Jason Watkins

Jason Watkins

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

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

2005 • as Webley

The One Show

The One Show

2006 • as Self

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

1997 • as Joe Ferabbee

EastEnders

EastEnders

1985 • as Gerry

Would I Lie to You?

Would I Lie to You?

2007 • as Self

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Agatha Christie's Poirot

1989 • as Joe Bland

Filmography

2026

TV
Hearfield
as DS Wilson
TV - Released: 6/19/2026

2025

Movie
Dragonfly
Movie - Released: 6/6/2025

2024

Wicked Little Letters
Wicked Little Letters
as Mr. Treading
Movie - Released: 2/23/2024
Coma
Coma
as Simon
TV - Released: 3/18/2024
Batman: Caped Crusader
Batman: Caped Crusader
as Alfred Pennyworth (voice)
TV - Released: 8/1/2024
Batman: Caped Crusader
Batman: Caped Crusader
as Alfred Pennyworth / Guard 1 (voice)
TV - Released: 8/1/2024
Batman: Caped Crusader
Batman: Caped Crusader
as Alfred Pennyworth / Carnival Barker (voice)
TV - Released: 8/1/2024
Rob Beckett's Smart TV
Rob Beckett's Smart TV
as Self
TV - Released: 2/29/2024

2023

The One Note Man
The One Note Man
as One Note Man
Movie - Released: 8/8/2023
Jason and Clara: In Memory of Maudie
Jason and Clara: In Memory of Maudie
TV - Released: 3/30/2023
Archie: The Man Who Became Cary Grant
Archie: The Man Who Became Cary Grant
as Stanley Fox
TV - Released: 11/23/2023
The Catch
The Catch
as Ed
TV - Released: 1/25/2023

2022

A Ghost Story for Christmas: Count Magnus
A Ghost Story for Christmas: Count Magnus
as Mr Wraxhall
Movie - Released: 12/23/2022
SAS Rogue Heroes
SAS Rogue Heroes
as Winston Churchill
TV - Released: 10/30/2022

2021

The Trick
The Trick
as Phil Jones
Movie - Released: 10/18/2021
Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days
as Bernard Fortescue
TV - Released: 12/5/2021
Blankety Blank
Blankety Blank
as Self - Panellist
TV - Released: 10/2/2021

2020

Something Borrowed
Something Borrowed
as Stanley
Movie - Released: 10/24/2020
Des
Des
as Brian Masters
TV - Released: 9/14/2020
Hitmen
Hitmen
as The Lawyer
TV - Released: 3/25/2020
McDonald & Dodds
McDonald & Dodds
as DS Dodds
TV - Released: 3/1/2020

2018

The Children Act
The Children Act
as Nigel Pauling
Movie - Released: 8/1/2018
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote
as Rupert
Movie - Released: 5/19/2018
Hold the Sunset
Hold the Sunset
as Roger
TV - Released: 2/18/2018
A Very English Scandal
A Very English Scandal
as Emlyn Hooson
TV - Released: 5/20/2018
Watership Down
Watership Down
as Captain Orchis (voice)
TV - Released: 12/22/2018
Celebrity Catchphrase
Celebrity Catchphrase
TV - Released: 6/17/2018

2017

The Overcoat
The Overcoat
as Christopher Cobbler
Movie - Released: 11/14/2017
Hampstead
Hampstead
as James Smythe
Movie - Released: 6/23/2017
Taboo
Taboo
as Solomon Coop
TV - Released: 1/7/2017

2016

Are you Being Served
Are you Being Served
as Mr Humphreys
Movie - Released: 8/28/2016
Love, Nina
Love, Nina
as Malcolm Tanner
TV - Released: 5/20/2016
The Secret
The Secret
as Pastor Hansford
TV - Released: 4/29/2016
The Crown
The Crown
as Harold Wilson
TV - Released: 11/4/2016

2015

Safe House
Safe House
as Simon Duke
TV - Released: 4/20/2015

2014

Nativity 3: Dude, Where's My Donkey?!
Nativity 3: Dude, Where's My Donkey?!
as Gordon Shakespeare
Movie - Released: 11/14/2014
W1A
W1A
as Simon Harwood
TV - Released: 3/19/2014
The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies
The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies
as Christopher Jefferies
TV - Released: 12/10/2014
Inside No. 9
Inside No. 9
as Kevin
TV - Released: 2/5/2014
Inside No. 9
Inside No. 9
as Self
TV - Released: 2/5/2014

2013

Atlantis
Atlantis
as Crios
TV - Released: 9/28/2013

2012

Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger!
Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger!
as Gordon Shakespeare
Movie - Released: 11/23/2012
Playhouse Presents
Playhouse Presents
as Andy
TV - Released: 4/12/2012
Dirk Gently
Dirk Gently
as DI Gilks
TV - Released: 3/5/2012
Prisoners' Wives
Prisoners' Wives
as Will
TV - Released: 1/31/2012
Line of Duty
Line of Duty
as Tim Ifield
TV - Released: 6/26/2012
Call the Midwife
Call the Midwife
as Reverend Applebee-Thornton
TV - Released: 1/15/2012
The Hollow Crown
The Hollow Crown
as Suffolk
TV - Released: 6/30/2012

