John Sessions

John Sessions

1953-01-11 Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland, UK 81 Credits

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

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Belfast

Belfast

2021

as Joseph Tomelty as Marley

7.1
Acting

Buddy is a young boy on the cusp of adolescence, whose life is filled with familial love, childhood hijinks, and a blossoming romance. Yet, with his b...

Intrigo: Dear Agnes

Intrigo: Dear Agnes

2019

as Pumpermann

5.6
Acting

What is a human life worth? How is it possible that a woman like Agnes could agree to kill another human being? Is it the money? Or are there other fo...

Loving Vincent: The Impossible Dream

Loving Vincent: The Impossible Dream

2019

as Self

8.1
Acting

A documentary detailing the journey it took two passionate filmmakers to achieve their impossible dream, creating the world's first fully painted feat...

Balls

Balls

2018

as Brownlow

Acting

Balls takes as its starting point Heathcliff, the foundling character central to Wuthering Heights, and explores links between the Foundling Hospital ...

The Town That Floored the World

The Town That Floored the World

2018

as Presenter

Acting

How did the Scottish east coast port town of Kirkcaldy become the world centre for linoleum? The Town That Floored the World traces the history of tha...

Finding Your Feet

Finding Your Feet

2017

as Mike Abbott

7.1
Acting

A lady has her prim and proper life turned upside down after discovering her husband's affair.

Loving Vincent

Loving Vincent

2017

as Pere Tanguy

8.0
Acting

A young man arrives at the last hometown of painter Vincent van Gogh to deliver the troubled artist's final letter and ends up investigating his final...

Denial

Denial

2016

as Prof. Richard Evans

6.9
Acting

Acclaimed writer and historian Deborah E. Lipstadt must battle for historical truth to prove the Holocaust actually occurred when David Irving, a reno...

Whisky Galore

Whisky Galore

2016

as Doctor McLaren

5.9
Acting

The story of the inhabitants of the isolated Scottish island of Todday, in the Outer Hebrides, where gloom sets in as their wartime rationing of whisk...

Florence Foster Jenkins

Florence Foster Jenkins

2016

as Dr. Hermann

6.7
Acting

The story of Florence Foster Jenkins, a New York heiress, who dreamed of becoming an opera singer, despite having a terrible singing voice.

Red Top

Red Top

2016

as The Accountant

5.3
Acting

Comic fantasy telling the story of Rebekah, an innocent and beguiling Northern girl who accidentally becomes Chief Executive of News International and...

The Rack Pack

The Rack Pack

2016

as Ted Lowe

6.9
Acting

The 1980s snooker rivalry between Alex “Hurricane” Higgins and Steve “The Nugget” Davis, two very different personalities who helped popularise the sp...

We're Doomed! The Dad's Army Story

We're Doomed! The Dad's Army Story

2015

as Arthur Lowe

6.5
Acting

Comedy drama about the beginnings of Jimmy Perry and David Croft's writing partnership and their struggles to get Dad's Army on the screen in 1968.

Legend

Legend

2015

as Lord Boothby

7.1
Acting

Suave, charming and volatile, Reggie Kray and his unstable twin brother Ronnie start to leave their mark on the London underworld in the 1960s. Using ...

Sean Connery: In His Own Words

Sean Connery: In His Own Words

2015

as Narrator

6.0
Acting

Featuring archive interviews with Sean Connery from over 50 years in the business. Friends, actors and directors including Robert Carlyle, Dougray Sco...

Mr. Holmes

Mr. Holmes

2015

as Mycroft Holmes

6.5
Acting

In 1947, long-retired and near the end of his life, Sherlock Holmes grapples with an unreliable memory and must rely on his housekeeper's son as he re...

Hiroshima: The Aftermath

Hiroshima: The Aftermath

2015

as Narrator

7.5
Acting

Brand new documentary marking the 70th anniversary of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings which ended WWII and began the nuclear age. Features intervi...

The Silent Storm

The Silent Storm

2014

as Mr. Smith

5.0
Acting

An enigmatic outsider living on a remote Scottish island finds herself caught between her minister husband and the delinquent who is sent to live with...

Pudsey the Dog: The Movie

Pudsey the Dog: The Movie

2014

as Thorne

5.3
Acting

Pudsey the cheeky London stray dog is quite happy being a lone ranger, looking out for number one, until he meets siblings Molly, George and Tommy. Af...

