Philip Jackson
Born
June 18, 1948 (age 77)
Birthplace
Retford, Nottinghamshire, England, UK

Philip Jackson

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"

Movies

Your Move
Your Move
2023 ★ 9.0
Mikey
The Peacock
The Peacock
2023 ★ 4.5
Lord Hamish
Bumps
Bumps
2020
Howard
Peterloo
Peterloo
2018 ★ 6.8
John Knight
Above the Clouds
Above the Clouds
2018 ★ 5.0
William
Patrick's Day
Patrick's Day
2014 ★ 5.9
John Freeman
Believe
Believe
2013 ★ 6.0
Bob
Ragged
Ragged
2013
Prison Governor
The Best Offer
The Best Offer
2013 ★ 7.8
Fred
Spike Island
Spike Island
2012 ★ 6.3
Mr. Jackson
Stars in Shorts
Stars in Shorts
2012 ★ 4.7
Trevor
My Week with Marilyn
My Week with Marilyn
2011 ★ 6.7
Roger Smith
City State
City State
2011 ★ 5.2
William
Friend Request Pending
Friend Request Pending
2011 ★ 7.7
Trevor
The First Men in the Moon
The First Men in the Moon
2010 ★ 5.6
Voice of Grand Lunar
Margaret
Margaret
2009 ★ 5.8
Bernard Ingham
Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley
Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley
2008 ★ 6.8
Alfred Roberts
Fanny Hill
Fanny Hill
2007 ★ 5.8
Mr. Croft
Grow Your Own
Grow Your Own
2007 ★ 6.5
Big John
I Want Candy
I Want Candy
2007 ★ 5.1
Stephen, Joe's Dad
A Little Trip to Heaven
A Little Trip to Heaven
2005 ★ 5.4
William
The Best Man
The Best Man
2005 ★ 5.3
Mr. Barker
Von Trapped
Von Trapped
2004
Torsten
Second Nature
Second Nature
2003 ★ 4.7
Lawrence Augenblick
Cruise of the Gods
Cruise of the Gods
2002 ★ 4.8
Hugh Bispham
The Intended
The Intended
2002 ★ 5.0
Norton
Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment
2002 ★ 6.6
Marmaladov
Mike Bassett: England Manager
Mike Bassett: England Manager
2001 ★ 7.0
Lonnie Urquart
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
2000 ★ 6.5
Willis
Around The World In 80 Days
Around The World In 80 Days
2000
Inspector Fix (voice)
Little Voice
Little Voice
1998 ★ 6.5
George
What Rats Won't Do
What Rats Won't Do
1998 ★ 4.8
Girls' Night
Girls' Night
1998 ★ 6.8
Dave Simpson
Cousin Bette
Cousin Bette
1998 ★ 5.5
De Wissembourg
Our Boy
Our Boy
1998 ★ 6.0
DS Yorke
The Opium War
The Opium War
1997 ★ 5.9
Captain White
Brassed Off
Brassed Off
1996 ★ 7.0
Jim
The Last Dance
The Last Dance
1993 ★ 4.9
Police Inspector
15: The Life and Death of Philip Knight
15: The Life and Death of Philip Knight
1993 ★ 5.0
Stan Eastwood
Bad Behavior
Bad Behavior
1993 ★ 5.4
Howard Spink
Thacker
Thacker
1992
Ben Royce
High Hopes
High Hopes
1989 ★ 7.0
Martin Burke
The Dark Room
The Dark Room
1988
Greg
On the Palm
On the Palm
1987
Dawlish
The Fourth Protocol
The Fourth Protocol
1987 ★ 6.3
Burkinshaw
Rat in the Skull
Rat in the Skull
1987
Detective Superintendent Derek Harris
A Passage to Wisbech
A Passage to Wisbech
1986
Narrator
The Doctor and the Devils
The Doctor and the Devils
1985 ★ 6.2
Andrew Merry-Lees
Glamour Night
Glamour Night
1985
Bob
Give My Regards to Broad Street
Give My Regards to Broad Street
1984 ★ 5.0
Alan
Robin of Sherwood: Robin Hood and the Sorcerer
Robin of Sherwood: Robin Hood and the Sorcerer
1984
Abbot Hugo de Rainault
A Pattern of Roses
A Pattern of Roses
1983 ★ 5.0
Builder
Pocketful of Dreams
Pocketful of Dreams
1982
Denny
Pasmore
Pasmore
1980
Colin Pasmore
Games Without Frontiers
Games Without Frontiers
1980
Clive
Scum
Scum
1979 ★ 7.1
Mr Greaves
Afternoon Off
Afternoon Off
1979
Bernard
A Little Outing
A Little Outing
1977
Geoff
Pressure
Pressure
1976 ★ 6.2
2nd CID Officer
Rogue Male
Rogue Male
1976 ★ 6.5
1st Seaman
Well Thank You, Thursday
Well Thank You, Thursday
1976
Stan
Keep an Eye on Albert
Keep an Eye on Albert
1975
Tarpy
Pig Bin
Pig Bin
1974
Ken
Blooming Youth
Blooming Youth
1973
Jeff
Shakespeare or Bust
Shakespeare or Bust
1973
Hippie
The Pigeon Fancier
The Pigeon Fancier
1971
Harry
True Love (Once Removed)
True Love (Once Removed)
Bus driver

