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John Sessions

Biography

John Sessions

Actor Writer

Born
January 11, 1953
Age at death
67 years old
Place of birth
Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
Years active
1982 – 2021
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80

Credits

33

Movies

46

TV series

40

Years active

7.0

Avg. rating

0

Awards won

The life and career of John Sessions

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Career timeline

  1. 1953 · Born

    Born in Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland, UK

  2. 1982 · Screen debut

    The Sender (Movie)

  3. 1990 · Writing debut

    Single Voices (TV)

  4. 2002 · Breakthrough

    Gangs of New York (Movie)

  5. 2020 · Died

    November 2, 2020

  6. 2021 · Latest release

    Belfast (Movie)

Career in numbers

Titles per decade
Most frequent genres
  • Drama50
  • Comedy40
  • Crime16
  • Mystery13
  • History10
  • Romance7
Highest-rated title Sherlock 2010 8.5 Most popular title Doctor Who 2005 7.6

Known for

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside John Sessions in our catalogue.

Filmography

  1. 2021 Belfast as Joseph Tomelty as Marley Movie
  2. 2020 The Great as Bishop Tarcinkus TV
  3. 2017 Finding Your Feet as Mike Abbott Movie
  4. 2017 Loving Vincent as Pere Tanguy Movie
  5. 2017 The Loch as DCI Frank Smilie TV
  6. 2016 Denial as Prof. Richard Evans Movie
  7. 2016 Victoria as Lord John Russell TV
  8. 2016 Whisky Galore as Doctor McLaren Movie
  9. 2016 Upstart Crow as Lord Inquisitor TV
  10. 2016 Florence Foster Jenkins as Dr. Hermann Movie
  11. 2016 The Rack Pack as Ted Lowe Movie
  12. 2015 Legend as Lord Boothby Movie
  13. 2015 Mr. Holmes as Mycroft Holmes Movie
  14. 2015 Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell as John Murray TV
  15. 2014 Outlander as Arthur Duncan TV
  16. 2014 Pudsey the Dog: The Movie as Thorne Movie
  17. 2013 Filth as Toal Movie
  18. 2013 Father Brown as Reverend Adam Gillespie TV
  19. 2013 Blandings as Lord Didcot TV
  20. 2012 Moone Boy TV
  21. 2012 Dead Boss as Sir Humphreys TV
  22. 2011 The Iron Lady as Edward Heath Movie
  23. 2011 Death in Paradise as Hugh Davenport TV
  24. 2011 Friday Night Dinner as Mr. Murray TV
  25. 2010 Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge TV
  26. 2010 Made in Dagenham as Harold Wilson Movie
  27. 2010 Sherlock as Kenny Prince TV
  28. 2009 Nativity! as Mr. Lore Movie
  29. 2009 The Last Station as Dushan Movie
  30. 2007 Oliver Twist as Mr Sowerberry TV
  31. 2007 British Film Forever TV
  32. 2007 Lewis as Professor Rufus Strickfaden TV
  33. 2007 Skins as Geoff Fitzgerald TV
  34. 2006 The Good Shepherd as Valentin Mironov #1/Yuri Modin Movie
  35. 2006 Scoop as Strombel's Co-Worker (uncredited) Movie
  36. 2006 Hotel Babylon as Donovan Credo TV
  37. 2005 Doctor Who as Gus TV
  38. 2004 Hawking as Dennis Sciama Movie
  39. 2004 The Merchant of Venice as Salerio Movie
  40. 2004 Five Children and It as Peasemarsh Movie
  41. 2004 Shameless as Father McGinn TV
  42. 2004 New Tricks TV
  43. 2002 Gangs of New York as Harry Watkins / Lincoln Movie
  44. 2002 The Inspector Lynley Mysteries as John Corntel TV
  45. 2001 Judge John Deed TV
  46. 2001 Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes as Prof. Rutherford TV
  47. 2001 High Heels and Low Lifes as Director Movie
  48. 2000 Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) TV
  49. 2000 Gormenghast as Dr Alfred Prunesquallor TV
  50. 1999 A Midsummer Night's Dream as Philostrate Movie
  51. 1998 Cousin Bette as Musical Director Movie
  52. 1998 In the Red as Hercules Fortescue TV
  53. 1997 Stella Street TV
  54. 1997 The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling as Henry Fielding TV
  55. 1997 Midsomer Murders as Barrett Filby TV
  56. 1996 The Adventures of Pinocchio as Schoolmaster Movie
  57. 1996 Dalziel and Pascoe as Charlie Penn TV
  58. 1995 In the Bleak Midwinter as Terry Du Bois Movie
  59. 1994 Nice Day at the Office TV
  60. 1994 Princess Caraboo as Prince Regent Movie
  61. 1992 Freddie As F.R.O.7. as Scotty / Additional voices (voice) Movie
  62. 1991 Performance as Daniel TV
  63. 1991 The Pope Must Die as Dino Movie
  64. 1990 Rab C. Nesbitt as Chief Inspector Haggerty TV
  65. 1990 Single Voices as Bobby Buffet TV
  66. 1990 Plunder TV
  67. 1990 One Foot in the Grave as Man on Phone (voice) TV
  68. 1989 Henry V as Macmorris Movie
  69. 1988 Menace Unseen as Larry Knight TV
  70. 1987 The New Statesman as Lord Penistone TV
  71. 1987 Porterhouse Blue as Zipser TV
  72. 1986 ScreenPlay as James Boswell TV
  73. 1986 Castaway as Man in Pub Movie
  74. 1986 Boon as Barney Spitz TV
  75. 1985 Girls On Top as Rodney TV
  76. 1985 Happy Families as Dean TV
  77. 1984 The Bounty as John Smith Movie
  78. 1984 Spitting Image TV
  79. 1982 The Sender as Patient Movie
  1. 1990 Single Voices TV

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Quick facts

When did John Sessions die?

John Sessions died on November 2, 2020 at the age of 67.

Where was John Sessions born?

John Sessions was born in Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland, UK.

What was John Sessions’s first screen role?

The earliest title in our catalogue featuring John Sessions is The Sender (1982).

How many movies and series has John Sessions made?

Our catalogue lists 79 titles for John Sessions: 33 movies and 46 TV series.

What is John Sessions’s highest-rated title?

Among titles with enough votes, Sherlock has the highest audience rating, with 8.5/10 on TMDB.

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