Philip Jackson
Biography
Philip Jackson is an English actor who was born in Retford, Nottinghamshire, and began performing while he studied drama at the University of Bristol. He went on to work in theater in Leeds, Liverpool and London, including Pozzo in Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot in the West End in 1991 and he played Willy Loman in Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller. On screen he appeared as Chief Inspector Japp in Agatha Christie's Poirot, Melvin Dylan Bottomley in Porridge and Abbot Hugo in Robin of Sherwood, and he received a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Little Voice (1998). His film work includes Scum (1979), Give My Regards to Broad Street (1984), Brassed Off (1996), Mike Bassett: England Manager (2001) and My Week with Marilyn (2011). He appeared in many television series, among them Coronation Street, Foyle's War, Midsomer Murders, Heartbeat, Hamish Macbeth, Little Britain, Last of the Summer Wine and Raised by Wolves.
78years old
Turns 79 on June 18in 219 days
- Born Retford
- Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
Movie Career
- Films
- 23
- Career span
- 44 years1976 to 2020
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Early training
Jackson attended Retford King Edward VI Grammar School, where the poet Max Blagg was his best friend. He began acting while he studied Drama and German at the University of Bristol.
Beyond film
Jackson voiced Commander Vimes in a BBC Radio 4 adaptation of Terry Pratchett's Night Watch and played Death's butler Albert in Pratchett's Mort.
Philip Jackson movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Mark Herman directed two of these films, Mike Leigh two. Kate Ashfield appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Kate Ashfield's page
Michael Caine's page
Ewan McGregor's page
Toby Jones's page
Jim Carter's page
Lesley Manville's page
Mark HermanDirector, 2 films, 1996 to 1998
All films by Mark Herman
Mike LeighDirector, 2 films, 1988 to 2018
All films by Mike Leigh
Also two films together13 more actors
- Phil DavisHigh Hopes (1988) and The Doctor and the Devils (1985)
- Pip TorrensMy Week with Marilyn (2011) and Second Nature (2003)
- Rory KinnearPeterloo (2018) and The First Men in the Moon (2010)
- Toby StephensBelieve (2013) and Cousin Bette (1998)
- Samantha BondAgatha Christie: 100 Years of Poirot and Miss Marple (2020) and Fanny Hill (2007)
- Dermot CrowleyThe Best Offer (2013) and The Doctor and the Devils (1985)
- Ruth SheenFanny Hill (2007) and High Hopes (1988)
- Anne ReidBelieve (2013) and A Little Trip to Heaven (2005)
- John BenfieldThe Best Offer (2013) and Cousin Bette (1998)
- David BamberHigh Hopes (1988) and The Doctor and the Devils (1985)
- Sean ChapmanThe Fourth Protocol (1987) and Scum (1979)
- Martin HancockThe Best Man (2005) and Crime and Punishment (2002)
- Amanda RedmanMike Bassett: England Manager (2001) and Give My Regards to Broad Street (1984)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Philip Jackson's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$89.4 million
10 of the 23 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 23 films: 10 worldwide figure; 4 us gross only; 6 never in cinemas; 3 figure not found.
- 10Worldwide figure
- 4US gross only
- 6Never in cinemas
- 3Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$35M39.2% of the total
- 2$19M21.5% of the total
- 3$15M16.8% of the total
- 4$12M13.9% of the total
- 5$2.6M2.9% of the total
- 6$2.2M2.4% of the total
- 7$1.3M1.4% of the total
- 8$1.2M1.3% of the total
$441,036from the other 2 films with a worldwide figure, 0% of the total
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.