Actor profile

Philip Jackson

18th June 1948 Retford, Nottinghamshire, England, UK Acting

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"

73 Movies 64 TV Shows 137 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Becoming Victoria Wood poster

Becoming Victoria Wood 8th January 2026 as Self

Your Move poster

Your Move 15th March 2023 as Mikey

The Peacock poster

The Peacock 9th March 2023 as Lord Hamish

Agatha Christie: 100 Years of Poirot and Miss Marple poster

Agatha Christie: 100 Years of Poirot and Miss Marple 10th October 2020 as Self - Inspector Japp, ITV's Poirot

Bumps 21st February 2020 as Howard

Peterloo poster

Peterloo 1st November 2018 as John Knight

Above the Clouds poster

Above the Clouds 1st October 2018 as William

Patrick's Day poster

Patrick's Day 8th March 2014 as John Freeman

Believe poster

Believe 4th October 2013 as Bob

Ragged poster

Ragged 6th June 2013 as Prison Governor

The Best Offer poster

The Best Offer 1st January 2013 as Fred

Spike Island poster

Spike Island 11th October 2012 as Mr. Jackson

Stars in Shorts poster

Stars in Shorts 28th September 2012 as Trevor

My Week with Marilyn poster

My Week with Marilyn 23rd November 2011 as Roger Smith

City State poster

City State 14th October 2011 as William

Friend Request Pending poster

Friend Request Pending 13th October 2011 as Trevor

The First Men in the Moon poster

The First Men in the Moon 19th October 2010 as Voice of Grand Lunar

Margaret poster

Margaret 26th March 2009 as Bernard Ingham

Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley poster

Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley 12th June 2008 as Alfred Roberts

Fanny Hill poster

Fanny Hill 22nd October 2007 as Mr. Croft

Grow Your Own poster

Grow Your Own 15th June 2007 as Big John

I Want Candy poster

I Want Candy 23rd March 2007 as Stephen, Joe's Dad

A Little Trip to Heaven poster

A Little Trip to Heaven 26th December 2005 as William

The Best Man poster

The Best Man 9th July 2005 as Mr. Barker

Von Trapped 4th September 2004 as Torsten

Mother Teresa of Calcutta poster

Mother Teresa of Calcutta 19th October 2003 as Logan

Second Nature poster

Second Nature 22nd June 2003 as Lawrence Augenblick

Coogan's Runner poster

Coogan's Runner 2nd June 2003 as Self

Cruise of the Gods poster

Cruise of the Gods 23rd December 2002 as Hugh Bispham

The Intended poster

The Intended 6th June 2002 as Norton

Crime and Punishment poster

Crime and Punishment 12th February 2002 as Marmaladov

Mike Bassett: England Manager poster

Mike Bassett: England Manager 28th September 2001 as Lonnie Urquart

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings poster

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings 25th December 2000 as Willis

Around The World In 80 Days poster

Around The World In 80 Days 1st January 2000 as Inspector Fix (voice)

Little Voice poster

Little Voice 5th November 1998 as George

What Rats Won't Do poster

What Rats Won't Do 1st July 1998

Girls' Night poster

Girls' Night 26th June 1998 as Dave Simpson

Cousin Bette poster

Cousin Bette 12th June 1998 as De Wissembourg

Our Boy poster

Our Boy 15th February 1998 as DS Yorke

The Opium War poster

The Opium War 9th June 1997 as 船长怀特

Brassed Off poster

Brassed Off 1st November 1996 as Jim

The Last Dance poster

The Last Dance 25th December 1993 as Police Inspector

15: The Life and Death of Philip Knight 18th August 1993 as Stan Eastwood

Bad Behavior poster

Bad Behavior 28th May 1993 as Howard Spink

Thacker poster

Thacker 20th April 1992 as Ben Royce

High Hopes poster

High Hopes 13th January 1989 as Martin Burke

The Storyteller: The Luck Child poster

The Storyteller: The Luck Child 29th May 1988 as King

The Dark Room poster

The Dark Room 26th January 1988 as Greg

On the Palm poster

On the Palm 5th April 1987 as Dawlish

The Fourth Protocol poster

The Fourth Protocol 20th March 1987 as Burkinshaw

Rat in the Skull 1st January 1987 as Detective Superintendent Derek Harris

A Passage to Wisbech poster

A Passage to Wisbech 17th April 1986 as Narrator

The Doctor and the Devils poster

The Doctor and the Devils 4th October 1985 as Andrew Merry-Lees

Glamour Night poster

Glamour Night 9th July 1985 as Bob

Give My Regards to Broad Street poster

Give My Regards to Broad Street 28th November 1984 as Alan

Robin of Sherwood: Robin Hood and the Sorcerer poster

Robin of Sherwood: Robin Hood and the Sorcerer 28th April 1984 as Abbot Hugo de Rainault

