John Sessions

John Sessions

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

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Known For

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

2005 • as Gus

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

1997 • as Barrett Filby

Outlander

Outlander

2014 • as Arthur Duncan

Death in Paradise

Death in Paradise

2011 • as Hugh Davenport

Have I Got News for You

Have I Got News for You

1990 • as Self

Skins

Skins

2007 • as Geoff Fitzgerald

Filmography

2021

Belfast
Belfast
as Joseph Tomelty as Marley
Movie - Released: 11/12/2021

2020

The Great
The Great
as Bishop Tarcinkus
TV - Released: 5/15/2020

2019

Intrigo: Dear Agnes
Intrigo: Dear Agnes
as Pumpermann
Movie - Released: 10/10/2019
Loving Vincent: The Impossible Dream
Loving Vincent: The Impossible Dream
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/8/2019

2018

Balls
Balls
as Brownlow
Movie - Released: 8/2/2018
The Town That Floored the World
The Town That Floored the World
as Presenter
Movie - Released: 5/21/2018

2017

Loving Vincent
Loving Vincent
as Pere Tanguy
Movie - Released: 6/22/2017
Finding Your Feet
Finding Your Feet
as Mike Abbott
Movie - Released: 12/26/2017
The Loch
The Loch
as DCI Frank Smilie
TV - Released: 6/11/2017

2016

Red Top
Red Top
as The Accountant
Movie - Released: 1/20/2016
Florence Foster Jenkins
Florence Foster Jenkins
as Dr. Hermann
Movie - Released: 5/6/2016
The Rack Pack
The Rack Pack
as Ted Lowe
Movie - Released: 1/17/2016
Whisky Galore
Whisky Galore
as Doctor McLaren
Movie - Released: 6/26/2016
Denial
Denial
as Prof. Richard Evans
Movie - Released: 9/30/2016
Victoria
Victoria
as Lord John Russell
TV - Released: 8/28/2016
Upstart Crow
Upstart Crow
as Lord Inquisitor
TV - Released: 5/9/2016

2015

Sean Connery: In His Own Words
Sean Connery: In His Own Words
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 8/18/2015
Legend
Legend
as Lord Boothby
Movie - Released: 9/9/2015
We're Doomed! The Dad's Army Story
We're Doomed! The Dad's Army Story
as Arthur Lowe
Movie - Released: 12/22/2015
Mr. Holmes
Mr. Holmes
as Mycroft Holmes
Movie - Released: 6/19/2015
Hiroshima: The Aftermath
Hiroshima: The Aftermath
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 6/6/2015
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
as John Murray
TV - Released: 5/17/2015

2014

Pudsey the Dog: The Movie
Pudsey the Dog: The Movie
as Thorne
Movie - Released: 7/18/2014
The Silent Storm
The Silent Storm
as Mr. Smith
Movie - Released: 10/14/2014
Outlander
Outlander
as Arthur Duncan
TV - Released: 8/9/2014

2013

Filth
Filth
as Toal
Movie - Released: 9/23/2013
Father Brown
Father Brown
as Reverend Adam Gillespie
TV - Released: 1/14/2013
Blandings
Blandings
as Lord Didcot
TV - Released: 1/13/2013

2012

30 Years of Comic Strip
30 Years of Comic Strip
Movie - Released: 11/3/2012
The Domino Effect
The Domino Effect
as Talk Show Host
Movie - Released: 10/18/2012
Dead Boss
Dead Boss
as Sir Humphreys
TV - Released: 6/14/2012
Moone Boy
Moone Boy
TV - Released: 9/14/2012

2011

The Real American: Joe McCarthy
The Real American: Joe McCarthy
as Joe McCarthy
Movie - Released: 6/14/2011
The Hunt for Tony Blair
The Hunt for Tony Blair
as Tebbit
Movie - Released: 10/15/2011
The Hunt for Tony Blair
The Hunt for Tony Blair
as Norman Tebbit
Movie - Released: 10/15/2011
The Iron Lady
The Iron Lady
as Edward Heath
Movie - Released: 12/26/2011
Friday Night Dinner
Friday Night Dinner
as Mr. Murray
TV - Released: 2/25/2011
Death in Paradise
Death in Paradise
as Hugh Davenport
TV - Released: 10/25/2011

2010

Spies and Lies
Spies and Lies
as Folkes
Movie - Released: 11/14/2010
Made in Dagenham
Made in Dagenham
as Harold Wilson
Movie - Released: 10/1/2010
The Making of Plus One
The Making of Plus One
as Derek - the line producer
Movie - Released: 1/1/2010
Gerard Kelly: A Celebration
Gerard Kelly: A Celebration
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/31/2010
Sherlock
Sherlock
as Kenny Prince
TV - Released: 7/25/2010
Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge
Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge
TV - Released: 11/5/2010

