Portrait of Jason Watkins

Acting

Jason Watkins

Career

Active from 1997 to 2026, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles
23
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Dirty Business
Dirty Business
GoodWatch score86/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • BAFTA Awards · Best Actor

    2015 · Won · 2015 British Academy Television Awards

    The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies

    Source: Wikidata

Characters

12

The characters Jason Watkins played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 88 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jason Watkins Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    2.8, average 4.1
  • Adrenaline
    3.6, average 4.8
  • Fantasy
    0.9, average 1.7
  • Scare
    1.9, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 6
  • British Humor 4
  • Musical Elements 3
  • Ensemble Cast 3
  • Witty Dialogue 3
  • Psychological Drama 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Comfort Watch 2
  • Crime Thriller 2
  • Psychological Suspense 2
  • Character-Driven Drama 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

111
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

25 titles · average score 66
Dear England
Dear England (2026)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Greg Dyke

Dirty Business
Dirty Business (2026)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show · as Peter Hammond

The Game
The Game (2025)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Huw Miller

Dragonfly
Dragonfly (2025)
GoodWatch score 60

as John

Coma
Coma (2024)

TV show · as Simon

The Catch
The Catch (2023)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show · as Ed

The One Note Man
The One Note Man (2023)
GoodWatch score 63

as One Note Man

A Ghost Story for Christmas: Count Magnus
A Ghost Story for Christmas: Count Magnus (2022)
GoodWatch score 58

as Mr Wraxhall

Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days (2021)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show · as Bernard Fortescue

The Trick
The Trick (2021)
GoodWatch score 57

as Phil Jones

McDonald & Dodds
McDonald & Dodds (2020)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as DS Dodds

Des
Des (2020)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Brian Masters

2010s

34 titles · average score 68
Hold the Sunset
Hold the Sunset (2018)
GoodWatch score 59

TV show · as Roger

Inside the Tower of London
Inside the Tower of London (2018)

TV show · as Narrator

The Children Act
The Children Act (2018)
GoodWatch score 67

as Nigel Pauling

Hampstead
Hampstead (2017)
GoodWatch score 53

as James Smythe

The Crown
The Crown (2016)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Harold Wilson

You Can't Teach a New Dog Old Tricks
You Can't Teach a New Dog Old Tricks (2016)
GoodWatch score 55

as Mr. Humphreys

Love, Nina
Love, Nina (2016)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show · as Malcolm Tanner

Safe House
Safe House (2015)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show · as Simon Duke

The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies
The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies (2014)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Christopher Jefferies

W1A
W1A (2014)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show · as Simon Harwood

Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger!
Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger! (2012)
GoodWatch score 43

as Gordon Shakespeare

Dirk Gently
Dirk Gently (2012)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as DI Gilks

2000s

37 titles · average score 64
Nativity!
Nativity! (2009)
GoodWatch score 57

as Gordon Shakespeare

Being Human
Being Human (2009)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Herrick

Wild Child
Wild Child (2008)
GoodWatch score 52

as Mr. Nellist

Lark Rise to Candleford
Lark Rise to Candleford (2008)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show

Lewis
Lewis (2007)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Oswald Cooper

The Golden Compass
The Golden Compass (2007)
GoodWatch score 52

as Bolvangar Official

Fear of Fanny
Fear of Fanny (2006)
GoodWatch score 70

as Derek

Life on Mars
Life on Mars (2006)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Colin Merrick

Doctor Who
Doctor Who (2005)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Webley

Sex Traffic
Sex Traffic (2004)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show

In Denial of Murder
In Denial of Murder (2004)

as Stephen Downing

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004)
GoodWatch score 48

as Charlie Parker-Knowles

1990s

10 titles · average score 64
Onegin
Onegin (1999)
GoodWatch score 58

as Guillot

Sex 'n' Death
Sex 'n' Death (1999)

as Mick Luger

Bostock's Cup
Bostock's Cup (1999)

as Tommy Bennett

Duck Patrol
Duck Patrol (1998)

TV show · as Kevin 'Taz' Delaney

Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders (1997)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Joe Ferabbee

Tomorrow Never Dies
Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
GoodWatch score 58

as HMS Bedford Principal Warfare Officer

Grown Ups
Grown Ups (1997)

TV show · as Bob

Pie in the Sky
Pie in the Sky (1994)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Jason Burgess

Split Second
Split Second (1992)
GoodWatch score 42

as Coroner's Assistant

Soldier Soldier
Soldier Soldier (1991)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Cpl Geoff Porter

1980s

4 titles · average score 70
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Joe Bland

High Hopes
High Hopes (1989)
GoodWatch score 82

as Wayne

Casualty
Casualty (1986)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show · as Partridge

EastEnders
EastEnders (1985)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show · as Gerry

1970s

1 title · average score 75
A Ghost Story for Christmas
A Ghost Story for Christmas (1971)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Mr Wraxhall