Acting
Philip Jackson
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Born
18 June 1948 (age 78)
Birthplace
Retford, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Also known as Phillip Jackson · 필립 잭슨 · Филип Джексон · فیلیپ جکسون
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"
Known for
Filmography
Your Move
as Mikey
The Peacock
as Lord Hamish
Agatha Christie: 100 Years of Poirot and Miss Marple
as Self - Inspector Japp, ITV's Poirot
Bumps
2020
Bumps
as Howard
Peterloo
as John Knight
Above the Clouds
as William
Patrick's Day
as John Freeman
The Best Offer
as Fred
Believe
as Bob
Ragged
as Prison Governor
Spike Island
as Mr. Jackson
Stars in Shorts
as Trevor
My Week with Marilyn
as Roger Smith
City State
as William
Friend Request Pending
as Trevor
The First Men in the Moon
as Voice of Grand Lunar
Margaret
as Bernard Ingham
Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley
as Alfred Roberts
Fanny Hill
as Mr. Croft
Grow Your Own
as Big John
I Want Candy
as Stephen, Joe's Dad
The Best Man
as Mr. Barker
A Little Trip to Heaven
as William
Von Trapped
2004
Von Trapped
as Torsten
Second Nature
as Lawrence Augenblick
Coogan's Runner
as Self
Crime and Punishment
as Marmaladov
Cruise of the Gods
as Hugh Bispham
Mike Bassett: England Manager
as Lonnie Urquart
Around The World In 80 Days
as Inspector Fix (voice)
Girls' Night
as Dave Simpson
Little Voice
as George
Our Boy
as DS Yorke
Cousin Bette
as De Wissembourg
The Opium War
as 船长怀特
Brassed Off
as Jim
The Last Dance
as Police Inspector
15: The Life and Death of Philip Knight
1993
15: The Life and Death of Philip Knight
as Stan Eastwood
Bad Behavior
as Howard Spink
Thacker
as Ben Royce
High Hopes
as Martin Burke
The Fourth Protocol
as Burkinshaw
Rat in the Skull
1987
Rat in the Skull
as Detective Superintendent Derek Harris
On the Palm
as Dawlish
A Passage to Wisbech
as Narrator
The Doctor and the Devils
as Andrew Merry-Lees
Robin of Sherwood: Robin Hood and the Sorcerer
as Abbot Hugo de Rainault
A Pattern of Roses
as Builder
Pasmore
as Colin Pasmore
Scum
as Mr Greaves
Afternoon Off
as Bernard
The Sea
as Thompson
Rogue Male
as 1st Seaman
Pressure
as 2nd CID Officer
Shakespeare or Bust
as Hippie
The Pigeon Fancier
as Harry