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

We're Doomed! The Dad's Army Story

2015 · Arthur Lowe

Scoop
Movie

Scoop

2006 · Strombel's Co-Worker (uncredited)

In the Bleak Midwinter
Movie

In the Bleak Midwinter

1995 · Terry Du Bois

Red Top
Movie

Red Top

2016 · The Accountant

The Hunt for Tony Blair
Movie

The Hunt for Tony Blair

2011 · Tebbit

The Hunt for Tony Blair
Movie

The Hunt for Tony Blair

2011 · Norman Tebbit

Hawking
Movie

Hawking

2004 · Dennis Sciama

The Key
Movie

The Key

2003

Faith
Movie

Faith

1998 · Brian

A Midsummer Night's Dream
Movie

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1999 · Philostrate

Florence Foster Jenkins
Movie

Florence Foster Jenkins

2016 · Dr. Hermann

The Rack Pack
Movie

The Rack Pack

2016 · Ted Lowe

One of the Hollywood Ten
Movie

One of the Hollywood Ten

2002 · Paul Jarrico

Whisky Galore
Movie

Whisky Galore

2016 · Doctor McLaren

Whoops Apocalypse
Movie

Whoops Apocalypse

1986 · Mr. Sweetzer

The Iron Lady
Movie

The Iron Lady

2011 · Edward Heath

Henry V
Movie

Henry V

1989 · Macmorris

Denial
Movie

Denial

2016 · Prof. Richard Evans

Gangs of New York
Movie

Gangs of New York

2002 · Harry Watkins / Lincoln

Mr. Holmes
Movie

Mr. Holmes

2015 · Mycroft Holmes

Stella Street
Movie

Stella Street

2004

Made in Dagenham
Movie

Made in Dagenham

2010 · Harold Wilson

Low Winter Sun
Movie

Low Winter Sun

2006 · Prof Barry Lennox

Sky Bandits
Movie

Sky Bandits

1986 · Flight

Faeries
Movie

Faeries

1999 · Chudley (voice)

Inconceivable
Movie

Inconceivable

2008 · Finbar 'Finn' Darrow

Rag Tale
Movie

Rag Tale

2005 · Felix Miles Sty

Intrigo: Dear Agnes
Movie

Intrigo: Dear Agnes

2019 · Pumpermann

Finding Your Feet
Movie

Finding Your Feet

2017 · Mike Abbott

The Scarlet Tunic
Movie

The Scarlet Tunic

1998 · Humphrey Gould

Balls
Movie

Balls

2018 · Brownlow

The Pope Must Die
Movie

The Pope Must Die

1991 · Dino

The Good Shepherd
Movie

The Good Shepherd

2006 · Valentin Mironov #1/Yuri Modin

David Macaulay: Roman City
Movie

David Macaulay: Roman City

1994 · Laurens / Acco Bouvaix (voice)

David Macaulay: Mill Times
Movie

David Macaulay: Mill Times

2001 · Shadrack Moore (voice)

Hiroshima: The Aftermath
Movie

Hiroshima: The Aftermath

2015 · Narrator

Loving Vincent: The Impossible Dream
Movie

Loving Vincent: The Impossible Dream

2019 · Self

Cousin Bette
Movie

Cousin Bette

1998 · Musical Director

The Legend of the Tamworth Two
Movie

The Legend of the Tamworth Two

2004 · Rival Newspaper Editor

Queen's Park Story
Movie

Queen's Park Story

1998

A Profile of 'Brief Encounter'
Movie

A Profile of 'Brief Encounter'

2000 · Self

Princess Caraboo
Movie

Princess Caraboo

1994 · Prince Regent

The Treasure Seekers
Movie

The Treasure Seekers

1996 · Redman

The Making of Plus One
Movie

The Making of Plus One

2010 · Derek - the line producer

Gramsci: Everything that Concerns People
Movie

Gramsci: Everything that Concerns People

1987 · Antonio Gramsci

The Town That Floored the World
Movie

The Town That Floored the World

2018 · Presenter

Freddie As F.R.O.7.
Movie

Freddie As F.R.O.7.

