
Philip Jackson
- Date of Birth: 1948-06-18
- Place of Birth: Retford, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
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 Abbo... 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"

A Touch of Frost
Drama, Crime, Mystery • 1992 December

A Touch of Frost
Drama, Crime, Mystery • 1992 December

Death in Paradise
Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery • 2011 October

New Tricks
Drama, Comedy • 2004 January

Murder, They Hope
Comedy, Mystery • 2021 May

Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
Documentary • 2006 September

Fanny Hill
Drama • 2007 October

Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators
Comedy, Drama, Mystery • 2018 February

Little Britain
Comedy • 2003 September

Last of the Summer Wine
Comedy • 1973 January