Philip Jackson
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"
Filmography
Becoming Victoria Wood
as Self
Becoming Victoria Wood
as Self
The Peacock
as Lord Hamish
The Peacock
as Lord Hamish
Agatha Christie: 100 Years of Poirot and Miss Marple
as Self - Inspector Japp, ITV's Poirot
Agatha Christie: 100 Years of Poirot and Miss Marple
as Self - Inspector Japp, ITV's Poirot
Bumps
as Howard
Bumps
as Howard
Peterloo
as John Knight
Peterloo
as John Knight
Above the Clouds
as William
Above the Clouds
as William
Believe
as Bob
Believe
as Bob
Ragged
as Prison Governor
Ragged
as Prison Governor
The Best Offer
as Fred
The Best Offer
as Fred
Spike Island
as Mr. Jackson
Spike Island
as Mr. Jackson
Stars in Shorts
as Trevor
Stars in Shorts
as Trevor
My Week with Marilyn
as Roger Smith
My Week with Marilyn
as Roger Smith
City State
as William
City State
as William
Friend Request Pending
as Trevor
Friend Request Pending
as Trevor
The First Men in the Moon
as Voice of Grand Lunar
The First Men in the Moon
as Voice of Grand Lunar
Margaret
as Bernard Ingham
Margaret
as Bernard Ingham
Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley
as Alfred Roberts
Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley
as Alfred Roberts
Fanny Hill
as Mr. Croft
Fanny Hill
as Mr. Croft
Grow Your Own
as Big John
Grow Your Own
as Big John
I Want Candy
as Stephen, Joe's Dad
I Want Candy
as Stephen, Joe's Dad
A Little Trip to Heaven
as William
A Little Trip to Heaven
as William
The Best Man
as Mr. Barker
The Best Man
as Mr. Barker
Von Trapped
as Torsten
Von Trapped
as Torsten
Mother Teresa of Calcutta
as Logan
Mother Teresa of Calcutta
as Logan
Coogan's Runner
as Self
Coogan's Runner
as Self
The Intended
as Norton
The Intended
as Norton
Crime and Punishment
as Marmaladov
Crime and Punishment
as Marmaladov
Mike Bassett: England Manager
as Lonnie Urquart
Mike Bassett: England Manager
as Lonnie Urquart
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
as Willis
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
as Willis
Little Voice
as George
Little Voice
as George
What Rats Won't Do
What Rats Won't Do
Girls' Night
as Dave Simpson
Girls' Night
as Dave Simpson
Cousin Bette
as De Wissembourg
Cousin Bette
as De Wissembourg
Our Boy
as DS Yorke
Our Boy
as DS Yorke
The Opium War
as 船长怀特
The Opium War
as 船长怀特
Brassed Off
as Jim
Brassed Off
as Jim
The Last Dance
as Police Inspector
The Last Dance
as Police Inspector
Thacker
as Ben Royce
Thacker
as Ben Royce
Give My Regards to Broad Street
as Alan
Give My Regards to Broad Street
as Alan
Games Without Frontiers
as Clive
Games Without Frontiers
as Clive
Pressure
as 2nd CID Officer
Pressure
as 2nd CID Officer
Rogue Male
as 1st Seaman
Rogue Male
as 1st Seaman
Well Thank You, Thursday
as Stan
Well Thank You, Thursday
as Stan
Keep an Eye on Albert
as Tarpy
Keep an Eye on Albert
as Tarpy
Blooming Youth
as Jeff
Blooming Youth
as Jeff
Shakespeare or Bust
as Hippie
Shakespeare or Bust
as Hippie