Denis Lawson

Denis Lawson
Lawson at the 2006 Crieff Highland Games
Born	Denis Stamper Lawson (1947-09-27) 27 September 1947 (age 77) Glasgow, Scotland
Alma mater	Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1969–present
Spouses	Sheila Gish ​ ​ (m. 2004; died 2005)​ Karen Prentice ​ (m. 2017)​
Children	1
Relatives	Ewan McGregor (nephew)

Denis Stamper Lawson^[1] (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).