2009

The Last Station
The Last Station
as Dushan
Movie - Released: 9/4/2009
Nativity!
Nativity!
as Mr. Lore
Movie - Released: 11/27/2009
Breaking the Mould
Breaking the Mould
as Edward Mellanby
Movie - Released: 7/29/2009
Margaret
Margaret
as Geoffrey Howe
Movie - Released: 3/26/2009

2008

Inconceivable
Inconceivable
as Finbar 'Finn' Darrow
Movie - Released: 6/18/2008

2007

Movie
Reichenbach Falls
as Professor Bell
Movie - Released: 3/1/2007
Skins
Skins
as Geoff Fitzgerald
TV - Released: 1/25/2007
TV
Ronni Ancona & Co
TV - Released: 5/25/2007
Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist
as Mr Sowerberry
TV - Released: 12/18/2007
British Film Forever
British Film Forever
TV - Released: 7/28/2007
Lewis
Lewis
as Professor Rufus Strickfaden
TV - Released: 2/18/2007

2006

Scoop
Scoop
as Strombel's Co-Worker (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 7/27/2006
Low Winter Sun
Low Winter Sun
as Prof Barry Lennox
Movie - Released: 9/13/2006
The Good Shepherd
The Good Shepherd
as Valentin Mironov #1/Yuri Modin
Movie - Released: 12/11/2006
Hotel Babylon
Hotel Babylon
TV - Released: 1/19/2006

2005

Movie
The English Harem
as Ridley
Movie - Released: 12/27/2005
Rag Tale
Rag Tale
as Felix Miles Sty
Movie - Released: 10/7/2005
Doctor Who
Doctor Who
as Gus
TV - Released: 3/26/2005

2004

Five Children and It
Five Children and It
as Peasemarsh
Movie - Released: 10/15/2004
Lighthouse Hill
Lighthouse Hill
as Mr. Reynard
Movie - Released: 5/4/2004
The Merchant of Venice
The Merchant of Venice
as Salerio
Movie - Released: 12/3/2004
Hawking
Hawking
as Dennis Sciama
Movie - Released: 12/10/2004
Stella Street
Stella Street
Movie - Released: 1/26/2004
The Legend of the Tamworth Two
The Legend of the Tamworth Two
as Rival Newspaper Editor
Movie - Released: 4/12/2004
New Tricks
New Tricks
TV - Released: 1/1/2004
Shameless
Shameless
as Father McGinn
TV - Released: 1/13/2004

2003

The Key
The Key
Movie - Released: 9/16/2003
Celebrity Mastermind
Celebrity Mastermind
as Himself
TV - Released: 12/26/2003
QI
QI
as Self
TV - Released: 9/11/2003

2002

Movie
George Eliot: A Scandalous Life
as George Henry Lewes
Movie - Released: 11/1/2002
One of the Hollywood Ten
One of the Hollywood Ten
as Paul Jarrico
Movie - Released: 6/7/2002
Gangs of New York
Gangs of New York
as Harry Watkins / Lincoln
Movie - Released: 12/14/2002
Doctor Who: Death Comes to Time
Doctor Who: Death Comes to Time
as General Tannis
Movie - Released: 5/3/2002
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
as John Corntel
TV - Released: 4/8/2002

2001

High Heels and Low Lifes
High Heels and Low Lifes
as Director
Movie - Released: 7/16/2001
David Macaulay: Mill Times
David Macaulay: Mill Times
as Shadrack Moore (voice)
Movie - Released: 5/6/2001
Judge John Deed
Judge John Deed
TV - Released: 11/26/2001
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
as Prof. Rutherford
TV - Released: 9/4/2001

2000

Around The World In 80 Days
Around The World In 80 Days
as Jean Passepartout (voice)
Movie - Released: 1/1/2000
A Profile of 'Brief Encounter'
A Profile of 'Brief Encounter'
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/2000
TV
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
TV - Released: 3/18/2000
Gormenghast
Gormenghast
as Dr Alfred Prunesquallor
TV - Released: 1/17/2000

1999

A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Philostrate
Movie - Released: 5/20/1999
Faeries
Faeries
as Chudley (voice)
Movie - Released: 1/23/1999
Movie
The Man
as Jerry Barnes
Movie - Released: 4/5/1999

1998

Faith
Faith
as Brian
Movie - Released: 5/9/1998
The Scarlet Tunic
The Scarlet Tunic
as Humphrey Gould
Movie - Released: 6/12/1998
Cousin Bette
Cousin Bette
as Musical Director
Movie - Released: 6/12/1998
Queen's Park Story
Queen's Park Story
Movie - Released: 1/1/1998
In the Red
In the Red
as Hercules Fortescue
TV - Released: 5/26/1998

