There is no known illness about Jason Watkins. However, he is dyslexic. Watkins enjoyed drama as a subject as it least affected his issue.
Watkins furthered his acting skills as a student of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, graduating in 1985 with an Acting (RADA Diploma).
In 1987, Watkins’s debut appearance on television was in EastEnders as estate agency Gerry Fairweather, a role he played for 11 episodes. Watkins’s more prominent television roles have included the vampire leader, William Herrick in Being Human; the crime suspects Jason Builegh in Conviction and many others.
In 2022, Watkins appeared as Prime Minister Winston Churchill in the series: SAS: Rogue Heroes. In 2023, he starred as Ed Collier in the Channel 5 series The Catch, alongside Aneurin Bernard and Poppy Gilbert.