Philip Jackson
Known for Acting · 144 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 (71)
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
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Thompson
Heartbeat
1992
as Ken Marsden / Brian Simpson
Foyle's War
2002
as Alan Carter
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
as George Forester
Shameless
2004
as Barry
A Touch of Frost
1992
as Sergent Sharpe / D.S. Sharpe
New Tricks
2004
Hustle
2004
as Arthur Bond
Last of the Summer Wine
1973
as Gordon
Screen Two
1985
as Dawlish
Playhouse
1974
as Clive / Denny
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011
as Self - Participant
Little Britain
2003
Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators
2018
as Chamberlain
Second City Firsts
1973
as Ken
Robin of Sherwood
1984
as Abbot Hugo de Rainault
Playhouse Presents
2012
as Prison Governor
Churchill's People
1974
as Boatman
Cuckoo
2012
as Tony
The Storyteller
1988
as King
Murder Most Horrid
1991
as Patron / Police Sergeant
The Vice
1999
as Nigel Wingrave
Strangers
1978
as Nose Treacy
Hamish Macbeth
1995
as Malachi McBean
Bramwell
1995
as Ronald Kennedy
Sherwood
2022
as Mickey Sparrow
Porridge
1974
as Melvin 'Dylan' Bottomley
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
1973
as Carson
The Play on One
1988
as Greg
Murder in Suburbia
2004
as Bill Jackson
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
2006
as Jovius
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
Pennies from Heaven
1978
as Dave
The Chase
2006
as Frank Jones
The Sins
2000
as Mickey Thomas
Trust
2003
as James
The Window
2021
as Martin Dewsbury
Avoidance
2022
as Peter
Crooked House
2008
as Joseph Bloxham
Raised by Wolves
2015
as Grampy
Boomers
2014
as Alan
The Ambassador
1998
Leave it to Charlie
1978
as Geoffrey
Bad Move
2017
as Ken
London
2004
as Samuel Pepys
The Last Salute
1998
as Leonard Spanwick
Home Time
2009
as Roy Jacks
Place of Execution
2008
as Old George Bennett
Sugartown
2011
Black Hearts in Battersea
1995
as Eustace Buckle
Movies (73)
The Best Offer
2013
as Fred
The Opium War
1997
as 船长怀特
My Week with Marilyn
2011
as Roger Smith
The Fourth Protocol
1987
as Burkinshaw
Brassed Off
1996
as Jim
Peterloo
2018
as John Knight
Little Voice
1998
as George
Rogue Male
1976
as 1st Seaman
City State
2011
as William
Spike Island
2012
as Mr. Jackson
Keep an Eye on Albert
1975
as Tarpy
The Intended
2002
as Norton
Scum
1979
as Mr Greaves
Fanny Hill
2007
as Mr. Croft
The Doctor and the Devils
1985
as Andrew Merry-Lees
Mike Bassett: England Manager
2001
as Lonnie Urquart
A Little Trip to Heaven
2005
as William
Ragged
2013
as Prison Governor
Grow Your Own
2007
as Big John
Cousin Bette
1998
as De Wissembourg
I Want Candy
2007
as Stephen, Joe's Dad
Believe
2013
as Bob
Mother Teresa of Calcutta
2003
as Logan
What Rats Won't Do
1998
Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley
2008
as Alfred Roberts
Stars in Shorts
2012
as Trevor
The Best Man
2005
as Mr. Barker
Rat in the Skull
1987
as Detective Superintendent Derek Harris
Second Nature
2003
as Lawrence Augenblick
Girls' Night
1998
as Dave Simpson
Cruise of the Gods
2002
as Hugh Bispham
Games Without Frontiers
1980
as Clive
Thacker
1992
as Ben Royce
Give My Regards to Broad Street
1984
as Alan
Agatha Christie: 100 Years of Poirot and Miss Marple
2020
as Self - Inspector Japp, ITV's Poirot
Robin of Sherwood: Robin Hood and the Sorcerer
1984
as Abbot Hugo de Rainault
High Hopes
1989
as Martin Burke
Pasmore
1980
as Colin Pasmore
Friend Request Pending
2011
as Trevor
The Peacock
2023
as Lord Hamish
Margaret
2009
as Bernard Ingham
The First Men in the Moon
2010
as Voice of Grand Lunar
Pressure
1976
as 2nd CID Officer
Above the Clouds
2018
as William
A Pattern of Roses
1983
as Builder
Coogan's Runner
2003
as Self
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
2000
as Willis
Crime and Punishment
2002
as Marmaladov
Well Thank You, Thursday
1976
as Stan
Patrick's Day
2014
as John Freeman
The Last Dance
1993
as Police Inspector
Your Move
2023
as Mikey
Becoming Victoria Wood
2026
as Self
The Storyteller: The Luck Child
1988
as King
Afternoon Off
1979
as Bernard
15: The Life and Death of Philip Knight
1993
as Stan Eastwood
On the Palm
1987
as Dawlish
Pocketful of Dreams
1982
as Denny
Blooming Youth
1973
as Jeff
Bad Behavior
1993
as Howard Spink
The Dark Room
1988
as Greg
Around The World In 80 Days
2000
as Inspector Fix (voice)
The Pigeon Fancier
1971
as Harry
The Chester Mystery Plays
1976
Bumps
2020
as Howard
Shakespeare or Bust
1973
as Hippie
A Passage to Wisbech
1986
as Narrator
Pig Bin
1974
as Ken
Von Trapped
2004
as Torsten
Our Boy
1998
as DS Yorke
True Love (Once Removed)
as Bus driver
Glamour Night
1985
as Bob
A Little Outing
1977
as Geoff
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 144 credits spanning from 1965 to 2026, Philip Jackson has appeared in 73 films and 71 TV shows.
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- The Best Offer (2013) — as Fred
- The Opium War (1997) — as 船长怀特
- My Week with Marilyn (2011) — as Roger Smith
- The Fourth Protocol (1987) — as Burkinshaw
- Brassed Off (1996) — as Jim
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