Person
Philip Jackson
Retford, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
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…
IMDbKnown for
Popular titles
Photos
More stills of Philip Jackson
Biography
A closer look
Read full 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"
Filmography
Movies and shows, newest first
-
2026
Becoming Victoria Wood
Movie Self
-
2024
The Day of the Jackal
TV show Trevor
-
2023
Your Move
Movie Mikey
-
2023
The Peacock
Movie Lord Hamish
-
2022
Sherwood
TV show Mickey Sparrow
-
2022
Avoidance
TV show Peter
-
2021
The Window
TV show Martin Dewsbury
-
2021
Murder, They Hope
TV show Phil
-
2020
Agatha Christie: 100 Years of Poirot and Miss Marple
Movie Self - Inspector Japp, ITV's Poirot
-
2020
Isolation Stories
TV show Peter
-
2020
Bumps
Movie Howard
-
2018
Peterloo
Movie John Knight
-
2018
Above the Clouds
Movie William
-
2018
Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators
TV show Chamberlain
-
2017
Bad Move
TV show Ken
-
2017
The Good Karma Hospital
TV show Paul Smart
More credits
-
2015
Raised by Wolves
TV show Grampy
-
2014
Boomers
TV show Alan
-
2014
Patrick's Day
Movie John Freeman
-
2013
Believe
Movie Bob
-
2013
Ragged
Movie Prison Governor
-
2013
The Best Offer
Movie Fred
-
2012
Spike Island
Movie Mr. Jackson
-
2012
Stars in Shorts
Movie Trevor
-
2012
Cuckoo
TV show Tony
-
2012
Playhouse Presents
TV show Prison Governor
-
2011
My Week with Marilyn
Movie Roger Smith
-
2011
Death in Paradise
TV show David Witton
-
2011
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
TV show Self - Participant
-
2011
City State
Movie William
-
2011
Friend Request Pending
Movie Trevor
-
2011
Sugartown
TV show
-
2010
Chekhov Comedy Shorts
TV show Father
-
2010
The First Men in the Moon
Movie Voice of Grand Lunar
-
2009
The Queen
TV show Harold Wilson
-
2009
Home Time
TV show Roy Jacks
-
2009
Margaret
Movie Bernard Ingham
-
2008
Crooked House
TV show Joseph Bloxham
-
2008
Place of Execution
TV show Old George Bennett
-
2008
Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley
Movie Alfred Roberts
