James Laurenson

Actor

Born - 17 February 1940, Marton, New Zealand
Died - 18 April 2024

Black-haired, snub-nosed, youthful actor who moved from his native New Zealand to the UK in his early twenties and became a formidable Shakespearian on stage and occasional supporting player in films: Women in Love (1969), The Magic Christian (1969), In the Devil's Garden (1971), The Lady from the Sea (1974), The Monster Club (1980), Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982), Heartbreakers (1984), The Man Inside (1990), A House in the Hills (1993), The Cold Light of Day (1996), Dead Bolt Dead (1999), The Cat's Meow (2001), 3 Blind Mice (2003), AfterLife (2003), A Summer in Genoa (2008), One Day (2011), Private Peaceful (2012), The Riot Club (2014) and Matilda the Musical (2022), his last.