Philip Jackson
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1948-06-18 (76 years old)
Place of Birth
Retford, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Philip Jackson
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"
Acting
True Love (Once Removed)
as Bus driver
(2023)
The Peacock
as Lord Macintosh
(2023)
Your Move
as Mikey
(2020)
Agatha Christie: 100 Years of Poirot and Miss Marple
as Self - Inspector Japp, ITV's Poirot
(2018)
Peterloo
as John Knight
(2018)
Above the Clouds
as William
(2014)
Patrick's Day
as John Freeman
(2013)
The Best Offer
as Fred
(2013)
Believe
as Bob
(2013)
Ragged
as Prison Governor
(2012)
Spike Island
as Mr. Jackson
(2012)
Stars In Shorts
as Trevor
(2011)
My Week with Marilyn
as Roger Smith
(2011)
Friend Request Pending
as Trevor
(2011)
City State
as William
(2010)
The First Men in the Moon
as Voice of Grand Lunar
(2009)
Margaret
as Bernard Ingham
(2008)
Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley
as Alfred Roberts
(2007)
I Want Candy
as Stephen, Joe's Dad
(2007)
Grow Your Own
as Big John
(2007)
Fanny Hill
as Mr. Croft
(2005)
The Best Man
as Mr. Barker
(2005)
A Little Trip to Heaven
as William
(2004)
Von Trapped
as Torsten
(2003)
Second Nature
as Lawrence Augenblick
(2003)
Coogan's Runner
as Self
(2002)
Crime and Punishment
as Marmaladov
(2002)
Cruise of the Gods
as Hugh Bispham
(2002)
The Intended
as Norton
(2001)
Mike Bassett: England Manager
as Lonnie Urquart
(2000)
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
as Willis
(2000)
Around The World In 80 Days
as Inspector Fix (voice)
(1998)
Little Voice
as George
(1998)
Cousin Bette
as De Wissembourg
(1998)
Girls' Night
as Dave Simpson
(1998)
(1998)
Our Boy
as DS Yorke
(1997)
The Opium War
as Captain White
(1996)
Brassed Off
as Jim
(1993)
The Last Dance
as Police Inspector
(1993)
Bad Behavior
as Howard Spink
(1993)
15: The Life and Death of Philip Knight
as Stan Eastwood
(1992)
Thacker
as Ben Royce
(1989)
High Hopes
as Martin Burke
(1988)
The Dark Room
as Greg
(1987)
The Fourth Protocol
as Burkinshaw
(1987)
On the Palm
as Dawlish
(1987)
Rat in the Skull
as Detective Superintendent Derek Harris
(1986)
A Passage to Wisbech
as Narrator
(1985)
The Doctor and the Devils
as Andrew Merry-Lees
(1985)
a-ha: Take on Me
as The Enemy
(1984)
(1984)
Robin of Sherwood: Robin Hood and the Sorcerer
as Abbot Hugo de Rainault
(1983)
A Pattern of Roses
as Builder
(1982)
Pocketful of Dreams
as Denny
(1980)
Pasmore
as Colin Pasmore
(1980)
Games Without Frontiers
as Clive
(1979)
Scum
as Mr Greaves
(1979)
Afternoon Off
as Bernard
(1977)
A Little Outing
as Geoff
(1976)
Rogue Male
as 1st Seaman
(1976)
Pressure
as 2nd CID Officer
(1976)
Well Thank You, Thursday
as Stan
(1975)
Keep an Eye on Albert
as Tarpy
(1974)
Pig Bin
as Ken
(1973)
Blooming Youth
as Jeff
(1973)
Shakespeare or Bust
as Hippie
(1971)
The Pigeon Fancier
as Harry