James Laurenson
Date of birth: 1940-02-17
Place of birth: Marton, New Zealand
Known for: Acting
Also known as: James Lawrenson, James Laurensen
Biography
James Laurenson (1940-2024) was a New Zealand born actor predominantly based in the UK.
Movie Credits
Pink Floyd: The Wall
1982-07-14
A troubled rock star descends into madness in the midst of his physical and social isolation from ev
The Monster Club
1981-04-11
A vampire attacks a horror author on the street and then invites him to a nearby club as a gesture o
The Cold Light of Day
1996-08-20
A troubled detective befriends a single woman and her daughter with the intention of using them as b
The Riot Club
2014-09-19
Two first-year students at Oxford University join a secret society and learn that their reputations
Sharpe's Regiment
1996-05-01
Told his battalion is to be split up due to lack of recruits at home, Sharpe and Harper return to En
Sharpe's Siege
1996-05-08
Sharpe, with his new commanding officer, is sent to capture a castle when news comes of locals who w
Sharpe's Mission
1996-05-15
Sharpe is teamed with a Colonel he helped promote and they are tasked to destroy a powder magazine,
Heartbreakers
1984-09-28
Blue, a yet-to-be discovered painter, is left by his longtime girlfriend because she considers him t
Assault
1971-02-11
After a schoolgirl is raped while taking a short cut through the local woods, and another murdered a
Sharpe's Revenge
1997-05-07
Sharpe is framed as the thief who stole Napolean's gold, and he must clear his name to avoid executi
The Man Who Fell to Earth
1987-08-22
An alien lands on Earth, and decides that he needs to a job in order to raise money to build a space
The Care of Time
1990-08-26
A thriller directed by John Davies.
Women in Love
1969-09-13
Growing up in the sheltered confines of a 1920s English coal-mining community, free-spirited sisters
AfterLife
2003-08-19
High-flying journalist Kenny Brogan (Kevin McKidd) is working on the story that could make his caree
The Comedy of Errors - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
2015-06-25
Basing his plot on a farce by Plautus, Shakespeare caps the mayhem of his Roman original to build up
This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper
2000-01-26
This is a dramatisation of the real-life investigation into the notorious Yorkshire Ripper murders o
Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical
2022-11-25
An extraordinary young girl discovers her superpower and summons the remarkable courage, against all
Private Peaceful
2012-10-12
Set in the fields of Devon and the WW1 battlefields of Flanders, two brothers fall for the same girl
Old Man March Is Dead
1976-05-15
In rural New Zealand an alcoholic ex-soldier is desperate to obtain more liquor. His family try to k
Edward II
1970-08-06
The reign of Edward II, King of England, is troubled from the start when he brings his male lover, h
Sharpe: The Legend
1997-10-13
Several years after the battle of Waterloo, a former soldier from Shoreditch sits in a London inn r
The Magic Christian
1969-12-12
Sir Guy Grand, the richest man in the world, adopts a homeless man, Youngman. Together, they set out
Paint Me a Murder
1984-10-29
Luke Lorenz is a artist whose paintings don't sell. His imaginative wife Sandra reasons that sales o
The Cry
2002-04-08
Psychological thriller about a woman child-protection officer tramautized by her stillbirth who befr
Rainbow Drive
1990-01-01
A Hollywood multiple murder is investigated by a homicide cop, despite high-placed efforts to cover
National Theatre Live: The Cherry Orchard
2011-06-30
Madame Ranevskaya is a spoiled, aging aristocratic lady who returns from a trip to Paris to face the
One Day
2011-03-02
A romantic comedy centered on Dexter and Emma, who first meet during their graduation in 1988 and pr
National Theatre Live: Hamlet
2010-12-09
A 2010 broadcast of Hamlet returns to cinemas as part of the NT's 50th anniversary celebrations. Fo
The Witches of Pendle
1976-06-19
A BBC dramatization of the Pendle witch trials of Lancashire, England that occurred in 1616.
A House in the Hills
1993-01-20
An aspiring actress gets a housesitting job and finds herself in a cat-and-mouse game with a deadly
The Man in the Sidecar
1971-05-27
Examines the relationship between Edith, a famous and successful novelist, and her writer husband, a
The Turn of the Screw
1974-04-15
An English governess is hired to take care of two adorable orphans, who turn out to be not exactly w
The Prison
1974-05-24
A successful Paris magazine proprietor embarks on a destructive voyage of self-discovery after his w
Codename: Kyril
1988-03-29
At the height of the cold war, a known Russian spy ("Kyril") is sent to the UK under falsely reporte
The Cat's Meow
2001-10-08
Semi-true story of the Hollywood murder that occurred at a star-studded gathering aboard William Ran
Project: Tinman
1990-01-01
A mechanical man with a moral code and soul looking for adventure and his creator after escaping the
Dead Bolt Dead
1999-01-01
Dead Bolt Dead takes a twisted look at the dark underworld of organised crime, with its assassins, i
Thieves in the Night
1989-10-11
"But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night." Experiences in a kibbutz, it sets up a
Children of the Sun
1975-11-18
A group of travellers find themselves stranded at a strange airport.
The Vanishing Man
1997-04-02
While Nick Cameron is returning to England from the continent with mysterious cargo in the cabin sec
The Tragedy of King Richard II
1970-07-30
The Tragedy of King Richard II, by William Shakespeare. The actions and repercussions of a proud Kin
Countdown to War
1989-04-07
Based on a play, the story details the dramatic negotiations between UK, France, Poland, Nazi-German
Jude
1980-12-02
Twelve-year-old Jude has never met Dick, his father. One Sunday afternoon Dick impulsively engineers
Three Blind Mice
2003-10-08
Thomas is a talented computer programmer living in a vibrant, urban metropolis. Lonely and unsure ab
The Lady from the Sea
1974-03-05
A lighthouse keeper's daughter, lives her opportunist marital life, until her past lover appears in
Holy Flying Circus
2011-10-19
A fantastical re-imagining of the events of 1979, when Monty Python made Life of Brian and the debat
Quiet as a Nun
1978-04-11
A reporter is asked to look into the mysterious death of a nun who died in a locked room at a conven
The Winter Warrior
1976-12-22
The english villages are under siege by Viking invaders, leaving destruction and fear in their wake.
Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley
2008-06-12
A light hearted look at future Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's rise from research chemist in 1949