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Denis Lawson

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Denis Stamper Lawson (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). On the stage, he is a three-time Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical nominee, winning in 1983 for Mr Cinders. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Denis Lawson is the 6,255th most popular actor (down from 6,093rd in 2024), the 4,804th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,523rd in 2019) and the 713th most popular British Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Denis Lawson ranks 6,255 out of 13,578. Before him are Beth Broderick, Jed Allan, Chukwudi Iwuji, Vicky Krieps, Maya Rudolph, and T. R. Knight. After him are Maude Fealy, Russell Wong, Sterling Holloway, Jamie Walters, Brenda Song, and Ellen Albertini Dow.

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Among people born in 1947, Denis Lawson ranks 705. Before him are Mike Chapman, Gardner Dozois, Göran Hagberg, Alan Sugar, Anatoli Polivoda, and László Réczi. After him are John Varley, Otto Stuppacher, Mustapha Choukri, Clodagh Rodgers, Eddie Thomson, and Olga Pall.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Denis Lawson ranks 4,805 out of 8,785. Before him are Benjamin White (1997), Billy Bingham (1931), Alan Sugar (1947), John Hopkinson (1849), John Clare (1793), and Jeffrey Tate (1943). After him are Jill Ellis (1966), Jonathan Penrose (1933), Eric Thompson (1919), Aneurin Bevan (1897), Reggie Pridmore (1886), and Heather Oakes (1959).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Denis Lawson ranks 713. Before him are Nigel Davenport (1928), Celia Johnson (1908), Eric Sykes (1923), Katherine Waterston (1980), Hannah Waddingham (1974), and Sebastian Cabot (1918). After him are Sophie Okonedo (1968), Jack Davenport (1973), Michelle Ryan (1984), Spottiswoode Aitken (1868), Kathryn Beaumont (1938), and Michelle Dockery (1981).

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