
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"

Cousin Bette
1998 · as De Wissembourg

The Best Offer
2013 · as Fred

The Opium War
1997 · as 船长怀特

Scum
1979 · as Mr Greaves

I Want Candy
2007 · as Stephen, Joe's Dad

The Intended
2002 · as Norton

My Week with Marilyn
2011 · as Roger Smith

Brassed Off
1996 · as Jim

The Fourth Protocol
1987 · as Burkinshaw

Stars in Shorts
2012 · as Trevor

Girls' Night
1998 · as Dave Simpson

The Best Man
2005 · as Mr. Barker

Spike Island
2012 · as Mr. Jackson

Believe
2013 · as Bob

Little Voice
1998 · as George

The Last Dance
1993 · as Police Inspector

Fanny Hill
2007 · as Mr. Croft

Grow Your Own
2007 · as Big John