Filth

Filth

2013

as Toal

6.9
Acting

A bigoted junkie cop suffering from borderline personality disorder and drug addiction manipulates and hallucinates his way in a bid to secure promoti...

30 Years of Comic Strip

30 Years of Comic Strip

2012

Acting

In true Peter Richardson fashion, "30 Years Of Comic Strip" defies the conventional norms of a retrospective documentary. It brings together some of t...

The Iron Lady

The Iron Lady

2011

as Edward Heath

6.4
Acting

A look at the life of Margaret Thatcher, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, with a focus on the price she paid for power.

The Hunt for Tony Blair

The Hunt for Tony Blair

2011

as Norman Tebbit

7.8
Acting

The Comic Strip team return for a special 50s-style 'fugitive' film noir spoof. The 60-minute film, penned by Peter Richardson and Pete Richens, follo...

The Hunt for Tony Blair

The Hunt for Tony Blair

2011

as Tebbit

7.8
Acting

The Comic Strip team return for a special 50s-style 'fugitive' film noir spoof. The 60-minute film, penned by Peter Richardson and Pete Richens, follo...

The Real American: Joe McCarthy

The Real American: Joe McCarthy

2011

as Joe McCarthy

Acting

An unflinching look at the rise and fall of one of the most infamous political figures in US history.

Spies and Lies

Spies and Lies

2010

as Folkes

3.5
Acting

A true story. 1942. New Zealand is at war. Times are desperate. The Japanese invasion seems imminent. At this perilous moment, confidence trickster Sy...

Made in Dagenham

Made in Dagenham

2010

as Harold Wilson

6.7
Acting

A dramatization of the 1968 strike at the Ford Dagenham car plant, where female workers walked out in protest against sexual discrimination.

The Making of Plus One

The Making of Plus One

2010

as Derek - the line producer

6.0
Acting
Nativity!

Nativity!

2009

as Mr. Lore

6.3
Acting

Paul, charged with directing his school's Nativity play, falsely boasts that his ex-girlfriend plans to turn the production into a film.

The Last Station

The Last Station

2009

as Dushan

6.3
Acting

A historical drama that illustrates Russian author Leo Tolstoy's struggle to balance fame and wealth with his commitment to a life devoid of material ...

Breaking the Mould

Breaking the Mould

2009

as Edward Mellanby

5.5
Acting

A historical drama that tells the story of the development of penicillin in the 1930's/40's, by a group of scientists in Oxford at The Dunn School of ...

Margaret

Margaret

2009

as Ian Gow

5.8
Acting

A detailed and compelling portrait of one of the most formidable characters in British politics as she faces her final days in power. The year is 1990...

Inconceivable

Inconceivable

2008

as Finbar 'Finn' Darrow

5.8
Acting

A physician who helps his clients bring new life into the world is accused of an ethical breach that's also criminal in this independent drama. Dr. Fr...

Reichenbach Falls

2007

as Professor Bell

7.5
Acting

A psychological thriller, set in the heart of Edinburgh and featuring the underbelly of the capital city, Reichenbach Falls tells the story of hard-bo...

The Good Shepherd

The Good Shepherd

2006

as Valentin Mironov #1/Yuri Modin

6.3
Acting

Edward Wilson, the only witness to his father's suicide and member of the Skull and Bones Society while a student at Yale, is a morally upright young ...

Low Winter Sun

Low Winter Sun

2006

as Prof Barry Lennox

6.3
Acting

Frank Agnew is a police detective who kills for revenge and naively believes he's engineered the perfect crime.

Scoop

Scoop

2006

as Strombel's Co-Worker (uncredited)

6.6
Acting

An American journalism student in London scoops a big story, and begins an affair with an aristocrat as the incident unfurls.

The English Harem

2005

as Ridley

3.3
Acting

Tracy a young working class girl, who - against the wishes of her parents and racist ex-boyfriend - becomes one of three wives of West London Persian ...

Rag Tale

Rag Tale

2005

as Felix Miles Sty

3.2
Acting

A romance that plays out in the splashy, sensational world of British tabloids.

Hawking

Hawking

2004

as Dennis Sciama

7.0
Acting

The story of Professor Stephen Hawking's early years. It is 1963, and our young cosmologist celebrates his 21st birthday. At the party is a new friend...