TV Series

The Day of the Jackal
The Day of the Jackal
2024 ★ 8.2
Trevor
1 Episode
Sherwood
Sherwood
2022 ★ 7.0
Mickey Sparrow
12 Episodes
Avoidance
Avoidance
2022 ★ 5.5
Peter
1 Episode
The Window
The Window
2021 ★ 8.7
Martin Dewsbury
10 Episodes
Murder, They Hope
Murder, They Hope
2021 ★ 7.2
Phil
1 Episode
Isolation Stories
Isolation Stories
2020 ★ 6.0
Peter
4 Episodes
Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators
Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators
2018 ★ 7.2
Chamberlain
1 Episode
Bad Move
Bad Move
2017 ★ 5.5
Ken
13 Episodes
The Good Karma Hospital
The Good Karma Hospital
2017 ★ 7.6
Paul Smart
6 Episodes
Raised by Wolves
Raised by Wolves
2015 ★ 7.9
Grampy
12 Episodes
Boomers
Boomers
2014 ★ 6.3
Alan
12 Episodes
Cuckoo
Cuckoo
2012 ★ 6.8
Tony
2 Episodes
Death in Paradise
Death in Paradise
2011 ★ 7.5
David Witton
1 Episode
Sugartown
Sugartown
2011 ★ 8.5
3 Episodes
The Queen
The Queen
2009 ★ 7.0
Harold Wilson
5 Episodes
Home Time
Home Time
2009 ★ 6.0
Roy Jacks
6 Episodes
Crooked House
Crooked House
2008 ★ 6.8
Joseph Bloxham
1 Episode
Place of Execution
Place of Execution
2008 ★ 7.0
Old George Bennett
3 Episodes
Fanny Hill
Fanny Hill
2007 ★ 7.2
Mr. Croft
2 Episodes
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
2006 ★ 7.5
Jovius
1 Episode
The Chase
The Chase
2006 ★ 6.0
9 Episodes
Funland
Funland
2005 ★ 5.7
11 Episodes
London
London
2004
Samuel Pepys
3 Episodes
Murder in Suburbia
Murder in Suburbia
2004 ★ 7.3
1 Episode
Hustle
Hustle
2004 ★ 7.7
Arthur Bond
1 Episode
Shameless
Shameless
2004 ★ 7.6
Barry
1 Episode
New Tricks
New Tricks
2004 ★ 7.4
1 Episode
Little Britain
Little Britain
2003 ★ 7.1
1 Episode
Foyle's War
Foyle's War
2002 ★ 7.9
Alan Carter
1 Episode
Sins
Sins
2000 ★ 0.5
Mickey Thomas
7 Episodes
The Vice
The Vice
1999 ★ 5.3
2 Episodes
The Last Salute
The Last Salute
1998
12 Episodes
The Ambassador
The Ambassador
1998 ★ 6.0
1 Episode
Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders
1997 ★ 7.5
Daniel Snape
1 Episode
Silent Witness
Silent Witness
1996 ★ 7.5
1 Episode
Black Hearts in Battersea
Black Hearts in Battersea
1995
Eustace Buckle
6 Episodes
Bramwell
Bramwell
1995 ★ 3.6
Ronald Kennedy
1 Episode
Hamish Macbeth
Hamish Macbeth
1995 ★ 7.5
Malachi McBean
1 Episode
The Wimbledon Poisoner
The Wimbledon Poisoner
1994 ★ 2.7
Detective Inspector Russell Rush
2 Episodes
Downwardly Mobile
Downwardly Mobile
1994
7 Episodes
A Touch of Frost
A Touch of Frost
1992 ★ 7.5
Sergent Sharpe
1 Episode
Heartbeat
Heartbeat
1992 ★ 7.1
Ken Marsden
1 Episode
Murder Most Horrid
Murder Most Horrid
1991 ★ 6.8
Patron
1 Episode
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989 ★ 8.2
Chief Inspector James Harold Japp
46 Episodes
The Storyteller
The Storyteller
1988 ★ 8.2
King
1 Episode
Lizzie's Pictures
Lizzie's Pictures
1987
4 Episodes
Casualty
Casualty
1986 ★ 6.1
Rob Royson
1 Episode
Robin of Sherwood
Robin of Sherwood
1984 ★ 7.6
Abbot Hugo de Rainault
26 Episodes
The Gentle Touch
The Gentle Touch
1980 ★ 6.9
1 Episode
Two Up, Two Down
Two Up, Two Down
1979 ★ 6.0
1 Episode
Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected
1979 ★ 6.7
George Forester
1 Episode
Leave it to Charlie
Leave it to Charlie
1978 ★ 5.0
Geoffrey
1 Episode
Pennies from Heaven
Pennies from Heaven
1978 ★ 7.7
Dave
2 Episodes
Churchill's People
Churchill's People
1974 ★ 1.0
Boatman
1 Episode
Porridge
Porridge
1974 ★ 8.1
Melvin 'Dylan' Bottomley
1 Episode
Playhouse
Playhouse
1974 ★ 7.0
Clive
1 Episode
Last of the Summer Wine
Last of the Summer Wine
1973 ★ 7.1
Gordon
3 Episodes
Play for Today
Play for Today
1970 ★ 6.3
Colin Pasmore
1 Episode
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
1965 ★ 5.0
Thompson
1 Episode