Denis Lawson

Denis Lawson
Lawson at the 2006 Crieff Highland Games
Born
Denis Stamper Lawson

(1947-09-27) 27 September 1947 (age 77)
Glasgow, Scotland
Alma materRoyal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
OccupationActor
Years active1969–present
Spouses
(m. 2004; died 2005)
Karen Prentice
(m. 2017)
Children1
RelativesEwan McGregor (nephew)

Denis Stamper Lawson[1] (born 27 September 1947) is a Scottish actor. He is known for his roles as Wedge Antilles in the original Star Wars trilogy (1977–1983) and as John Jarndyce in the television miniseries Bleak House (2005), the latter of which earned him BAFTA Award and Primetime Emmy Award nominations. He also appeared in the television series The Kit Curran Radio Show (1984–1986), Holby City (2002–2004, 2019), and New Tricks (2012–2015), and reprised the role of Antilles in the film Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019).

  1. ^ Pendreigh, Brian (April 1999). Ewan McGregor. Thunder's Mouth Press. pp. 26–27. ISBN 1-56025-239-1.

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