Philip Davis (born 30 July 1953) is an English actor, writer, director and narrator.

Filmography

• 2026Rise of the Footsoldier: Retribution
• 2026Shedites — Harry
• Playing Nice — John Riley
• The Hack — Alastair Morgan
• 2024TUSKY
• Truelove — Nigel
• Platform 7 — Edward Warren
• 2023Rise of the Footsoldier: Vengeance — David Hexell
• 2022Deus — Vance
• Slow Horses — Dickie Bow
• Ragdoll — Mayor Ray Turnbull
• 2021Taj Mahal presents… A Short Film — Old man
• Viewpoint — DI Liam Cox
• 2020Knuckledust — Happy
• Trying — Victor Ross, Vic Ross
• 2019Brighton — Dave
• 2019Dial M for Middlesbrough — Jed
• 2019The Great Train Robbery: The Hidden Tapes — Narrator
• 2018Juliet, Naked — Mayor Terry Barton
• Broken — Harry Parkinson
• 2017Hampstead — Fyfe
• Riviera — Jukes
• 2017We Can Be Heroes — Granddad Evans
• 2016Golden Years — Brian
• Undercover — Jimmy
• 2016Zero Sum — Neumann
• 2015Age Of Kill — Bill Weybridge
• Black Work — Tom Piper
• 2015Churchill: 100 Days That Saved Britain — Charles McMoran Wilson
• 2015Dough — Sam Cotton
• 2015Mr. Holmes — Inspector Gilbert
• 2015Peterman — Grandad
• Poldark — Jud Paynter
• Inside No. 9 — Bill
• 2013Borrowed Time — Philip
• 2013Having You — Peter
• Plebs — Severus
• 2012Fast Girls — Brian
• 2012Hacks — Ray
• 2012Outside Bet — Threads
• Secrets and Words — Ray Collins
• The Town — Tony Nicholas
• Case Histories — Theo Wyre
• Death in Paradise — Jim Chandler
• Silk — Micky Joy
• 2010Another Year — Jack
• 2010Brighton Rock — Frank Spicer
• Identity
• Sherlock — Jeff
• 2010The Big I Am — Stubbs
• 2010The Rapture — Sir David
• Vexed — Ron Poynter
• Being Human — Captain Hatch
• Collision — Brian Edwards
• 2009Dead Man Running — Johnny Sands
• Desperate Romantics — Mr. Stone
• Whitechapel — Ray Miles
• Ashes to Ashes — Chas Cale
• 2008Bike Squad — CI Albert Custer
• Inspector George Gently
• Lark Rise to Candleford
• Merlin — The Gleeman
• 2008The Curse of Steptoe — Wilfrid Brambell
• The Fixer
• British Film Forever
• 2007Cassandra's Dream — Martin Burns
• Comedy Showcase — Sergeant
• Five Days — Mic Danes
• 2007Secret Life — Rudi
• 2006A Way of Life: Making Quadrophenia
• 2006Beau Brummell: This Charming Man — Master Servant Robinson
• 2006Notes on a Scandal — Brian Bangs
• Bleak House — Smallweed
• 2005Casanova — Guardi
• Doctor Who — Lucius
• 2005Footprints in the Snow — Tim Perkins
• 2005Like Father Like Son — Paul Barker
• Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky — Ernest Eccles
• Agatha Christie's Marple — Kennedy
• New Tricks — Gavin Gibson
• 2004Ready When You Are, Mr McGill — Denis
• 2004The Baby Juice Express — Frank O'Reilly
• 2004Vera Drake — Stan
• 2004Wall of Silence — Tony Cottis
• 2002Fields of Gold — Roy Lodge
• Fields of Gold
• 2002Nicholas Nickleby — Brooker
• Rose and Maloney — Marion Maloney
• 2002The Safe House — Det. Inspector Baird
• 2002White Teeth — Archie
• White Teeth — Archie
• Murder in Mind — Chaz Hadley
• 2001Trance — Philip
• Black Cab — Nick
• North Square
• Births, Marriages and Deaths — Graham
• 1999Hold Back the Night — Director
• Real Women — Director
• 1998Still Crazy — Limo Driver
• 1997Face — Julian
• Midsomer Murders — Gary Cooper
• 1997Photographing Fairies — Roy
• 1996Crimetime — Simon
• 1996Different for Girls — Cabbie
• 1996Secrets & Lies — Man in Suit
• 1995I.D. — Custody Sergeant, Director
• Moving Story — Adrenalin
• 1993In the Name of the Father — Detective
• 1992Alien³ — Kevin
• 1992Blue Ice — Westy
• Nice Town — Paul Thompson
• Prime Suspect — Director
• 1991Skulduggery — Writer, Director
• 4 Play — Director
• 1989High Hopes — Cyril Bender
• 1989Howling V: The Rebirth — Count Istvan
• Tales from the Crypt — Henry
• 1989The Firm — Yeti
• The Paradise Club — Walter 'Wally' Fagin
• 1988Dead Lucky — Finn
• 1988The First Kangaroos — Young Reporter
• 1987Comrades — Young John Stanfield
• Inspector Morse — Roland Sherman
• Truckers — Lonesome Cowboy
• Screen Two — Yeti, Finn, Director
• 1985The Doctor and the Devils — Billy Bedlam
• 1985Underworld — Lazarus
• Robin of Sherwood — Prince John
• 1984The Bounty — Edward Young
• Dramarama — Frog
• 1982Pink Floyd: The Wall — Roadie
• Bergerac — Eric
• 1980Dark Water — Eddie
• 1980Grown-Ups — Dick
• 1980Pasmore — Post office clerk
• 1980S.O.S. Titanic — Crow's Nest Lookout (uncredited)
• 1980The Flipside of Dominick Hide — 2nd Youth (as Philip Davis)
• 1979Quadrophenia — Chalky
• 1979Who's Who — Kevin
• Sexton Blake and the Demon God — Tinker
• 1977Gotcha / Campion's Interview — Kid
• Target — Ray
• 1977The Mayor's Charity — Mr. Destry
• The Professionals — Billy Turner
• Rumpole of the Bailey — Tony Timson
• 1975The Old Curiosity Shop — Tom Scott
• Playhouse — Dick
• Centre Play — Steve
• Orson Welles' Great Mysteries — Johnny Sheeham
• 1972The Canterbury Tales — 2nd Homosexual Lover (uncredited)
• Play for Today — 2nd Youth (as Philip Davis), Kid, Post Office Clerk, Mr. Destry
• Merman
• Pegasus Bridge — General Bernard L. Montgomery

Appearances as themselves (9)

• Remembers… — Self
• Between the Covers — Self
• 2016Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light — Self
• 2014The One and Only Mike Leigh — Self
• The London Markets — Self - Narrator
• Celebrity Antiques Road Trip — Self - Participant
• The Alan Titchmarsh Show — Self
• 2006Bill Douglas: Intent on Getting the Image — Himself
• 1982Mike Leigh: Making Plays — Self