Philip Jackson
Acting
Born: June 18, 1948 (age 78) · Retford, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Highest Rated
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
The Best Offer
2013
My Week with Marilyn
2011
The Day of the Jackal
2024
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
Midsomer Murders
1997
Death in Paradise
2011
Brassed Off
1996
Little Britain
2003
The Storyteller
1988
Scum
1979
The Fourth Protocol
1987
Little Voice
1998
Photos (2)
Movies (66)
The Fourth Protocol
Burkinshaw
The Best Offer
Fred
My Week with Marilyn
Roger Smith
Cousin Bette
De Wissembourg
The Doctor and the Devils
Andrew Merry-Lees
Brassed Off
Jim
The Opium War
船长怀特
The Best Man
Mr. Barker
Little Voice
George
Scum
Mr Greaves
I Want Candy
Stephen, Joe's Dad
A Little Trip to Heaven
William
Fanny Hill
Mr. Croft
Mother Teresa of Calcutta
Logan
Peterloo
John Knight
Girls' Night
Dave Simpson
Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley
Alfred Roberts
The Sea
Thompson
Thacker
Ben Royce
The Intended
Norton
High Hopes
Martin Burke
Spike Island
Mr. Jackson
The First Men in the Moon
Voice of Grand Lunar
Crime and Punishment
Marmaladov
Believe
Bob
Rogue Male
1st Seaman
Grow Your Own
Big John
What Rats Won't Do
1998
Mike Bassett: England Manager
Lonnie Urquart
Give My Regards to Broad Street
Alan
Stars in Shorts
Trevor
The Peacock
Lord Hamish
Your Move
Mikey
Robin of Sherwood: Robin Hood and the Sorcerer
Abbot Hugo de Rainault
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
Willis
Pasmore
Colin Pasmore
On the Palm
Dawlish
Bad Behavior
Howard Spink
Second Nature
Lawrence Augenblick
The Last Dance
Police Inspector
Margaret
Bernard Ingham
Glamour Night
Bob
Afternoon Off
Bernard
Keep an Eye on Albert
Tarpy
Well Thank You, Thursday
Stan
Friend Request Pending
Trevor
Above the Clouds
William
Games Without Frontiers
Clive
Around The World In 80 Days
Inspector Fix (voice)
The Storyteller: The Luck Child
King
Cruise of the Gods
Hugh Bispham
The Chester Mystery Plays
1976
The Dark Room
Greg
Pressure
2nd CID Officer
Our Boy
DS Yorke
Pig Bin
Ken
A Pattern of Roses
Builder
City State
William
Blooming Youth
Jeff
Ragged
Prison Governor
Shakespeare or Bust
Hippie
Patrick's Day
John Freeman
A Little Outing
Geoff
Pocketful of Dreams
Denny
The Pigeon Fancier
Harry
A Passage to Wisbech
Narrator
TV Shows (72)
Midsomer Murders
Daniel Snape · 1 eps
Death in Paradise
David Witton · 1 eps
Play for Today
Colin Pasmore · 1 eps
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Chief Inspector James Harold Japp · 46 eps
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Assistant Commissioner Japp · 1 eps
Casualty
Rob Royson · 1 eps
Silent Witness
1 eps
Silent Witness
DI Mike Toner · 1 eps
Shameless
Barry · 1 eps
New Tricks
1 eps
Foyle's War
Alan Carter · 1 eps
The Day of the Jackal
Trevor · 1 eps
BBC Play of the Month
Thompson · 1 eps
A Touch of Frost
Sergent Sharpe · 1 eps
A Touch of Frost
D.S. Sharpe · 1 eps
Last of the Summer Wine
Gordon · 3 eps
Screen Two
Dawlish · 1 eps
Heartbeat
Ken Marsden · 1 eps
Heartbeat
Brian Simpson · 1 eps
Hustle
Arthur Bond · 1 eps
Tales of the Unexpected
George Forester · 1 eps
Playhouse Presents
Prison Governor · 1 eps
Playhouse
Clive · 1 eps
Playhouse
Denny · 1 eps
The Vice
Nigel Wingrave · 2 eps
Churchill's People
Boatman · 1 eps
Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators
Chamberlain · 1 eps
Little Britain
1 eps
Robin of Sherwood
Abbot Hugo de Rainault · 26 eps
Cuckoo
Tony · 2 eps
The Storyteller
King · 1 eps
The Play on One
Greg · 1 eps
Sherwood
Mickey Sparrow · 12 eps
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
Carson · 1 eps
Murder Most Horrid
Patron · 1 eps
Murder Most Horrid
Police Sergeant · 1 eps
Hamish Macbeth
Malachi McBean · 1 eps
Strangers
Nose Treacy · 1 eps
Murder in Suburbia
Bill Jackson · 1 eps
Funland
Leo Finch · 11 eps
Porridge
Melvin 'Dylan' Bottomley · 1 eps
Bramwell
Ronald Kennedy · 1 eps
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
Jovius · 1 eps
The Good Karma Hospital
Paul Smart · 6 eps
Avoidance
Peter · 1 eps
Pickersgill People
DC Billy Blincoe · 2 eps
Murder, They Hope
Phil · 1 eps
The Ambassador
1 eps
The Chase
9 eps
The Chase
Frank Jones · 12 eps
The Queen
Harold Wilson · 5 eps
Crooked House
Joseph Bloxham · 1 eps
Don't Forget to Write!
Norman · 1 eps
Boomers
Alan · 12 eps
Trust
James · 1 eps
A Sharp Intake of Breath
Terry Glover · 1 eps
Bad Move
Ken · 13 eps
Black Cab
Robert · 1 eps
The Window
Martin Dewsbury · 10 eps
Pennies from Heaven
Dave · 2 eps
Place of Execution
Old George Bennett · 3 eps
The Sins
Mickey Thomas · 7 eps
Sugartown
3 eps
Raised by Wolves
Grampy · 12 eps
Downwardly Mobile
7 eps
Home Time
Roy Jacks · 6 eps
Isolation Stories
Peter · 4 eps
Black Hearts in Battersea
Eustace Buckle · 6 eps
Fanny Hill
Mr. Croft · 2 eps
Red Letter Day
Stan · 1 eps
The Wimbledon Poisoner
Detective Inspector Russell Rush · 2 eps
Brensham People
Jeremy Briggs · 1 eps
