---
name: "John Sessions"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/john-sessions"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "11 January 1953"
died: "2 November 2020"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 74
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-09-17T07:18:27.916505+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# John Sessions

Actor. Born 11 January 1953 in Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland, UK. Died 2 November 2020.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 11 January 1953, Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
- **Died:** 2 November 2020
- **Active:** 1984–2020
- **Also known as:** John Gibb Marshall, 존 세션스
- **Average Fi1m score:** 74, as actor, over 6 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 83 (1), 2000s 73 (2), 2010s 72 (2), 2020s 74 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 73 to 69 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 5, Comedy 3, Crime 2, History 2, Animation 1, Mystery 1
- **Screen time:** 4 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $236m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1335105, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0785938/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/26860

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Loving Vincent*](https://film.one/film/loving-vincent.md) (65)

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## Biography

John Sessions (born John Gibb Marshall, 11 January 1953 – 2 November 2020) was a British actor and comedian. He was born in Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland, and trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.

Sessions was known for his work in improvisation comedy, appearing regularly on *Whose Line Is It Anyway?* and voicing characters on *Spitting Image* (1984). Early television credits include Barney Spitz in the series *Boon* (1986). He also acted in films such as *Henry V* (1989) and *Loving Vincent* (2017), in which he played Père Tanguy.

Other notable roles include appearances in *Gangs of New York* (2002), *The Iron Lady* (2011) and *Mr. Holmes* (2015). He was a panellist on the quiz show *QI* and co-created the sitcom *Stella Street*.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (6)

- *The Great* (2020), Fi1m 74, as Bishop Tarcinkus — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-great.md)
- *Loving Vincent* (2017), Fi1m 65, as Pere Tanguy — [page](https://film.one/film/loving-vincent.md)
- *Sherlock* (2010), Fi1m 78, as Kenny Prince — [page](https://film.one/tv/sherlock.md)
- *Skins* (2007), Fi1m 72, as Geoff Fitzgerald — [page](https://film.one/tv/skins.md)
- *Gangs of New York* (2002), Fi1m 74, as Harry Watkins / Lincoln — [page](https://film.one/film/gangs-of-new-york.md)
- *One Foot in the Grave* (1990), Fi1m 83, Actor — [page](https://film.one/tv/one-foot-in-the-grave.md)

## Also credited on (not yet reviewed)

- *Boon* (1986), Actor
- *Spitting Image* (1984), Actor

## Also known for

- *Legend* (2015), Lord Boothby
- *Doctor Who* (2005), Gus
- *Outlander* (2014), Arthur Duncan
- *Mr. Holmes* (2015), Mycroft Holmes
- *Filth* (2013), Toal
- *The Iron Lady* (2011), Edward Heath
- *Scoop* (2006), Strombel's Co-Worker (uncredited)
- *Belfast* (2021), Joseph Tomelty as Marley

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