John Sessions

Deceased · Born: Jan 11, 1953 · Died: Nov 2, 2020

Career

acting

2019

Intrigo: Dear Agnes

Intrigo: Dear Agnes as Pumpermann

Victoria as Lord John Russell

2018

Death in Paradise

Death in Paradise as Hugh Davenport

2017

Finding Your Feet

Finding Your Feet as Mike Abbott

Loving Vincent as Pere Tanguy

The Loch as DCI Frank Smilie

2016

Denial as Prof. Richard Evans

The Rack Pack as Ted Lowe

Florence Foster Jenkins

Florence Foster Jenkins as Doctor

Whisky Galore as Doctor McLaren

The Comic Strip Presents

The Comic Strip Presents as The Accountant

Father Brown as Reverend Adam Gillespie

Friday Night Dinner

Friday Night Dinner

2015

Hiroshima: The Aftermath

Hiroshima: The Aftermath as Narrator

Sean Connery: In His Own Words

Sean Connery: In His Own Words as Narrator

We're Doomed! The Dad's Army Story

We're Doomed! The Dad's Army Story as Arthur Lowe

Mr. Holmes as Mycroft Holmes

2014

The Silent Storm

The Silent Storm as Mr. Smith

Pudsey the Dog: The Movie

Pudsey the Dog: The Movie as Thorne

Doctor Who as Gus

2013

Filth as Bob Toal

2012

The Real American: Joe McCarthy

The Real American: Joe McCarthy as Joe McCarthy

30 Years of Comic Strip

30 Years of Comic Strip

2010

Spies and Lies as Folkes

The Making of Plus One

The Making of Plus One as Derek - the line producer

2009

The Last Station

The Last Station as Dushan

Nativity! as Mr. Lore

Breaking the Mould

Breaking the Mould as Edward Mellanby

2007

Reichenbach Falls

Reichenbach Falls as Professor Bell

2006

Low Winter Sun as Prof Barry Lennox

2005

Rag Tale as Felix Miles Sty

The English Harem

The English Harem as Ridley

2004

The Merchant of Venice

The Merchant of Venice as Salerio

Lighthouse Hill

Lighthouse Hill as Mr. Reynard

The Legend of the Tamworth Two

The Legend of the Tamworth Two as Rival Newspaper Editor

2003

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders as Barrett Filby

2002

One of the Hollywood Ten

One of the Hollywood Ten as Paul Jarrico

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries as John Corntel

2001

David Macaulay: Mill Times

David Macaulay: Mill Times as Shadrack Moore (voice)

Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes

Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes as Prof. Rutherford

2000

1999

Faeries as Chudley (voice)

1998

The Scarlet Tunic

The Scarlet Tunic as Humphrey Gould

In the Red as Hercules Fortescue

1997

Performance as Daniel

The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling

The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling as Henry Fielding

1995

A Midwinter's Tale

A Midwinter's Tale as Terry Du Bois

1994

David Macaulay: Roman City

David Macaulay: Roman City as Laurens / Acco Bouvaix (voice)

Citizen Locke as John Locke

1991

The New Statesman

The New Statesman as Lord Penistone

1990

Sweet Revenge as John

1987

Gramsci: Everything that Concerns People

Gramsci: Everything that Concerns People as Antonio Gramsci

Porterhouse Blue

Porterhouse Blue as Zipser

1986

Castaway as Man in Pub

1985

Tender Is the Night

Tender Is the Night as Young Scot

1984

appearances

2020

2012

2000

A Profile of 'Brief Encounter'

1991

1988

Whose Line Is It Anyway?

Whose Line Is It Anyway?

writing

2004

Stella Street as Writer