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Philip Jackson

Philip Jackson

Acting

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"

Filmography Movies

Acting

True Love (Once Removed)MOVIE
MOVIE

True Love (Once Removed)

True Love (Once Removed)
Bus driver
Poster for Girls' Night
MOVIE

Girls' Night

6.8(0.0K)
Girls' Night
Dave Simpson
Poster for Pig Bin
MOVIE

Pig Bin

Pig Bin
Ken
Poster for Little Voice
MOVIE

Little Voice

6.5(0.2K)
Little Voice
George
Poster for Scum
MOVIE

Scum

7.1(0.2K)
Scum
Mr Greaves
Poster for Brassed Off
MOVIE

Brassed Off

7.0(0.3K)
Brassed Off
Jim
Poster for Give My Regards to Broad Street
MOVIE

Give My Regards to Broad Street

5.1(0.0K)
Give My Regards to Broad Street
Alan
Poster for The First Men in the Moon
MOVIE

The First Men in the Moon

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The First Men in the Moon
Voice of Grand Lunar
Poster for High Hopes
MOVIE

High Hopes

7.1(0.1K)
High Hopes
Martin Burke
Poster for Fanny Hill
MOVIE

Fanny Hill

5.8(0.0K)
Fanny Hill
Mr. Croft

Gallery

Philip Jackson portrait
Philip Jackson portrait