ACTOR
Jason Watkins
Known for Doctor Who · The Crown · Agatha Christie's Poirot
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.
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- Born
- Oct 28, 1966
- Birthplace
- Albrighton, Shropshire, England, UK
- Known For
- Acting
Biography
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.
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Known For
TV
Doctor WhoWebley · 2005
★ 7.6
★ 7.6
TV
The CrownHarold Wilson · 2016
★ 8.2
★ 8.2
TV
Agatha Christie's PoirotJoe Bland · 1989
★ 8.2
★ 8.2
TV
Line of DutyTim Ifield · 2012
★ 8.2
★ 8.2
TV
Midsomer MurdersJoe Ferabbee · 1997
★ 7.5
★ 7.5
TV
Call the MidwifeReverend Applebee-Thornton · 2012
★ 7.6
★ 7.6
TV
EastEndersGerry · 1985
★ 4.3
★ 4.3
TV
CasualtyPartridge · 1986
★ 6.2
★ 6.2
Filmography
Movies
High HopesWayne
1989
Split SecondCoroner's Assistant
1992
Tomorrow Never DiesHMS Bedford Principal Warfare Officer
1997
Bostock's CupTommy Bennett
1999
OneginGuillot
1999S'
Sex 'n' DeathMick Luger
1999
CircusDom
2000
Sabotage!!Capt. Worplesdon
2000
She Stoops to ConquerDiggory
2003
State of MindNathan Saunders
2003
Bridget Jones: The Edge of ReasonCharlie Parker-Knowles
2004ID
In Denial of MurderStephen Downing
2004
My Family and Other AnimalsDurant
2005
The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure HuntLaurence
2005
ConfettiGregory
2006
Fear of FannyDerek
2006
Housewife, 49Dr Roger Brierley
2006
Sixty SixMr. Spender
2006
Once Upon a Time on the WestwayDesmond Marshal
2007
The Golden CompassBolvangar Official
2007
The History of Mr Polly
2007
Miss Austen RegretsRev Clarke
2008
Wild ChildMr. Nellist
2008
May Contain: NutsMr. John Worrall
2009
Nativity!Gordon Shakespeare
2009
Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas
2009
Lost ChristmasNoel Noble
2011
Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger!Gordon Shakespeare
2012
Nativity 3: Dude, Where's My Donkey?!Gordon Shakespeare
2014
You Can't Teach a New Dog Old TricksMr. Humphreys
2016
HampsteadJames Smythe
2017
The OvercoatChristopher Cobbler
2017
The Children ActNigel Pauling
2018
The Man Who Killed Don QuixoteRupert
2018
Something BorrowedStanley
2020
The TrickPhil Jones
2021
A Ghost Story for Christmas: Count MagnusMr Wraxhall
2022
Jason & Clara: In Memory of Maudie
2023
The One Note ManOne Note Man
2023
Princes in the Tower: A Damning DiscoveryPresenter
2024
Wicked Little LettersMr. Treading
2024
DragonflyJohn
2025
The Phoenician SchemeNotary
2025
Enola Holmes 3Brigadier Sampson
2026
GerontoOlder
2026
Stonehenge: Secrets of the New StoneSelf
2026TJ
The Joy of Sex
Television
A Ghost Story for ChristmasMr Wraxhall · 1 eps
1971
EastEndersGerry · 1 eps
1985
CasualtyPartridge · 1 eps
1986
Agatha Christie's PoirotJoe Bland · 1 eps
1989
Soldier SoldierCpl Geoff Porter · 1 eps
1991
Pie in the SkyJason Burgess · 1 eps
1994GU
Grown UpsBob · 6 eps
1997
Midsomer MurdersJoe Ferabbee · 1 eps
