Jason Watkins

Acting

Jason Watkins

Born October 28, 1966Albrighton, Shropshire, England, UK108 credits

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

Dirty Business
9.8

Dirty Business

TV

2026

Dragonfly
6.4

Dragonfly

Movie

2025

The Phoenician Scheme
6.5

The Phoenician Scheme

Movie

2025

The Game
6.5

The Game

TV

2025

Princes in the Tower: A Damning Discovery

Princes in the Tower: A Damning Discovery

Movie

2024

Batman: Caped Crusader
7.3

Batman: Caped Crusader

TV

2024

Filmography

Dirty Business
2026Dirty Businessas Peter HammondTV
Dragonfly
2025Dragonflyas JohnMovie
The Phoenician Scheme
2025The Phoenician Schemeas NotaryMovie
The Game
2025The Gameas Huw MillerTV
Princes in the Tower: A Damning Discovery
2024Princes in the Tower: A Damning Discoveryas PresenterMovie
Batman: Caped Crusader
2024Batman: Caped Crusaderas Alfred Pennyworth (voice)TV
Coma
2024Comaas SimonTV
Rob Beckett's Smart TV
2024Rob Beckett's Smart TVas SelfTV
Wicked Little Letters
2024Wicked Little Lettersas Mr. TreadingMovie
Archie: The Man Who Became Cary Grant
2023Archie: The Man Who Became Cary Grantas Stanley FoxTV
The One Note Man
2023The One Note Manas One Note ManMovie
Jason & Clara: In Memory of Maudie
2023Jason & Clara: In Memory of MaudieMovie
Jason and Clara: In Memory of Maudie
2023Jason and Clara: In Memory of MaudieTV
The Catch
2023The Catchas EdTV
A Ghost Story for Christmas: Count Magnus
2022A Ghost Story for Christmas: Count Magnusas Mr WraxhallMovie
SAS Rogue Heroes
2022SAS Rogue Heroesas Winston ChurchillTV
Around the World in 80 Days
2021Around the World in 80 Daysas Bernard FortescueTV
The Trick
2021The Trickas Phil JonesMovie
Blankety Blank
2021Blankety Blankas Self - PanellistTV
Something Borrowed
2020Something Borrowedas StanleyMovie
Des
2020Desas Brian MastersTV
Hitmen
2020Hitmenas The LawyerTV
McDonald & Dodds
2020McDonald & Doddsas DS DoddsTV
Watership Down
2018Watership Downas Captain Orchis (voice)TV
Inside the Tower of London
2018Inside the Tower of Londonas NarratorTV
The Children Act
2018The Children Actas Nigel PaulingMovie
Celebrity Catchphrase
2018Celebrity CatchphraseTV
A Very English Scandal
2018A Very English Scandalas Emlyn HoosonTV
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote
2018The Man Who Killed Don Quixoteas RupertMovie
Hold the Sunset
2018Hold the Sunsetas RogerTV
The Overcoat
2017The Overcoatas Christopher CobblerMovie
Hampstead
2017Hampsteadas James SmytheMovie
Decline and Fall
2017Decline and Fallas Wilfred Lucas-DockeryTV
Taboo
2017Tabooas Solomon CoopTV
The Crown
2016The Crownas Harold WilsonTV
You Can't Teach a New Dog Old Tricks
2016You Can't Teach a New Dog Old Tricksas Mr. HumphreysMovie
Love, Nina
2016Love, Ninaas Malcolm TannerTV
The Secret
2016The Secretas Pastor HansfordTV
Safe House
2015Safe Houseas Simon DukeTV
The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies
2014The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferiesas Christopher JefferiesTV
Nativity 3: Dude, Where's My Donkey?!
2014Nativity 3: Dude, Where's My Donkey?!as Gordon ShakespeareMovie
W1A
2014W1Aas Simon HarwoodTV
Inside No. 9
2014Inside No. 9as KevinTV
Atlantis
2013Atlantisas CriosTV
Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger!
2012Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger!as Gordon ShakespeareMovie
The Hollow Crown