2011

Lost Christmas
Lost Christmas
as Noel Noble
Movie - Released: 12/11/2011
Trollied
Trollied
TV - Released: 8/4/2011
Trollied
Trollied
as Gavin
TV - Released: 8/4/2011
Twenty Twelve
Twenty Twelve
as Richard Salter
TV - Released: 3/14/2011
Friday Night Dinner
Friday Night Dinner
as Tony Michaels
TV - Released: 2/25/2011

2010

Little Crackers
Little Crackers
as Vince
TV - Released: 12/19/2010

2009

Nativity!
Nativity!
as Gordon Shakespeare
Movie - Released: 11/27/2009
Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas
Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas
Movie - Released: 12/24/2009
Being Human
Being Human
as William Herrick
TV - Released: 1/25/2009
Psychoville
Psychoville
TV - Released: 6/18/2009
Murderland
Murderland
TV - Released: 10/19/2009
Being Human
Being Human
as Herrick
TV - Released: 1/25/2009

2008

Miss Austen Regrets
Miss Austen Regrets
as Rev Clarke
Movie - Released: 2/3/2008
Wild Child
Wild Child
as Mr. Nellist
Movie - Released: 8/15/2008
Little Dorrit
Little Dorrit
TV - Released: 10/26/2008
Wired
Wired
as Mart
TV - Released: 10/13/2008
Lark Rise to Candleford
Lark Rise to Candleford
TV - Released: 1/13/2008

2007

The History of Mr Polly
The History of Mr Polly
Movie - Released: 5/7/2007
The Golden Compass
The Golden Compass
as Bolvangar Official
Movie - Released: 12/4/2007
Would I Lie to You?
Would I Lie to You?
as Self
TV - Released: 6/16/2007

2006

Confetti
Confetti
as Gregory
Movie - Released: 5/5/2006
Sixty Six
Sixty Six
as Mr. Spender
Movie - Released: 11/3/2006
Housewife, 49
Housewife, 49
as Dr Roger Brierley
Movie - Released: 12/10/2006
Fear of Fanny
Fear of Fanny
as Derek
Movie - Released: 10/23/2006
Life on Mars
Life on Mars
as Colin Merrick
TV - Released: 1/9/2006
Hotel Babylon
Hotel Babylon
TV - Released: 1/19/2006
The Virgin Queen
The Virgin Queen
as Christopher Hatton
TV - Released: 1/22/2006
The One Show
The One Show
as Self
TV - Released: 8/14/2006

2005

My Family and Other Animals
My Family and Other Animals
as Durant
Movie - Released: 12/27/2005
The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt
The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt
as Laurence
Movie - Released: 12/25/2005
Spider-Plant Man
Spider-Plant Man
as Man on the street
Movie - Released: 3/11/2005
Doctor Who
Doctor Who
as Webley
TV - Released: 3/26/2005

2004

Movie
In Denial of Murder
as Stephen Downing
Movie - Released: 2/29/2004
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
as Charlie Parker-Knowles
Movie - Released: 11/10/2004
Bodies
Bodies
as Ralph Harris
TV - Released: 5/23/2004
Sex Traffic
Sex Traffic
TV - Released: 10/10/2004

2003

Movie
State of Mind
as Nathan Saunders
Movie - Released: 1/1/2003
She Stoops to Conquer
She Stoops to Conquer
as Diggory
Movie - Released: 4/8/2003
Blue Murder
Blue Murder
as Barr
TV - Released: 5/18/2003

2000

Circus
Circus
as Dom
Movie - Released: 5/5/2000
Sabotage!!
Sabotage!!
as Capt. Worplesdon
Movie - Released: 10/14/2000

1999

Movie
Bostock's Cup
as Tommy Bennett
Movie - Released: 6/24/1999
Movie
Sex 'n' Death
as Mick Luger
Movie - Released: 12/14/1999
Onegin
Onegin
as Guillot
Movie - Released: 12/22/1999

1998

Duck Patrol
Duck Patrol
as Kevin 'Taz' Delaney
TV - Released: 7/19/1998

1997

Tomorrow Never Dies
Tomorrow Never Dies
as Principal Warfare Officer - HMS Bedford
Movie - Released: 12/11/1997
Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders
as Joe Ferabbee
TV - Released: 3/23/1997

1994

Pie in the Sky
Pie in the Sky
as Jason Burgess
TV - Released: 3/13/1994

1992

Split Second
Split Second
as Coroner's Assistant
Movie - Released: 5/1/1992

1991

Soldier Soldier
Soldier Soldier
as Cpl Geoff Porter
TV - Released: 6/10/1991

1989

High Hopes
High Hopes
as Wayne
Movie - Released: 1/13/1989
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Agatha Christie's Poirot
as Joe Bland
TV - Released: 1/8/1989

1986

Casualty
Casualty
as Partridge
TV - Released: 9/6/1986

1985

EastEnders
EastEnders
as Gerry
TV - Released: 2/19/1985