Personal info

Known for

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1 / Jan / 1953 (72 years old)

Place of Birth

Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland, UK

Also Known As

John Gibb Marshall
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John Sessions

Actor, comedian and impressionist who was better known for his improvisation comedy.

Known For

10.0

Lighthouse Hill

3 / May / 2004

9.0

David Macaulay: Roman City

3 / Feb / 1994

8.5

Sherlock

1 / Jul / 2010

8.2

Outlander

7 / Aug / 2014

8.1

Skins

5 / Jan / 2007

8.1

The Great

6 / May / 2020

8.0

Loving Vincent

5 / Jun / 2017

8.0

Loving Vincent: The Impossible Dream

6 / Mar / 2019

7.9

QI

5 / Sep / 2003

7.8

Friday Night Dinner

6 / Feb / 2011

Credits

Acting

2021

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Belfast

as Joseph Tomelty as Marley

2020

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The Great

(1 episode) as Bishop Tarcinkus

2019

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Intrigo: Dear Agnes

as Pumpermann

2019

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Loving Vincent: The Impossible Dream

as Self

2018

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Balls

as Brownlow

2018

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The Town That Floored the World

as Presenter

2017

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Loving Vincent

as Pere Tanguy

2017

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Finding Your Feet

as Mike Abbott

2017

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The Loch

(6 episodes) as DCI Frank Smilie

2016

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Red Top

as The Accountant

2016

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Florence Foster Jenkins

as Dr. Hermann

2016

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The Rack Pack

as Ted Lowe

2016

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Whisky Galore

as Doctor McLaren

2016

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Denial

as Prof. Richard Evans

2016

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Victoria

(8 episodes) as Lord John Russell

2015

•

Sean Connery: In His Own Words

as Narrator

2015

•

Legend

as Lord Boothby

2015

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We're Doomed! The Dad's Army Story

as Arthur Lowe

2015

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Mr. Holmes

as Mycroft Holmes

2015

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Hiroshima: The Aftermath

as Narrator

2015

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Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

(1 episode) as John Murray

2014

•

Pudsey the Dog: The Movie

as Thorne

2014

•

The Silent Storm

as Mr. Smith

2014

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Outlander

(2 episodes) as Arthur Duncan

2013

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Filth

as Toal

2013

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Father Brown

(1 episode) as Reverend Adam Gillespie

2013

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Blandings

(1 episode) as Lord Didcot

2012

•

30 Years of Comic Strip

2012

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Dead Boss

(1 episode) as Sir Humphreys

2012

•

Moone Boy

(1 episode)

2011

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The Real American: Joe McCarthy

as Joe McCarthy

2011

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The Hunt for Tony Blair

as Norman Tebbit

2011

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The Hunt for Tony Blair

as Tebbit

2011

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The Iron Lady

as Edward Heath

2011

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Friday Night Dinner

(1 episode)

2011

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Death in Paradise

(1 episode) as Hugh Davenport

2010

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Spies and Lies

as Folkes

2010

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Made in Dagenham

as Harold Wilson

2010

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The Making of Plus One

as Derek - the line producer

2010

•

Sherlock

(1 episode) as Kenny Prince

2010

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Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge

(1 episode)

2009

•

The Last Station

as Dushan

2009

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Nativity!

as Mr. Lore

2009

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Breaking the Mould

as Edward Mellanby

2009

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Margaret

as Ian Gow

2008

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Inconceivable

as Finbar 'Finn' Darrow

2008

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Only Connect

(1 episode) as Self - Contestant

2007

•

Reichenbach Falls

as Professor Bell

2007

•

Skins

(1 episode) as Geoff Fitzgerald

2007

•

Ronni Ancona & Co

(3 episodes)

2007

•

Oliver Twist

(2 episodes)

2007

•

Oliver Twist

(5 episodes) as Mr. Sowerberry

2006

•

Scoop

as Strombel's Co-Worker (uncredited)

2006

•

Low Winter Sun

as Prof Barry Lennox

2006

•

The Good Shepherd

as Valentin Mironov #1/Yuri Modin

2006

•

Hotel Babylon

(1 episode)

