Paul Jesson

Paul Jesson

Actor 1975–2026 (51 year career)

6.9 avg rating

Highest Rated

The Winter's Tale

The Winter's Tale

1981 · as Clown

Pie in the Sky

Pie in the Sky

1994 · as Chief Constable Stokes

The Crown

The Crown

2016 · as Sir Geoffrey Howe

Known For

Marrowbone

Marrowbone

Doctor

Vera Drake

Vera Drake

Magistrate

The Children Act

The Children Act

Humphrey

Mr. Turner

Mr. Turner

William Turner Snr

All or Nothing

All or Nothing

Ron

Coriolanus

Coriolanus

Tribune Brutus

Closer to the Moon

Closer to the Moon

Studio Manager

The Sound of Music Live!

The Sound of Music Live!

Admiral von Schreiber

Filmography

Acting (55)

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Movies (35)

The Old Man & The Thief

The Old Man & The Thief

as Robert

Sitting

Sitting

as John

The Children Act

The Children Act

as Humphrey

Marrowbone

Marrowbone

as Doctor

RSC Live: Coriolanus

RSC Live: Coriolanus

as Menenius

The Sound of Music Live!

The Sound of Music Live!

as Admiral von Schreiber

Mr. Turner

Mr. Turner

as William Turner Snr

Closer to the Moon

Closer to the Moon

as Studio Manager

National Theatre Live: Travelling Light

National Theatre Live: Travelling Light

as Maurice Montgomery

Coriolanus

Coriolanus

as Tribune Brutus

National Theatre Live: King Lear

National Theatre Live: King Lear

as Earl of Gloucester

Margaret

Margaret

as Kenneth Baker

Vera Drake

Vera Drake

as Magistrate

Danielle Cable: Eyewitness

Danielle Cable: Eyewitness

as Brian Boyce

All or Nothing

All or Nothing

as Ron

The Trial of Lord Lucan

The Trial of Lord Lucan

as Det. Chief Supt. Ranson

Resnick: Rough Treatment

as Det Chief Supt Jack Skelton

Resnick: Lonely Hearts

as Det Chief Supt Jack Skelton

Quartermaine's Terms

Quartermaine's Terms

as Derek Meadle

Love's Labour's Lost

Love's Labour's Lost

as Costard

Pity in History

Pity in History

as Boys

The Tragedy of Coriolanus

The Tragedy of Coriolanus

as First Citizen

Henry VI Part 3

Henry VI Part 3

as George, Duke of Clarence

Cymbeline

Cymbeline

as Cloten

Acceptable Levels

Acceptable Levels

as Major Green

Henry VI Part 2

Henry VI Part 2

as John Holland / George Plantagenet

The Tragedy of Richard III

The Tragedy of Richard III

as George, Duke of Clarence

Henry VI Part 1

Henry VI Part 1

as Second Messenger to King

Mike Leigh: Making Plays

Mike Leigh: Making Plays

as Self (archive footage)

Home Sweet Home

Home Sweet Home

as Man in Dressing Gown

The Winter's Tale

The Winter's Tale

as Clown

Joggers

Joggers

as Edgar

The Muscle Market

The Muscle Market

as John

Waiting at the Field Gate

Waiting at the Field Gate

as Ron

Untitled Mike Leigh Film

Television (20)

The Crown

The Crown

as Sir Geoffrey Howe

Chewing Gum

Chewing Gum

as Noah

The Trials of Jimmy Rose

The Trials of Jimmy Rose

as Roy Anderson

Endeavour

Endeavour

as Professor Ernest Burrowes

Vera

Vera

as Dale Acreman

The Bible: A History

The Bible: A History

The Devil's Whore

The Devil's Whore

as Bradshaw

Working Shakespeare

Working Shakespeare

Foyle's War

Foyle's War

as Godfrey Watson

Spooks

Spooks

as Guy Facer

The Glass

The Glass

as C.T.

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

as Hector Bridges

Holding On

Holding On

as Lake

Pie in the Sky

Pie in the Sky

as Chief Constable Stokes

Intimate Contact

Intimate Contact

as Trevor Singleton

A Very Peculiar Practice

A Very Peculiar Practice

as P.R. Prettiman

Widows

Widows

as D.S. Alec Fuller

Widows

Widows

as D.I. Alec Fuller

Clayhanger

Clayhanger

as Tom Swetnam

Carry On Laughing

Carry On Laughing

as Messenger