Most Recent Role: Winchester on Robin Hood
Alias Name(s): Dennis Lawson
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland UK
Birthday: 9-27-1947
Alias Name(s): Dennis Lawson
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland UK
Birthday: 9-27-1947
Denis was born in Scotland in 1947. He attended drama school with fellow Star Wars Trilogy actor Ian McDiarmid . His nephew is Ewan McGregor .
He achieved cult status following his appearance in the original Star Wars Trilogy as Captain Wedge Antilles, though he was unable to return for the prequels.
Denis married actress Sheila Gish in March 2004. He met her when they...
Most Recent Appearance
For England...!
Saturday 10 November 2007 on BBC-1
The Sheriff's Black Knights gather at the castle to attend a feast and declare their allegiance to Prince John by signing the Great Pact of Nottingham. With the outlaws disguised as entertainers, Robin infiltrates the castle to join forces with the only man who can stop them: former Sheriff...
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Theatre Awards
Olivier Awards
Actor of the Year in a Musical for Mr. Cinders (1983) (Won). (edit) Denis contributed a Doodle to the National Doodle Campaign (2008), which auctions off celebrity doodles for charity (The Neurofibromatosis Association). (edit) Denis' first foray into acting was on stage in The Metamorphosis, in 1969, in London's West End. (edit) Denis directed Sheila Hancock in the play The Anniversary in 2004, and it was very well received. (edit) Denis narrated the feature A New Body at Last on the Doctor Who, New Beginnings DVD, focusing on the changeover to Peter Davison. (edit)
Olivier Awards
Actor of the Year in a Musical for Mr. Cinders (1983) (Won). (edit) Denis contributed a Doodle to the National Doodle Campaign (2008), which auctions off celebrity doodles for charity (The Neurofibromatosis Association). (edit) Denis' first foray into acting was on stage in The Metamorphosis, in 1969, in London's West End. (edit) Denis directed Sheila Hancock in the play The Anniversary in 2004, and it was very well received. (edit) Denis narrated the feature A New Body at Last on the Doctor Who, New Beginnings DVD, focusing on the changeover to Peter Davison. (edit)
(on "Sensitive Skin", the series he stars in with Joanna Lumley)
Denis: There are moments that make you die laughing, and then suddenly it’s very sad. I’ve never come across anything like it. (edit) (on what brought him to "Jekyll")
Denis: It was the writing that really attracted me to the part – I mean they are really exceptional scripts – very witty, really scary, sometimes both at the same time, which makes it a phenomenal drama. (edit) (on "The Skillset Film Lab")
Denis: This is an opportunity to get information about the film-making process across to actors - and information is power. (edit) (on playing Wedge Antilles in the "Star Wars films.
Denis: They were the least important jobs I've ever done. I just sat in a chair and talked. It's ludicrous, but people tell me it changed their lives. I find it bewildering. (edit) (on his philosophy of life)
Denis: Go forward. I live in the present and I go forward into the future with a very optimistic, open mind. (edit)
Denis: There are moments that make you die laughing, and then suddenly it’s very sad. I’ve never come across anything like it. (edit) (on what brought him to "Jekyll")
Denis: It was the writing that really attracted me to the part – I mean they are really exceptional scripts – very witty, really scary, sometimes both at the same time, which makes it a phenomenal drama. (edit) (on "The Skillset Film Lab")
Denis: This is an opportunity to get information about the film-making process across to actors - and information is power. (edit) (on playing Wedge Antilles in the "Star Wars films.
Denis: They were the least important jobs I've ever done. I just sat in a chair and talked. It's ludicrous, but people tell me it changed their lives. I find it bewildering. (edit) (on his philosophy of life)
Denis: Go forward. I live in the present and I go forward into the future with a very optimistic, open mind. (edit)
Other Appearances
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Bleak House
John Jarndyce |
Bob Martin
Gregor "Greg" Campbell-Grey |
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Jekyll
Peter Syme |
Other People's Children
Tom |
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Rock Follies
Ken Church [ 2 ] |
Sensitive Skin (UK)
Al Jackson |
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Holby City
Tom Campbell-Gore |
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Agatha Christie's Marple
Ordeal By Innocence Leo Argyle |
Bergerac
Miracle Every Week Giroux (as Dennis Lawson) |
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Boon
Bully Boys James Marian |
Cold Feet
Episode 1.04 Alexander Welcht |
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Dalziel and Pascoe
The Cave Woman John Barron |
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
Action, Dr. Cameron Andy Donald |
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