Biography
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 st…
Career works
144
Movies
73
Series
71
Career average
6.7/10
Birth date
06/18/1948
Place of birth
Retford, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Filmography highlights
Movies
Becoming Victoria Wood
2026 · 6.0
Your Move
2023 · 9.0
The Peacock
2023 · 4.6
Agatha Christie: 100 Years of Poirot and Miss Marple
2020 · 6.7
Peterloo
2018 · 6.8
Above the Clouds
2018 · 5.0
Patrick's Day
2014 · 5.9
Believe
2013 · 6.1
Ragged
2013
The Best Offer
2013 · 7.8
Spike Island
2012 · 6.3
Stars in Shorts
2012 · 6.0
My Week with Marilyn
2011 · 6.7
City State
2011 · 5.3
Friend Request Pending
2011 · 7.7
Series
The Day of the Jackal
2024 · 8.2
Sherwood
2022 · 6.9
Avoidance
2022 · 5.6
The Window
2021 · 8.7
Murder, They Hope
2021 · 7.2
Isolation Stories
2020 · 6.2
Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators
2018 · 7.2
Bad Move
2017 · 5.5
The Good Karma Hospital
2017 · 7.6
Raised by Wolves
2015 · 8.0
Boomers
2014 · 6.3
Cuckoo
2012 · 6.7
Playhouse Presents
2012 · 6.0
Death in Paradise
2011 · 7.5
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011 · 6.0