John Sessions

Acting • 1953-01-11 • Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland, UK

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

Known For

7.4

Victoria

2016

8.0

Loving Vincent

2017

7.2

Spitting Image

1984

6.8

Filth

2013

6.4

The Last Station

2009

7.1

Hawking

2004

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Filmography

2021
BelfastFilm
Joseph Tomelty as Marley
★ 7.0
2020
The GreatTV
Bishop Tarcinkus • 1 episodes
★ 8.1
2019
Intrigo: Dear AgnesFilm
Pumpermann
★ 5.6
2019
Loving Vincent: The Impossible DreamFilm
Self
★ 7.8
2018
BallsFilm
Brownlow
2018
The Town That Floored the WorldFilm
Presenter
2017
Loving VincentFilm
Pere Tanguy
★ 8.0
2017
Finding Your FeetFilm
Mike Abbott
★ 7.0
2017
The LochTV
DCI Frank Smilie • 6 episodes
★ 6.6
2016
Florence Foster JenkinsFilm
Dr. Hermann
★ 6.6
2016
VictoriaTV
Lord John Russell • 8 episodes
★ 7.4
2016
DenialFilm
Prof. Richard Evans
★ 6.8
2016
Upstart CrowTV
Lord Inquisitor • 1 episodes
★ 7.3
2016
Whisky GaloreFilm
Doctor McLaren
★ 5.9
2016
The Rack PackFilm
Ted Lowe
★ 6.9
2016
Red TopFilm
The Accountant
★ 5.3
2015
LegendFilm
Lord Boothby
★ 7.0
2015
Mr. HolmesFilm
Mycroft Holmes
★ 6.5
2015
Jonathan Strange & Mr NorrellTV
John Murray • 1 episodes
★ 7.4
2015
Hiroshima: The AftermathFilm
Self - Narrator (voice)
★ 8.1
2015
We're Doomed! The Dad's Army StoryFilm
Arthur Lowe
★ 6.5
2015
Sean Connery: In His Own WordsFilm
Narrator
★ 6.0
2014
OutlanderTV
Arthur Duncan • 2 episodes
★ 8.2
2014
Pudsey the Dog: The MovieFilm
Thorne
★ 5.3
2014
The Silent StormFilm
Mr. Smith
★ 5.3
2013
Father BrownTV
Reverend Adam Gillespie • 1 episodes
★ 7.7
2013
FilthFilm
Toal
★ 6.8
2013
BlandingsTV
Lord Didcot • 1 episodes
★ 7.2
2012
Moone BoyTV
★ 7.5
2012
Dead BossTV
Sir Humphreys • 1 episodes
★ 6.0
2012
The Domino EffectFilm
Talk Show Host
★ 5.0
2012
30 Years of Comic StripFilm
★ 5.0
2011
Death in ParadiseTV
Hugh Davenport • 1 episodes
★ 7.4
2011
The Iron LadyFilm
Edward Heath
★ 6.3
2011
Friday Night DinnerTV
Mr. Murray • 1 episodes
★ 7.8
2011
The Hunt for Tony BlairFilm
Tebbit
★ 7.8
2011
The Hunt for Tony BlairFilm
Norman Tebbit
★ 7.8
2011
The Real American: Joe McCarthyFilm
Joe McCarthy
2010
SherlockTV
Kenny Prince • 1 episodes
★ 8.5
2010
Made in DagenhamFilm
Harold Wilson
★ 6.7
2010
Mid Morning Matters with Alan PartridgeTV
★ 7.4
2010
The Making of Plus OneFilm
Derek - the line producer
★ 5.0
2010
Spies and LiesFilm
Folkes
★ 3.5
2010
Gerard Kelly: A CelebrationFilm
Self
2009
The Last StationFilm
Dushan
★ 6.4
2009
Nativity!Film
Mr. Lore
★ 6.3
2009
MargaretFilm
Geoffrey Howe
★ 5.7
2009
Breaking the MouldFilm
Edward Mellanby
★ 5.5
2008
InconceivableFilm
Finbar 'Finn' Darrow
★ 5.8
2007
SkinsTV
Geoff Fitzgerald • 2 episodes
★ 8.1
2007
LewisTV
Professor Rufus Strickfaden • 1 episodes
★ 7.6
2007
Oliver TwistTV
Mr Sowerberry • 3 episodes
★ 6.6
2007
Reichenbach FallsFilm
Professor Bell
★ 6.7
2007
British Film ForeverTV
★ 5.5
2007
Ronni Ancona & CoTV
★ 6.0
2006
ScoopFilm
Strombel's Co-Worker (uncredited)
★ 6.6
2006
The Good ShepherdFilm
Valentin Mironov #1/Yuri Modin
★ 6.4
2006
Hotel BabylonTV
Donovan Credo • 1 episodes
★ 7.3
2006
Low Winter SunFilm
Prof Barry Lennox
★ 6.1
2005
Doctor WhoTV
Gus • 1 episodes
★ 7.6
2005
Rag TaleFilm
Felix Miles Sty
★ 3.3
2005
The English HaremFilm
Ridley
★ 3.5
2004
ShamelessTV
Father McGinn • 1 episodes
★ 7.5
2004
New TricksTV
★ 7.3
2004
The Merchant of VeniceFilm
Salerio
★ 6.8
2004
Five Children and ItFilm
Peasemarsh
★ 5.6
2004
HawkingFilm
Dennis Sciama
★ 7.1
2004
Stella StreetFilm
★ 6.5
2004
Lighthouse HillFilm
Mr. Reynard
★ 7.4
2004
The Legend of the Tamworth TwoFilm
Rival Newspaper Editor
★ 5.0
2003
QITV
Self • 10 episodes
★ 7.9
2003
Celebrity MastermindTV
Himself • 1 episodes
★ 6.0
2003
