Philip Jackson [25532] Gender: Male Popularity: 3.0483 Birthplace: Retford, Nottinghamshire, England, UK Birthday: 1948-06-18 Age: 76 years Movies: 67 Links: Homepage, IMDB 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" Your Move2023-03-15 The Peacock2023-03-09 Agatha Christie: 100 Ye2020-10-10 Above the Clouds2018-10-01 Peterloo2018-11-01 Patrick's Day2014-03-08 Believe2013-10-04 Ragged2013-06-06 The Best Offer2013-01-01 Spike Island2012-10-11 Stars In Shorts2012-09-28 City State2011-10-14 Friend Request Pending2011-10-13 My Week with Marilyn2011-11-23 The First Men in the Mo2010-10-19 Margaret2009-03-26 Margaret Thatcher: The 2008-06-12 Fanny Hill2007-10-22 Grow Your Own2007-06-15 I Want Candy2007-03-23 A Little Trip to Heaven2005-12-26 The Best Man2005-07-09 Von Trapped2004-09-04 Second Nature2003-06-22 Coogan's Runner2003-06-02 Cruise of the Gods2002-12-23 The Intended2002-06-06 Crime and Punishment2002-02-12 Mike Bassett: England M2001-09-28 Victoria Wood with All 2000-12-25 Around The World In 80 2000-01-01 Little Voice1998-11-05 What Rats Won't Do1998-07-01 Girls' Night1998-06-26 Cousin Bette1998-06-12 Our Boy1998-02-15 The Opium War1997-06-09 Brassed Off1996-11-01 The Last Dance1993-12-25 15: The Life and Death 1993-08-18 Bad Behavior1993-05-28 Thacker1992-04-20 High Hopes1989-01-13 The Dark Room1988-01-26 On the Palm1987-04-05 The Fourth Protocol1987-03-20 Rat in the Skull1987-01-01 A Passage to Wisbech1986-04-17 The Doctor and the Devi1985-10-04 a-ha: Take on Me1985-05-23 Give My Regards to Broa1984-11-28 Robin of Sherwood: Robi1984-04-28 A Pattern of Roses1983-12-29 Pocketful of Dreams1982-03-12 Pasmore1980-10-21 Games Without Frontiers1980-05-09 Scum1979-09-12 Afternoon Off1979-02-03 A Little Outing1977-10-20 Rogue Male1976-09-22 Well Thank You, Thursda1976-01-25 Pressure1976-11-19 Keep an Eye on Albert1975-11-11 Pig Bin1974-10-28 Blooming Youth1973-06-18 Shakespeare or Bust1973-01-08 The Pigeon Fancier1971-12-09