The Merchant of Venice

The Merchant of Venice

2004

as Salerio

6.8
Acting

Venice, 1596. Bassanio begs his friend Antonio, a prosperous merchant, to lend him a large sum of money so that he can woo Portia, a very wealthy heir...

Churchill: The Hollywood Years

Churchill: The Hollywood Years

2004

Additional Dialogue

5.2

A group of American executives making a film about World War II decide that since their lead is rather unglamorous, they will draft in an American G.I...

Five Children and It

Five Children and It

2004

as Peasemarsh

5.5
Acting

A Psammead is 'It', an ancient, irritable, ugly sand fairy, which five children find one day in a gravel pit. As a reward for finding him, It grants t...

Lighthouse Hill

Lighthouse Hill

2004

as Mr. Reynard

10.0
Acting

After his best friend dies, Charlie hits the road and stumbles into Lighthouse Hill, a village where residents seem to know a lot more about him than ...

The Legend of the Tamworth Two

The Legend of the Tamworth Two

2004

as Rival Newspaper Editor

3.0
Acting

Based on a true story, the movie tells the story of two pigs, named Butch and Sundance, who staged a dramatic escape from an abattoir in January 1998 ...

Stella Street

Stella Street

2004

5.8
Acting

Michael Caine, Robert De Niro, Jack Nicholson and Roger Moore all live on a quiet street in Surbiton and Mick Jagger and Keith Richards run their corn...

Stella Street

Stella Street

2004

Writer

5.8
Writing

Michael Caine, Robert De Niro, Jack Nicholson and Roger Moore all live on a quiet street in Surbiton and Mick Jagger and Keith Richards run their corn...

The Key

The Key

2003

Acting

The story of three generations told against the backdrop of the 20th century. The drama focuses on the life of Mary Corrigan, from her days as a rebel...

Gangs of New York

Gangs of New York

2002

as Harry Watkins / Lincoln

7.3
Acting

In early 1860s New York, Irish immigrant Amsterdam Vallon is released from prison and returns to the Five Points, seeking revenge against his father's...

George Eliot: A Scandalous Life

2002

as George Henry Lewes

3.0
Acting

Born Mary Ann Evans in 1819, the novelist George Eliot was a woman ahead of her time: a proud and determined individual who continually broke the sexu...

One of the Hollywood Ten

One of the Hollywood Ten

2002

as Paul Jarrico

5.5
Acting

Herbert Biberman struggles as a Hollywood writer and director blacklisted as one of The Hollywood Ten in the 1950s.

Doctor Who: Death Comes to Time

Doctor Who: Death Comes to Time

2002

as General Tannis

Acting

An animated adventure following the Seventh Doctor as he attempts to stop General Tannis' plans for conquest of the universe.

High Heels and Low Lifes

High Heels and Low Lifes

2001

as Director

6.0
Acting

A nurse eavesdrops with a friend on a cell phone conversation that describes a bank heist. She and the friend then conspire to blackmail the robbers f...

David Macaulay: Mill Times

David Macaulay: Mill Times

2001

as Shadrack Moore (voice)

Acting

Travel back to late 18th century Lowell, MA, now infamous for its textile mills and its "Lowell Girls," the poor, barely-educated waifs who helped tur...

Around The World In 80 Days

Around The World In 80 Days

2000

as Jean Passepartout (voice)

Acting

Travel back in time to a scene set in London in 1872, where a young Phileas Fogg is about to wager a fortune in the hope of completing an impossible c...

A Profile of 'Brief Encounter'

A Profile of 'Brief Encounter'

2000

as Self

6.0
Acting

Documentary about the making of David Lean's 1945 film "Brief Encounter".

A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1999

as Philostrate

6.4
Acting

The lovely Hermia is to wed Demetrius, but she truly cares for Lysander. Hermia's friend, Helena, is in love with Demetrius, while other romantic enta...

The Man

1999

as Jerry Barnes

Acting

Lenny Henry plays the boss of an ailing (so he is broke) travel agency and he alo sings in an R&B pub band.

Faeries

Faeries

1999

as Chudley (voice)

5.1
Acting

While waiting for their new home to be renovated, Nellie and her younger brother George are sent to a farm in the countryside, much to George's deligh...

The Scarlet Tunic

1998

as Humphrey Gould

4.5
Acting

Passions erupt between a German hussar (Jean-Marc Barr) serving with King George III's personal cavalry and the only daughter of an English solicitor ...

