---
name: "Paul Jesson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/paul-jesson"
fi1m_id: "paul-jesson"
imdb_id: "nm0422234"
tmdb_id: 72308
wikidata_id: "Q7151583"
roles: []
born: "6 July 1946"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 80
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-09-22T20:57:59.852651+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Paul Jesson

## Identity

Paul Jesson

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/paul-jesson
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** paul-jesson
- **IMDb ID:** nm0422234
- **TMDB ID:** 72308
- **Wikidata ID:** Q7151583
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Jesson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7151583, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0422234/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/72308

Actor. Born 6 July 1946 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England, UK.

## Details

- **Born:** 6 July 1946, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England, UK
- **Active:** 1986–2015
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 82 (1), 2000s 82 (2), 2010s 76 (2)
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 4, Comedy 2, Thriller 1
- **Screen time:** 4 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $14m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Jesson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7151583, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0422234/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/72308

## Coming up

- *Elsinore* (2026-11-20), as National Theatre Window Banger
- *Tender Loving Care* (2026-12-04), as Geoff

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Coriolanus*](https://film.one/film/coriolanus.md) (74)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Paul Jesson is an English stage, television and film actor. He was born on 6 July 1946 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire.

Jesson trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. He is an Associate Artist of the Royal Shakespeare Company and has played leading roles at the National Theatre and the RSC. In 1986 he won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance in *The Normal Heart* at the Royal Court Theatre.

His film roles include Tribune Brutus in *Coriolanus* (2011), William Turner Snr in *Mr. Turner* (2014), the Doctor in *Marrowbone* (2017) and Humphrey in *The Children Act* (2018). On television he has appeared in *The Crown* as Sir Geoffrey Howe, *Endeavour* and *Vera*.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (5)

- *Chewing Gum* (2015), Fi1m 78, as Noah — [page](https://film.one/tv/chewing-gum.md)
- *Coriolanus* (2011), Fi1m 74, as Tribune Brutus — [page](https://film.one/film/coriolanus.md)
- *The Devil's Whore* (2008), Fi1m 80, as Bradshaw — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-devils-whore.md)
- *Vera Drake* (2004), Fi1m 84, as Magistrate — [page](https://film.one/film/vera-drake.md)
- *A Very Peculiar Practice* (1986), Fi1m 82, as P.R. Prettiman — [page](https://film.one/tv/a-very-peculiar-practice.md)

## Complete filmography (56)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Tender Loving Care* (2026), as Geoff
- *Elsinore* (2026), as National Theatre Window Banger
- *The Old Man & The Thief* (2026), as Robert
- *Sitting* (2021), as John
- *The Children Act* (2018), as Humphrey
- *Marrowbone* (2017), as Doctor
- *RSC Live: Coriolanus* (2017), as Menenius
- *The Crown* (2016), series, as Sir Geoffrey Howe — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-crown.md)
- *The Sound of Music Live!* (2015), as Admiral von Schreiber
- *Chewing Gum* (2015), series, as Noah — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/chewing-gum.md)
- *The Trials of Jimmy Rose* (2015), series, as Roy Anderson
- *Mr. Turner* (2014), as William Turner Snr
- *Closer to the Moon* (2014), as Studio Manager
- *Endeavour* (2013), series, as Professor Ernest Burrowes — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/endeavour.md)
- *National Theatre Live: Travelling Light* (2012), as Maurice Montgomery
- *Vera* (2011), series, as Dale Acreman — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/vera.md)
- *Coriolanus* (2011), as Tribune Brutus — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/coriolanus.md)
- *National Theatre Live: King Lear* (2011), as Earl of Gloucester
- *The Bible: A History* (2010), series, Actor
- *Margaret* (2009), as Kenneth Baker
- *The Devil's Whore* (2008), series, as Bradshaw — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-devils-whore.md)
- *Vera Drake* (2004), as Magistrate — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/vera-drake.md)
- *Working Shakespeare* (2003), series, Actor
- *Danielle Cable: Eyewitness* (2003), as Brian Boyce
- *Foyle's War* (2002), series, as Godfrey Watson
- *All or Nothing* (2002), as Ron
- *Spooks* (2002), series, as Guy Facer — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/spooks.md)
- *The Glass* (2001), series, as C.T.
- *Midsomer Murders* (1997), series, as Lynton Pargeter, Hector Bridges
- *The Trial of Lord Lucan* (1994), as Det. Chief Supt. Ranson
- *Pie in the Sky* (1994), series, as Chief Constable Stokes
- *Resnick: Rough Treatment* (1993), as Det Chief Supt Jack Skelton
- *A Touch of Frost* (1992), series, as DS Dorridge
- *Resnick: Lonely Hearts* (1992), as Det Chief Supt Jack Skelton
- *Intimate Contact* (1987), series, as Trevor Singleton
- *Quartermaine's Terms* (1987), as Derek Meadle
- *A Very Peculiar Practice* (1986), series, as P.R. Prettiman — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/a-very-peculiar-practice.md)
- *Pity in History* (1985), as Boys
- *Love's Labour's Lost* (1985), as Costard
- *The Tragedy of Coriolanus* (1984), as First Citizen
- *Cymbeline* (1983), as Cloten
- *Widows* (1983), series, as D.I. Alec Fuller, D.I. Fuller, DS Alec Fuller
- *The Tragedy of Richard III* (1983), as George, Duke of Clarence
- *Henry VI Part 3* (1983), as George, Duke of Clarence
- *Henry VI Part 2* (1983), as John Holland / George Plantagenet
- *Henry VI Part 1* (1983), as Second Messenger to King
- *Acceptable Levels* (1983), as Major Green
- *Home Sweet Home* (1982), as Man in Dressing Gown
- *Joggers* (1981), as Edgar
- *The Winter's Tale* (1981), as Clown
- *The Muscle Market* (1981), as John
- *The BBC Television Shakespeare* (1978), series, Actor
- *Clayhanger* (1976), series, as Tom Swetnam
- *Waiting at the Field Gate* (1975), as Ron
- *Carry On Laughing* (1975), series, as Messenger
- *Untitled 13*, Actor

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