Cast & creator
James Laurenson
Best known for Midsomer Murders, Coronation Street, The Crown
James Laurenson (1940-2024) was a New Zealand born actor predominantly based in the UK.
Also known as: James Lawrenson, James Laurensen
48
film credits
57
television credits
105
1951–2022 · acting roles
6.8
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (105)
Showing 105 of 105 credits
Midsomer Murders
James Tate
1997
Coronation Street
Rev. Peter Hope
1960
The Crown
Doctor Weir
2016
Silent Witness
Professor Peter Sachs
1996
Play for Today
Dick
1970
Father Brown
Professor Hilary Ambrose
2013
Crown Court
1972
Heartbeat
Det. Ch. Supt. Tatton
1992
Cagney & Lacey
1982
Spooks
Lord Young
2002Spooks
Sholto
2002
Sharpe
Maj. Gen. Hector Ross
1993Sharpe
Major General Hector Ross
1993
Remington Steele
Raymond Merleau
1982
ITV Playhouse
Alan Black
1967
The Professionals
Meredith
1977
Hustle
Peter Williams
2004
Endeavour
Professor George Amory
2013
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Michael
1965
Inspector Morse
Tony Richards
1987
Dalziel and Pascoe
Richard Mattis
1996
Space: 1999
Patrick Osgood
1975
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Rosencrantz
1969
Taggart
Maurice Bain
1983Taggart
Tony Sabina
1983
Prime Suspect
Paul Endicott
1991
Lovejoy
Greg Veitch
1986
The Expert
Norry
1968
Van der Valk
Paul Kortman
1972
Public Eye
Ken
1965
Centre Play
Bert
1973
Wolf Hall
Earl of Shrewsbury
2015
Between the Lines
Supt. Pat Salter
1992
The Duchess of Duke Street
Culliford
1976
The Hollow Crown
Westmoreland
2012
Born and Bred
Brigadier Arbuthnot
2002
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
Luke Lorenz
1984
Hammer House of Horror
Mr. Rayburn
1980
Stingray
1985
One Day
Mr. Cope
2011
The Bourne Identity
Gillette
1988
Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical
Ancient / Sleeping Teacher
2022
Capital News
1990
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Rosencrantz
1951
Elizabeth R
Simier
1971
The Riot Club
College President
2014
Pink Floyd: The Wall
Pink's Father
1982Romance
Logan Rossiter
1977Treasure Island
Dick Johnson
1968
Artists and Models
Jacques-Louis David
1986
The Widower
Brian Drumm
2014
Armchair Thriller
Alexander Skarbek
1978
The Vanishing Man
Moreau
1997
Women in Love
Minister
1969
Boney
1972
The Cat's Meow
Dr. Daniel Goodman
2002
The Girls of Slender Means
Nicholas Farringdon
1975
The Shadow of the Tower
1972
Armchair Cinema
Alain Poitaud
1974
The Magic Christian
Oxford Crew
1969
The Cry
Richard Crossdyke
2002
The Monster Club
Raven (the Shadmock)
1981
This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper
Chief Const. Ronald Gregory
2000
The Cold Light of Day
Pavel Novak
1996
Hamlet
Rosencrantz
1970
The Care of Time
General Newell
1990
Private Peaceful
Major Fitzpatrick
2012A Spy at Evening
Tom Hart
1981
Sharpe's Regiment
Major General Hector Ross
1996
Sharpe: The Legend
Ross (archive footage)
1997
Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley
Leslie Thomas
2008
Sharpe's Revenge
Major General Hector Ross
1997
National Theatre Live: Hamlet
Ghost / Player King
2010
Fathers and Sons
Yevgeny Bazarov
1971
The Turn of the Screw
Peter Quint
1974
The Prison
Alain Poitaud
1974
Rainbow Drive
Hans Roerhrig
1990
Three Blind Mice
William Storbest
2003
The Man Who Fell to Earth
Felix Hawthorne
1987
Paint Me a Murder
Luke Lorenz
1984
Sharpe's Siege
Major General Hector Ross
1996
The Tragedy of King Richard II
Sir Pierce of Exton
1970
A House in the Hills
Mr. Rankin
1993
Assault
Greg Lomax
1971
Jude
Dick
1980
This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper
Chief Constable Ronald Gregory
2000
AfterLife
2003
The Lady from the Sea
The Stranger
1974
Heartbreakers
Terry Ray
1984
Sharpe's Mission
Major General Hector Ross
1996
National Theatre Live: The Cherry Orchard
Gaev
2011
Holy Flying Circus
Archbishop of York
2011
The Man in the Sidecar
Gerald
1971
Thieves in the Night
Gordon-Smith
1989
Old Man March Is Dead
Bert
1976
Countdown to War
Ciano
1989
Quiet as a Nun
Alexander Skarbek
1978Children of the Sun
Howard
1975
The Comedy of Errors - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
Egeon
2015
The Witches of Pendle
Abraham Law
1976
The Vanishing Man
Moreau
1997
Edward II
Piers Gaveston
1970
Project: Tinman
Wheeler
1990
Dead Bolt Dead
The Boss
1999The Winter Warrior
Theodric
1976