Philip Jackson
Known for Acting · 142 credits
- Born
- 1948-06-18 (age 77)
- Place of birth
- Retford, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
- Also known as
- Phillip Jackson · 필립 잭슨 · Филип Джексон · فیلیپ جکسون
Biography
Philip Jackson (born 18 June 1948) is an English actor, known for his many television and film roles, most notably as Chief Inspector Japp in the television series Agatha Christie's Poirot and as Abbot Hugo, one of the recurring adversaries in the cult 1980s series Robin of Sherwood.
Jackson was born in Retford, Nottinghamshire. He started acting while studying Drama and German at the University of Bristol, and has worked in the theatre in Leeds, Liverpool and London. His stage work includes Pozzo in Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot at the Queen's Theatre in the West End in 1991 and Willy Loman in Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman at the West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds in 2010. He was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for his role in Little Voice (1998).
His television appearances have included Coronation Street, Robin of Sherwood, A Touch of Frost, Foyle's War, Midsomer Murders, Heartbeat, Little Britain, Hamish Macbeth, Raised by Wolves and Last of the Summer Wine. He has also appeared in the films Scum, Paul McCartney's Give My Regards to Broad Street, Brassed Off, Mike Bassett: England Manager, "Grow Your Own", and My Week with Marilyn. He also appeared in the music video of A-Ha's "Take On Me"
Known For
TV Shows (69)
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Daniel Snape
Death in Paradise
2011
as David Witton
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
as Chief Inspector James Harold Japp / Assistant Commissioner Japp
Casualty
1986
as Rob Royson
Silent Witness
1996
Play for Today
1970
as Colin Pasmore
The Day of the Jackal
2024
as Trevor
Heartbeat
1992
as Ken Marsden / Brian Simpson
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Thompson
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
as George Forester
A Touch of Frost
1992
as Sergent Sharpe / D.S. Sharpe
Shameless
2004
as Barry
Last of the Summer Wine
1973
as Gordon
Foyle's War
2002
as Alan Carter
Hustle
2004
as Arthur Bond
Playhouse
1974
as Clive / Denny
New Tricks
2004
Screen Two
1985
as Dawlish
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011
as Self - Participant
Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators
2018
as Chamberlain
Little Britain
2003
Playhouse Presents
2012
as Prison Governor
Robin of Sherwood
1984
as Abbot Hugo de Rainault
The Storyteller
1988
as King
Churchill's People
1974
as Boatman
Murder Most Horrid
1991
as Patron / Police Sergeant
Cuckoo
2012
as Tony
Sherwood
2022
as Mickey Sparrow
Hamish Macbeth
1995
as Malachi McBean
Bramwell
1995
as Ronald Kennedy
The Vice
1999
as Nigel Wingrave
Strangers
1978
as Nose Treacy
The Play on One
1988
as Greg
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
1973
as Carson
The Gentle Touch
1980
Porridge
1974
as Melvin 'Dylan' Bottomley
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
2006
as Jovius
Murder in Suburbia
2004
as Bill Jackson
Funland
2005
as Leo Finch
The Good Karma Hospital
2017
as Paul Smart
The Queen
2009
as Harold Wilson
Murder, They Hope
2021
as Phil
The Sins
2000
as Mickey Thomas
Pennies from Heaven
1978
as Dave
The Chase
2006
Avoidance
2022
as Peter
Trust
2003
as James
Boomers
2014
as Alan
The Ambassador
1998
The Window
2021
as Martin Dewsbury
Bad Move
2017
as Ken
Leave it to Charlie
1978
as Geoffrey
Crooked House
2008
as Joseph Bloxham
London
2004
as Samuel Pepys
Black Hearts in Battersea
1995
as Eustace Buckle
Fanny Hill
2007
as Mr. Croft
Raised by Wolves
2015
as Grampy
Place of Execution
2008
as Old George Bennett
