John Sessions

Biography

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

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

107

Birth Date

1953-01-11 00:00:00

Birth Place

Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland, UK

Known For

• 

  Sean Connery: In His Own Words
• 

  The Town That Floored the World
• 

  Hiroshima: The Aftermath
• 

  The Real American: Joe McCarthy
• 

  Faith
• Citizen Locke

Credits

• actors (104 credits)

  • Belfast

    Joseph Tomelty as Marley

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • The Great

    - Moscow Mule (2020) ... Bishop Tarcinkus actor actors
    2020
  • Intrigo: Dear Agnes

    Pumpermann

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • Loving Vincent: The Impossible Dream

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • Balls

    Brownlow

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • The Town That Floored the World

    Presenter

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • Finding Your Feet

    Mike Abbott

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • Loving Vincent

    Pere Tanguy

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • Denial

    Prof. Richard Evans

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • Victoria

    Lord John Russell

    actor

    actors

    - The White Elephant (2019) ... Lord John Russell actor actors

    - A Public Inconvenience (2019) ... Lord John Russell actor actors

    - A Coburg Quartet (2019) ... Lord John Russell actor actors

    - A Show of Unity (2019) ... Lord John Russell actor actors

    - Foreign Bodies (2019) ... Lord John Russell actor actors
    2016
  • Whisky Galore

    Doctor McLaren

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • Florence Foster Jenkins

    Dr. Hermann

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • Red Top

    The Accountant

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • The Rack Pack

    Ted Lowe

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • Upstart Crow

    - Love is Not Love (2016) ... Lord Inquisitor actor actors
    2016
  • We're Doomed! The Dad's Army Story

    Arthur Lowe

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • Legend

    Lord Boothby

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • Sean Connery: In His Own Words

    Narrator

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • Mr. Holmes

    Mycroft Holmes

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • Hiroshima: The Aftermath

    Narrator

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

    - Arabella (2015) ... John Murray actor actors
    2015
  • The Silent Storm

    Mr. Smith

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • Pudsey the Dog: The Movie

    Thorne

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • Outlander

    - By the Pricking of My Thumbs (2015) ... Arthur Duncan actor actors

    - The Way Out (2014) ... Arthur Duncan actor actors
    2014
  • Filth

    Toal

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • Father Brown

    - The Eve of St John (2017) ... Reverend Adam Gillespie actor actors
    2013
  • 30 Years of Comic Strip

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • The Domino Effect

    Talk Show Host

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • The Iron Lady

    Edward Heath

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • The Hunt for Tony Blair

    Tebbit

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • The Real American: Joe McCarthy

    Joe McCarthy

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • Death in Paradise

    - Murder on the Day of the Dead (2018) ... Hugh Davenport actor actors
    2011
  • Gerard Kelly: A Celebration

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • Spies and Lies

    Folkes

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • Made in Dagenham

    Harold Wilson

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • The Making of Plus One

    Derek - the line producer

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • Sherlock

    - The Great Game (2010) ... Kenny Prince actor actors
    2010
  • Nativity!

    Mr. Lore

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • The Last Station

    Dushan

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • Breaking the Mould

    Edward Mellanby

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • Margaret

    Geoffrey Howe

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • Inconceivable

    Finbar 'Finn' Darrow

    actor

    actors
    2008
  • Reichenbach Falls

    Professor Bell

    actor

    actors
    2007
  • Skins

    - Franky (2012) ... Geoff Fitzgerald actor actors

    - Franky (2011) ... Geoff Fitzgerald actor actors
    2007
  • The Good Shepherd

    Valentin Mironov #1/Yuri Modin

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • Scoop

    Strombel's Co-Worker (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • The English Harem

    Ridley

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • Rag Tale

    Felix Miles Sty

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • Doctor Who

    - Mummy on the Orient Express (2014) ... Gus actor actors
    2005
  • Hawking

    Dennis Sciama

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • The Merchant of Venice

    Salerio

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • Five Children and It

    Peasemarsh

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • Lighthouse Hill

    Mr. Reynard

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • The Legend of the Tamworth Two