1997
Duck PatrolKevin 'Taz' Delaney · 7 eps
1998
The Russian BrideChristopher Rattle · 3 eps
2001
Blue MurderBarr · 1 eps
2003
Celebrity Mastermind1 eps
2003
Coming UpColin · 1 eps
2003
BodiesRalph Harris · 1 eps
2004
Sex Traffic2 eps
2004
Doctor WhoWebley · 1 eps
2005
FunlandBradley Stainer · 6 eps
2005
Hotel Babylon
2006Hotel BabylonMurray · 1 eps
2006
Life on MarsColin Merrick · 1 eps
2006
New Street LawBrian Steele · 1 eps
2006
The One ShowSelf · 1 eps
2006
The Virgin QueenChristopher Hatton · 3 eps
2006
LewisOswald Cooper · 1 eps
2007
Would I Lie to You?Self · 1 eps
2007
Lark Rise to Candleford2 eps
2008
Little DorritPlornish · 14 eps
2008
WiredMart · 3 eps
2008
Being HumanHerrick · 13 eps
2009
Personal AffairsArt Grimble · 1 eps
2009
Little CrackersVince · 1 eps
2010
Friday Night DinnerTony Michaels · 1 eps
2011
The Body FarmEdward Worrell · 1 eps
2011
Trollied36 eps
2011TrolliedGavin · 70 eps
2011
Twenty TwelveRichard Salter · 1 eps
2011
Call the MidwifeReverend Applebee-Thornton · 1 eps
2012
Dirk GentlyDI Gilks · 2 eps
2012
Line of DutyTim Ifield · 6 eps
2012Line of DutyFC Tim Ifield · 1 eps
2012
Playhouse PresentsAndy · 1 eps
2012
Prisoners' WivesWill · 6 eps
2012
The Hollow CrownSuffolk · 2 eps
2012
AtlantisCrios · 1 eps
2013
Inside No. 9Kevin · 1 eps
2014Inside No. 9Self · 1 eps
2014
The Lost Honour of Christopher JefferiesChristopher Jefferies · 2 eps
2014
W1ASimon Harwood · 14 eps
2014
Safe HouseSimon Duke · 4 eps
2015
Love, NinaMalcolm Tanner · 5 eps
2016
The CrownHarold Wilson · 10 eps
2016
The SecretPastor Hansford · 4 eps
2016
Decline and FallWilfred Lucas-Dockery · 1 eps
2017
TabooSolomon Coop · 6 eps
2017
A Very English ScandalEmlyn Hooson · 3 eps
2018
Celebrity Catchphrase1 eps
2018
Hold the SunsetRoger · 12 eps
2018
Inside the Tower of LondonNarrator · 50 eps
2018
Watership DownCaptain Orchis (voice) · 2 eps
2018
DesBrian Masters · 3 eps
2020
HitmenThe Lawyer · 1 eps
2020
McDonald & DoddsDS Dodds · 11 eps
2020
Around the World in 80 DaysBernard Fortescue · 7 eps
2021
Blankety BlankSelf - Panellist · 1 eps
2021
SAS Rogue HeroesWinston Churchill · 1 eps
2022
Archie: The Man Who Became Cary GrantStanley Fox · 4 eps
2023
Jason and Clara: In Memory of Maudie1 eps
2023
The CatchEd · 4 eps
2023
Batman: Caped CrusaderAlfred Pennyworth (voice) · 17 eps
2024Batman: Caped CrusaderAlfred Pennyworth / Guard 1 (voice) · 1 eps
2024Batman: Caped CrusaderAlfred Pennyworth / Carnival Barker (voice) · 1 eps
2024Batman: Caped CrusaderAlfred Pennyworth / Provost Williams (voice) · 1 eps
2024
ComaSimon · 4 eps
2024
Rob Beckett's Smart TVSelf · 1 eps
2024
BookishHarold Sneed · 2 eps
2025
The GameHuw Miller · 8 eps
2025
Buckingham Palace A Year in the LifeSelf - Narrator (voice) · 4 eps
2026
Dear EnglandGreg Dyke · 4 eps
2026
Dirty BusinessPeter Hammond · 3 eps
2026
FallingPeter · 3 eps
2026Photos
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