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Philip Jackson

Actor

Philip Jackson

Born June 18, 1948 in Retford, Nottinghamshire, England, UK71 films

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.

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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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Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
My Week with Marilyn poster6.7My Week with Marilyn2011Brassed Off poster7.0Brassed Off1996Scum poster7.1Scum1979Peterloo poster6.7Peterloo2018Little Voice poster6.4Little Voice1998The Fourth Protocol poster6.3The Fourth Protocol1987High Hopes poster7.0High Hopes1989Mike Bassett: England Manager poster7.0Mike Bassett: England Manager2001

Filmography

71 films as actor
  1. TBATrue Love (Once Removed)Bus driver
  2. 2023Your MoveMikey
  3. 2023The PeacockLord Hamish
  4. 2020BumpsHoward
  5. 2018PeterlooJohn Knight
  6. 2018Above the CloudsWilliam
  7. 2014Patrick's DayJohn Freeman
  8. 2013BelieveBob
  9. 2013RaggedPrison Governor
  10. 2013The Best OfferFred
  11. 2012Spike IslandMr. Jackson
  12. 2012Stars in ShortsTrevor
  13. 2011My Week with MarilynRoger Smith
  14. 2011City StateWilliam
  15. 2011Friend Request PendingTrevor
  16. 2010The First Men in the MoonVoice of Grand Lunar
  17. 2009MargaretBernard Ingham
  18. 2008Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to FinchleyAlfred Roberts
  19. 2007Fanny HillMr. Croft
  20. 2007Grow Your OwnBig John
  21. 2007I Want CandyStephen, Joe's Dad
  22. 2005A Little Trip to HeavenWilliam
  23. 2005The Best ManMr. Barker
  24. 2004Von TrappedTorsten
  25. 2003Mother Teresa of CalcuttaLogan
  26. 2003Second NatureLawrence Augenblick
  27. 2002Cruise of the GodsHugh Bispham
  28. 2002The IntendedNorton
  29. 2002Crime and PunishmentMarmaladov
  30. 2001Mike Bassett: England ManagerLonnie Urquart
  31. 2000Victoria Wood with All the TrimmingsWillis
  32. 2000Around The World In 80 DaysInspector Fix (voice)
  33. 1998Little VoiceGeorge
  34. 1998What Rats Won't Do
  35. 1998Girls' NightDave Simpson
  36. 1998Cousin BetteDe Wissembourg
  37. 1998Our BoyDS Yorke
  38. 1997The Opium War船长怀特
  39. 1996Brassed OffJim
  40. 1993The Last DancePolice Inspector
  41. 199315: The Life and Death of Philip KnightStan Eastwood
  42. 1993Bad BehaviorHoward Spink
  43. 1992ThackerBen Royce
  44. 1989High HopesMartin Burke
  45. 1988The Storyteller: The Luck ChildKing
  46. 1988The Dark RoomGreg
  47. 1987On the PalmDawlish
  48. 1987The Fourth ProtocolBurkinshaw
  49. 1987Rat in the SkullDetective Superintendent Derek Harris
  50. 1986A Passage to WisbechNarrator
  51. 1985The Doctor and the DevilsAndrew Merry-Lees
  52. 1985Glamour NightBob
  53. 1984Give My Regards to Broad StreetAlan
  54. 1984Robin of Sherwood: Robin Hood and the SorcererAbbot Hugo de Rainault
  55. 1983A Pattern of RosesBuilder
  56. 1982Pocketful of DreamsDenny
  57. 1980PasmoreColin Pasmore
  58. 1980Games Without FrontiersClive
  59. 1979ScumMr Greaves
  60. 1979Afternoon OffBernard
  61. 1978The SeaThompson
  62. 1977A Little OutingGeoff
  63. 1976Pressure2nd CID Officer
  64. 1976Rogue Male1st Seaman
  65. 1976The Chester Mystery Plays
  66. 1976Well Thank You, ThursdayStan
  67. 1975Keep an Eye on AlbertTarpy
  68. 1974Pig BinKen
  69. 1973Blooming YouthJeff
  70. 1973Shakespeare or BustHippie
  71. 1971The Pigeon FancierHarry