James Laurenson

Acting / Production / Writing / Creator

Biography

James Laurenson (1940-2024) was a New Zealand born actor predominantly based in the UK.

Personal Information

Place of Birth

Marton, New Zealand

About

Acting, Male

Birthday

17 February 1940, 85 years old

Known For

One Day

Pink Floyd: The Wall

The Riot Club

Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical

Women in Love

The Cat's Meow

The Monster Club

The Magic Christian

Private Peaceful

Filmography

Production

Writing

Creator

Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical

Ancient / Sleeping Teacher

2022

The Comedy of Errors - Live at Shakespeare's Globe

Egeon

2015

The Riot Club

College President

2014

Private Peaceful

Major Fitzpatrick

2012

Holy Flying Circus

Archbishop of York

2011

National Theatre Live: The Cherry Orchard

Gaev

2011

One Day

Mr. Cope

2011

National Theatre Live: Hamlet

Ghost / Player King

2010

Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley

Leslie Thomas

2008

Three Blind Mice

William Storbest

2003

AfterLife

2003

The Cry

Richard Crossdyke

2002

The Cat's Meow

Dr. Daniel Goodman

2001

This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper

Chief Constable Ronald Gregory

2000

Dead Bolt Dead

The Boss

1999

Sharpe: The Legend

Ross (archive footage)

1997

Sharpe's Revenge

Major General Ross

1997

The Vanishing Man

Moreau

1997

The Cold Light of Day

Pavel Novak

1996

Sharpe's Mission

Major General Ross

1996

Sharpe's Siege

Major General Ross

1996

Sharpe's Regiment

Major General Ross

1996

A House in the Hills

1993

The Care of Time

General Newell

1990

Rainbow Drive

Hans Roerhrig

1990

Project: Tinman

Wheeler

1990

Thieves in the Night

Gordon-Smith

1989

Countdown to War

Ciano

1989

Codename: Kyril

Sikarov

1988

The Man Who Fell to Earth

Felix Hawthorne

1987

Paint Me a Murder

Luke Lorenz

1984

Heartbreakers

Terry Ray

1984

Pink Floyd: The Wall

Pink's Father

1982

The Monster Club

Raven (the Shadmock)

1981

Jude

Dick

1980

Quiet as a Nun

Alexander Skarbek

1978

The Winter Warrior

Theodric

1976

The Witches of Pendle

Abraham Law

1976

Old Man March Is Dead

Bert

1976

Children of the Sun

Howard

1975

The Prison

Alain Poitaud

1974

The Turn of the Screw

Peter Quint

1974

The Lady from the Sea

The Stranger

1974

The Man in the Sidecar

Gerald

1971

Assault

Greg Lomax

1971

Edward II

Piers Gaveston

1970

The Tragedy of King Richard II

Sir Pierce of Exton

1970

The Magic Christian

Oxford Crew

1969

Women in Love

Minister

1969