Home Time
2009
as Roy Jacks
The Last Salute
1998
as Leonard Spanwick
Movies (73)
The Best Offer
2013
as Fred
The Fourth Protocol
1987
as Burkinshaw
My Week with Marilyn
2011
as Roger Smith
The Opium War
1997
as 船长怀特
Brassed Off
1996
as Jim
Spike Island
2012
as Mr. Jackson
Peterloo
2018
as John Knight
Rogue Male
1976
as 1st Seaman
Cousin Bette
1998
as De Wissembourg
I Want Candy
2007
as Stephen, Joe's Dad
Scum
1979
as Mr Greaves
Little Voice
1998
as George
Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley
2008
as Alfred Roberts
The Doctor and the Devils
1985
as Andrew Merry-Lees
Mother Teresa of Calcutta
2003
as Logan
Stars in Shorts
2012
as Trevor
City State
2011
as William
Second Nature
2003
as Lawrence Augenblick
Believe
2013
as Bob
What Rats Won't Do
1998
Agatha Christie: 100 Years of Poirot and Miss Marple
2020
as Self - Inspector Japp, ITV's Poirot
A Little Trip to Heaven
2005
as William
The Intended
2002
as Norton
Give My Regards to Broad Street
1984
as Alan
Fanny Hill
2007
as Mr. Croft
Girls' Night
1998
as Dave Simpson
Mike Bassett: England Manager
2001
as Lonnie Urquart
Grow Your Own
2007
as Big John
A Pattern of Roses
1983
as Builder
Thacker
1992
as Ben Royce
The Best Man
2005
as Mr. Barker
High Hopes
1989
as Martin Burke
The First Men in the Moon
2010
as Voice of Grand Lunar
Keep an Eye on Albert
1975
as Tarpy
Afternoon Off
1979
as Bernard
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
2000
as Willis
Cruise of the Gods
2002
as Hugh Bispham
Rat in the Skull
1987
as Detective Superintendent Derek Harris
Margaret
2009
as Bernard Ingham
Robin of Sherwood: Robin Hood and the Sorcerer
1984
as Abbot Hugo de Rainault
Coogan's Runner
2003
as Self
The Peacock
2023
as Lord Hamish
The Last Dance
1993
as Police Inspector
Friend Request Pending
2011
as Trevor
Well Thank You, Thursday
1976
as Stan
Above the Clouds
2018
as William
Games Without Frontiers
1980
as Clive
Crime and Punishment
2002
as Marmaladov
Pressure
1976
as 2nd CID Officer
15: The Life and Death of Philip Knight
1993
as Stan Eastwood
Ragged
2013
as Prison Governor
Bad Behavior
1993
as Howard Spink
Pasmore
1980
as Colin Pasmore
Your Move
2023
as Mikey
Around The World In 80 Days
2000
as Inspector Fix (voice)
Our Boy
1998
as DS Yorke
The Chester Mystery Plays
1976
On the Palm
1987
as Dawlish
The Storyteller: The Luck Child
1988
as King
Blooming Youth
1973
as Jeff
Bumps
2020
as Howard
Von Trapped
2004
as Torsten
Becoming Victoria Wood
2026
as Self
Shakespeare or Bust
1973
as Hippie
The Pigeon Fancier
1971
as Harry
The Dark Room
1988
as Greg
Pig Bin
1974
as Ken
Patrick's Day
2014
as John Freeman
True Love (Once Removed)
as Bus driver
Pocketful of Dreams
1982
as Denny
A Passage to Wisbech
1986
as Narrator
A Little Outing
1977
as Geoff
Glamour Night
1985
as Bob
About Philip Jackson
Philip Jackson (born 18 June 1948) is an English actor, known for his many television and film roles, most notably as Chief Inspector Japp in the television series Agatha Christie's Poirot and as Abbot Hugo, one of the recurring adversaries in the cult 1980s series Robin of Sherwood. Jackson was born in Retford, Nottinghamshire. He started acting while studying Drama and German at the University of Bristol, and has worked in the theatre in Leeds, Liverpool and London. His stage work includes Pozzo in Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot at the Q… With 142 credits spanning from 1965 to 2026, Philip Jackson has appeared in 73 films and 69 TV shows.
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Most Popular Philip Jackson Movies
- The Best Offer (2013) — as Fred
- The Fourth Protocol (1987) — as Burkinshaw
- My Week with Marilyn (2011) — as Roger Smith
- The Opium War (1997) — as 船长怀特
- Brassed Off (1996) — as Jim
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