2012The Hollow Crownas SuffolkTV
Line of Duty
2012Line of Dutyas Tim IfieldTV
Playhouse Presents
2012Playhouse Presentsas AndyTV
Dirk Gently
2012Dirk Gentlyas DI GilksTV
Prisoners' Wives
2012Prisoners' Wivesas WillTV
Call the Midwife
2012Call the Midwifeas Reverend Applebee-ThorntonTV
Lost Christmas
2011Lost Christmasas Noel NobleMovie
Trollied
2011TrolliedTV
The Clocks
2011The Clocksas Joe BlandMovie
Twenty Twelve
2011Twenty Twelveas Richard SalterTV
Friday Night Dinner
2011Friday Night Dinneras Tony MichaelsTV
Little Crackers
2010Little Crackersas VinceTV
Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas
2009Victoria Wood's Midlife ChristmasMovie
Nativity!
2009Nativity!as Gordon ShakespeareMovie
Personal Affairs
2009Personal Affairsas Art GrimbleTV
Being Human
2009Being Humanas HerrickTV
Little Dorrit
2008Little Dorritas PlornishTV
Wired
2008Wiredas MartTV
Wild Child
2008Wild Childas Mr. NellistMovie
Miss Austen Regrets
2008Miss Austen Regretsas Rev ClarkeMovie
Lark Rise to Candleford
2008Lark Rise to CandlefordTV
The Golden Compass
2007The Golden Compassas Bolvangar OfficialMovie
Would I Lie to You?
2007Would I Lie to You?as SelfTV
The History of Mr Polly
2007The History of Mr PollyMovie
Once Upon a Time on the Westway
2007Once Upon a Time on the Westwayas Desmond MarshalMovie
Housewife, 49
2006Housewife, 49as Dr Roger BrierleyMovie
Sixty Six
2006Sixty Sixas Mr. SpenderMovie
Fear of Fanny
2006Fear of Fannyas DerekMovie
The One Show
2006The One Showas SelfTV
Confetti
2006Confettias GregoryMovie
The Virgin Queen
2006The Virgin Queenas Christopher HattonTV
Hotel Babylon
2006Hotel BabylonTV
Life on Mars
2006Life on Marsas Colin MerrickTV
My Family and Other Animals
2005My Family and Other Animalsas DurantMovie
The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt
2005The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Huntas LaurenceMovie
Funland
2005Funlandas Bradley StainerTV
Doctor Who
2005Doctor Whoas WebleyTV
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
2004Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reasonas Charlie Parker-KnowlesMovie
Sex Traffic
2004Sex TrafficTV
Bodies
2004Bodiesas Ralph HarrisTV
I
2004In Denial of Murderas Stephen DowningMovie
Blue Murder
2003Blue Murderas BarrTV
She Stoops to Conquer
2003She Stoops to Conqueras DiggoryMovie
State of Mind
2003State of Mindas Nathan SaundersMovie
The Russian Bride
2001The Russian Brideas Christopher RattleTV
Sabotage!!
2000Sabotage!!as Capt. WorplesdonMovie
Circus
2000Circusas DomMovie
Onegin
1999Oneginas GuillotMovie
S
1999Sex 'n' Deathas Mick LugerMovie
Bostock's Cup
1999Bostock's Cupas Tommy BennettMovie
Duck Patrol
1998Duck Patrolas Kevin 'Taz' DelaneyTV
Tomorrow Never Dies
1997Tomorrow Never Diesas HMS Bedford Principal Warfare OfficerMovie
Midsomer Murders
1997Midsomer Murdersas Joe FerabbeeTV
Pie in the Sky
1994Pie in the Skyas Jason BurgessTV
Split Second
1992Split Secondas Coroner's AssistantMovie
Soldier Soldier
1991Soldier Soldieras Cpl Geoff PorterTV
High Hopes
1989High Hopesas WayneMovie
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989Agatha Christie's Poirotas Joe BlandTV
Casualty
1986Casualtyas PartridgeTV
EastEnders
1985EastEndersas GerryTV
A Ghost Story for Christmas
1971A Ghost Story for Christmasas Mr WraxhallTV
Geronto
—Gerontoas OlderMovie
D
—Dear Englandas Greg DykeTV