Philip Jackson

Philip Jackson

Acting

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…

Filmography

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Becoming Victoria Wood ★ 6.0 Becoming Victoria Wood 2026 The Day of the Jackal ★ 8.2 The Day of the Jackal 2024 Your Move ★ 9.0 Your Move 2023 The Peacock ★ 4.6 The Peacock 2023 Sherwood ★ 6.9 Sherwood 2022 Avoidance ★ 5.6 Avoidance 2022 The Window ★ 8.7 The Window 2021 Murder, They Hope ★ 7.2 Murder, They Hope 2021 Agatha Christie: 100 Years of Poirot and Miss Marple ★ 6.7 Agatha Christie: 100 Years of Poirot and Miss Marple 2020 Isolation Stories ★ 6.2 Isolation Stories 2020 Bumps Bumps 2020 Peterloo ★ 6.8 Peterloo 2018 Above the Clouds ★ 5.0 Above the Clouds 2018 Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators ★ 7.2 Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators 2018 Bad Move ★ 5.5 Bad Move 2017 The Good Karma Hospital ★ 7.6 The Good Karma Hospital 2017 Raised by Wolves ★ 8.0 Raised by Wolves 2015 Boomers ★ 6.3 Boomers 2014 Patrick's Day ★ 5.9 Patrick's Day 2014 Believe ★ 6.1 Believe 2013 Ragged Ragged 2013 The Best Offer ★ 7.8 The Best Offer 2013 Spike Island ★ 6.3 Spike Island 2012 Stars in Shorts ★ 6.0 Stars in Shorts 2012 Cuckoo ★ 6.7 Cuckoo 2012 Playhouse Presents ★ 6.0 Playhouse Presents 2012 My Week with Marilyn ★ 6.7 My Week with Marilyn 2011 Death in Paradise ★ 7.5 Death in Paradise 2011 Celebrity Antiques Road Trip ★ 6.0 Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 2011 City State ★ 5.3 City State 2011 Friend Request Pending ★ 7.7 Friend Request Pending 2011 Sugartown ★ 8.5 Sugartown 2011 The First Men in the Moon ★ 5.8 The First Men in the Moon 2010 The Queen ★ 7.0 The Queen 2009 Home Time ★ 6.0 Home Time 2009 Margaret ★ 5.7 Margaret 2009 Crooked House ★ 6.8 Crooked House 2008 Place of Execution ★ 7.0 Place of Execution 2008 Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley ★ 6.7 Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley 2008 Fanny Hill ★ 5.9 Fanny Hill 2007 Fanny Hill ★ 7.2 Fanny Hill 2007 Grow Your Own ★ 6.5 Grow Your Own 2007 I Want Candy ★ 5.1 I Want Candy 2007 Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire ★ 7.6 Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire 2006 The Chase ★ 6.5 The Chase 2006 A Little Trip to Heaven ★ 5.4 A Little Trip to Heaven 2005 Funland ★ 6.3 Funland 2005 The Best Man ★ 5.4 The Best Man 2005 Von Trapped ★ 6.5 Von Trapped 2004 London ★ 10.0 London 2004 Murder in Suburbia ★ 7.6 Murder in Suburbia 2004 Hustle ★ 7.7 Hustle 2004 Shameless ★ 7.6 Shameless 2004 New Tricks ★ 7.3 New Tricks 2004 Mother Teresa of Calcutta ★ 7.0 Mother Teresa of Calcutta 2003 Little Britain ★ 7.1 Little Britain 2003 Second Nature ★ 5.1 Second Nature 2003 Coogan's Runner ★ 7.0 Coogan's Runner 2003 Trust ★ 6.5 Trust 2003 Cruise of the Gods ★ 5.0 Cruise of the Gods 2002 Foyle's War ★ 7.8 Foyle's War 2002 The Intended ★ 5.2 The Intended 2002 Crime and Punishment ★ 6.7 Crime and Punishment 2002 Mike Bassett: England Manager ★ 7.0 Mike Bassett: England Manager 2001 Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings ★ 7.0 Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings 2000 The Sins ★ 5.3 The Sins 2000 Black Cab ★ 8.0 Black Cab 2000 Around The World In 80 Days Around The World In 80 Days 2000 The Vice ★ 5.6 The Vice 1999 Little Voice ★ 6.5 Little Voice 1998 What Rats Won't Do ★ 5.0 What Rats Won't Do 1998 Girls' Night ★ 6.8 Girls' Night 1998 Cousin Bette ★ 5.5 Cousin Bette 1998 The Last Salute ★ 7.0 The Last Salute 1998 Our Boy ★ 6.4 Our Boy 1998 The Ambassador ★ 6.5 The Ambassador 1998 The Opium War ★ 6.2 The Opium War 1997 Midsomer Murders ★ 7.5 Midsomer Murders 1997 Brassed Off ★ 7.0 Brassed Off 1996 Silent Witness ★ 7.6 Silent Witness 1996