Paul Jesson: movies and TV shows
Paul Jesson has 58 credits in the archive: 35 films and 23 TV series, from 1975 to 2026. Highest rated: Pie in the Sky (8.3/10).
Career timeline
1975 – 2026 · busiest year: 1983 (9 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Tender Loving Care | Film | — | 79 | |
| 2026 | The Old Man & The Thief | Robert | Film | — | 79 |
| 2021 | Sitting | John | Film | — | 74 |
| 2018 | The Children Act | Humphrey | Film | 6.6 | 71 |
| 2017 | Marrowbone | Doctor | Film | 7.3 | 70 |
| 2017 | RSC Live: Coriolanus | Menenius | Film | — | 70 |
| 2016 | The Crown | Sir Geoffrey Howe | TV | 8.2 | 69 |
| 2015 | Chewing Gum | Noah | TV | 7.0 | 68 |
| 2015 | The Trials of Jimmy Rose | Roy Anderson | TV | 4.8 | 68 |
| 2015 | The Sound of Music Live! | Admiral von Schreiber | Film | 7.7 | 68 |
| 2014 | Mr. Turner | William Turner Snr | Film | 6.5 | 67 |
| 2014 | Closer to the Moon | Studio Manager | Film | 6.5 | 67 |
| 2013 | Endeavour | Professor Ernest Burrowes | TV | 8.1 | 66 |
| 2012 | National Theatre Live: Travelling Light | Maurice Montgomery | Film | — | 65 |
| 2011 | Vera | Dale Acreman | TV | 7.4 | 64 |
| 2011 | Coriolanus | Tribune Brutus | Film | 5.8 | 64 |
| 2011 | National Theatre Live: King Lear | Earl of Gloucester | Film | 7.0 | 64 |
| 2010 | The Bible: A History | TV | 6.0 | 63 | |
| 2009 | Margaret | Kenneth Baker | Film | 5.7 | 62 |
| 2008 | The Devil's Whore | Bradshaw | TV | 6.9 | 61 |
| 2004 | Vera Drake | Magistrate | Film | 7.2 | 57 |
| 2003 | Working Shakespeare | TV | — | 56 | |
| 2003 | Danielle Cable: Eyewitness | Brian Boyce | Film | 8.5 | 56 |
| 2002 | Spooks | Guy Facer | TV | 7.7 | 55 |
| 2002 | Foyle's War | Godfrey Watson | TV | 7.9 | 55 |
| 2002 | All or Nothing | Ron | Film | 7.1 | 55 |
| 2001 | The Glass | C.T. | TV | 10.0 | 54 |
| 1997 | Midsomer Murders | Lynton Pargeter | TV | 7.5 | 50 |
| 1997 | Midsomer Murders | Hector Bridges | TV | 7.5 | 50 |
| 1994 | Pie in the Sky | Chief Constable Stokes | TV | 8.3 | 47 |
| 1994 | The Trial of Lord Lucan | Det. Chief Supt. Ranson | Film | 6.0 | 47 |
| 1993 | Resnick: Rough Treatment | Det Chief Supt Jack Skelton | Film | — | 46 |
| 1992 | A Touch of Frost | DS Dorridge | TV | 7.5 | 45 |
| 1992 | Resnick: Lonely Hearts | Det Chief Supt Jack Skelton | Film | — | 45 |
| 1987 | Intimate Contact | Trevor Singleton | TV | 4.3 | 40 |
| 1987 | Quartermaine's Terms | Derek Meadle | Film | 7.0 | 40 |
| 1986 | A Very Peculiar Practice | P.R. Prettiman | TV | 8.2 | 39 |
| 1985 | Pity in History | Boys | Film | 8.0 | 38 |
| 1985 | Love's Labour's Lost | Costard | Film | 8.0 | 38 |
| 1984 | The Tragedy of Coriolanus | First Citizen | Film | 8.0 | 37 |
| 1983 | Widows | D.I. Alec Fuller | TV | 7.4 | 36 |
| 1983 | Widows | D.I. Fuller | TV | 7.4 | 36 |
| 1983 | Widows | DS Alec Fuller | TV | 7.4 | 36 |
| 1983 | Henry VI Part 1 | Second Messenger to King | Film | 7.7 | 36 |
| 1983 | The Tragedy of Richard III | George, Duke of Clarence | Film | 8.0 | 36 |
| 1983 | Henry VI Part 3 | George, Duke of Clarence | Film | 8.0 | 36 |
| 1983 | Henry VI Part 2 | John Holland / George Plantagenet | Film | 7.5 | 36 |
| 1983 | Cymbeline | Cloten | Film | 6.3 | 36 |
| 1983 | Acceptable Levels | Major Green | Film | 7.0 | 36 |
| 1982 | Mike Leigh: Making Plays | Self (archive footage) | Film | 8.0 | 35 |
| 1982 | Home Sweet Home | Man in Dressing Gown | Film | 6.3 | 35 |
| 1981 | The Winter's Tale | Clown | Film | 9.5 | 34 |
| 1981 | Joggers | Edgar | Film | — | 34 |
| 1981 | The Muscle Market | John | Film | 7.0 | 34 |
| 1978 | The BBC Television Shakespeare | TV | 6.0 | 31 | |
| 1976 | Clayhanger | Tom Swetnam | TV | 6.0 | 29 |
| 1975 | Carry On Laughing | Messenger | TV | 5.7 | 28 |
| 1975 | Waiting at the Field Gate | Ron | Film | — | 28 |