
Jason Watkins
Known for Acting · 110 credits
- Born
- 1966-10-28 (age 59)
- Place of birth
- Albrighton, Shropshire, England, UK
- Also known as
- جیسون واتکینز
Biography
Jason Watkins is an English stage, film and television actor. He played the lead role in the two-part drama The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies, for which he won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor. He has also played William Herrick in Being Human, Gavin Strong in Trollied, Simon Harwood in W1A and Gordon Shakespeare in the film series Nativity.
Known For
TV Shows (66)

Midsomer Murders
1997
as Joe Ferabbee

Doctor Who
2005
as Webley

EastEnders
1985
as Gerry

Call the Midwife
2012
as Reverend Applebee-Thornton

Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
as Joe Bland

Casualty
1986
as Partridge

The Crown
2016
as Harold Wilson

The One Show
2006
as Self

Line of Duty
2012
as Tim Ifield / FC Tim Ifield

Inside No. 9
2014
as Kevin / Self

Would I Lie to You?
2007
as Self

Batman: Caped Crusader
2024
as Alfred Pennyworth (voice) / Alfred Pennyworth / Guard 1 (voice) / Alfred Pennyworth / Carnival Barker (voice)

Pie in the Sky
1994
as Jason Burgess

Soldier Soldier
1991
as Cpl Geoff Porter

Taboo
2017
as Solomon Coop

Being Human
2009
as Herrick

Lark Rise to Candleford
2008

Playhouse Presents
2012
as Andy

The Hollow Crown
2012
as Suffolk

SAS Rogue Heroes
2022
as Winston Churchill

McDonald & Dodds
2020
as DS Dodds

Atlantis
2013
as Crios

Trollied
2011
as Gavin

Blue Murder
2003
as Barr

Hotel Babylon
2006

Life on Mars
2006
as Colin Merrick

Celebrity Catchphrase
2018

Little Dorrit
2008
as Plornish

Watership Down
2018
as Captain Orchis (voice)

Around the World in 80 Days
2021
as Bernard Fortescue

A Ghost Story for Christmas
1971
as Mr Wraxhall

Blankety Blank
2021
as Self - Panellist

Falling
2026

Friday Night Dinner
2011
as Tony Michaels

W1A
2014
as Simon Harwood

Twenty Twelve
2011
as Richard Salter

Dear England
2026
as Greg Dyke

The Secret
2016
as Pastor Hansford

Des
2020
as Brian Masters

Archie: The Man Who Became Cary Grant
2023
as Stanley Fox

Bodies
2004
as Ralph Harris

The Catch
2023
as Ed

Funland
2005
as Bradley Stainer

A Very English Scandal
2018
as Emlyn Hooson

Little Crackers
2010
as Vince

Safe House
2015
as Simon Duke

The Virgin Queen
2006
as Christopher Hatton

Dirk Gently
2012
as DI Gilks

Hitmen
2020
as The Lawyer

Rob Beckett's Smart TV
2024
as Self

Hold the Sunset
2018
as Roger

Love, Nina
2016
as Malcolm Tanner

Prisoners' Wives
2012
as Will

Sex Traffic
2004

Personal Affairs
2009
as Art Grimble

The Body Farm
2011
as Edward Worrell

The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies
2014
as Christopher Jefferies

Decline and Fall
2017
as Wilfred Lucas-Dockery

Coma
2024
as Simon

The Game
2025
as Huw Miller
Movies (44)

The Phoenician Scheme
2025
as Notary

Wild Child
2008
as Mr. Nellist

Tomorrow Never Dies
1997
as HMS Bedford Principal Warfare Officer

The Golden Compass
2007
as Bolvangar Official

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
2004
as Charlie Parker-Knowles

Split Second
1992
as Coroner's Assistant

Wicked Little Letters
2024
as Mr. Treading

Hampstead
2017
as James Smythe

The Man Who Killed Don Quixote
2018
as Rupert

Dragonfly
2025
as John

The Children Act
2018
as Nigel Pauling

Onegin
1999
as Guillot

Circus
2000
as Dom

Nativity!
2009
as Gordon Shakespeare

Miss Austen Regrets
2008
as Rev Clarke

Confetti
2006
as Gregory

Sixty Six
2006
as Mr. Spender

Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger!
2012
as Gordon Shakespeare

Lost Christmas
2011
as Noel Noble

The Trick
2021
as Phil Jones

My Family and Other Animals
2005
as Durant

The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt
2005
as Laurence
Sex 'n' Death
1999
as Mick Luger

High Hopes
1989
as Wayne

Nativity 3: Dude, Where's My Donkey?!
2014
as Gordon Shakespeare

Fear of Fanny
2006
as Derek

The History of Mr Polly
2007

Sabotage!!
2000
as Capt. Worplesdon

Geronto
as Older

Housewife, 49
2006
as Dr Roger Brierley

The One Note Man
2023
as One Note Man

Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas
2009

Bostock's Cup
1999
as Tommy Bennett

State of Mind
2003
as Nathan Saunders

You Can't Teach a New Dog Old Tricks
2016
as Mr. Humphreys

Once Upon a Time on the Westway
2007
as Desmond Marshal

A Ghost Story for Christmas: Count Magnus
2022
as Mr Wraxhall

The Overcoat
2017
as Christopher Cobbler

She Stoops to Conquer
2003
as Diggory
In Denial of Murder
2004
as Stephen Downing

Princes in the Tower: A Damning Discovery
2024
as Presenter

Something Borrowed
2020
as Stanley

Jason & Clara: In Memory of Maudie
2023

Stonehenge: Secrets of the New Stone
2026
as Self
About Jason Watkins
Jason Watkins is an English stage, film and television actor. He played the lead role in the two-part drama The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies, for which he won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor. He has also played William Herrick in Being Human, Gavin Strong in Trollied, Simon Harwood in W1A and Gordon Shakespeare in the film series Nativity. With 110 credits spanning from 1971 to 2026, Jason Watkins has appeared in 44 films and 66 TV shows.
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Most Popular Jason Watkins Movies
- The Phoenician Scheme (2025) — as Notary
- Wild Child (2008) — as Mr. Nellist
- Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) — as HMS Bedford Principal Warfare Officer
- The Golden Compass (2007) — as Bolvangar Official
- Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004) — as Charlie Parker-Knowles
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