John Sessions

Known For: Acting
Born: January 11, 1953
Place of Birth: Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
Died: November 2, 2020

John Sessions

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

Filmography

Belfast

2021 · Joseph Tomelty as Marley

The Great

2020 · Bishop Tarcinkus

Intrigo: Dear Agnes

2019 · Pumpermann

Loving Vincent: The Impossible Dream

2019 · Self

Balls

2018 · Brownlow

The Town That Floored the World

2018 · Presenter

Finding Your Feet

2017 · Mike Abbott

Loving Vincent

2017 · Pere Tanguy

The Loch

2017 · DCI Frank Smilie

Denial

2016 · Prof. Richard Evans

Victoria

2016 · Lord John Russell

Whisky Galore

2016 · Doctor McLaren

Upstart Crow

2016 · Lord Inquisitor

Florence Foster Jenkins

2016 · Dr. Hermann

Red Top

2016 · The Accountant

The Rack Pack

2016 · Ted Lowe

We're Doomed! The Dad's Army Story

2015 · Arthur Lowe

Legend

2015 · Lord Boothby

Sean Connery: In His Own Words

2015 · Narrator

Mr. Holmes

2015 · Mycroft Holmes

Hiroshima: The Aftermath

2015 · Self - Narrator (voice)

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

2015 · John Murray

The Silent Storm

2014 · Mr. Smith

Outlander

2014 · Arthur Duncan

Pudsey the Dog: The Movie

2014 · Thorne

Filth

2013 · Toal

Father Brown

2013 · Reverend Adam Gillespie

Blandings

2013 · Lord Didcot

30 Years of Comic Strip

2012

The Domino Effect

2012 · Talk Show Host

Moone Boy

2012

Dead Boss

2012 · Sir Humphreys

The Iron Lady

2011 · Edward Heath

Death in Paradise

2011 · Hugh Davenport

The Hunt for Tony Blair

2011 · Norman Tebbit

The Real American: Joe McCarthy

2011 · Joe McCarthy

Friday Night Dinner

2011 · Mr. Murray

Gerard Kelly: A Celebration

2010 · Self

Spies and Lies

2010 · Folkes

Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge

2010

Made in Dagenham

2010 · Harold Wilson

Sherlock

2010 · Kenny Prince

The Making of Plus One

2010 · Derek - the line producer

Nativity!

2009 · Mr. Lore

The Last Station

2009 · Dushan

Breaking the Mould

2009 · Edward Mellanby

Margaret

2009 · Geoffrey Howe

Inconceivable

2008 · Finbar 'Finn' Darrow

Oliver Twist

2007 · Mr Sowerberry

British Film Forever

2007

Ronni Ancona & Co

Ronni Ancona & Co

2007

Reichenbach Falls

Reichenbach Falls

2007 · Professor Bell

Lewis

2007 · Professor Rufus Strickfaden

Skins

2007 · Geoff Fitzgerald

The Good Shepherd

2006 · Valentin Mironov #1/Yuri Modin

Low Winter Sun

2006 · Prof Barry Lennox

Scoop

2006 · Strombel's Co-Worker (uncredited)

Hotel Babylon

2006

The English Harem

The English Harem

2005 · Ridley

Rag Tale

2005 · Felix Miles Sty

Doctor Who

2005 · Gus

Hawking

2004 · Dennis Sciama

The Merchant of Venice

2004 · Salerio

Churchill: The Hollywood Years

2004 · Additional Dialogue

Five Children and It

2004 · Peasemarsh

Lighthouse Hill

2004 · Mr. Reynard

The Legend of the Tamworth Two

2004 · Rival Newspaper Editor

Stella Street

2004 · , Writer

Shameless

2004 · Father McGinn

New Tricks

2004

Celebrity Mastermind

2003 · Himself

The Key

2003

QI

2003 · Self

Gangs of New York

2002 · Harry Watkins / Lincoln

George Eliot: A Scandalous Life

George Eliot: A Scandalous Life

2002 · George Henry Lewes

One of the Hollywood Ten

2002 · Paul Jarrico

Doctor Who: Death Comes to Time

2002 · General Tannis

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries

2002 · John Corntel

Judge John Deed

2001

Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes

2001 · Prof. Rutherford

High Heels and Low Lifes

2001 · Director

David Macaulay: Mill Times

2001 · Shadrack Moore (voice)

Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)

Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)

2000

Gormenghast

2000 · Dr Alfred Prunesquallor

Around The World In 80 Days

2000 · Jean Passepartout (voice)

A Profile of 'Brief Encounter'

2000 · Self

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1999 · Philostrate

The Man

1999 · Jerry Barnes

Faeries

1999 · Chudley (voice)

The Scarlet Tunic

1998 · Humphrey Gould

Cousin Bette

1998 · Musical Director

In the Red

1998 · Hercules Fortescue

Faith

1998 · Brian

Queen's Park Story

1998

Stella Street

1997

The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling

1997 · Henry Fielding

Midsomer Murders

1997 · Barrett Filby

My Night with Reg

1997 · Daniel

The Treasure Seekers

1996 · Redman

The Adventures of Pinocchio

1996 · Schoolmaster

In the Bleak Midwinter

1995 · Terry Du Bois

Nice Day at the Office

Nice Day at the Office

1994

Princess Caraboo

1994 · Prince Regent

John Sessions' Likely Stories

1994

Citizen Locke

1994 · John Locke

David Macaulay: Roman City

1994 · Laurens / Acco Bouvaix (voice)

Boswell and Johnson's Tour of the Western Isles

1993 · James Boswell

Freddie As F.R.O.7.

1992 · Scotty / Additional voices (voice)

Sellers' Best

1992 · Self

Performance

1991 · Daniel

The Pope Must Die

1991 · Dino

John Sessions' Tall Tales

1991

Have I Got News for You

1990 · Self

Rab C. Nesbitt

1990 · Chief Inspector Haggerty

Sweet Revenge

1990 · John

Some Enchanted Evening

1990 · Bobby Buffet, Writer

Plunder

1990

One Foot in the Grave

1990

Henry V

1989 · Macmorris

John Sessions On The Spot

John Sessions On The Spot

1989

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

1988 · Various Roles

Whose Line Is It Anyway?

1988 · Self

Spitting Image: The Ronnie & Nancy Show

1988 · Laurence Olivier (Voice)

The New Statesman

1987 · Lord Penistone

Spitting Image: Election Special '87

1987 · Various Characters

Porterhouse Blue

1987 · Zipser

Spitting Image: The 1987 Movie Awards

1987 · Various Roles

Gramsci: Everything that Concerns People

1987 · Antonio Gramsci

Sky Bandits

1986 · Flight

ScreenPlay

1986 · James Boswell

Spitting Image: Down And Out In The White House

1986 · Various Roles

Whoops Apocalypse

1986 · Mr. Sweetzer

Castaway

1986 · Man in Pub

Boon

1986 · Barney Spitz

Girls On Top

1985 · Rodney

Happy Families

1985 · Dean

The Bounty

1984 · John Smith

Spitting Image

1984

The Sender

1982 · Patient

Wogan

1982 · Self

Question Time

1979 · Self - Panellist

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