1997

My Night with Reg
My Night with Reg
as Daniel
Movie - Released: 3/14/1997
Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders
as Barrett Filby
TV - Released: 3/23/1997
The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling
The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling
as Henry Fielding
TV - Released: 11/9/1997
Stella Street
Stella Street
TV - Released: 12/22/1997

1996

The Adventures of Pinocchio
The Adventures of Pinocchio
as Schoolmaster
Movie - Released: 7/26/1996
The Treasure Seekers
The Treasure Seekers
as Redman
Movie - Released: 12/25/1996

1995

In the Bleak Midwinter
In the Bleak Midwinter
as Terry Du Bois
Movie - Released: 9/29/1995

1994

Movie
Citizen Locke
as John Locke
Movie - Released: 4/30/1994
David Macaulay: Roman City
David Macaulay: Roman City
as Laurens / Acco Bouvaix (voice)
Movie - Released: 2/15/1994
Princess Caraboo
Princess Caraboo
as Prince Regent
Movie - Released: 9/16/1994
TV
Nice Day at the Office
TV - Released: 9/26/1994
John Sessions' Likely Stories
John Sessions' Likely Stories
TV - Released: 5/8/1994

1993

Boswell and Johnson's Tour of the Western Isles
Boswell and Johnson's Tour of the Western Isles
as James Boswell
Movie - Released: 10/27/1993

1992

Sellers' Best
Sellers' Best
as Self
Movie - Released: 2/1/1992
Freddie As F.R.O.7.
Freddie As F.R.O.7.
as Scotty / Additional voices (voice)
Movie - Released: 8/14/1992

1991

The Pope Must Die
The Pope Must Die
as Dino
Movie - Released: 6/21/1991
John Sessions' Tall Tales
John Sessions' Tall Tales
TV - Released: 1/19/1991
Performance
Performance
as Daniel
TV - Released: 10/5/1991

1990

Sweet Revenge
Sweet Revenge
as John
Movie - Released: 7/9/1990
Some Enchanted Evening
Some Enchanted Evening
as Bobby Buffet
Movie - Released: 5/27/1990
One Foot in the Grave
One Foot in the Grave
TV - Released: 1/4/1990
TV
Plunder
TV - Released: 3/5/1990
Rab C. Nesbitt
Rab C. Nesbitt
as Chief Inspector Haggerty
TV - Released: 9/27/1990
Have I Got News for You
Have I Got News for You
as Self
TV - Released: 9/28/1990

1989

Henry V
Henry V
as Macmorris
Movie - Released: 10/5/1989
TV
John Sessions On The Spot
TV - Released: 6/26/1989

1988

Spitting Image: The Ronnie & Nancy Show
Spitting Image: The Ronnie & Nancy Show
as Laurence Olivier (Voice)
Movie - Released: 4/17/1988
Spitting Image: Bumbledown – The Life and Times of Ronald Reagan
Spitting Image: Bumbledown – The Life and Times of Ronald Reagan
as Various Roles
Movie - Released: 10/29/1988
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
as Self
TV - Released: 9/23/1988
TV
Menace Unseen
as Larry Knight
TV - Released: 5/3/1988

1987

Gramsci: Everything that Concerns People
Gramsci: Everything that Concerns People
as Antonio Gramsci
Movie - Released: 1/1/1987
Spitting Image: The 1987 Movie Awards
Spitting Image: The 1987 Movie Awards
as Various Roles
Movie - Released: 4/4/1987
Spitting Image: Election Special '87
Spitting Image: Election Special '87
as Various Characters
Movie - Released: 6/11/1987
Porterhouse Blue
Porterhouse Blue
as Zipser
TV - Released: 6/3/1987
The New Statesman
The New Statesman
as Lord Penistone
TV - Released: 9/13/1987

1986

Castaway
Castaway
as Man in Pub
Movie - Released: 3/5/1986
Whoops Apocalypse
Whoops Apocalypse
as Mr. Sweetzer
Movie - Released: 5/6/1986
Sky Bandits
Sky Bandits
as Flight
Movie - Released: 10/31/1986
Spitting Image: Down And Out In The White House
Spitting Image: Down And Out In The White House
as Various Roles
Movie - Released: 6/6/1986
Boon
Boon
as Barney Spitz
TV - Released: 1/14/1986
ScreenPlay
ScreenPlay
as James Boswell
TV - Released: 7/9/1986

1985

Girls On Top
Girls On Top
as Rodney
TV - Released: 10/23/1985
Happy Families
Happy Families
as Dean
TV - Released: 10/17/1985

1984

The Bounty
The Bounty
as John Smith
Movie - Released: 5/4/1984
Spitting Image
Spitting Image
TV - Released: 2/26/1984

1982

The Sender
The Sender
as Patient
Movie - Released: 10/22/1982
Wogan
Wogan
as Self
TV - Released: 5/4/1982

1979

Question Time
Question Time
as Self - Panellist
TV - Released: 9/25/1979