Acting
Philip Jackson
Born Jun 18, 1948 · 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"
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Acting
Becoming Victoria Wood
2026
Documentary · Comedy
The Day of the Jackal
2024
Drama · Action & Adventure · Mystery
Your Move
2023
Drama · Thriller · Action
The Peacock
2023
Comedy · Drama
Sherwood
2022
Crime · Mystery
Avoidance
2022
Comedy
The Window
2021
Drama
Murder, They Hope
2021
Comedy · Mystery
Agatha Christie: 100 Years of Poirot and Miss Marple
2020
Documentary · History · TV Movie
Isolation Stories
2020
Drama
Peterloo
2018
History · Drama
Above the Clouds
2018
Comedy · Drama
Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators
2018
Comedy · Drama · Mystery
Bad Move
2017
Comedy · Family
The Good Karma Hospital
2017
Drama
Raised by Wolves
2015
Comedy
Boomers
2014
Comedy
Patrick's Day
2014
Drama
Believe
2013
Drama
Ragged
2013
Drama
The Best Offer
2013
Drama · Romance · Crime
Spike Island
2012
Comedy · Drama · Music
Stars in Shorts
2012
Comedy · Drama
Cuckoo
2012
Comedy · Drama
Playhouse Presents
2012
Drama · Comedy
My Week with Marilyn
2011
Drama · Romance
Death in Paradise
2011
Comedy · Crime · Drama
City State
2011
Action · Drama · Thriller
Friend Request Pending
2011
Comedy · Drama
Sugartown
2011
Drama · Comedy
The First Men in the Moon
2010
Science Fiction · TV Movie
The Queen
2009
Documentary · Drama
Home Time
2009
Comedy · Drama
Margaret
2009
TV Movie · Drama
Crooked House
2008
Mystery
Place of Execution
2008
Mystery · Drama · Crime
Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley
2008
Drama · TV Movie
Fanny Hill
2007
Drama
Fanny Hill
2007
Drama
Grow Your Own
2007
Comedy
I Want Candy
2007
Drama · Comedy
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
2006
Documentary
The Chase
2006
Drama
A Little Trip to Heaven
2005
Drama · Thriller
Funland
2005
Mystery · Comedy · Drama
The Best Man
2005
Comedy · Romance
Murder in Suburbia
2004
Drama · Mystery · Crime
Hustle
2004
Comedy · Crime · Drama
Shameless
2004
Comedy · Drama
New Tricks
2004
Drama · Comedy
Mother Teresa of Calcutta
2003
Drama · TV Movie
Mother Teresa
2003
Drama
Little Britain
2003
Comedy
Second Nature
2003
Action · Mystery · Science Fiction
Coogan's Runner
2003
Documentary
Trust
2003
Drama · Comedy
Cruise of the Gods
2002
Comedy · Drama · TV Movie
Foyle's War
2002
Mystery · Drama · War & Politics
Crime and Punishment
2002
Drama
Mike Bassett: England Manager
2001
Comedy
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
2000
Comedy
The Sins
2000
Drama
Black Cab
2000
Drama · Comedy
Around The World In 80 Days
2000
Animation
The Vice
1999
Crime · Drama
Little Voice
1998
Comedy · Drama · Music
What Rats Won't Do
1998
Comedy · Romance
Girls' Night
1998
Comedy · Drama
Cousin Bette
1998
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Our Boy
1998
Crime · Drama · TV Movie
The Ambassador
1998
Drama
The Opium War
1997
Drama · War · History
Midsomer Murders
1997
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Brassed Off
1996
Comedy · Romance · Drama
Silent Witness
1996
Crime · Drama
Black Hearts in Battersea
1995
Action & Adventure · Drama · Family
Bramwell
1995
Drama
Hamish Macbeth
1995
Drama
The Wimbledon Poisoner
1994
Comedy · Drama
Downwardly Mobile
1994
Comedy
The Last Dance
1993
Thriller · Drama
Bad Behavior
1993
Comedy · Drama
A Touch of Frost
1992
Drama · Crime · Mystery
Thacker
1992
Comedy
Heartbeat
1992
Crime · Drama · Comedy
Murder Most Horrid
1991
Mystery · Crime · Comedy
High Hopes
1989
Comedy · Drama
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
Crime · Drama · Mystery
The Storyteller: The Luck Child
1988
Fantasy · Family · Adventure
The Storyteller
1988
Action & Adventure · Family · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
The Dark Room
1988
Drama · TV Movie
The Play on One
1988
Drama
On the Palm
1987
Drama · TV Movie
The Fourth Protocol
1987
Action · Thriller
Casualty
1986
Drama · Soap
A Passage to Wisbech
1986
The Doctor and the Devils
1985
Horror · History
Glamour Night
1985
Screen Two
1985
Drama
Give My Regards to Broad Street
1984
Drama · Music · Mystery
Robin of Sherwood: Robin Hood and the Sorcerer
1984
Adventure · Fantasy
Robin of Sherwood
1984
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama · Action & Adventure
A Pattern of Roses
1983
Mystery · TV Movie · Horror
Pocketful of Dreams
1982
Pasmore
1980
Drama · TV Movie
Games Without Frontiers
1980
TV Movie
Scum
1979
Drama · Crime
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
Drama
Afternoon Off
1979
Drama · Romance · TV Movie
Strangers
1978
Crime · Drama
Pickersgill People
1978
Comedy
Pennies from Heaven
1978
Drama
The Sea
1978
A Little Outing
1977
TV Movie · Comedy · Drama
A Sharp Intake of Breath
1977
Comedy
Don't Forget to Write!
1977
Comedy
Brensham People
1976
Drama
Pressure
1976
Drama
Rogue Male
1976
Drama · War · TV Movie
The Chester Mystery Plays
1976
Drama · TV Movie
Well Thank You, Thursday
1976
Drama · Comedy · TV Movie
Red Letter Day
1976
Drama · Comedy
Keep an Eye on Albert
1975
Drama · TV Movie
Churchill's People
1974
Drama · War & Politics
Pig Bin
1974
Porridge
1974
Comedy
Playhouse
1974
Drama
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
1973
Mystery · Drama
Blooming Youth
1973
Drama · Comedy · TV Movie
Shakespeare or Bust
1973
Comedy · TV Movie
Last of the Summer Wine
1973
Comedy
The Pigeon Fancier
1971
Drama · TV Movie
Play for Today
1970
Drama
BBC Play of the Month
1965
Drama