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 mus…
Movies & TV Shows
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The Best Offer (2013) — Fred
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My Week with Marilyn (2011) — Roger Smith
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The Day of the Jackal (2024) — Trevor
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Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) — Chief Inspector James Harold Japp
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Midsomer Murders (1997) — Daniel Snape
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Death in Paradise (2011) — David Witton
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Brassed Off (1996) — Jim
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Little Britain (2003)
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The Storyteller (1988) — King
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Scum (1979) — Mr Greaves
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The Fourth Protocol (1987) — Burkinshaw
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Little Voice (1998) — George
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Hustle (2004) — Arthur Bond
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Peterloo (2018) — John Knight
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Shameless (2004) — Barry
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I Want Candy (2007) — Stephen, Joe's Dad
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Silent Witness (1996)
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Foyle's War (2002) — Alan Carter
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High Hopes (1989) — Martin Burke
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Robin of Sherwood (1984) — Abbot Hugo de Rainault
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Cuckoo (2012) — Tony
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Casualty (1986) — Rob Royson
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A Little Trip to Heaven (2005) — William
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Sherwood (2022) — Mickey Sparrow
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Spike Island (2012) — Mr. Jackson
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The Best Man (2005) — Mr. Barker
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A Touch of Frost (1992) — Sergent Sharpe
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Mike Bassett: England Manager (2001) — Lonnie Urquart
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New Tricks (2004)
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The Doctor and the Devils (1985) — Andrew Merry-Lees
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Porridge (1974) — Melvin 'Dylan' Bottomley
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Tales of the Unexpected (1979) — George Forester
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Cousin Bette (1998) — De Wissembourg
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Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators (2018) — Chamberlain
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Last of the Summer Wine (1973) — Gordon
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Believe (2013) — Bob
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Heartbeat (1992) — Ken Marsden
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The First Men in the Moon (2010) — Voice of Grand Lunar
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Fanny Hill (2007) — Mr. Croft
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Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire (2006) — Jovius