Allan Leigh Lawson (born 21 July 1945) is a British film and stage actor, director and writer.

Biography

In 1976, Lawson and his first wife, Mondy, were divorced. He met actress Hayley Mills in 1975 when they performed in London's West End in A Touch of Spring; and the following year, she bore him a son, Jason. Lawson also became stepfather to Crispian Mills, Hayley's son with director Roy Boulting. During that time, he appeared alongside Hayley's father Sir John Mills in the film The Devil's Advocate (1977). The Lawson-Mills liaison ended in the early 1980s.

He met model Twiggy in 1984. In 1988, they both worked in the film Madame Sousatzka and were married on 23 September that year in Tony Walton's back yard in Sag Harbor, Long Island. The couple reside in West London, where Lawson looks after his wife's business affairs and her involvement with Littlewoods catalogue. Lawson and Twiggy also own a home in Southwold, Suffolk.

He adopted Twiggy's daughter Carly, who took his surname. Lawson has played an active role in his children's lives, including his nephew, club DJ Saul Dismont, who is the son of Lawson's sister and Bermuda politician Russell Dismont.




Partial filmography
Brother Sun, Sister Moon (1972)
Ghost Story (1974)
QB VII (1974)
Percy's Progress (1974)
Love Among the Ruins (1975)
Golden Rendezvous (1977)
The Devil's Advocate (1977)
Tess (1979)
Why Didn't They Ask Evans? (1980)
Fire and Sword (1982)
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (1984)
Madame Sousatzka (1988)
Out of Depth (2000)
Back to the Secret Garden (2001)
Being Julia (2004)
Casanova (2005)
Silence Becomes You (2005)
The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler (2009)
Stage appearances
Ivan Kaliayev, The Price of Justice, Mermaid Theatre, London, (1972).
A Touch of Spring, with Hayley Mills, Comedy Theatre, London's West End, (1975–78).
Aubrey Tanqueray, The Second Mrs. Tanqueray, Royal National Theatre (1981).
Louis Dubedat, The Doctor's Dilemma, Greenwich Theatre, London, 1981
Amnon, Yonadab, directed by Peter Hall, Royal National Theatre (1985).
Antonio, The Merchant of Venice in London's West End and on Broadway (1989).
Oberon, A Midsummer Night's Dream, produced by Adrian Noble, Royal Shakespeare Company, (1990).
Loveless, The Relapse, Royal Shakespeare Company, (1996).
Marc, Art, London's West End and UK Tour, (2002).
Lloyd, Noises Off, London's West End and on Broadway (2003).
Death and the Maiden, King's Head Theatre, London (2004).
Nicholas Nickleby, Chichester Festival Theatre, (2006).
Shoreditch Madonna, with Francesca Annis, Soho Theatre, (2006).
Messerschmann, Ring Round the Moon, Playhouse Theatre, London, (2008)
Directed
If Love Were All, (1999), opened off-Broadway at the Lucille Lortel Theatre with Twiggy as Gertrude Lawrence and Harry Groener as Noël Coward, written by Sheridan Morley & Leigh Lawson, directed by Leigh Lawson.
The Restaurant, New York
The Cherry Orchard, USA
Death and the Maiden, King's Head Theatre, Islington, (2004)
Jack and the Beanstalk, Pantomime, Brighton Theatre Royal, (2005), starring Twiggy
External links
Leigh Lawson at the Internet Movie Database
Leigh Lawson at AllMovie
Fandango: Leigh Lawson filmography
United Agents
Image of Leigh Lawson and Twiggy
Leigh Lawson NNDB

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