Philip Jackson

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

136

Gender

Male

Birthday

1948-06-18 (77 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"

Known For

  • Midsomer Murders

    Midsomer Murders

  • Agatha Christie's Poirot

    Agatha Christie's Poirot

  • Agatha Christie's Poirot

    Agatha Christie's Poirot

  • Death in Paradise

    Death in Paradise

  • Silent Witness

    Silent Witness

  • The Day of the Jackal

    The Day of the Jackal

  • Foyle's War

    Foyle's War

  • Heartbeat

    Heartbeat

  • Heartbeat

    Heartbeat

  • Casualty

    Casualty

  • Shameless

    Shameless

  • Playhouse

    Playhouse

  • Playhouse

    Playhouse

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • Last of the Summer Wine

    Last of the Summer Wine

  • BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

  • New Tricks

    New Tricks

  • A Touch of Frost

    A Touch of Frost

  • A Touch of Frost

    A Touch of Frost

  • Hustle

    Hustle

  • Tales of the Unexpected

    Tales of the Unexpected

  • Believe

    Believe

  • Our Boy

    Our Boy

  • Little Britain

    Little Britain

  • Second Nature

    Second Nature

  • Peterloo

    Peterloo

  • Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators

    Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators

  • Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

    Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

  • Afternoon Off

    Afternoon Off

  • The Storyteller

    The Storyteller

  • Spike Island

    Spike Island

  • Pasmore

    Pasmore

  • Hamish Macbeth

    Hamish Macbeth

  • Well Thank You, Thursday

    Well Thank You, Thursday

  • Robin of Sherwood

    Robin of Sherwood

  • Scum

    Scum

  • Cuckoo

    Cuckoo

  • Coogan's Runner

    Coogan's Runner

  • Thacker

    Thacker

  • Rogue Male

    Rogue Male

  • Sherwood

    Sherwood

  • Keep an Eye on Albert

    Keep an Eye on Albert

  • On the Palm

    On the Palm

  • Murder in Suburbia

    Murder in Suburbia

  • Shakespeare or Bust

    Shakespeare or Bust

  • City State

    City State

  • Murder Most Horrid

    Murder Most Horrid

  • Murder Most Horrid

    Murder Most Horrid

  • Pig Bin

    Pig Bin

  • The Vice

    The Vice

  • Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire

    Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire

  • Funland

    Funland

  • The Intended

    The Intended

  • Above the Clouds

    Above the Clouds

  • Patrick's Day

    Patrick's Day

  • Cousin Bette

    Cousin Bette

  • The Good Karma Hospital

    The Good Karma Hospital

  • The Gentle Touch

    The Gentle Touch

  • I Want Candy

    I Want Candy

  • Porridge

    Porridge

  • The Best Offer

    The Best Offer

  • Brassed Off

    Brassed Off

  • Margaret

    Margaret

  • Churchill's People

    Churchill's People

  • My Week with Marilyn

    My Week with Marilyn

  • Bramwell

    Bramwell

  • The Window

    The Window

  • Fanny Hill

    Fanny Hill

  • Ragged

    Ragged

  • Friend Request Pending

    Friend Request Pending

  • Murder, They Hope

    Murder, They Hope

  • Black Cab

    Black Cab

  • The Queen

    The Queen

  • Stars in Shorts

    Stars in Shorts

  • The Chase

    The Chase

  • Bad Move

    Bad Move

  • The Sins

    The Sins

  • The Fourth Protocol

    The Fourth Protocol

  • Boomers

    Boomers

  • Raised by Wolves

    Raised by Wolves

  • Girls' Night

    Girls' Night

  • Pennies from Heaven

    Pennies from Heaven

  • High Hopes

    High Hopes

  • The Ambassador

    The Ambassador

  • Little Voice

    Little Voice

  • Crooked House

    Crooked House

  • London

    London

  • The Opium War

    The Opium War

  • Two Up, Two Down

    Two Up, Two Down

  • Isolation Stories

    Isolation Stories

  • Avoidance

    Avoidance

  • The Last Salute

    The Last Salute

  • A Little Trip to Heaven

    A Little Trip to Heaven

  • Games Without Frontiers

    Games Without Frontiers

  • Leave it to Charlie

    Leave it to Charlie

  • Place of Execution

    Place of Execution

  • Fanny Hill

    Fanny Hill

  • The Doctor and the Devils

    The Doctor and the Devils

  • Black Hearts in Battersea

    Black Hearts in Battersea

  • The Best Man

    The Best Man

  • What Rats Won't Do

    What Rats Won't Do

  • Sugartown

    Sugartown

  • The Wimbledon Poisoner

    The Wimbledon Poisoner

  • Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley

    Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley

  • Downwardly Mobile

    Downwardly Mobile

  • Give My Regards to Broad Street

    Give My Regards to Broad Street

  • The Last Dance

    The Last Dance

  • Mike Bassett: England Manager

    Mike Bassett: England Manager

  • Pocketful of Dreams

    Pocketful of Dreams

  • Home Time

    Home Time

  • Grow Your Own

    Grow Your Own

  • The Peacock

    The Peacock

  • The First Men in the Moon

    The First Men in the Moon

  • Agatha Christie: 100 Years of Poirot and Miss Marple

    Agatha Christie: 100 Years of Poirot and Miss Marple

  • The Dark Room

    The Dark Room

  • Pressure

    Pressure

  • Lizzie's Pictures

    Lizzie's Pictures

  • Cruise of the Gods

    Cruise of the Gods

  • Crime and Punishment

    Crime and Punishment

  • Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

    Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

  • Glamour Night

    Glamour Night

  • Your Move

    Your Move

  • Bumps

    Bumps

  • Robin of Sherwood: Robin Hood and the Sorcerer

    Robin of Sherwood: Robin Hood and the Sorcerer

  • Rat in the Skull

    Rat in the Skull

  • Blooming Youth

    Blooming Youth

  • Von Trapped

    Von Trapped

  • A Pattern of Roses

    A Pattern of Roses

  • Bad Behavior

    Bad Behavior

  • 15: The Life and Death of Philip Knight

    15: The Life and Death of Philip Knight

  • The Pigeon Fancier

    The Pigeon Fancier

  • Around The World In 80 Days

    Around The World In 80 Days

  • True Love (Once Removed)

    True Love (Once Removed)

  • The Storyteller: The Luck Child

    The Storyteller: The Luck Child

  • A Little Outing

    A Little Outing

  • A Passage to Wisbech

    A Passage to Wisbech