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Philip Jackson

Acting Born Jun 18, 1948 Retford, Nottinghamshire, England, UK 24 credits

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"

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Known for

Midsomer Murders

as Daniel Snape

Death in Paradise

as David Witton

Casualty

as Rob Royson

Agatha Christie's Poirot

as Chief Inspector James Harold Japp

Agatha Christie's Poirot

as Assistant Commissioner Japp

Play for Today

as Colin Pasmore

Silent Witness

1996

The Day of the Jackal

as Trevor
Film

Sansho the Bailiff

as Thompson

Full filmography

  • Midsomer Murders (1997) as Daniel Snape
  • Death in Paradise (2011) as David Witton
  • Casualty (1986) as Rob Royson
  • Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) as Chief Inspector James Harold Japp
  • Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) as Assistant Commissioner Japp
  • Play for Today (1970) as Colin Pasmore
  • Silent Witness (1996)
  • New Tricks (2004)
  • Heartbeat (1992) as Ken Marsden
  • Heartbeat (1992) as Brian Simpson
  • The Day of the Jackal (2024) as Trevor
  • A Touch of Frost (1992) as Sergent Sharpe
  • A Touch of Frost (1992) as D.S. Sharpe
  • Tales of the Unexpected (1979) as George Forester
  • Last of the Summer Wine (1973) as Gordon
  • BBC Play of the Month (1965) as Thompson
  • Hustle (2004) as Arthur Bond
  • Shameless (2004) as Barry
  • Screen Two (1985) as Dawlish
  • Foyle's War (2002) as Alan Carter
  • Playhouse (1974) as Clive
  • Playhouse (1974) as Denny
  • Porridge (1974) as Melvin 'Dylan' Bottomley
  • Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (2011) as Self - Participant