
John Sessions
Known for Acting · 139 credits
- Born
- 1953-01-11
- Died
- 2020-11-02
- Place of birth
- Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
- Also known as
- John Gibb Marshall · 존 세션스
Biography
Actor, comedian and impressionist who was better known for his improvisation comedy.
Known For
TV Shows (52)

Midsomer Murders
1997
as Barrett Filby

Doctor Who
2005
as Gus

Outlander
2014
as Arthur Duncan

Death in Paradise
2011
as Hugh Davenport

Father Brown
2013
as Reverend Adam Gillespie

Sherlock
2010
as Kenny Prince

Skins
2007
as Geoff Fitzgerald

QI
2003
as Self

Have I Got News for You
1990
as Self

Wogan
1982
as Self

Shameless
2004
as Father McGinn

New Tricks
2004

Question Time
1979
as Self - Panellist

The Great
2020
as Bishop Tarcinkus

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
2002
as John Corntel

Victoria
2016
as Lord John Russell

Performance
1991
as Daniel

ScreenPlay
1986
as James Boswell

Boon
1986
as Barney Spitz

Whose Line Is It Anyway?
1988
as Self

Judge John Deed
2001

Celebrity Mastermind
2003
as Himself

The New Statesman
1987
as Lord Penistone

Spitting Image
1984

Hotel Babylon
2006

Friday Night Dinner
2011
as Mr. Murray

One Foot in the Grave
1990

Rab C. Nesbitt
1990
as Chief Inspector Haggerty

Blandings
2013
as Lord Didcot

Girls On Top
1985
as Rodney

Upstart Crow
2016
as Lord Inquisitor

Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
2001
as Prof. Rutherford
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
2000

Oliver Twist
2007
as Mr Sowerberry

Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge
2010

Gormenghast
2000
as Dr Alfred Prunesquallor

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
2015
as John Murray

Stella Street
1997

British Film Forever
2007

Moone Boy
2012

The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling
1997
as Henry Fielding
Plunder
1990

Happy Families
1985
as Dean

In the Red
1998
as Hercules Fortescue

The Loch
2017
as DCI Frank Smilie

Dead Boss
2012
as Sir Humphreys

Porterhouse Blue
1987
as Zipser
Ronni Ancona & Co
2007
Nice Day at the Office
1994

John Sessions' Likely Stories
1994

John Sessions' Tall Tales
1991
John Sessions On The Spot
1989
Movies (87)

Legend
2015
as Lord Boothby

Gangs of New York
2002
as Harry Watkins / Lincoln

Filth
2013
as Toal

Scoop
2006
as Strombel's Co-Worker (uncredited)

The Bounty
1984
as John Smith

The Good Shepherd
2006
as Valentin Mironov #1/Yuri Modin

Mr. Holmes
2015
as Mycroft Holmes

Belfast
2021
as Joseph Tomelty as Marley

A Midsummer Night's Dream
1999
as Philostrate

Florence Foster Jenkins
2016
as Dr. Hermann

The Iron Lady
2011
as Edward Heath

Loving Vincent
2017
as Pere Tanguy

Denial
2016
as Prof. Richard Evans

The Merchant of Venice
2004
as Salerio

Henry V
1989
as Macmorris

The Adventures of Pinocchio
1996
as Schoolmaster

Made in Dagenham
2010
as Harold Wilson

Five Children and It
2004
as Peasemarsh

Finding Your Feet
2017
as Mike Abbott

In the Bleak Midwinter
1995
as Terry Du Bois

The Last Station
2009
as Dushan

Princess Caraboo
1994
as Prince Regent
Reichenbach Falls
2007
as Professor Bell

Nativity!
2009
as Mr. Lore

Pudsey the Dog: The Movie
2014
as Thorne

Sky Bandits
1986
as Flight

Whisky Galore
2016
as Doctor McLaren

Cousin Bette
1998
as Musical Director

Castaway
1986
as Man in Pub

David Macaulay: Roman City
1994
as Laurens / Acco Bouvaix (voice)

Loving Vincent: The Impossible Dream
2019
as Self

One of the Hollywood Ten
2002
as Paul Jarrico

Inconceivable
2008
as Finbar 'Finn' Darrow

High Heels and Low Lifes
2001
as Director

Hawking
2004
as Dennis Sciama

The Pope Must Die
1991
as Dino

Intrigo: Dear Agnes
2019
as Pumpermann

30 Years of Comic Strip
2012

The Treasure Seekers
1996
as Redman

Sean Connery: In His Own Words
2015
as Narrator

The Silent Storm
2014
as Mr. Smith

Faeries
1999
as Chudley (voice)

Rag Tale
2005
as Felix Miles Sty

Whoops Apocalypse
1986
as Mr. Sweetzer

Freddie As F.R.O.7.
1992
as Scotty / Additional voices (voice)

The Rack Pack
2016
as Ted Lowe

Lighthouse Hill
2004
as Mr. Reynard

The Sender
1982
as Patient

The Making of Plus One
2010
as Derek - the line producer

We're Doomed! The Dad's Army Story
2015
as Arthur Lowe

Low Winter Sun
2006
as Prof Barry Lennox

Margaret
2009
as Geoffrey Howe
George Eliot: A Scandalous Life
2002
as George Henry Lewes

Doctor Who: Death Comes to Time
2002
as General Tannis

The Legend of the Tamworth Two
2004
as Rival Newspaper Editor

The Scarlet Tunic
1998
as Humphrey Gould

Stella Street
2004

The Domino Effect
2012
as Talk Show Host

Hiroshima: The Aftermath
2015
as Narrator

The Key
2003

Balls
2018
as Brownlow

The Hunt for Tony Blair
2011
as Tebbit / Norman Tebbit

Red Top
2016
as The Accountant

Spies and Lies
2010
as Folkes

Some Enchanted Evening
1990
as Bobby Buffet

David Macaulay: Mill Times
2001
as Shadrack Moore (voice)

Gerard Kelly: A Celebration
2010
as Self

Spitting Image: Election Special '87
1987
as Various Characters

The Real American: Joe McCarthy
2011
as Joe McCarthy

Sweet Revenge
1990
as John

My Night with Reg
1997
as Daniel

Spitting Image: The Ronnie & Nancy Show
1988
as Laurence Olivier (Voice)

Spitting Image: The 1987 Movie Awards
1987
as Various Roles

Breaking the Mould
2009
as Edward Mellanby
Citizen Locke
1994
as John Locke

Boswell and Johnson's Tour of the Western Isles
1993
as James Boswell

Gramsci: Everything that Concerns People
1987
as Antonio Gramsci

Queen's Park Story
1998
The English Harem
2005
as Ridley

Faith
1998
as Brian

Around The World In 80 Days
2000
as Jean Passepartout (voice)

Spitting Image: Down And Out In The White House
1986
as Various Roles
The Man
1999
as Jerry Barnes

Spitting Image: Bumbledown – The Life and Times of Ronald Reagan
1988
as Various Roles

The Town That Floored the World
2018
as Presenter

A Profile of 'Brief Encounter'
2000
as Self

Sellers' Best
1992
as Self
About John Sessions
Actor, comedian and impressionist who was better known for his improvisation comedy. With 139 credits spanning from 1979 to 2021, John Sessions has appeared in 87 films and 52 TV shows.
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Most Popular John Sessions Movies
- Legend (2015) — as Lord Boothby
- Gangs of New York (2002) — as Harry Watkins / Lincoln
- Filth (2013) — as Toal
- Scoop (2006) — as Strombel's Co-Worker (uncredited)
- The Bounty (1984) — as John Smith
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