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

Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)
as Pink's Father

Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical (2022)
as Ancient / Sleeping Teacher

One Day (2011)
as Mr. Cope

The Riot Club (2014)
as College President

Women in Love (1969)
as Minister

The Cat's Meow (2001)
as Dr. Daniel Goodman

Private Peaceful (2012)
as Major Fitzpatrick

The Monster Club (1981)
as Raven (the Shadmock)

Hamlet (1970)
as Rosencrantz

Edward II (1970)
as Piers Gaveston

Holy Flying Circus (2011)
as Archbishop of York

Sharpe's Siege (1996)
as Major General Hector Ross

The Magic Christian (1969)
as Oxford Crew

Sharpe: The Legend (1997)
as Ross (archive footage)

Rainbow Drive (1990)
as Hans Roerhrig

Sharpe's Mission (1996)
as Major General Hector Ross

A House in the Hills (1993)
as Mr. Rankin

Codename: Kyril (1988)
as Sikarov

Sharpe's Regiment (1996)
as Major General Hector Ross

The Man Who Fell to Earth (1987)
as Felix Hawthorne

Assault (1971)
as Greg Lomax

Sharpe's Revenge (1997)
as Major General Hector Ross

Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley (2008)
as Leslie Thomas

AfterLife (2003)
Actor

The Cold Light of Day (1996)
as Pavel Novak

Heartbreakers (1984)
as Terry Ray

Three Blind Mice (2003)
as William Storbest

The Prison (1974)
as Alain Poitaud

The Tragedy of King Richard II (1970)
as Sir Pierce of Exton

Project: Tinman (1990)
as Wheeler

The Witches of Pendle (1976)
as Abraham Law

Countdown to War (1989)
as Ciano

The Turn of the Screw (1974)
as Peter Quint

National Theatre Live: Hamlet (2010)
as Ghost / Player King

Paint Me a Murder (1984)
as Luke Lorenz

The Lady from the Sea (1974)
as The Stranger

Dead Bolt Dead (1999)
as The Boss

Quiet as a Nun (1978)
as Alexander Skarbek

The Care of Time (1990)
as General Newell
The Winter Warrior (1976)
as Theodric

National Theatre Live: The Cherry Orchard (2011)
as Gaev

This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper (2000)
as Chief Constable Ronald Gregory

The Vanishing Man (1997)
as Moreau

The Man in the Sidecar (1971)
as Gerald

Thieves in the Night (1989)
as Gordon-Smith
The Cry (2002)
as Richard Crossdyke
Children of the Sun (1975)
as Howard

The Comedy of Errors - Live at Shakespeare's Globe (2015)
as Egeon

Old Man March Is Dead (1976)
as Bert

Jude (1980)
as Dick