    Rival Newspaper Editor

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • Stella Street

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • Shameless

    - Episode 7 (2012) ... Father McGinn actor actors
    2004
  • New Tricks

    - Casualty (2007) ... actor actors
    2004
  • The Key

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • QI

    - Jumble (2012) ... Self actor actors

    - Film (2009) ... Self actor actors

    - Doves (2006) ... Self actor actors

    - Drinks (2006) ... Self actor actors

    - Cleve Crudgington (2005) ... Self actor actors
    2003
  • Gangs of New York

    Harry Watkins / Lincoln

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • George Eliot: A Scandalous Life

    George Henry Lewes

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • One of the Hollywood Ten

    Paul Jarrico

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • Doctor Who: Death Comes to Time

    General Tannis

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • The Inspector Lynley Mysteries

    - Well-Schooled in Murder (2002) ... John Corntel actor actors
    2002
  • High Heels and Low Lifes

    Director

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • David Macaulay: Mill Times

    Shadrack Moore (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • A Profile of 'Brief Encounter'

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • Around The World In 80 Days

    Jean Passepartout (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • A Midsummer Night's Dream

    Philostrate

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • The Man

    Jerry Barnes

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • Faeries

    Chudley (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • Cousin Bette

    Musical Director

    actor

    actors
    1998
  • The Scarlet Tunic

    Humphrey Gould

    actor

    actors
    1998
  • Faith

    Brian

    actor

    actors
    1998
  • Queen's Park Story

    actor

    actors
    1998
  • My Night with Reg

    Daniel

    actor

    actors
    1997
  • Midsomer Murders

    - Painted in Blood (2003) ... Barrett Filby actor actors
    1997
  • The Treasure Seekers

    Redman

    actor

    actors
    1996
  • The Adventures of Pinocchio

    Schoolmaster

    actor

    actors
    1996
  • In the Bleak Midwinter

    Terry Du Bois

    actor

    actors
    1995
  • Princess Caraboo

    Prince Regent

    actor

    actors
    1994
  • Citizen Locke

    John Locke

    actor

    actors
    1994
  • David Macaulay: Roman City

    Laurens / Acco Bouvaix (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1994
  • Boswell and Johnson's Tour of the Western Isles

    James Boswell

    actor

    actors
    1993
  • Freddie As F.R.O.7.

    Scotty / Additional voices (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1992
  • Sellers' Best

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1992
  • The Pope Must Die

    Dino

    actor

    actors
    1991
  • Sweet Revenge

    John

    actor

    actors
    1990
  • Some Enchanted Evening

    Bobby Buffet

    actor

    actors
    1990
  • Have I Got News for You

    - John Sessions, Griff Rhys Jones (1992) ... Self actor actors

    - John Sessions, Trevor McDonald (1992) ... Self actor actors
    1990
  • One Foot in the Grave

    - Dramatic Fever (1990) ... actor actors
    1990
  • Henry V

    Macmorris

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • Spitting Image: Bumbledown – The Life and Times of Ronald Reagan

    Various Roles

    actor

    actors
    1988
  • Spitting Image: The Ronnie & Nancy Show

    Laurence Olivier (Voice)

    actor

    actors
    1988
  • Spitting Image: Election Special '87

    Various Characters

    actor

    actors
    1987
  • Spitting Image: The 1987 Movie Awards

    Various Roles

    actor

    actors
    1987
  • Gramsci: Everything that Concerns People

    Antonio Gramsci

    actor

    actors
    1987
  • Sky Bandits

    Flight

    actor

    actors
    1986
  • Spitting Image: Down And Out In The White House

    Various Roles

    actor

    actors
    1986
  • Whoops Apocalypse

    Mr. Sweetzer

    actor

    actors
    1986
  • Castaway

    Man in Pub

    actor

    actors
    1986
  • The Bounty

    John Smith

    actor

    actors
    1984
  • The Sender

    Patient

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • Wogan

    - Series 11, Show 98 (1991) ... Self actor actors

    - Series 9, Show 2 (1989) ... Self actor actors
    1982

• crew (1 credits)

  • Churchill: The Hollywood Years

    additional dialogue

    crew
    2004

• writing (2 credits)

  • Stella Street

    writer

    writing
    2004
  • Some Enchanted Evening

    writer

    writing
    1990