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

88 acting

3 crew

Popularity

1.6

movie

Known For

Gangs of New York

2002

as Harry Watkins / Lincoln

Legend

2015

as Lord Boothby

Mr. Holmes

2015

as Mycroft Holmes

The Good Shepherd

2006

as Valentin Mironov #1/Yuri Modin

The Iron Lady

2011

as Edward Heath

Loving Vincent

2017

as Pere Tanguy

Filth

2013

as Toal

Belfast

2021

as Joseph Tomelty as Marley

The Bounty

1984

as John Smith

Florence Foster Jenkins

2016

as Dr. Hermann

Gangs of New York

2002 • as Harry Watkins / Lincoln

★ 7.3

Legend

2015 • as Lord Boothby

★ 7.0

Cousin Bette

1998 • as Musical Director

★ 5.5

Mr. Holmes

2015 • as Mycroft Holmes

★ 6.5

The Good Shepherd

2006 • as Valentin Mironov #1/Yuri Modin

★ 6.4

The Iron Lady

2011 • as Edward Heath

★ 6.3

Loving Vincent

2017 • as Pere Tanguy

★ 8.0

Filth

2013 • as Toal

★ 6.8

Belfast

2021 • as Joseph Tomelty as Marley

★ 7.0

The Bounty

1984 • as John Smith

★ 6.8

Florence Foster Jenkins

2016 • as Dr. Hermann

★ 6.7

The Merchant of Venice

2004 • as Salerio

★ 6.8

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1999 • as Philostrate

★ 6.4

Scoop

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

★ 6.6

The Last Station

2009 • as Dushan

★ 6.4

Five Children and It

2004 • as Peasemarsh

★ 5.6

Henry V

1989 • as Macmorris

★ 7.1

The Adventures of Pinocchio

1996 • as Schoolmaster

★ 5.3

High Heels and Low Lifes

2001 • as Director

★ 6.1

Made in Dagenham

2010 • as Harold Wilson

★ 6.7

Denial

2016 • as Prof. Richard Evans

★ 6.8

Princess Caraboo

1994 • as Prince Regent

★ 5.5

Finding Your Feet

2017 • as Mike Abbott

★ 7.0

Castaway

1986 • as Man in Pub

★ 6.3

Freddie As F.R.O.7.

1992 • as Scotty / Additional voices (voice)

★ 5.2

In the Bleak Midwinter

1995 • as Terry Du Bois

★ 7.1

One of the Hollywood Ten

2002 • as Paul Jarrico

★ 6.3

The Pope Must Die

1991 • as Dino

★ 5.0

Loving Vincent: The Impossible Dream

2019 • as Self

★ 7.8

Pudsey the Dog: The Movie

2014 • as Thorne

★ 5.3

The Treasure Seekers

1996 • as Redman

★ 5.6

Spitting Image: Down And Out In The White House

Spitting Image: Down And Out In The White House

1986 • as Various Roles

★ 9.0

Hawking

2004 • as Dennis Sciama

★ 7.1

Sean Connery: In His Own Words

2015 • as Narrator

★ 6.0

Nativity!

2009 • as Mr. Lore

★ 6.3

Whisky Galore

2016 • as Doctor McLaren

★ 5.9

Whoops Apocalypse

1986 • as Mr. Sweetzer

★ 5.6

Spitting Image: The 1987 Movie Awards

1987 • as Various Roles

★ 6.0

Spitting Image: Election Special '87

1987 • as Various Characters

The Sender

1982 • as Patient

★ 5.6

The Legend of the Tamworth Two

2004 • as Rival Newspaper Editor

★ 5.0

Intrigo: Dear Agnes

2019 • as Pumpermann

★ 5.6

The Making of Plus One

2010 • as Derek - the line producer

★ 5.0

Spitting Image: The Ronnie & Nancy Show

1988 • as Laurence Olivier (Voice)

★ 8.0

Faeries

1999 • as Chudley (voice)

★ 5.2

The Domino Effect

2012 • as Talk Show Host

★ 5.0

The Hunt for Tony Blair

2011 • as Tebbit

★ 7.8

The Hunt for Tony Blair

2011 • as Norman Tebbit

★ 7.8

Red Top

2016 • as The Accountant

★ 5.3

The Rack Pack

2016 • as Ted Lowe

★ 6.9

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

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

1988 • as Various Roles

★ 8.0

Stella Street

2004

★ 6.5

Hiroshima: The Aftermath

2015 • as Self - Narrator (voice)

★ 8.1

Around The World In 80 Days

2000 • as Jean Passepartout (voice)

David Macaulay: Roman City

1994 • as Laurens / Acco Bouvaix (voice)

★ 9.0

Sky Bandits

1986 • as Flight

★ 5.8

movie

George Eliot: A Scandalous Life

2002 • as George Henry Lewes

★ 4.0

Balls

2018 • as Brownlow

30 Years of Comic Strip

2012

★ 5.0

Rag Tale

2005 • as Felix Miles Sty

★ 3.3

We're Doomed! The Dad's Army Story

2015 • as Arthur Lowe

★ 6.5

David Macaulay: Mill Times

2001 • as Shadrack Moore (voice)

Gerard Kelly: A Celebration

2010 • as Self

The Silent Storm

2014 • as Mr. Smith

★ 5.3

Doctor Who: Death Comes to Time

2002 • as General Tannis

★ 8.7

Low Winter Sun

2006 • as Prof Barry Lennox

★ 6.1

My Night with Reg

1997 • as Daniel

★ 4.5

Inconceivable

2008 • as Finbar 'Finn' Darrow

★ 5.8

Faith

1998 • as Brian

The Real American: Joe McCarthy

2011 • as Joe McCarthy

Lighthouse Hill

2004 • as Mr. Reynard

★ 8.0

Spies and Lies

2010 • as Folkes

★ 3.5

Gramsci: Everything that Concerns People

Gramsci: Everything that Concerns People

1987 • as Antonio Gramsci

Breaking the Mould

2009 • as Edward Mellanby

★ 5.5

Boswell and Johnson's Tour of the Western Isles

Boswell and Johnson's Tour of the Western Isles

1993 • as James Boswell

Margaret

2009 • as Geoffrey Howe

★ 5.7

Queen's Park Story

1998

★ 7.0

The Key

2003

★ 8.0

Sweet Revenge

1990 • as John

★ 5.6

The Scarlet Tunic

1998 • as Humphrey Gould

★ 5.1

Sellers' Best

1992 • as Self

movie

Citizen Locke

1994 • as John Locke

★ 10.0

movie

The Man

1999 • as Jerry Barnes

★ 7.0

movie

Reichenbach Falls

2007 • as Professor Bell

★ 6.7

The Town That Floored the World

2018 • as Presenter

Some Enchanted Evening

1990 • as Bobby Buffet

A Profile of 'Brief Encounter'

2000 • as Self

★ 6.5

movie

The English Harem

2005 • as Ridley

★ 3.5