Philip Jackson

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"

Most Known For

Midsomer Murders

as Daniel Snape

Agatha Christie's Poirot

as Chief Inspector James Harold Japp

Agatha Christie's Poirot

as Assistant Commissioner Japp

Death in Paradise

as David Witton

Silent Witness

The Day of the Jackal

as Trevor

Foyle's War

as Alan Carter

Casualty

as Rob Royson

Play for Today

as Colin Pasmore

Heartbeat

as Ken Marsden

Heartbeat

as Brian Simpson

BBC Play of the Month

as Thompson

Shameless

as Barry

Tales of the Unexpected

as George Forester

Hustle

as Arthur Bond

New Tricks

Playhouse

as Clive

Playhouse

as Denny

A Touch of Frost

as Sergent Sharpe

A Touch of Frost

as D.S. Sharpe