Actor profile

Jason Watkins

28th October 1966 Albrighton, Shropshire, England, UK Acting

Jason Watkins is an English stage, film and television actor. He played the lead role in the two-part drama The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies, for which he won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor. He has also played William Herrick in Being Human, Gavin Strong in Trollied, Simon Harwood in W1A and Gordon Shakespeare in the film series Nativity.

43 Movies 75 TV Shows 123 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Enola Holmes 3 poster

Enola Holmes 3 30th June 2026 as Brigadier Sampson

Stonehenge: Secrets of the New Stone poster

Stonehenge: Secrets of the New Stone 3rd March 2026 as Self

Dragonfly poster

Dragonfly 7th November 2025 as John

The Phoenician Scheme poster

The Phoenician Scheme 23rd May 2025 as Notary

Princes in the Tower: A Damning Discovery poster

Princes in the Tower: A Damning Discovery 3rd December 2024 as Presenter

Wicked Little Letters poster

Wicked Little Letters 23rd February 2024 as Mr. Treading

The One Note Man poster

The One Note Man 8th August 2023 as One Note Man

Jason & Clara: In Memory of Maudie poster

Jason & Clara: In Memory of Maudie 30th March 2023

A Ghost Story for Christmas: Count Magnus poster

A Ghost Story for Christmas: Count Magnus 23rd December 2022 as Mr Wraxhall

The Trick poster

The Trick 18th October 2021 as Phil Jones

Something Borrowed poster

Something Borrowed 24th October 2020 as Stanley

The Children Act poster

The Children Act 1st August 2018 as Nigel Pauling

The Man Who Killed Don Quixote poster

The Man Who Killed Don Quixote 19th May 2018 as Rupert

The Overcoat poster

The Overcoat 14th November 2017 as Christopher Cobbler

Hampstead poster

Hampstead 23rd June 2017 as James Smythe

You Can't Teach a New Dog Old Tricks poster

You Can't Teach a New Dog Old Tricks 28th August 2016 as Mr. Humphreys

Nativity 3: Dude, Where's My Donkey?! poster

Nativity 3: Dude, Where's My Donkey?! 14th November 2014 as Gordon Shakespeare

Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger! poster

Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger! 23rd November 2012 as Gordon Shakespeare

Lost Christmas poster

Lost Christmas 11th December 2011 as Noel Noble

Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas poster

Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas 24th December 2009

Nativity! poster

Nativity! 27th November 2009 as Gordon Shakespeare

May Contain: Nuts poster

May Contain: Nuts 11th June 2009 as Mr. John Worrall

Wild Child poster

Wild Child 15th August 2008 as Mr. Nellist

Miss Austen Regrets poster

Miss Austen Regrets 3rd February 2008 as Rev Clarke

The Golden Compass poster

The Golden Compass 4th December 2007 as Bolvangar Official

The History of Mr Polly poster

The History of Mr Polly 7th May 2007

Once Upon a Time on the Westway poster

Once Upon a Time on the Westway 3rd May 2007 as Desmond Marshal

Housewife, 49 poster

Housewife, 49 10th December 2006 as Dr Roger Brierley

Sixty Six poster

Sixty Six 3rd November 2006 as Mr. Spender

Fear of Fanny poster

Fear of Fanny 23rd October 2006 as Derek

Confetti poster

Confetti 5th May 2006 as Gregory

My Family and Other Animals poster

My Family and Other Animals 27th December 2005 as Durant

The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt poster

The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt 25th December 2005 as Laurence

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason poster

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason 10th November 2004 as Charlie Parker-Knowles

She Stoops to Conquer poster

She Stoops to Conquer 8th April 2003 as Diggory

State of Mind poster

State of Mind 1st January 2003 as Nathan Saunders

Sabotage!! poster

Sabotage!! 14th October 2000 as Capt. Worplesdon

Circus poster

Circus 5th May 2000 as Dom

Onegin poster

Onegin 22nd December 1999 as Guillot

Bostock's Cup poster

Bostock's Cup 24th June 1999 as Tommy Bennett

Tomorrow Never Dies poster

Tomorrow Never Dies 11th December 1997 as HMS Bedford Principal Warfare Officer

Split Second poster

Split Second 1st May 1992 as Coroner's Assistant

High Hopes poster

High Hopes 13th January 1989 as Wayne

Dear England poster

Dear England 24th May 2026 as Greg Dyke

Falling poster

Falling 19th May 2026 as Peter

Dirty Business poster

Dirty Business 23rd February 2026 as Peter Hammond

The Game poster

The Game 12th May 2025 as Huw Miller

Batman: Caped Crusader poster

Batman: Caped Crusader 1st August 2024 as Alfred Pennyworth (voice)

Batman: Caped Crusader poster

Batman: Caped Crusader 1st August 2024 as Alfred Pennyworth / Guard 1 (voice)

Batman: Caped Crusader poster

Batman: Caped Crusader 1st August 2024 as Alfred Pennyworth / Carnival Barker (voice)

Batman: Caped Crusader poster

Batman: Caped Crusader 1st August 2024 as Alfred Pennyworth / Provost Williams (voice)

