
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

Have I Got News for You
1990
as Self

Father Brown
2013
as Reverend Adam Gillespie

Sherlock
2010
as Kenny Prince

QI
2003
as Self

Wogan
1982
as Self

Skins
2007
as Geoff Fitzgerald

Shameless
2004
as Father McGinn

New Tricks
2004

Question Time
1979
as Self - Panellist

The Great
2020
as Bishop Tarcinkus

Victoria
2016
as Lord John Russell

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
2002
as John Corntel

ScreenPlay
1986
as James Boswell

Performance
1991
as Daniel

Whose Line Is It Anyway?
1988
as Self

Celebrity Mastermind
2003
as Himself

Judge John Deed
2001

Boon
1986
as Barney Spitz

The New Statesman
1987
as Lord Penistone

Spitting Image
1984

Hotel Babylon
2006

One Foot in the Grave
1990

Friday Night Dinner
2011
as Mr. Murray

Rab C. Nesbitt
1990
as Chief Inspector Haggerty

Upstart Crow
2016
as Lord Inquisitor

Blandings
2013
as Lord Didcot

Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
2001
as Prof. Rutherford

Girls On Top
1985
as Rodney
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
2000

Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge
2010

Gormenghast
2000
as Dr Alfred Prunesquallor

British Film Forever
2007

Oliver Twist
2007
as Mr Sowerberry

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
2015
as John Murray

Moone Boy
2012

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

Stella Street
1997

Happy Families
1985
as Dean

The Loch
2017
as DCI Frank Smilie
Plunder
1990

In the Red
1998
as Hercules Fortescue

Dead Boss
2012
as Sir Humphreys

Porterhouse Blue
1987
as Zipser
Nice Day at the Office
1994

John Sessions' Likely Stories
1994
Ronni Ancona & Co
2007

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

Mr. Holmes
2015
as Mycroft Holmes

Filth
2013
as Toal

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

The Bounty
1984
as John Smith

A Midsummer Night's Dream
1999
as Philostrate

Belfast
2021
as Joseph Tomelty as Marley

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

Florence Foster Jenkins
2016
as Dr. Hermann

Loving Vincent
2017
as Pere Tanguy

The Iron Lady
2011
as Edward Heath

The Merchant of Venice
2004
as Salerio

Denial
2016
as Prof. Richard Evans

Henry V
1989
as Macmorris

The Adventures of Pinocchio
1996
as Schoolmaster

The Last Station
2009
as Dushan

Five Children and It
2004
as Peasemarsh

Finding Your Feet
2017
as Mike Abbott

Made in Dagenham
2010
as Harold Wilson

In the Bleak Midwinter
1995
as Terry Du Bois

Nativity!
2009
as Mr. Lore

Hawking
2004
as Dennis Sciama

Cousin Bette
1998
as Musical Director
Reichenbach Falls
2007
as Professor Bell

Castaway
1986
as Man in Pub

Princess Caraboo
1994
as Prince Regent

Whisky Galore
2016
as Doctor McLaren

High Heels and Low Lifes
2001
as Director

The Silent Storm
2014
as Mr. Smith

Whoops Apocalypse
1986
as Mr. Sweetzer

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

Sky Bandits
1986
as Flight

Pudsey the Dog: The Movie
2014
as Thorne

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

30 Years of Comic Strip
2012

The Pope Must Die
1991
as Dino

Low Winter Sun
2006
as Prof Barry Lennox

The Treasure Seekers
1996
as Redman

Sean Connery: In His Own Words
2015
as Narrator

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

Intrigo: Dear Agnes
2019
as Pumpermann

Loving Vincent: The Impossible Dream
2019
as Self

Margaret
2009
as Geoffrey Howe

Lighthouse Hill
2004
as Mr. Reynard
George Eliot: A Scandalous Life
2002
as George Henry Lewes

One of the Hollywood Ten
2002
as Paul Jarrico

Doctor Who: Death Comes to Time
2002
as General Tannis

Rag Tale
2005
as Felix Miles Sty

The Key
2003

The Domino Effect
2012
as Talk Show Host

The Sender
1982
as Patient

The Legend of the Tamworth Two
2004
as Rival Newspaper Editor

Faeries
1999
as Chudley (voice)

Balls
2018
as Brownlow

Inconceivable
2008
as Finbar 'Finn' Darrow

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

The Rack Pack
2016
as Ted Lowe

Spies and Lies
2010
as Folkes

Hiroshima: The Aftermath
2015
as Narrator

The Real American: Joe McCarthy
2011
as Joe McCarthy

The Hunt for Tony Blair
2011
as Norman Tebbit

Red Top
2016
as The Accountant
The English Harem
2005
as Ridley

Gramsci: Everything that Concerns People
1987
as Antonio Gramsci

The Scarlet Tunic
1998
as Humphrey Gould

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

Stella Street
2004

Faith
1998
as Brian

Spitting Image: Election Special '87
1987
as Various Characters

Sweet Revenge
1990
as John

Spitting Image: The 1987 Movie Awards
1987
as Various Roles

Breaking the Mould
2009
as Edward Mellanby

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

A Profile of 'Brief Encounter'
2000
as Self
The Man
1999
as Jerry Barnes

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

My Night with Reg
1997
as Daniel
Citizen Locke
1994
as John Locke

Sellers' Best
1992
as Self

Spitting Image: Down And Out In The White House
1986
as Various Roles

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

Some Enchanted Evening
1990
as Bobby Buffet

The Town That Floored the World
2018
as Presenter

Gerard Kelly: A Celebration
2010
as Self

Queen's Park Story
1998

Spitting Image: Bumbledown – The Life and Times of Ronald Reagan
1988
as Various Roles
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
- Mr. Holmes (2015) — as Mycroft Holmes
- Filth (2013) — as Toal
- The Good Shepherd (2006) — as Valentin Mironov #1/Yuri Modin
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