Michael J. Jackson

Jackson studied at the University of London and then joined repertory theatre in Sheffield, followed by Coventry, Birmingham and Edinburgh. He appeared in several theatre productions early on in his career, including a West End production with Rowan Atkinson and Watford's Palace Theatre's production of The Incident at Tulse Hill. He won the Evening Standard British Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer Actor in 1978.

He has worked in theatres across the country throughout his career, including a stint as Duke Frederick in Shakespeare's As You Like It and most recently when he starred as George Pye in Humble Boy at the Northcott Theatre, Exeter.