Coma poster

Coma 18th March 2024 as Simon

Rob Beckett's Smart TV poster

Rob Beckett's Smart TV 29th February 2024 as Self

Archie: The Man Who Became Cary Grant poster

Archie: The Man Who Became Cary Grant 23rd November 2023 as Stanley Fox

Jason and Clara: In Memory of Maudie poster

Jason and Clara: In Memory of Maudie 30th March 2023

The Catch poster

The Catch 25th January 2023 as Ed

SAS Rogue Heroes poster

SAS Rogue Heroes 30th October 2022 as Winston Churchill

Around the World in 80 Days poster

Around the World in 80 Days 5th December 2021 as Bernard Fortescue

Blankety Blank poster

Blankety Blank 2nd October 2021 as Self - Panellist

Des poster

Des 14th September 2020 as Brian Masters

Hitmen poster

Hitmen 25th March 2020 as The Lawyer

McDonald & Dodds poster

McDonald & Dodds 1st March 2020 as DS Dodds

Watership Down poster

Watership Down 22nd December 2018 as Captain Orchis (voice)

Inside the Tower of London poster

Inside the Tower of London 23rd October 2018 as Narrator

Celebrity Catchphrase poster

Celebrity Catchphrase 17th June 2018

A Very English Scandal poster

A Very English Scandal 20th May 2018 as Emlyn Hooson

Hold the Sunset poster

Hold the Sunset 18th February 2018 as Roger

Decline and Fall poster

Decline and Fall 31st March 2017 as Wilfred Lucas-Dockery

Taboo poster

Taboo 7th January 2017 as Solomon Coop

The Crown poster

The Crown 4th November 2016 as Harold Wilson

Love, Nina poster

Love, Nina 20th May 2016 as Malcolm Tanner

The Secret poster

The Secret 29th April 2016 as Pastor Hansford

Safe House poster

Safe House 20th April 2015 as Simon Duke

The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies poster

The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies 10th December 2014 as Christopher Jefferies

W1A poster

W1A 19th March 2014 as Simon Harwood

Inside No. 9 poster

Inside No. 9 5th February 2014 as Kevin

Inside No. 9 poster

Inside No. 9 5th February 2014 as Self

Atlantis poster

Atlantis 28th September 2013 as Crios

The Hollow Crown poster

The Hollow Crown 30th June 2012 as Suffolk

Line of Duty poster

Line of Duty 26th June 2012 as Tim Ifield

Line of Duty poster

Line of Duty 26th June 2012 as FC Tim Ifield

Playhouse Presents poster

Playhouse Presents 12th April 2012 as Andy

Dirk Gently poster

Dirk Gently 5th March 2012 as DI Gilks

Prisoners' Wives poster

Prisoners' Wives 31st January 2012 as Will

Call the Midwife poster

Call the Midwife 15th January 2012 as Reverend Applebee-Thornton

The Body Farm poster

The Body Farm 13th September 2011 as Edward Worrell

Trollied poster

Trollied 4th August 2011

Trollied poster

Trollied 4th August 2011 as Gavin

Twenty Twelve poster

Twenty Twelve 14th March 2011 as Richard Salter

Friday Night Dinner poster

Friday Night Dinner 25th February 2011 as Tony Michaels

Little Crackers poster

Little Crackers 19th December 2010 as Vince

Personal Affairs poster

Personal Affairs 16th June 2009 as Art Grimble

Being Human poster

Being Human 25th January 2009 as Herrick

Little Dorrit poster

Little Dorrit 26th October 2008 as Plornish

Wired poster

Wired 13th October 2008 as Mart

Lark Rise to Candleford poster

Lark Rise to Candleford 13th January 2008

Would I Lie to You? poster

Would I Lie to You? 16th June 2007 as Self

Lewis poster

Lewis 18th February 2007 as Oswald Cooper

The One Show poster

The One Show 14th August 2006 as Self

New Street Law poster

New Street Law 4th May 2006 as Brian Steele

The Virgin Queen poster

The Virgin Queen 22nd January 2006 as Christopher Hatton

Hotel Babylon poster

Hotel Babylon 19th January 2006

Life on Mars poster

Life on Mars 9th January 2006 as Colin Merrick

Funland poster

Funland 23rd October 2005 as Bradley Stainer

Doctor Who poster

Doctor Who 26th March 2005 as Webley

Sex Traffic poster

Sex Traffic 10th October 2004

Bodies poster

Bodies 23rd May 2004 as Ralph Harris

Celebrity Mastermind poster

Celebrity Mastermind 26th December 2003

Blue Murder poster

Blue Murder 18th May 2003 as Barr

The Russian Bride poster

The Russian Bride 1st January 2001 as Christopher Rattle

Duck Patrol poster

Duck Patrol 19th July 1998 as Kevin 'Taz' Delaney

Midsomer Murders poster

Midsomer Murders 23rd March 1997 as Joe Ferabbee

Pie in the Sky poster

Pie in the Sky 13th March 1994 as Jason Burgess

Soldier Soldier poster

Soldier Soldier 10th June 1991 as Cpl Geoff Porter

Agatha Christie's Poirot poster

Agatha Christie's Poirot 8th January 1989 as Joe Bland

Casualty poster

Casualty 6th September 1986 as Partridge

EastEnders poster

EastEnders 19th February 1985 as Gerry

A Ghost Story for Christmas poster

A Ghost Story for Christmas 24th December 1971 as Mr Wraxhall