Philip Jackson

Philip Jackson was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Early on in his acting career, Jackson landed roles in various films, including the Fred "The Hammer" Williamson action film "Hammer" (1972), "Pressure" (1976) with Herbert Norville and the drama "Scum" (1979) with Ray Winstone. He also appeared in "Farmers Arms" (1983), the musical "Give My Regards to Broad Street" (1984) with Sir Paul McCartney and the historical film "The Doctor and the Devils" (1985) with Timothy Dalton. He kept working in film throughout the nineties, starring in the Bao Guoan historical drama "The Opium War" (1997), "Our Boy" (1998) and the Brenda Blethyn dramedy "Girls' Night" (1998). Jackson was nominated for an Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Screen Actors Guild Award for "Little Voice" in 1999. Recently, he tackled roles in "A Little Trip to Heaven" (2005), the Tom Riley foreign "I Want Candy" (2007) and "Grow Your Own" (2007). He also appeared in the Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir thriller "City State" (2011) and the Michelle Williams dramatic adaptation "My Week With Marilyn" (2011). Most recently, Jackson acted in "Spike Island" (2015) with Emilia Clarke.