James Laurenson

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Other
Birthday
Feb 17, 1940 (85 years old)
Death date
Apr 18, 2024

James Laurenson

Known For

Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical
1h 57m
Movie 2022

Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical

An extraordinary young girl discovers her superpower and summons the remarkable courage, against all odds, to help others change their stories, whilst also taking charge of her own destiny. Standing up for what's right, she's met with miraculous results.

The Comedy of Errors - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
2h 11m
Movie 2015

The Comedy of Errors - Live at Shakespeare's Globe

Basing his plot on a farce by Plautus, Shakespeare caps the mayhem of his Roman original to build up a hectic tale of violent cross-purposes, furious slapstick and social nightmare.

The Riot Club
1h 47m
Movie 2014

The Riot Club

Two first-year students at Oxford University join a secret society and learn that their reputations can be made or destroyed over the course of one evening.

The Widower
0h 46m
TV Show 2014

The Widower

Over a thirteen year period, a seemingly mild‐mannered male nurse, Malcolm Webster, set about poisoning and murdering his first wife, attempting to do the same to his second wife and moving on to a further scheme to deceive his third fiancée.

Private Peaceful
1h 40m
Movie 2012

Private Peaceful

Set in the fields of Devon and the WW1 battlefields of Flanders, two brothers fall for the same girl while contending with the pressures of their feudal family life, the war, and the price of courage and cowardice.

The Cry
TV Show 2002

The Cry

Psychological thriller about a woman child-protection officer tramautized by her stillbirth who befriends a woman in hospital and then becomes convinced that the daughter is being abused.

This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper
TV Show 2000

This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper

Dramatisation of the real-life investigation into the notorious Yorkshire Ripper murders of the late 1970s, showing the effect that it had on the health and career of Assistant Chief Constable George Oldfield who led the enquiry.

Thieves in the Night
3h 46m
Movie 1989

Thieves in the Night

"But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night." Experiences in a kibbutz, it sets up a stage in describing the historical roots of the conflict between Arabs and Jewish settlers in the British ruled Palestine.

Countdown to War
1h 18m
Movie 1989

Countdown to War

Based on a play, the story details the dramatic negotiations between UK, France, Poland, Nazi-Germany and USSR from the day Czechoslovakia fell, until Britain's declaration of war on Germany caused by Hitler's invasion of Poland.

Codename: Kyril
3h 28m
Movie 1988

Codename: Kyril

At the height of the cold war, a known Russian spy ("Kyril") is sent to the UK under falsely reported pretenses in order to hopefully indirectly spark an unknown mole in the KGB to reveal himself; the endeavor eventually has repercussions which none of the initial players could have predicted.

Biography

James Laurenson (1940-2024) was a New Zealand born actor predominantly based in the UK.

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