Philip Jackson
Born June 18, 1948 (Age: 77)
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Retford, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Biography
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"
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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Filmography
Becoming Victoria Wood
2026
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as Self
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Age: 77
No Image
Bumps
2020
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as Howard
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Age: 71
Peterloo
2018
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as John Knight
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Age: 70
Believe
2013
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as Bob
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Age: 65
The Best Offer
2013
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as Fred
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Age: 64
Spike Island
2012
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as Mr. Jackson
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Age: 64
My Week with Marilyn
2011
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as Roger Smith
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Age: 63
No Image
Von Trapped
2004
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as Torsten
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Age: 56
Mother Teresa of Calcutta
2003
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as Logan
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Age: 55
Evil Under the Sun
2003
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as Inspector Japp
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Age: 55
Cruise of the Gods
2002
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as Hugh Bispham
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Age: 54
The Intended
2002
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as Norton
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Age: 53
Crime and Punishment
2002
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as Marmaladov
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Age: 53
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
2000
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as Willis
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Age: 52
Around The World In 80 Days
2000
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as Inspector Fix (voice)
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Age: 51
Little Voice
1998
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as George
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Age: 50
What Rats Won't Do
1998
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as
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Age: 50
Girls' Night
1998
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as Dave Simpson
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Age: 50
Cousin Bette
1998
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as De Wissembourg
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Age: 49
Our Boy
1998
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as DS Yorke
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Age: 49
The Opium War
1997
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as 船长怀特
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Age: 48
Brassed Off
1996
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as Jim
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Age: 48
The Last Dance
1993
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as Police Inspector
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Age: 45
No Image
15: The Life and Death of Philip Knight
1993
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as Stan Eastwood
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Age: 45
Bad Behavior
1993
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as Howard Spink
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Age: 44
Thacker
1992
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as Ben Royce
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Age: 43
High Hopes
1989
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as Martin Burke
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Age: 40
The Storyteller: The Luck Child
1988
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as King
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Age: 39
The Dark Room
1988
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as Greg
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Age: 39
On the Palm
1987
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as Dawlish
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Age: 38
The Fourth Protocol
1987
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as Burkinshaw
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Age: 38
No Image
Rat in the Skull
1987
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as Detective Superintendent Derek Harris
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Age: 38
A Passage to Wisbech
1986
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as Narrator
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Age: 37
The Doctor and the Devils
1985
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as Andrew Merry-Lees
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Age: 37
Glamour Night
1985
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as Bob
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Age: 37
Robin of Sherwood: Robin Hood and the Sorcerer
1984
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as Abbot Hugo de Rainault
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Age: 35
Pocketful of Dreams
1982
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as Denny
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Age: 33
Pasmore
1980
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as Colin Pasmore
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Age: 32
Games Without Frontiers
1980
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as Clive
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Age: 31
A Little Outing
1977
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as Geoff
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Age: 29
The Chester Mystery Plays
1976
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as
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Age: 27
Pig Bin
1974
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as Ken
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Age: 26
Blooming Youth
1973
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as Jeff
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Age: 25
Shakespeare or Bust
1973
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as Hippie
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Age: 24
The Pigeon Fancier
1971
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as Harry
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Age: 23