A Pattern of Roses poster

A Pattern of Roses 29th December 1983 as Builder

Pocketful of Dreams poster

Pocketful of Dreams 12th March 1982 as Denny

Pasmore poster

Pasmore 21st October 1980 as Colin Pasmore

Games Without Frontiers poster

Games Without Frontiers 9th May 1980 as Clive

Scum poster

Scum 12th September 1979 as Mr Greaves

Afternoon Off poster

Afternoon Off 3rd February 1979 as Bernard

A Little Outing poster

A Little Outing 20th October 1977 as Geoff

Pressure poster

Pressure 19th November 1976 as 2nd CID Officer

Rogue Male poster

Rogue Male 22nd September 1976 as 1st Seaman

The Chester Mystery Plays poster

The Chester Mystery Plays 18th April 1976

Well Thank You, Thursday poster

Well Thank You, Thursday 25th January 1976 as Stan

Keep an Eye on Albert poster

Keep an Eye on Albert 11th November 1975 as Tarpy

Pig Bin poster

Pig Bin 28th October 1974 as Ken

Blooming Youth poster

Blooming Youth 18th June 1973 as Jeff

Shakespeare or Bust poster

Shakespeare or Bust 8th January 1973 as Hippie

The Pigeon Fancier poster

The Pigeon Fancier 9th December 1971 as Harry

True Love (Once Removed) as Bus driver

The Day of the Jackal poster

The Day of the Jackal 7th November 2024 as Trevor

Sherwood poster

Sherwood 13th June 2022 as Mickey Sparrow

Avoidance poster

Avoidance 10th June 2022 as Peter

The Window poster

The Window 3rd November 2021 as Martin Dewsbury

Murder, They Hope poster

Murder, They Hope 8th May 2021 as Phil

Isolation Stories poster

Isolation Stories 4th May 2020 as Peter

Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators poster

Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators 26th February 2018 as Chamberlain

Bad Move poster

Bad Move 19th September 2017 as Ken

The Good Karma Hospital poster

The Good Karma Hospital 5th February 2017 as Paul Smart

Raised by Wolves poster

Raised by Wolves 16th March 2015 as Grampy

Boomers poster

Boomers 15th August 2014 as Alan

Cuckoo poster

Cuckoo 25th September 2012 as Tony

Playhouse Presents poster

Playhouse Presents 12th April 2012 as Prison Governor

Death in Paradise poster

Death in Paradise 25th October 2011 as David Witton

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip poster

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 24th October 2011 as Self - Participant

Sugartown poster

Sugartown 24th July 2011

The Queen poster

The Queen 29th November 2009 as Harold Wilson

Home Time poster

Home Time 14th September 2009 as Roy Jacks

Crooked House poster

Crooked House 22nd December 2008 as Joseph Bloxham

Place of Execution poster

Place of Execution 22nd September 2008 as Old George Bennett

Fanny Hill poster

Fanny Hill 22nd October 2007 as Mr. Croft

Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire poster

Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire 21st September 2006 as Jovius

The Chase poster

The Chase 16th July 2006

Funland poster

Funland 23rd October 2005 as Leo Finch

London 7th May 2004 as Samuel Pepys

Murder in Suburbia poster

Murder in Suburbia 13th March 2004 as Bill Jackson

Hustle poster

Hustle 24th February 2004 as Arthur Bond

Shameless poster

Shameless 13th January 2004 as Barry

New Tricks poster

New Tricks 1st January 2004

Little Britain poster

Little Britain 16th September 2003

Foyle's War poster

Foyle's War 27th October 2002 as Alan Carter

The Sins poster

The Sins 24th October 2000 as Mickey Thomas

Black Cab poster

Black Cab 8th May 2000 as Robert

The Vice poster

The Vice 4th January 1999 as Nigel Wingrave

The Last Salute 15th March 1998 as Leonard Spanwick

The Ambassador poster

The Ambassador 4th January 1998

Midsomer Murders poster

Midsomer Murders 23rd March 1997 as Daniel Snape

Silent Witness poster

Silent Witness 21st February 1996

Black Hearts in Battersea poster

Black Hearts in Battersea 31st December 1995 as Eustace Buckle

Bramwell poster

Bramwell 1st May 1995 as Ronald Kennedy

Hamish Macbeth poster

Hamish Macbeth 26th March 1995 as Malachi McBean

The Wimbledon Poisoner poster

The Wimbledon Poisoner 11th December 1994 as Detective Inspector Russell Rush

Downwardly Mobile poster

Downwardly Mobile 21st July 1994

A Touch of Frost poster

A Touch of Frost 6th December 1992 as D.S. Sharpe

Heartbeat poster

Heartbeat 10th April 1992 as Brian Simpson

Murder Most Horrid poster

Murder Most Horrid 14th November 1991 as Police Sergeant

Agatha Christie's Poirot poster

Agatha Christie's Poirot 8th January 1989 as Assistant Commissioner Japp

The Storyteller poster

The Storyteller 15th May 1988 as King

The Play on One poster

The Play on One 19th January 1988 as Greg

Lizzie's Pictures 3rd June 1987

Casualty poster

Casualty 6th September 1986 as Rob Royson

Robin of Sherwood poster

Robin of Sherwood 28th April 1984 as Abbot Hugo de Rainault

The Gentle Touch poster

The Gentle Touch 11th April 1980

Two Up, Two Down 11th May 1979

Tales of the Unexpected poster

Tales of the Unexpected 24th March 1979 as George Forester

Leave it to Charlie 13th July 1978 as Geoffrey

Strangers poster

Strangers 5th June 1978 as Nose Treacy

Pennies from Heaven poster

Pennies from Heaven 7th March 1978 as Dave

Churchill's People poster

Churchill's People 30th December 1974 as Boatman

Porridge poster

Porridge 5th September 1974 as Melvin 'Dylan' Bottomley

Playhouse poster

Playhouse 13th March 1974 as Denny

Last of the Summer Wine poster

Last of the Summer Wine 4th January 1973 as Gordon

Play for Today poster

Play for Today 15th October 1970 as Colin Pasmore

BBC Play of the Month poster

BBC Play of the Month 19th October 1965 as Thompson