2005

•

The English Harem

as Ridley

2005

•

Rag Tale

as Felix Miles Sty

2005

•

Doctor Who

(1 episode) as Gus

2004

•

Five Children and It

as Peasemarsh

2004

•

Lighthouse Hill

as Mr. Reynard

2004

•

The Merchant of Venice

as Salerio

2004

•

Hawking

as Dennis Sciama

2004

•

Stella Street

2004

•

The Legend of the Tamworth Two

as Rival Newspaper Editor

2004

•

New Tricks

(1 episode)

2003

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The Key

2003

•

Celebrity Mastermind

(1 episode) as Himself

2003

•

(10 episodes) as Self

2002

•

George Eliot: A Scandalous Life

as George Henry Lewes

2002

•

One of the Hollywood Ten

as Paul Jarrico

2002

•

Gangs of New York

as Harry Watkins / Lincoln

2002

•

Doctor Who: Death Comes to Time

as General Tannis

2002

•

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries

(1 episode) as John Corntel

2001

•

High Heels and Low Lifes

as Director

2001

•

David Macaulay: Mill Times

as Shadrack Moore (voice)

2001

•

Judge John Deed

(3 episodes)

2001

•

Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes

(1 episode) as Prof. Rutherford

2000

•

Around The World In 80 Days

as Jean Passepartout (voice)

2000

•

A Profile of 'Brief Encounter'

as Self

2000

•

Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)

(1 episode)

2000

•

Gormenghast

(4 episodes)

1999

•

A Midsummer Night's Dream

as Philostrate

1999

•

Faeries

as Chudley (voice)

1998

•

Faith

as Brian

1998

•

The Scarlet Tunic

as Humphrey Gould

1998

•

Cousin Bette

as Musical Director

1998

•

Queen's Park Story

1998

•

In the Red

(3 episodes) as Hercules Fortescue

1997

•

My Night with Reg

as Daniel

1997

•

Midsomer Murders

(1 episode) as Barrett Filby

1997

•

The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling

(5 episodes) as Henry Fielding

1997

•

Stella Street

(39 episodes)

1996

•

The Adventures of Pinocchio

as Schoolmaster

1996

•

The Treasure Seekers

as Redman

1995

•

In the Bleak Midwinter

as Terry Du Bois

1994

•

Citizen Locke

as John Locke

1994

•

David Macaulay: Roman City

as Laurens / Acco Bouvaix (voice)

1994

•

Princess Caraboo

as Prince Regent

1994

•

Nice Day at the Office

(6 episodes)

1994

•

John Sessions' Likely Stories

(6 episodes)

1993

•

Boswell and Johnson's Tour of the Western Isles

as James Boswell

1992

•

Sellers' Best

as Self

1992

•

Freddie as F.R.O.7.

as Scotty / Additional voices (voice)

1991

•

The Pope Must Die

as Dino

1991

•

John Sessions' Tall Tales

(6 episodes)

1991

•

Performance

(1 episode) as Daniel

1990

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Sweet Revenge

as John

1990

•

One Foot In the Grave

(1 episode)

1990

•

Plunder

(1 episode)

1990

•

Rab C. Nesbitt

(1 episode) as Chief Inspector Haggerty

1990

•

Have I Got News for You

(2 episodes) as Himself

1989

•

Henry V

as Macmorris

1989

•

John Sessions On The Spot

(6 episodes)

1988

•

Whose Line Is It Anyway?

(21 episodes) as Self

1987

•

Gramsci: Everything that Concerns People

as Antonio Gramsci

1987

•

Porterhouse Blue

(4 episodes) as Zipser

1987

•

The New Statesman

(1 episode) as Lord Penistone

1986

•

Castaway

as Man in Pub

1986

•

Whoops Apocalypse

as Mr. Sweetzer

1986

•

Sky Bandits

as Flight

1986

•

Boon

(1 episode) as Barney Spitz

1985

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Girls On Top

(1 episode) as Rodney

1985

•

Happy Families

(1 episode) as Dean

1985

•

Tender Is the Night

(6 episodes) as Young Scot

1984

•

The Bounty

as John Smith

1984

•

Spitting Image

(94 episodes)

1982

•

Wogan

(2 episodes) as Self

1979

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Question Time

(1 episode) as Self - Panellist

Crew

2004

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Churchill: The Hollywood Years

Additional Dialogue

Writing

2004

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Stella Street

Writer

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