Philip Jackson
Born
June 18, 1948 (77 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
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'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
True Love (Once Removed)
Bus driver
The Day of the Jackal
Trevor · (1 episode)
2024
Your Move
Mikey
2023
The Peacock
Lord Macintosh
2023
Sherwood
Mickey Sparrow · (12 episodes)
2022
Avoidance
Peter · (1 episode)
2022
The Window
Martin Dewsbury · (10 episodes)
2021
Murder, They Hope
Phil · (1 episode)
2021
Agatha Christie: 100 Years of Poirot and Miss Marple
Self - Inspector Japp, ITV's Poirot
2020
Isolation Stories
Peter · (4 episodes)
2020
Bumps
Howard
2020
Peterloo
John Knight
2018
Above the Clouds
William
2018
Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators
Chamberlain · (1 episode)
2018
Bad Move
Ken · (13 episodes)
2017
The Good Karma Hospital
Paul Smart · (6 episodes)
2017
Raised by Wolves
Grampy · (12 episodes)
2015
Boomers
Alan · (12 episodes)
2014
Patrick's Day
John Freeman
2014
Believe
Bob
2013
Ragged
Prison Governor
2013
The Best Offer
Fred
2013
Spike Island
Mr. Jackson
2012
Stars In Shorts
Trevor
2012
Cuckoo
Tony · (2 episodes)
2012
My Week with Marilyn
Roger Smith
2011
Death in Paradise
David Witton · (1 episode)
2011
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Self - Participant · (1 episode)
2011
City State
William
2011
Friend Request Pending
Trevor
2011
Sugartown
(3 episodes)
2011
The First Men in the Moon
Voice of Grand Lunar
2010
The Queen
Harold Wilson · (5 episodes)
2009
Home Time
Roy Jacks · (6 episodes)
2009
Margaret
Bernard Ingham
2009
Crooked House
(1 episode)
2008
Crooked House
Bloxham · (3 episodes)
2008
Place of Execution
Old George Bennett · (3 episodes)
2008
Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley
Alfred Roberts
2008
Fanny Hill
Mr. Croft
2007
Fanny Hill
Mr. Croft · (2 episodes)
2007
Grow Your Own
Big John
2007
I Want Candy
Stephen, Joe's Dad
2007
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
Jovius · (1 episode)
2006
The Chase
(9 episodes)
2006
A Little Trip to Heaven
William
2005
Funland
(11 episodes)
2005
The Best Man
Mr. Barker
2005
Von Trapped
Torsten
2004
London
Samuel Pepys · (3 episodes)
2004
Murder in Suburbia
(1 episode)
2004
Hustle
Arthur Bond · (1 episode)
2004
New Tricks
(1 episode)
2004
Little Britain
(1 episode)
2003
Second Nature
Lawrence Augenblick
2003
Coogan's Runner
Self
2003
Cruise of the Gods
Hugh Bispham
2002
Foyle's War
Alan Carter · (1 episode)
2002
The Intended
Norton
2002
Crime and Punishment
Marmaladov
2002
Mike Bassett: England Manager
Lonnie Urquart
2001
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
Willis
2000
Sins
Mickey Thomas · (7 episodes)
2000
Around The World In 80 Days
Inspector Fix (voice)
2000
The Vice
(2 episodes)
1999
Little Voice
George
1998
What Rats Won't Do
1998
Girls' Night
Dave Simpson
1998
Cousin Bette
De Wissembourg
1998
The Last Salute
(12 episodes)
1998
Our Boy
DS Yorke
1998
The Ambassador
(1 episode)
1998
The Opium War
Captain White
1997
Midsomer Murders
Daniel Snape · (1 episode)
1997
Brassed Off
Jim
1996
Silent Witness
(1 episode)
1996
Black Hearts in Battersea
Eustace Buckle · (6 episodes)
1995
Bramwell
Ronald Kennedy · (1 episode)
1995
Hamish Macbeth
Malachi McBean · (1 episode)
1995
The Wimbledon Poisoner
Detective Inspector Russell Rush · (2 episodes)
1994
Downwardly Mobile
(7 episodes)
1994
The Last Dance
Police Inspector
1993
15: The Life and Death of Philip Knight
Stan Eastwood
1993
Bad Behavior
Howard Spink
1993
A Touch of Frost
Sergent Sharpe · (1 episode)
1992
A Touch of Frost
D.S. Sharpe · (1 episode)
1992
Thacker
Ben Royce
1992
Heartbeat
Ken Marsden · (1 episode)
1992
Heartbeat
Brian Simpson · (1 episode)
1992
Murder Most Horrid
Patron · (1 episode)
1991
Murder Most Horrid
Police Sergeant · (1 episode)
1991
High Hopes
Martin Burke
1989
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Chief Inspector James Harold Japp · (46 episodes)
1989
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Assistant Commissioner Japp · (1 episode)
1989
The Storyteller
King · (1 episode)
1988
The Dark Room
Greg
1988
Lizzie's Pictures
(4 episodes)
1987
On the Palm
Dawlish
1987
The Fourth Protocol
Burkinshaw
1987
Rat in the Skull
Detective Superintendent Derek Harris
1987
Casualty
Rob Royson · (1 episode)
1986
A Passage to Wisbech
Narrator
1986
The Doctor and the Devils
Andrew Merry-Lees
1985
a-ha: Take on Me
The Enemy
1985
Give My Regards to Broad Street
Alan
1984
Robin of Sherwood: Robin Hood and the Sorcerer
Abbot Hugo de Rainault
1984
Robin of Sherwood
Abbot Hugo de Rainault · (26 episodes)
1984
A Pattern of Roses
Builder
1983
Pocketful of Dreams
Denny
1982
Pasmore
Colin Pasmore
1980
Games Without Frontiers
Clive
1980
The Gentle Touch
(1 episode)
1980
Scum
Mr Greaves
1979
Two Up, Two Down
(1 episode)
1979
Tales of the Unexpected
George Forester · (1 episode)
1979
Afternoon Off
Bernard
1979
Pennies from Heaven
Dave · (6 episodes)
1978
A Little Outing
Geoff
1977
Pressure
2nd CID Officer
1976
Rogue Male
1st Seaman
1976
Well Thank You, Thursday
Stan
1976
Keep an Eye on Albert
Tarpy
1975
Pig Bin
Ken
1974
Porridge
Melvin 'Dylan' Bottomley · (1 episode)
1974
Playhouse
Clive · (1 episode)
1974
Playhouse
Denny · (1 episode)
1974
Blooming Youth
Jeff
1973
Shakespeare or Bust
Hippie
1973
Last of the Summer Wine
Gordon · (3 episodes)
1973
The Pigeon Fancier
Harry
1971
Play for Today
Colin Pasmore · (1 episode)
1970
BBC Play of the Month
Thompson · (1 episode)
1965