1992 · Scotty / Additional voices (voice)

Doctor Who: Death Comes to Time
Movie

Doctor Who: Death Comes to Time

2002 · General Tannis

The Man
Movie

The Man

1999 · Jerry Barnes

Some Enchanted Evening
Movie

Some Enchanted Evening

1990 · Bobby Buffet

The Domino Effect
Movie

The Domino Effect

2012 · Talk Show Host

Spitting Image: Down And Out In The White House
Movie

Spitting Image: Down And Out In The White House

1986 · Various Roles

Spitting Image: The 1987 Movie Awards
Movie

Spitting Image: The 1987 Movie Awards

1987 · Various Roles

Spitting Image: The Ronnie & Nancy Show
Movie

Spitting Image: The Ronnie & Nancy Show

1988 · Laurence Olivier (Voice)

Gerard Kelly: A Celebration
Movie

Gerard Kelly: A Celebration

2010 · Self

Spitting Image: Election Special '87
Movie

Spitting Image: Election Special '87

1987 · Various Characters

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

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

1988 · Various Roles

Midsomer Murders
TV

Midsomer Murders

1997 · Barrett Filby

Skins
TV

Skins

2007 · Geoff Fitzgerald

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
TV

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries

2002 · John Corntel

Hotel Babylon
TV

Hotel Babylon

2006

Spitting Image
TV

Spitting Image

1984

Girls On Top
TV

Girls On Top

1985 · Rodney

Whose Line Is It Anyway?
TV

Whose Line Is It Anyway?

1988 · Self

The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling
TV

The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling

1997 · Henry Fielding

Boon
TV

Boon

1986 · Barney Spitz

Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
TV

Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)

2000

Ronni Ancona & Co
TV

Ronni Ancona & Co

2007

One Foot in the Grave
TV

One Foot in the Grave

1990

Judge John Deed
TV

Judge John Deed

2001

Stella Street
TV

Stella Street

1997

New Tricks
TV

New Tricks

2004

Plunder
TV

Plunder

1990

Sherlock
TV

Sherlock

2010 · Kenny Prince

Celebrity Mastermind
TV

Celebrity Mastermind

2003 · Himself

Wogan
TV

Wogan

1982 · Self

John Sessions On The Spot
TV

John Sessions On The Spot

1989

Nice Day at the Office
TV

Nice Day at the Office

1994

Victoria
TV

Victoria

2016 · Lord John Russell

John Sessions' Likely Stories
TV

John Sessions' Likely Stories

1994

John Sessions' Tall Tales
TV

John Sessions' Tall Tales

1991

Porterhouse Blue
TV

Porterhouse Blue

1987 · Zipser

Performance
TV

Performance

1991 · Daniel

Doctor Who
TV

Doctor Who

2005 · Gus

Father Brown
TV

Father Brown

2013 · Reverend Adam Gillespie

QI
TV

QI

2003 · Self

Dead Boss
TV

Dead Boss

2012 · Sir Humphreys

Outlander
TV

Outlander

2014 · Arthur Duncan

Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge
TV

Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge

2010

Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
TV

Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes

2001 · Prof. Rutherford

Happy Families
TV

Happy Families

1985 · Dean

Friday Night Dinner
TV

Friday Night Dinner

2011 · Mr. Murray

Moone Boy
TV

Moone Boy

2012

The New Statesman
TV

The New Statesman

1987 · Lord Penistone

Rab C. Nesbitt
TV

Rab C. Nesbitt

1990 · Chief Inspector Haggerty

The Loch
TV

The Loch

2017 · DCI Frank Smilie

Blandings
TV

Blandings

2013 · Lord Didcot

Death in Paradise
TV

Death in Paradise

2011 · Hugh Davenport

Question Time
TV

Question Time

1979 · Self - Panellist

The Great
TV

The Great

2020 · Bishop Tarcinkus

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
TV

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

2015 · John Murray

Oliver Twist
TV

Oliver Twist

2007 · Mr Sowerberry

Have I Got News for You
TV

Have I Got News for You

1990 · Self

Shameless
TV

Shameless

2004 · Father McGinn

Upstart Crow
TV

Upstart Crow

2016 · Lord Inquisitor

In the Red
TV

In the Red

1998 · Hercules Fortescue

Gormenghast
TV

Gormenghast

2000 · Dr Alfred Prunesquallor