The KeyFilm
★ 8.0
2002
Gangs of New YorkFilm
Harry Watkins / Lincoln
★ 7.3
2002
The Inspector Lynley MysteriesTV
John Corntel • 1 episodes
★ 7.4
2002
One of the Hollywood TenFilm
Paul Jarrico
★ 6.2
2002
Doctor Who: Death Comes to TimeFilm
General Tannis
★ 8.7
2002
George Eliot: A Scandalous LifeFilm
George Henry Lewes
★ 4.0
2001
High Heels and Low LifesFilm
Director
★ 6.1
2001
Judge John DeedTV
★ 6.8
2001
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock HolmesTV
Prof. Rutherford • 1 episodes
★ 7.9
2001
David Macaulay: Mill TimesFilm
Shadrack Moore (voice)
2000
GormenghastTV
Dr Alfred Prunesquallor • 4 episodes
★ 6.9
2000
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)TV
★ 6.8
2000
A Profile of 'Brief Encounter'Film
Self
★ 6.5
2000
Around The World In 80 DaysFilm
Jean Passepartout (voice)
1999
A Midsummer Night's DreamFilm
Philostrate
★ 6.4
1999
FaeriesFilm
Chudley (voice)
★ 5.2
1999
The ManFilm
Jerry Barnes
★ 7.0
1998
Cousin BetteFilm
Musical Director
★ 5.5
1998
In the RedTV
Hercules Fortescue • 3 episodes
★ 6.1
1998
The Scarlet TunicFilm
Humphrey Gould
★ 5.1
1998
Queen's Park StoryFilm
★ 7.0
1998
FaithFilm
Brian
1997
Midsomer MurdersTV
Barrett Filby • 1 episodes
★ 7.5
1997
Stella StreetTV
★ 7.0
1997
My Night with RegFilm
Daniel
★ 4.5
1997
The History of Tom Jones: A FoundlingTV
Henry Fielding • 5 episodes
★ 7.5
1996
The Adventures of PinocchioFilm
Schoolmaster
★ 5.3
1996
Dalziel and PascoeTV
Charlie Penn • 2 episodes
★ 6.4
1996
The Treasure SeekersFilm
Redman
★ 5.6
1995
In the Bleak MidwinterFilm
Terry Du Bois
★ 7.1
1994
Princess CarabooFilm
Prince Regent
★ 5.6
1994
David Macaulay: Roman CityFilm
Laurens / Acco Bouvaix (voice)
★ 9.0
1994
Citizen LockeFilm
John Locke
★ 10.0
1994
Nice Day at the OfficeTV
★ 9.0
1994
John Sessions' Likely StoriesTV
1993
Boswell and Johnson's Tour of the Western IslesFilm
James Boswell
1992
Freddie As F.R.O.7.Film
Scotty / Additional voices (voice)
★ 5.2
1992
Sellers' BestFilm
Self
1991
The Pope Must DieFilm
Dino
★ 5.0
1991
PerformanceTV
Daniel • 1 episodes
★ 6.3
1991
Jute CityTV
McMurdo • 3 episodes
★ 6.0
1991
John Sessions' Tall TalesTV
1990
Have I Got News for YouTV
Self • 2 episodes
★ 7.1
1990
One Foot in the GraveTV
Man on Phone (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 7.7
1990
Rab C. NesbittTV
Chief Inspector Haggerty • 1 episodes
★ 7.1
1990
Sweet RevengeFilm
John
★ 5.6
1990
Single VoicesTV
Bobby Buffet • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
1990
PlunderTV
1990
Some Enchanted EveningFilm
Bobby Buffet
1989
Henry VFilm
Macmorris
★ 7.1
1989
John Sessions On The SpotTV
1988
Whose Line Is It Anyway?TV
Self • 21 episodes
★ 7.7
1988
Menace UnseenTV
Larry Knight • 3 episodes
★ 8.0
1988
Spitting Image: The Ronnie & Nancy ShowFilm
Laurence Olivier (Voice)
★ 8.0
1988
Spitting Image: Bumbledown – The Life and Times of Ronald ReaganFilm
Various Roles
★ 8.0
1987
The New StatesmanTV
Lord Penistone • 1 episodes
★ 7.5
1987
Porterhouse BlueTV
Zipser • 4 episodes
★ 7.2
1987
Spitting Image: The 1987 Movie AwardsFilm
Various Roles
★ 6.0
1987
Spitting Image: Election Special '87Film
Various Characters
1987
Gramsci: Everything that Concerns PeopleFilm
Antonio Gramsci
1986
CastawayFilm
Man in Pub
★ 6.3
1986
BoonTV
Barney Spitz • 1 episodes
★ 5.8
1986
Whoops ApocalypseFilm
Mr. Sweetzer
★ 5.6
1986
ScreenPlayTV
James Boswell • 1 episodes
★ 6.0
1986
Sky BanditsFilm
Flight
★ 5.8
1986
Spitting Image: Down And Out In The White HouseFilm
Various Roles
★ 9.0
1985
Girls On TopTV
Rodney • 1 episodes
★ 5.4
1985
Happy FamiliesTV
Dean • 1 episodes
★ 7.2
1984
The BountyFilm
John Smith
★ 6.8
1984
Spitting ImageTV
★ 7.2
1982
WoganTV
Self • 2 episodes
★ 5.6
1982
The SenderFilm
Patient
★ 5.6
1979
Question TimeTV
Self - Panellist • 1 episodes
★ 5.9