Philip Jackson

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

132

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

  • Casualty

    Casualty

  • Death in Paradise

    Death in Paradise

  • Agatha Christie's Poirot

    Agatha Christie's Poirot

  • Agatha Christie's Poirot

    Agatha Christie's Poirot

  • The Day of the Jackal

    The Day of the Jackal

  • Heartbeat

    Heartbeat

  • Heartbeat

    Heartbeat

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • Silent Witness

    Silent Witness

  • Tales of the Unexpected

    Tales of the Unexpected

  • BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

  • A Touch of Frost

    A Touch of Frost

  • A Touch of Frost

    A Touch of Frost

  • Last of the Summer Wine

    Last of the Summer Wine

  • Foyle's War

    Foyle's War

  • New Tricks

    New Tricks

  • Hustle

    Hustle

  • Playhouse

    Playhouse

  • Playhouse

    Playhouse

  • Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

    Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

  • Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators

    Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators

  • Cuckoo

    Cuckoo

  • Little Britain

    Little Britain

  • The Storyteller

    The Storyteller

  • Porridge

    Porridge

  • Robin of Sherwood

    Robin of Sherwood

  • Murder Most Horrid

    Murder Most Horrid

  • Murder Most Horrid

    Murder Most Horrid

  • Hamish Macbeth

    Hamish Macbeth

  • a-ha: Take on Me

    a-ha: Take on Me

  • 15: The Life and Death of Philip Knight

    15: The Life and Death of Philip Knight

  • Believe

    Believe

  • The Vice

    The Vice

  • Sherwood

    Sherwood

  • The Gentle Touch

    The Gentle Touch

  • Our Boy

    Our Boy

  • The Best Offer

    The Best Offer

  • Bramwell

    Bramwell

  • Little Voice

    Little Voice

  • Second Nature

    Second Nature

  • My Week with Marilyn

    My Week with Marilyn

  • The Opium War

    The Opium War

  • A Pattern of Roses

    A Pattern of Roses

  • High Hopes

    High Hopes

  • The Pigeon Fancier

    The Pigeon Fancier

  • The Good Karma Hospital

    The Good Karma Hospital

  • The Fourth Protocol

    The Fourth Protocol

  • Peterloo

    Peterloo

  • Coogan's Runner

    Coogan's Runner

  • Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire

    Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire

  • Give My Regards to Broad Street

    Give My Regards to Broad Street

  • Mike Bassett: England Manager

    Mike Bassett: England Manager

  • A Little Trip to Heaven

    A Little Trip to Heaven

  • Crime and Punishment

    Crime and Punishment

  • Pocketful of Dreams

    Pocketful of Dreams

  • Funland

    Funland

  • Murder, They Hope

    Murder, They Hope

  • The Chase

    The Chase

  • Sins

    Sins

  • Rogue Male

    Rogue Male

  • Pennies from Heaven

    Pennies from Heaven

  • Murder in Suburbia

    Murder in Suburbia

  • City State

    City State

  • Pressure

    Pressure

  • The Dark Room

    The Dark Room

  • Crooked House

    Crooked House

  • The Best Man

    The Best Man

  • Brassed Off

    Brassed Off

  • The Queen

    The Queen

  • Shakespeare or Bust

    Shakespeare or Bust

  • Patrick's Day

    Patrick's Day

  • Place of Execution

    Place of Execution

  • I Want Candy

    I Want Candy

  • Boomers

    Boomers

  • Margaret

    Margaret

  • Avoidance

    Avoidance

  • The Window

    The Window

  • Von Trapped

    Von Trapped

  • Cousin Bette

    Cousin Bette

  • Pasmore

    Pasmore

  • Home Time

    Home Time

  • What Rats Won't Do

    What Rats Won't Do

  • Raised by Wolves

    Raised by Wolves

  • Around The World In 80 Days

    Around The World In 80 Days

  • Thacker

    Thacker

  • Bad Move

    Bad Move

  • Fanny Hill

    Fanny Hill

  • Bad Behavior

    Bad Behavior

  • Cruise of the Gods

    Cruise of the Gods

  • London

    London

  • Scum

    Scum

  • Keep an Eye on Albert

    Keep an Eye on Albert

  • Sugartown

    Sugartown

  • Isolation Stories

    Isolation Stories

  • Well Thank You, Thursday

    Well Thank You, Thursday

  • The Ambassador

    The Ambassador

  • Afternoon Off

    Afternoon Off

  • The Last Salute

    The Last Salute

  • Stars In Shorts

    Stars In Shorts

  • The Peacock

    The Peacock

  • The Wimbledon Poisoner

    The Wimbledon Poisoner

  • Lizzie's Pictures

    Lizzie's Pictures

  • On the Palm

    On the Palm

  • Games Without Frontiers

    Games Without Frontiers

  • Downwardly Mobile

    Downwardly Mobile

  • The Intended

    The Intended

  • Spike Island

    Spike Island

  • Grow Your Own

    Grow Your Own

  • Black Hearts in Battersea

    Black Hearts in Battersea

  • Two Up, Two Down

    Two Up, Two Down

  • Robin of Sherwood: Robin Hood and the Sorcerer

    Robin of Sherwood: Robin Hood and the Sorcerer

  • Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

    Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

  • The Doctor and the Devils

    The Doctor and the Devils

  • Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley

    Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley

  • Above the Clouds

    Above the Clouds

  • Girls' Night

    Girls' Night

  • Your Move

    Your Move

  • The First Men in the Moon

    The First Men in the Moon

  • Fanny Hill

    Fanny Hill

  • Pig Bin

    Pig Bin

  • A Passage to Wisbech

    A Passage to Wisbech

  • Agatha Christie: 100 Years of Poirot and Miss Marple

    Agatha Christie: 100 Years of Poirot and Miss Marple

  • Friend Request Pending

    Friend Request Pending

  • Rat in the Skull

    Rat in the Skull

  • Ragged

    Ragged

  • The Last Dance

    The Last Dance

  • Bumps

    Bumps

  • Glamour Night

    Glamour Night

  • True Love (Once Removed)

    True Love (Once Removed)

  • A Little Outing

    A Little Outing

  • Blooming Youth

    Blooming Youth