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Jason Watkins

Jason Watkins

Acting · Born 1966-10-28 (age 59) · Albrighton, Shropshire, England, UK

27 movies · 69 TV shows

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.

Known for

Midsomer Murders
IMDb7.5

Midsomer Murders

1997
Doctor Who
IMDb7.6

Doctor Who

2005
Agatha Christie's Poirot
IMDb8.2

Agatha Christie's Poirot

1989
Call the Midwife
IMDb7.6

Call the Midwife

2012
EastEnders
IMDb4.2

EastEnders

1985
Casualty
IMDb6.2

Casualty

1986
The Crown
IMDb8.2

The Crown

2016
The One Show
IMDb4.4

The One Show

2006
Lewis
IMDb7.6

Lewis

2007
Batman: Caped Crusader
IMDb7.3

Batman: Caped Crusader

2024
Line of Duty
IMDb8.2

Line of Duty

2012
Would I Lie to You?
IMDb7.8

Would I Lie to You?

2007
Bookish
IMDb6.4

Bookish

2025
Taboo
IMDb7.9

Taboo

2017
Inside No. 9
IMDb8.1

Inside No. 9

2014
Enola Holmes 3
IMDb6.8

Enola Holmes 3

2026
SAS Rogue Heroes
IMDb7.8

SAS Rogue Heroes

2022
Being Human
IMDb7.1

Being Human

2009
Celebrity Mastermind
IMDb6.0

Celebrity Mastermind

2003
Soldier Soldier
IMDb6.9

Soldier Soldier

1991
Celebrity Catchphrase
IMDb10.0

Celebrity Catchphrase

2018
The Game
IMDb6.5

The Game

2025
The Phoenician Scheme
IMDb6.5

The Phoenician Scheme

2025
Playhouse Presents
IMDb6.0

Playhouse Presents

2012
Pie in the Sky
IMDb8.3

Pie in the Sky

1994
Tomorrow Never Dies
IMDb6.4

Tomorrow Never Dies

1997
Lark Rise to Candleford
IMDb8.4

Lark Rise to Candleford

2008
Life on Mars
IMDb7.8

Life on Mars

2006
Atlantis
IMDb6.4

Atlantis

2013
Around the World in 80 Days
IMDb7.3

Around the World in 80 Days

2021
The Golden Compass
IMDb6.1

The Golden Compass

2007
The Hollow Crown
IMDb7.4

The Hollow Crown

2012
Friday Night Dinner
IMDb7.8

Friday Night Dinner

2011
Wild Child
IMDb6.7

Wild Child

2008
Funland
IMDb6.3

Funland

2005
Falling
IMDb2.2

Falling

2026
Trollied
IMDb6.5

Trollied

2011
McDonald & Dodds
IMDb7.6

McDonald & Dodds

2020
Des
IMDb7.2

Des

2020
Hotel Babylon
IMDb7.3

Hotel Babylon

2006
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
IMDb6.2

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason

2004
Little Dorrit
IMDb7.9

Little Dorrit

2008
Blankety Blank
IMDb7.0

Blankety Blank

2021
The Secret
IMDb6.3

The Secret

2016
Dear England
IMDb6.1

Dear England

2026
The Body Farm
IMDb5.6

The Body Farm

2011
Prisoners' Wives
IMDb7.4

Prisoners' Wives

2012
Twenty Twelve
IMDb7.4

Twenty Twelve

2011
The Virgin Queen
IMDb6.6

The Virgin Queen

2006
Blue Murder
IMDb6.7

Blue Murder

2003
Little Crackers
IMDb6.8

Little Crackers

2010
Safe House
IMDb6.4

Safe House

2015
Split Second
IMDb6.0

Split Second

1992
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote
IMDb6.7

The Man Who Killed Don Quixote

2018
Dirk Gently
IMDb7.1

Dirk Gently

2012
A Ghost Story for Christmas
IMDb7.4

A Ghost Story for Christmas

1971
Wicked Little Letters
IMDb6.9

Wicked Little Letters

2024
W1A
IMDb7.7

W1A

2014
A Very English Scandal
IMDb7.1

A Very English Scandal

2018
Bodies
IMDb6.7

Bodies

2004
Watership Down
IMDb6.9

Watership Down

2018
The Catch
IMDb4.8

The Catch

2023
The Children Act
IMDb6.6

The Children Act

2018
Duck Patrol
IMDb6.0

Duck Patrol

1998
Hold the Sunset
IMDb6.4

Hold the Sunset

2018
New Street Law
IMDb6.6

New Street Law

2006
Archie: The Man Who Became Cary Grant
IMDb6.1

Archie: The Man Who Became Cary Grant

2023
Inside the Tower of London
IMDb7.3

Inside the Tower of London

2018
Hampstead
IMDb6.1

Hampstead

2017
Love, Nina
IMDb5.5

Love, Nina

2016
Rob Beckett's Smart TV
IMDb5.4

Rob Beckett's Smart TV

2024
Dirty Business
IMDb9.1

Dirty Business

2026
Hitmen
IMDb5.9

Hitmen

2020
Personal Affairs
IMDb4.6

Personal Affairs

2009
Onegin
IMDb6.1

Onegin

1999
Confetti
IMDb5.4

Confetti

2006
Decline and Fall
IMDb5.7

Decline and Fall

2017
Sex Traffic
IMDb6.8

Sex Traffic

2004
Dragonfly
IMDb6.4

Dragonfly

2025
Wired
IMDb6.6

Wired

2008
The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies
IMDb7.4

The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies

2014
Sixty Six
IMDb6.6

Sixty Six

2006
Housewife, 49
IMDb6.0

Housewife, 49

2006
Miss Austen Regrets
IMDb6.1

Miss Austen Regrets

2008
Coma
IMDb5.6

Coma

2024
High Hopes
IMDb7.0

High Hopes

1989
My Family and Other Animals
IMDb6.4

My Family and Other Animals

2005
The Russian Bride
IMDb9.0

The Russian Bride

2001
Circus
IMDb5.0

Circus

2000
Nativity!
IMDb6.3

Nativity!

2009
Geronto
0

Geronto

Nativity 3: Dude, Where's My Donkey?!
IMDb4.5

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

2014
The One Note Man
IMDb6.0

The One Note Man

2023
Lost Christmas
IMDb6.8

Lost Christmas

2011
Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger!
IMDb5.5

Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger!

2012
The Trick
IMDb5.1

The Trick

2021