John Sessions

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

Born

Jan 11, 1953

Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland, UK

Died

Nov 02, 2020

Known For

Acting

Movies

87 acting

3 crew

Popularity

0.5

movie

Known For

Legend

2015

as Lord Boothby

Gangs of New York

2002

as Harry Watkins / Lincoln

The Good Shepherd

2006

as Valentin Mironov #1/Yuri Modin

Filth

2013

as Toal

The Bounty

1984

as John Smith

Mr. Holmes

2015

as Mycroft Holmes

Denial

2016

as Prof. Richard Evans

Belfast

2021

as Joseph Tomelty as Marley

Loving Vincent

2017

as Pere Tanguy

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1999

as Philostrate

Legend

2015 • as Lord Boothby

★ 7.1

Gangs of New York

2002 • as Harry Watkins / Lincoln

★ 7.3

The Good Shepherd

2006 • as Valentin Mironov #1/Yuri Modin

★ 6.4

Filth

2013 • as Toal

★ 6.8

The Bounty

1984 • as John Smith

★ 6.7

Mr. Holmes

2015 • as Mycroft Holmes

★ 6.5

Denial

2016 • as Prof. Richard Evans

★ 6.8

Belfast

2021 • as Joseph Tomelty as Marley

★ 7.0

Loving Vincent

2017 • as Pere Tanguy

★ 8.0

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1999 • as Philostrate

★ 6.4

Florence Foster Jenkins

2016 • as Dr. Hermann

★ 6.7

Henry V

1989 • as Macmorris

★ 7.1

Made in Dagenham

2010 • as Harold Wilson

★ 6.7

Scoop

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

★ 6.6

The Last Station

2009 • as Dushan

★ 6.4

Castaway

1986 • as Man in Pub

★ 6.2

Finding Your Feet

2017 • as Mike Abbott

★ 7.0

The Iron Lady

2011 • as Edward Heath

★ 6.4

Whisky Galore

2016 • as Doctor McLaren

★ 5.9

High Heels and Low Lifes

2001 • as Director

★ 6.1

The Merchant of Venice

2004 • as Salerio

★ 6.8

Nativity!

2009 • as Mr. Lore

★ 6.4

Hawking

2004 • as Dennis Sciama

★ 7.1

Five Children and It

2004 • as Peasemarsh

★ 5.6

The Adventures of Pinocchio

1996 • as Schoolmaster

★ 5.3

Cousin Bette

1998 • as Musical Director

★ 5.5

The Rack Pack

2016 • as Ted Lowe

★ 6.9

Princess Caraboo

1994 • as Prince Regent

★ 5.5

Margaret

2009 • as Geoffrey Howe

★ 5.8

In the Bleak Midwinter

1995 • as Terry Du Bois

★ 7.1

The Pope Must Die

1991 • as Dino

★ 4.9

Pudsey the Dog: The Movie

2014 • as Thorne

★ 5.3

Rag Tale

2005 • as Felix Miles Sty

★ 3.0

Whoops Apocalypse

1986 • as Mr. Sweetzer

★ 5.6

Inconceivable

2008 • as Finbar 'Finn' Darrow

★ 5.8

Loving Vincent: The Impossible Dream

2019 • as Self

★ 8.0

Freddie As F.R.O.7.

1992 • as Scotty / Additional voices (voice)

★ 5.2

Faeries

1999 • as Chudley (voice)

★ 5.1

30 Years of Comic Strip

2012

★ 5.0

Spies and Lies

2010 • as Folkes

★ 3.5

Intrigo: Dear Agnes

2019 • as Pumpermann

★ 5.6

Red Top

2016 • as The Accountant

★ 5.3

Doctor Who: Death Comes to Time

2002 • as General Tannis

★ 8.7

Sean Connery: In His Own Words

2015 • as Narrator

★ 6.0

The Making of Plus One

2010 • as Derek - the line producer

★ 6.0

The Legend of the Tamworth Two

2004 • as Rival Newspaper Editor

★ 3.0

Low Winter Sun

2006 • as Prof Barry Lennox

★ 6.1

The Silent Storm

2014 • as Mr. Smith

★ 5.3

One of the Hollywood Ten

2002 • as Paul Jarrico

★ 5.7

Sky Bandits

1986 • as Flight

★ 5.8

The Hunt for Tony Blair

2011 • as Tebbit

★ 7.8

The Hunt for Tony Blair

2011 • as Norman Tebbit

★ 7.8

The Scarlet Tunic

1998 • as Humphrey Gould

★ 4.5

We're Doomed! The Dad's Army Story

2015 • as Arthur Lowe

★ 6.5

movie

The English Harem

2005 • as Ridley

★ 2.9

Breaking the Mould

2009 • as Edward Mellanby

★ 5.5

movie

George Eliot: A Scandalous Life

2002 • as George Henry Lewes

★ 2.5

The Domino Effect

2012 • as Talk Show Host

★ 5.0

David Macaulay: Roman City

1994 • as Laurens / Acco Bouvaix (voice)

★ 9.0

Sweet Revenge

1990 • as John

★ 4.3

Lighthouse Hill

2004 • as Mr. Reynard

★ 10.0

The Key

2003

The Treasure Seekers

1996 • as Redman

★ 5.3

Around The World In 80 Days

2000 • as Jean Passepartout (voice)

The Real American: Joe McCarthy

2011 • as Joe McCarthy

Spitting Image: The 1987 Movie Awards

1987 • as Various Roles

Gramsci: Everything that Concerns People

Gramsci: Everything that Concerns People

1987 • as Antonio Gramsci

Balls

2018 • as Brownlow

Faith

1998 • as Brian

Sellers' Best

1992 • as Self

movie

Citizen Locke

1994 • as John Locke

My Night with Reg

1997 • as Daniel

★ 3.4

Hiroshima: The Aftermath

2015 • as Narrator

★ 8.0

movie

The Man

1999 • as Jerry Barnes

movie

Reichenbach Falls

2007 • as Professor Bell

★ 7.5

Stella Street

2004

★ 5.8

The Town That Floored the World

2018 • as Presenter

Gerard Kelly: A Celebration

2010 • as Self

David Macaulay: Mill Times

2001 • as Shadrack Moore (voice)

Spitting Image: Down And Out In The White House

Spitting Image: Down And Out In The White House

1986 • as Various Roles

Spitting Image: Election Special '87

1987 • as Various Characters

Queen's Park Story

1998

Spitting Image: The Ronnie & Nancy Show

1988 • as Laurence Olivier (Voice)

Boswell and Johnson's Tour of the Western Isles

Boswell and Johnson's Tour of the Western Isles

1993 • as James Boswell

Spitting Image: Bumbledown – The Life and Times of Ronald Reagan

Spitting Image: Bumbledown – The Life and Times of Ronald Reagan

1988 • as Various Roles

A Profile of 'Brief Encounter'

2000 • as Self

★ 6.0

Some Enchanted Evening

1990 • as Bobby Buffet