James Laurenson

James Laurenson (born February 17, 1940 in Marton , New Zealand ) is a New Zealand actor .

Live and act

Laurenson, the son of Scottish immigrants, had studied at the University of Christchurch in his New Zealand homeland and at the time also tried his hand at amateur actors. Through the mediation of the crime writer Ngaio Marsh , who had directed him in 1962 in a performance of Macbeth at the local Civic Theater, he came to London in 1962 , where Laurenson took acting lessons. He then appeared as an ensemble member of the Royal Shakespeare Company for two years in Shakespeare plays such as Richard II and Hamlet and also appeared in other classical plays.

In Great Britain, Laurenson got his first film role in 1969 after his first television experience in 1965. A little later he returned to his homeland. In Australia in 1971 he was offered the title role of the Australian police inspector Bonaparte, called "Boney", in the television series of the same name . Thanks to one of his parents, this Boney had Aboriginal roots, which helped him clear up many cases in the outback . This series, broadcast every Saturday in Germany 1974/75 on ZDF at 6 p.m., made Laurenson very popular in Germany for a short time. His later appearances in cinema and television film productions, including many series products in Great Britain and the USA , pale in comparison. His work includes more than 100 productions.

Eventually he settled in Britain for good. Laurenson, who also had vocal talent and appeared in the musical 42nd Street in London's Theater Royal Drury Lane , was married to Carol Macready. They both have a son named Jamie.

Filmography (selection)

• 1965: The Wars of the Roses (TV series)
• 1969: Magic Christian ( The Magic Christian )
• 1969: Women in Love ( Women in Love )
• 1970: Edward II.
• 1971: Fathers and Sons (TV series)
• 1971: Assault
• 1972: The Shadow of the Tower
• 1972-73: Boney
• 1974: Resisting the evil ( The Turn of the Screw )
• 1975–77: Crown Court (TV series)
• 1976: The Winter Warrior
• 1977: The Witches of Pendle
• 1978: Armchair Thriller (TV series)
• 1980: The Monster Club
• 1982: Pink Floyd - The Wall ( The Wall )
• 1984: The Heartbreaker ( The Heartbreakers )
• 1987: Inspector Morse (TV series)
• 1987: The Man Who Fell to Earth ( The Man Who Fell to Earth )
• 1988: Thieves in the Night ( Thieves in the Night )
• 1988: Agent Without a Name ( The Bourne Identity )
• 1989: Countdown to War
• 1989: The Man Inside - Deadly Messages ( The Man Inside )
• 1990: Time is running out ( The Care of Time )
• 1990: Total Peril ( Project: Tinman )
• 1991: Bye Bye Columbus
• 1993: The Snipers ( Sharpe ) (TV series)
• 1993: Greed for Retaliation ( A House in the Hills )
• 1995: Prime Suspect - cliques ( Prime Suspects: Inner Circles )
• 1996: Death in the cold morning light ( Cold Light of Day )
• 1999: Dead Bolt Dead
• 2001: The Cat's Meow
• 2003: AfterLife
• 2003: Murder on Page One ( State of Play , TV series)
• 2004-07: Spooks - In the sights of MI5 ( Spooks , TV series)
• 2006: Ghostboat
• 2008: Genova
• 2011: Two in one day ( One Day )
• 2012: Henry IV, Part 1 and Part 2
• 2016: The Crown (TV series)
• 2014-17: Father Brown (TV series)

Web links

• James Laurenson in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• James Laurenson in an interview with the BBC