Jason Watkins

Jason Watkins

Acting

Jason Watkins is an English stage, film and television actor. He played the lead role in the two-part drama The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies, for which he won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor. He has also played William Herrick in Being Human, Gavin Strong in Trollied, Simon Harwood in W1A and Gordon Shakespeare in the film series Nativity.

Filmography

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Dear England ★ 5.5 Dear England 2026 Falling ★ 2.5 Falling 2026 Dirty Business ★ 9.2 Dirty Business 2026 Dragonfly ★ 6.5 Dragonfly 2025 The Phoenician Scheme ★ 6.5 The Phoenician Scheme 2025 The Game ★ 6.5 The Game 2025 Princes in the Tower: A Damning Discovery Princes in the Tower: A Damning Discovery 2024 Batman: Caped Crusader ★ 7.2 Batman: Caped Crusader 2024 Coma ★ 5.4 Coma 2024 Wicked Little Letters ★ 6.9 Wicked Little Letters 2024 Archie: The Man Who Became Cary Grant ★ 6.2 Archie: The Man Who Became Cary Grant 2023 The One Note Man ★ 7.0 The One Note Man 2023 Jason & Clara: In Memory of Maudie Jason & Clara: In Memory of Maudie 2023 Jason and Clara: In Memory of Maudie Jason and Clara: In Memory of Maudie 2023 The Catch ★ 4.8 The Catch 2023 A Ghost Story for Christmas: Count Magnus ★ 5.2 A Ghost Story for Christmas: Count Magnus 2022 SAS Rogue Heroes ★ 7.8 SAS Rogue Heroes 2022 Around the World in 80 Days ★ 7.3 Around the World in 80 Days 2021 The Trick ★ 5.0 The Trick 2021 Something Borrowed ★ 8.0 Something Borrowed 2020 Des ★ 7.2 Des 2020 Hitmen ★ 5.9 Hitmen 2020 McDonald & Dodds ★ 7.6 McDonald & Dodds 2020 Watership Down ★ 6.9 Watership Down 2018 Inside the Tower of London ★ 7.3 Inside the Tower of London 2018 The Children Act ★ 6.6 The Children Act 2018 A Very English Scandal ★ 7.1 A Very English Scandal 2018 The Man Who Killed Don Quixote ★ 6.7 The Man Who Killed Don Quixote 2018 Hold the Sunset ★ 6.4 Hold the Sunset 2018 The Overcoat The Overcoat 2017 Hampstead ★ 6.0 Hampstead 2017 Decline and Fall ★ 5.7 Decline and Fall 2017 Taboo ★ 7.9 Taboo 2017 The Crown ★ 8.2 The Crown 2016 You Can't Teach a New Dog Old Tricks ★ 5.3 You Can't Teach a New Dog Old Tricks 2016 Love, Nina ★ 5.8 Love, Nina 2016 The Secret ★ 6.3 The Secret 2016 Safe House ★ 6.4 Safe House 2015 The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies ★ 7.3 The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies 2014 Nativity 3: Dude, Where's My Donkey?! ★ 4.5 Nativity 3: Dude, Where's My Donkey?! 2014 W1A ★ 7.7 W1A 2014 Inside No. 9 ★ 8.0 Inside No. 9 2014 Atlantis ★ 6.4 Atlantis 2013 Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger! ★ 5.5 Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger! 2012 The Hollow Crown ★ 7.5 The Hollow Crown 2012 Line of Duty ★ 8.2 Line of Duty 2012 Playhouse Presents ★ 6.0 Playhouse Presents 2012 Dirk Gently ★ 7.0 Dirk Gently 2012 Prisoners' Wives ★ 7.2 Prisoners' Wives 2012 Call the Midwife ★ 7.5 Call the Midwife 2012 Lost Christmas ★ 6.8 Lost Christmas 2011 The Body Farm ★ 5.6 The Body Farm 2011 Trollied ★ 6.5 Trollied 2011 Twenty Twelve ★ 7.4 Twenty Twelve 2011 Friday Night Dinner ★ 7.8 Friday Night Dinner 2011 Little Crackers ★ 6.8 Little Crackers 2010 Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas ★ 4.0 Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas 2009 Nativity! ★ 6.4 Nativity! 2009 Personal Affairs ★ 4.6 Personal Affairs 2009 Being Human ★ 7.1 Being Human 2009 Little Dorrit ★ 7.8 Little Dorrit 2008 Wired ★ 6.6 Wired 2008 Wild Child ★ 6.7 Wild Child 2008 Miss Austen Regrets ★ 6.1 Miss Austen Regrets 2008 Lark Rise to Candleford ★ 8.4 Lark Rise to Candleford 2008 The Golden Compass ★ 6.1 The Golden Compass 2007 The History of Mr Polly ★ 6.7 The History of Mr Polly 2007 Once Upon a Time on the Westway Once Upon a Time on the Westway 2007 Lewis ★ 7.6 Lewis 2007 Housewife, 49 ★ 6.0 Housewife, 49 2006 Sixty Six ★ 6.6 Sixty Six 2006 Fear of Fanny ★ 7.1 Fear of Fanny 2006 Confetti ★ 5.4 Confetti 2006 New Street Law ★ 6.6 New Street Law 2006 The Virgin Queen ★ 6.5 The Virgin Queen 2006 Hotel Babylon ★ 7.3 Hotel Babylon 2006 Life on Mars ★ 7.8 Life on Mars 2006 My Family and Other Animals ★ 6.4 My Family and Other Animals 2005 The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt ★ 8.7 The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt 2005 Funland ★ 6.3 Funland 2005