Acting
John Sessions
Acting · Born 1953-01-11 · Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
Actor, comedian and impressionist who was better known for his improvisation comedy.
Credits · 133
FilmBelfast
2021 · Joseph Tomelty as Marley
The Great
2020 · Bishop Tarcinkus
FilmIntrigo: Dear Agnes
2019 · Pumpermann
FilmLoving Vincent: The Impossible Dream
2019 · Self
FilmFinding Your Feet
2017 · Mike Abbott
FilmLoving Vincent
2017 · Pere Tanguy
The Loch
2017 · DCI Frank Smilie
FilmDenial
2016 · Prof. Richard Evans
Victoria
2016 · Lord John Russell
FilmWhisky Galore
2016 · Doctor McLaren
Upstart Crow
2016 · Lord Inquisitor
FilmFlorence Foster Jenkins
2016 · Dr. Hermann
FilmRed Top
2016 · The Accountant
FilmThe Rack Pack
2016 · Ted Lowe
FilmWe're Doomed! The Dad's Army Story
2015 · Arthur Lowe
FilmLegend
2015 · Lord Boothby
FilmSean Connery: In His Own Words
2015 · Narrator
FilmMr. Holmes
2015 · Mycroft Holmes
FilmHiroshima: The Aftermath
2015 · Self - Narrator (voice)
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
2015 · John Murray
FilmThe Silent Storm
2014 · Mr. Smith
Outlander
2014 · Arthur Duncan
FilmPudsey the Dog: The Movie
2014 · Thorne
FilmFilth
2013 · Toal
Father Brown
2013 · Reverend Adam Gillespie
Blandings
2013 · Lord Didcot
Film30 Years of Comic Strip
2012
FilmThe Domino Effect
2012 · Talk Show Host
Moone Boy
2012
Dead Boss
2012 · Sir Humphreys
FilmThe Iron Lady
2011 · Edward Heath
Death in Paradise
2011 · Hugh Davenport
FilmThe Hunt for Tony Blair
2011 · Tebbit
Friday Night Dinner
2011 · Mr. Murray
FilmSpies and Lies
2010 · Folkes
Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge
2010
FilmMade in Dagenham
2010 · Harold Wilson
Sherlock
2010 · Kenny Prince
FilmThe Making of Plus One
2010 · Derek - the line producer
FilmNativity!
2009 · Mr. Lore
FilmThe Last Station
2009 · Dushan
FilmBreaking the Mould
2009 · Edward Mellanby
FilmMargaret
2009 · Geoffrey Howe
FilmInconceivable
2008 · Finbar 'Finn' Darrow
Oliver Twist
2007 · Mr Sowerberry
British Film Forever
2007
Ronni Ancona & Co
Ronni Ancona & Co
2007
Reichenbach Falls
FilmReichenbach Falls
2007 · Professor Bell
Lewis
2007 · Professor Rufus Strickfaden
Skins
2007 · Geoff Fitzgerald
FilmThe Good Shepherd
2006 · Valentin Mironov #1/Yuri Modin
FilmLow Winter Sun
2006 · Prof Barry Lennox
FilmScoop
2006 · Strombel's Co-Worker (uncredited)
Hotel Babylon
2006
The English Harem
FilmThe English Harem
2005 · Ridley
FilmRag Tale
2005 · Felix Miles Sty
Doctor Who
2005 · Gus
FilmHawking
2004 · Dennis Sciama
FilmThe Merchant of Venice
2004 · Salerio
FilmChurchill: The Hollywood Years
2004 · Additional Dialogue
FilmFive Children and It
2004 · Peasemarsh
FilmLighthouse Hill
2004 · Mr. Reynard
FilmThe Legend of the Tamworth Two
2004 · Rival Newspaper Editor
FilmStella Street
2004 · Writer
Shameless
2004 · Father McGinn
New Tricks
2004
Celebrity Mastermind
2003 · Himself
FilmThe Key
2003
QI
2003 · Self
FilmGangs of New York
2002 · Harry Watkins / Lincoln
George Eliot: A Scandalous Life
FilmGeorge Eliot: A Scandalous Life
2002 · George Henry Lewes
FilmOne of the Hollywood Ten
2002 · Paul Jarrico
FilmDoctor 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
FilmHigh Heels and Low Lifes
2001 · Director
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
2000
Gormenghast
2000 · Dr Alfred Prunesquallor
FilmA Profile of 'Brief Encounter'
2000 · Self
FilmA Midsummer Night's Dream
1999 · Philostrate
The Man
FilmThe Man
1999 · Jerry Barnes
FilmFaeries
1999 · Chudley (voice)
FilmThe Scarlet Tunic
1998 · Humphrey Gould
FilmCousin Bette
1998 · Musical Director
In the Red
1998 · Hercules Fortescue
FilmQueen's Park Story
1998
Stella Street
1997
The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling
1997 · Henry Fielding
Midsomer Murders
1997 · Barrett Filby
FilmMy Night with Reg
1997 · Daniel
FilmThe Treasure Seekers
1996 · Redman
FilmThe Adventures of Pinocchio
1996 · Schoolmaster
Dalziel and Pascoe
1996 · Charlie Penn
FilmIn the Bleak Midwinter
1995 · Terry Du Bois
Nice Day at the Office
Nice Day at the Office
1994
FilmPrincess Caraboo
1994 · Prince Regent
John Sessions' Likely Stories
1994
Citizen Locke
FilmCitizen Locke
1994 · John Locke
FilmDavid Macaulay: Roman City
1994 · Laurens / Acco Bouvaix (voice)
FilmFreddie As F.R.O.7.
1992 · Scotty / Additional voices (voice)
Jute City
1991 · McMurdo
Performance
1991 · Daniel
FilmThe 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
FilmSweet Revenge
1990 · John
Single Voices
Single Voices
1990 · Bobby Buffet
Plunder
Plunder
1990
One Foot in the Grave
1990
FilmHenry V
1989 · Macmorris
John Sessions On The Spot
John Sessions On The Spot
1989
FilmSpitting Image: Bumbledown – The Life and Times of Ronald Reagan
1988 · Various Roles
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
1988 · Self
Menace Unseen
Menace Unseen
1988 · Larry Knight
FilmSpitting Image: The Ronnie & Nancy Show
1988 · Laurence Olivier (Voice)
The New Statesman
1987 · Lord Penistone
Porterhouse Blue
1987 · Zipser
FilmSpitting Image: The 1987 Movie Awards
1987 · Various Roles
FilmSky Bandits
1986 · Flight
ScreenPlay
1986 · James Boswell
FilmSpitting Image: Down And Out In The White House
1986 · Various Roles
FilmWhoops Apocalypse
1986 · Mr. Sweetzer
FilmCastaway
1986 · Man in Pub
Boon
1986 · Barney Spitz
Girls On Top
1985 · Rodney
Happy Families
1985 · Dean
FilmThe Bounty
1984 · John Smith
Spitting Image
1984
FilmThe Sender
1982 · Patient
Wogan
1982 · Self
Question Time
1979 · Self - Panellist