Philip Jackson (actor)


Philip Jackson is an English actor. He appeared as Chief Inspector Japp in both the television series Agatha Christie's Poirot and in BBC Radio dramatisations of Poirot stories; as Melvin "Dylan" Bottomley in Porridge; and as Abbot Hugo, one of the recurring adversaries in the 1980s series Robin of Sherwood.

Life and career

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.
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".
In 2000 he appeared as Dyer/Hawksmoor in Nick Fisher's adaptation for BBC Radio 4 of Peter Ackroyd's Hawksmoor (novel), and in 2001 he starred in the BBC Radio 4 adaptation of the Petrella mysteries by Michael Gilbert, and guest-starred in the Doctor Who audio play Valhalla. In 2009 he starred as Gaynor's father Roy in the BBC Two sitcom Home Time. In a BBC Radio 4 radio adaptation of Terry Pratchett's Night Watch, he played Commander Vimes and in Pratchett's Mort, he played Death's butler/cook, Albert who is eventually revealed to be Alberto Malich. He also voiced Risda Tarkaan on the BBC radio drama version of C. S. Lewis' The Last Battle. In 2011, he read Gulliver's Travels as an audiobook, as well as Martin Cruz Smith's Three Stations for BBC Radio 4’s Book at Bedtime.
In 2011, Jackson starred as Ron in the three-part BBC comedy drama series Sugartown alongside Sue Johnston and Tom Ellis.
In 2012, he appeared in the Academy Award-nominated My Week with Marilyn as Marilyn's security guard.
From 2014 to 2016 he co-starred in the BBC sitcom Boomers.
He plays Jaz Milvane in the Radio 4 series Ed Reardon's Week, written by Christopher Douglas and Andrew Nickolds.

Personal life

Jackson is married to actress Sally Baxter. The couple have two children.

Filmography

Rogue Male as 1st SeamanScum as GreavesGive My Regards to Broad Street as AlanThe Doctor and the Devils as Andrew Merry-LeesSlip-Up as PurgavieThe Fourth Protocol as BurkinshawHigh Hopes as MartinBrassed Off as JimThe Opium War as Captain WhiteLittle Voice as GeorgeCousin Bette as De WissembourgMike Bassett: England Manager as Lonnie UrquartA Little Trip to Heaven as WilliamI Want Candy as Stephen, Joe's DadMargaret as Bernard InghamMy Week with Marilyn as Roger SmithSpike Island as Mr JacksonThe Best Offer as FredBelieve as BobPeterloo as John Knight

Television

Porridge as Melvin "Dylan" BottomleyLast of the Summer Wine as Gordon Simmonite The Brothers as Garage MechanicPennies from Heaven as DaveSounding Brass as Arthur MannionCoronation Street as SmithyRobin of Sherwood as Abbot Hugo de RainaultThe Play on One: The Dark Room as GregHamish Macbeth as Malachi McBeanTouching Evil as Jim KellerBramwell as RonaldThe Last Salute as Leonard SpanwickMurder Most Horrid The Sins, as MickeyVictoria Wood with All the Trimmings as WillisSilent Witness, as Detective Inspector Mike TonerCrime and Punishment as MarmaladovCruise of the Gods as Hugh BisphamAgatha Christie's Poirot as Chief Inspector James JappLittle Britain as Breakfast Cereal DirectorTrust Heartbeat as Brian SimpsonHustle as Arthur BondMurder in Suburbia as Bill JacksonA Touch of Frost as Detective Sergeant SharpeFunland as Leo FinchFoyle's War as Alan CarterNew Tricks as suspect Andrew BartlettThe Chase Place of Execution The Long Walk to Finchley as Alderman RobertsCrooked House Midsomer Murders as Daniel SnapeHome Time as Roy JacksPete versus Life as FrankSugartown as RonCuckoo as Tony EdwardsShameless as BarryBoomers as AlanDCI Banks as Al JenkinsDeath in Paradise as David WittonRaised by Wolves as GrampyThe Good Karma Hospital as Paul Smart