Philip Jackson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 18, 1948
- Birthplace
- 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"
Filmography
- True Love (Once Removed)
True Love (Once Removed) TBA
as Bus driver
Becoming Victoria Wood 2026
as Self
Your Move 2023
as Mikey
The Peacock 2023
as Lord Hamish
Agatha Christie: 100 Years of Poirot and Miss Marple 2020
as Self - Inspector Japp, ITV's Poirot
- Bumps
Bumps 2020
as Howard
Peterloo 2018
as John Knight
Above the Clouds 2018
as William
Patrick's Day 2014
as John Freeman
Believe 2013
as Bob
Ragged 2013
as Prison Governor
The Best Offer 2013
as Fred
Spike Island 2012
as Mr. Jackson
Stars in Shorts 2012
as Trevor
My Week with Marilyn 2011
as Roger Smith
City State 2011
as William
Friend Request Pending 2011
as Trevor
The First Men in the Moon 2010
as Voice of Grand Lunar
Margaret 2009
as Bernard Ingham
Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley 2008
as Alfred Roberts
Fanny Hill 2007
as Mr. Croft
Grow Your Own 2007
as Big John
I Want Candy 2007
as Stephen Clark
A Little Trip to Heaven 2005
as William
The Best Man 2005
as Mr. Barker
- Von Trapped
Von Trapped 2004
as Torsten
Mother Teresa of Calcutta 2003
as Logan
Second Nature 2003
as Lawrence Augenblick
Coogan's Runner 2003
as Self
Cruise of the Gods 2002
as Hugh Bispham
- The Intended
The Intended 2002
as Norton
Crime and Punishment 2002
as Marmaladov
Mike Bassett: England Manager 2001
as Lonnie Urquart
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings 2000
as Willis
Around The World In 80 Days 2000
as Inspector Fix (voice)
Little Voice 1998
as George
What Rats Won't Do 1998
Actor
Girls' Night 1998
as Dave Simpson
Cousin Bette 1998
as De Wissembourg
Our Boy 1998
as DS Yorke
The Opium War 1997
as 船长怀特
Brassed Off 1996
as Jim
The Last Dance 1993
as Police Inspector
- 15: The Life and Death of Philip Knight
15: The Life and Death of Philip Knight 1993
as Stan Eastwood
Bad Behavior 1993
as Howard Spink
Thacker 1992
as Ben Royce
High Hopes 1989
as Martin Burke
The Storyteller: The Luck Child 1988
as King
The Dark Room 1988
as Greg
On the Palm 1987
as Dawlish
The Fourth Protocol 1987
as Burkinshaw
- Rat in the Skull
Rat in the Skull 1987
as Detective Superintendent Derek Harris
A Passage to Wisbech 1986
as Narrator
The Doctor and the Devils 1985
as Andrew Merry-Lees
Glamour Night 1985
as Bob
Give My Regards to Broad Street 1984
as Alan
Robin of Sherwood: Robin Hood and the Sorcerer 1984
as Abbot Hugo de Rainault
A Pattern of Roses 1983
as Builder
Pocketful of Dreams 1982
as Denny
Pasmore 1980
as Colin Pasmore
Games Without Frontiers 1980
as Clive
Scum 1979
as Mr Greaves
Afternoon Off 1979
as Bernard
The Sea 1978
as Thompson
A Little Outing 1977
as Geoff
Pressure 1976
as 2nd CID Officer
Rogue Male 1976
as 1st Seaman
The Chester Mystery Plays 1976
Actor
Well Thank You, Thursday 1976
as Stan
Keep an Eye on Albert 1975
as Tarpy
Pig Bin 1974
as Ken
Blooming Youth 1973
as Jeff
Shakespeare or Bust 1973
as Hippie
The Pigeon Fancier 1971
as Harry
Credits from TMDB.