Jason Watkins

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.

Known For

Midsomer Murders

The Crown

Doctor Who

Agatha Christie's Poirot

EastEnders

Casualty

Call the Midwife

The One Show

All Movies (45)

• Stonehenge: Secrets of the New Stone2026 · as Self
• Dragonfly2025 · as John
• The Phoenician Scheme2025 · as Notary
• Princes in the Tower: A Damning Discovery2024 · as Presenter
• Wicked Little Letters2024 · as Mr. Treading
• The One Note Man2023 · as One Note Man
• Jason & Clara: In Memory of Maudie2023
• A Ghost Story for Christmas: Count Magnus2022 · as Mr Wraxhall
• The Trick2021 · as Phil Jones
• Something Borrowed2020 · as Stanley
• The Children Act2018 · as Nigel Pauling
• The Man Who Killed Don Quixote2018 · as Rupert
• The Overcoat2017 · as Christopher Cobbler
• Hampstead2017 · as James Smythe
• You Can't Teach a New Dog Old Tricks2016 · as Mr. Humphreys
• Nativity 3: Dude, Where's My Donkey?!2014 · as Gordon Shakespeare
• Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger!2012 · as Gordon Shakespeare
• Lost Christmas2011 · as Noel Noble
• Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas2009
• Nativity!2009 · as Gordon Shakespeare
• May Contain: Nuts2009 · as Mr. John Worrall
• Wild Child2008 · as Mr. Nellist
• Miss Austen Regrets2008 · as Rev Clarke
• The Golden Compass2007 · as Bolvangar Official
• The History of Mr Polly2007
• Once Upon a Time on the Westway2007 · as Desmond Marshal
• Housewife, 492006 · as Dr Roger Brierley
• Sixty Six2006 · as Mr. Spender
• Fear of Fanny2006 · as Derek
• Confetti2006 · as Gregory
• My Family and Other Animals2005 · as Durant
• The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt2005 · as Laurence
• Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason2004 · as Charlie Parker-Knowles
• In Denial of Murder2004 · as Stephen Downing
• She Stoops to Conquer2003 · as Diggory
• State of Mind2003 · as Nathan Saunders
• Sabotage!!2000 · as Capt. Worplesdon
• Circus2000 · as Dom
• Onegin1999 · as Guillot
• Sex 'n' Death1999 · as Mick Luger
• Bostock's Cup1999 · as Tommy Bennett
• Tomorrow Never Dies1997 · as HMS Bedford Principal Warfare Officer
• Split Second1992 · as Coroner's Assistant
• High Hopes1989 · as Wayne
• Geronto— · as Older

All TV Shows (74)

• Dear England2026 · as Greg Dyke
• Falling2026
• Dirty Business2026 · as Peter Hammond
• The Game2025 · as Huw Miller
• Batman: Caped Crusader2024 · as Alfred Pennyworth (voice)
• Batman: Caped Crusader2024 · as Alfred Pennyworth / Guard 1 (voice)
• Batman: Caped Crusader2024 · as Alfred Pennyworth / Carnival Barker (voice)
• Coma2024 · as Simon
• Rob Beckett's Smart TV2024 · as Self
• Archie: The Man Who Became Cary Grant2023 · as Stanley Fox
• Jason and Clara: In Memory of Maudie2023
• The Catch2023 · as Ed
• SAS Rogue Heroes2022 · as Winston Churchill
• Around the World in 80 Days2021 · as Bernard Fortescue
• Blankety Blank2021 · as Self - Panellist
• Des2020 · as Brian Masters
• Hitmen2020 · as The Lawyer
• McDonald & Dodds2020 · as DS Dodds
• Watership Down2018 · as Captain Orchis (voice)
• Inside the Tower of London2018 · as Narrator
• Celebrity Catchphrase2018
• A Very English Scandal2018 · as Emlyn Hooson
• Hold the Sunset2018 · as Roger
• Decline and Fall2017 · as Wilfred Lucas-Dockery
• Taboo2017 · as Solomon Coop
• The Crown2016 · as Harold Wilson
• Love, Nina2016 · as Malcolm Tanner
• The Secret2016 · as Pastor Hansford
• Safe House2015 · as Simon Duke
• The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies2014 · as Christopher Jefferies
• W1A2014 · as Simon Harwood
• Inside No. 92014 · as Kevin
• Inside No. 92014 · as Self
• Atlantis2013 · as Crios
• The Hollow Crown2012 · as Suffolk
• Line of Duty2012 · as Tim Ifield
• Line of Duty2012 · as FC Tim Ifield
• Playhouse Presents2012 · as Andy
• Dirk Gently2012 · as DI Gilks
• Prisoners' Wives2012 · as Will
• Call the Midwife2012 · as Reverend Applebee-Thornton
• The Body Farm2011 · as Edward Worrell
• Trollied2011
• Trollied2011 · as Gavin
• Twenty Twelve2011 · as Richard Salter
• Friday Night Dinner2011 · as Tony Michaels
• Little Crackers2010 · as Vince
• Personal Affairs2009 · as Art Grimble
• Being Human2009 · as Herrick
• Little Dorrit2008 · as Plornish
• Wired2008 · as Mart
• Lark Rise to Candleford2008
• Would I Lie to You?2007 · as Self
• Lewis2007 · as Oswald Cooper
• The One Show2006 · as Self
• New Street Law2006 · as Brian Steele
• The Virgin Queen2006 · as Christopher Hatton
• Hotel Babylon2006
• Life on Mars2006 · as Colin Merrick
• Funland2005 · as Bradley Stainer
• Doctor Who2005 · as Webley
• Sex Traffic2004
• Bodies2004 · as Ralph Harris
• Celebrity Mastermind2003
• Blue Murder2003 · as Barr
• The Russian Bride2001 · as Christopher Rattle
• Duck Patrol1998 · as Kevin 'Taz' Delaney
• Midsomer Murders1997 · as Joe Ferabbee
• Pie in the Sky1994 · as Jason Burgess
• Soldier Soldier1991 · as Cpl Geoff Porter
• Agatha Christie's Poirot1989 · as Joe Bland
• Casualty1986 · as Partridge
• EastEnders1985 · as Gerry
• A Ghost Story for Christmas1971 · as Mr Wraxhall