Acting
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"
Filmography
Becoming Victoria Wood
Film · 2026
The Day of the Jackal
Series · 2024
Your Move
Film · 2023
The Peacock
Film · 2023
Sherwood
Series · 2022
Avoidance
Series · 2022
The Window
Series · 2021
Murder, They Hope
Series · 2021
Agatha Christie: 100 Years of Poirot and Miss Marple
Film · 2020
Bumps
Film · 2020
Isolation Stories
Series · 2020
Peterloo
Film · 2018
Above the Clouds
Film · 2018
Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators
Series · 2018
The Good Karma Hospital
Series · 2017
Bad Move
Series · 2017
Raised by Wolves
Series · 2015
Patrick's Day
Film · 2014
Boomers
Series · 2014
The Best Offer
Film · 2013
Believe
Film · 2013
Ragged
Film · 2013
Spike Island
Film · 2012
Stars in Shorts
Film · 2012
Cuckoo
Series · 2012
Playhouse Presents
Series · 2012
My Week with Marilyn
Film · 2011
City State
Film · 2011
Friend Request Pending
Film · 2011
Sugartown
Series · 2011
Death in Paradise
Series · 2011
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Series · 2011
The First Men in the Moon
Film · 2010
Chekhov Comedy Shorts
Series · 2010
Margaret
Film · 2009
Home Time
Series · 2009
The Queen
Series · 2009
Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley
Film · 2008
Place of Execution
Series · 2008
Crooked House
Series · 2008
Fanny Hill
Film · 2007
Grow Your Own
Film · 2007
I Want Candy
Film · 2007
Fanny Hill
Series · 2007
The Chase
Series · 2006
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
Series · 2006
The Chase
Series · 2006
The Best Man
Film · 2005
A Little Trip to Heaven
Film · 2005
Funland
Series · 2005
Von Trapped
Film · 2004
Hustle
Series · 2004
New Tricks
Series · 2004
London
Series · 2004
Shameless
Series · 2004
Murder in Suburbia
Series · 2004
Second Nature
Film · 2003
Coogan's Runner
Film · 2003
Mother Teresa of Calcutta
Film · 2003
Little Britain
Series · 2003
Trust
Series · 2003
Mother Teresa
Series · 2003
Crime and Punishment
Film · 2002
Cruise of the Gods
Film · 2002
The Intended
Film · 2002
Foyle's War
Series · 2002
Mike Bassett: England Manager
Film · 2001
Around The World In 80 Days
Film · 2000
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
Film · 2000
The Sins
Series · 2000
Black Cab
Series · 2000
The Vice
Series · 1999
Girls' Night
Film · 1998
Little Voice
Film · 1998
Our Boy
Film · 1998
What Rats Won't Do
Film · 1998
Cousin Bette
Film · 1998
The Ambassador
Series · 1998
The Last Salute
Series · 1998
The Opium War
Film · 1997
Midsomer Murders
Series · 1997
Brassed Off
Film · 1996
Silent Witness
Series · 1996
Silent Witness
Series · 1996
Bramwell
Series · 1995
Black Hearts in Battersea
Series · 1995
Hamish Macbeth
Series · 1995
Downwardly Mobile
Series · 1994
The Wimbledon Poisoner
Series · 1994
The Last Dance
Film · 1993
15: The Life and Death of Philip Knight
Film · 1993
Bad Behavior
Film · 1993
Thacker
Film · 1992
Heartbeat
Series · 1992
A Touch of Frost
Series · 1992
A Touch of Frost
Series · 1992
Heartbeat
Series · 1992
Murder Most Horrid
Series · 1991
Murder Most Horrid
Series · 1991
High Hopes
Film · 1989
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Series · 1989
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Series · 1989
The Dark Room
Film · 1988
The Storyteller: The Luck Child
Film · 1988
The Storyteller
Series · 1988
The Play on One
Series · 1988
The Fourth Protocol
Film · 1987
Rat in the Skull
Film · 1987
On the Palm
Film · 1987
Lizzie's Pictures
Series · 1987
First Sight
Series · 1987
A Passage to Wisbech
Film · 1986
Casualty
Series · 1986
The Doctor and the Devils
Film · 1985
Glamour Night
Film · 1985
Screen Two
Series · 1985
Summer Season
Series · 1985
Give My Regards to Broad Street
Film · 1984
Robin of Sherwood: Robin Hood and the Sorcerer
Film · 1984
Robin of Sherwood
Series · 1984
A Pattern of Roses
Film · 1983
Pocketful of Dreams
Film · 1982
Coming Home
Series · 1981
Games Without Frontiers
Film · 1980
Pasmore
Film · 1980
Sounding Brass
Series · 1980
Scum
Film · 1979
Afternoon Off
Film · 1979
Two Up, Two Down
Series · 1979
Tales of the Unexpected
Series · 1979
The Sea
Film · 1978
Pennies from Heaven
Series · 1978
Leave it to Charlie
Series · 1978
Strangers
Series · 1978
Pickersgill People
Series · 1978
Life at Stake
Series · 1978
A Little Outing
Film · 1977
For the Love of Albert
Series · 1977
Don't Forget to Write!
Series · 1977
Premiere
Series · 1977
A Sharp Intake of Breath
Series · 1977
Rogue Male
Film · 1976
Pressure
Film · 1976
Well Thank You, Thursday
Film · 1976
The Chester Mystery Plays
Film · 1976
Red Letter Day
Series · 1976
Brensham People
Series · 1976
Keep an Eye on Albert
Film · 1975
Pig Bin
Film · 1974
Porridge
Series · 1974
Playhouse
Series · 1974
Playhouse
Series · 1974
Churchill's People
Series · 1974
Blooming Youth
Film · 1973
Shakespeare or Bust
Film · 1973
Last of the Summer Wine
Series · 1973
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
Series · 1973
Second City Firsts
Series · 1973
The Pigeon Fancier
Film · 1971
Play for Today
Series · 1970
BBC Play of the Month
Series · 1965
True Love (Once Removed)
Film