Cousin Bette

Cousin Bette

1998

as Musical Director

5.7
Acting

Cousin Bette is a poor and lonely seamstress, who, after the death of her prominent and wealthy sister, tries to ingratiate herself into lives of her ...

Faith

Faith

1998

as Brian

Acting

A short film on the subject of an Arsenal fan's protest and based on an original short story by Fever Pitch author Nick Hornby, starring John Sessions...

Queen's Park Story

Queen's Park Story

1998

Acting

Gus's girlfriend has thrown him out after his infidelity. One day he sees a girl painting in the park. He walks up to her.

My Night with Reg

My Night with Reg

1997

as Daniel

4.0
Acting

Six gay friends discuss love, friendship and infidelity over the course of three significant evenings

The Treasure Seekers

The Treasure Seekers

1996

as Redman

5.3
Acting

Five motherless children, with the help of a famous doctor, are determined to save their financially strapped father.

The Adventures of Pinocchio

The Adventures of Pinocchio

1996

as Schoolmaster

5.2
Acting

One of puppet-maker Geppetto's creations comes magically to life. This puppet, Pinocchio, has one major desire and that is to become a real boy someda...

In the Bleak Midwinter

In the Bleak Midwinter

1995

as Terry Du Bois

7.1
Acting

Out of work actor Joe volunteers to help try and save his sister's local church for the community by putting on a Christmas production of Hamlet, some...

Princess Caraboo

Princess Caraboo

1994

as Prince Regent

5.4
Acting

Bristol, England, early 19th century. A beautiful young stranger who speaks a weird language is tried for the crime of begging. But when a man claims ...

Citizen Locke

1994

as John Locke

Acting

Story of John Locke...

David Macaulay: Roman City

David Macaulay: Roman City

1994

as Laurens / Acco Bouvaix (voice)

9.0
Acting

The glories of Ancient Rome are explored in ROMAN CITY, based on David Macaulay's acclaimed book. This animated and live-action video recounts life in...

Boswell and Johnson's Tour of the Western Isles

Boswell and Johnson's Tour of the Western Isles

1993

as James Boswell

Acting

In the autumn of 1773, the English writer Samuel Johnson visits the Hebrides, or Western Isles, off the North-West coast of Scotland. With him are his...

Freddie as F.R.O.7.

Freddie as F.R.O.7.

1992

as Scotty / Additional voices (voice)

5.0
Acting

The story about a man-sized frog named Prince Frederic who is turned into a frog by his wicked aunt Messina and hired by British Intelligence to solve...

Sellers' Best

Sellers' Best

1992

as Self

Acting

One of the all-time greatest comedians, Peter Sellers’ mimicry, timing, instinct and ability to decimate an audience with laughter made him absolutely...

The Pope Must Die

The Pope Must Die

1991

as Dino

4.9
Acting

A less-than-qualified and far-from-perfect priest is mistakenly named the new pope. As the pontiff, he must deal with Vatican corruption, the Mob and ...

Sweet Revenge

Sweet Revenge

1990

as John

4.3
Acting

An attorney plays match-maker for her ex-husband, by hiring an actress to seduce him - all in an attempt to try and rid herself of alimony payments.

Henry V

Henry V

1989

as Macmorris

7.1
Acting

In the midst of the Hundred Years War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France in 1415.

Gramsci: Everything that Concerns People

Gramsci: Everything that Concerns People

1987

as Antonio Gramsci

Acting

A drama documentary on the life and work of Italian communist Antonio Gramsci. Produced for Channel 4 in 1987, it was directed by the Scottish filmmak...

Sky Bandits

Sky Bandits

1986

as Flight

5.8
Acting

A pair of old west cowboys become fighter pilots in World War I.

Whoops Apocalypse

Whoops Apocalypse

1986

as Mr. Sweetzer

5.6
Acting

When a small British owned island in the Caribbean is invaded and the world's most dangerous terrorist kidnaps a member of the Royal family, the count...

Castaway

Castaway

1986

as Man in Pub

6.3
Acting

Middle-aged Gerald Kingsland advertises in a London paper for a female companion to spend a year with him on a desert island. The young Lucy Irving ta...

The Bounty

The Bounty

1984

as John Smith

6.7
Acting

The familiar story of Lieutenant Bligh, whose cruelty leads to a mutiny on his ship. This version follows both the efforts of Fletcher Christian to ...