Neil Jackson Biography
Neil Jackson was born in Luton, the United Kingdom, he is an English actor and writer famous for appearing in several television series and films including Blade: The Series and Make It or Break It. His screenwriting includes The Passage, Quantum of Solace and Push.
Neil Jackson Age
Neil Jackson was born on 5 March 1976 in Luton, Bedfordshire, England. He is 43 years old as of 2019.
Neil Jackson Family
Jackson was born in Luton, Bedfordshire to Evelyn and Dennis Jackson. He has four siblings, him being the second of the four sons.
Neil Jackson Married | Neil Jackson Dating | Neil Jackson Wife
There is no revealed information about his past and present relationship.
Neil Jackson Height
Neil Jackson stands at a height of 6′ 1″ tall.
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Neil Jackson Career
Jackson wrote a musical and entered it into a national competition for new writers. Jackson’s first professional acting job was a UK national touring production of Strindberg’s classic Miss Julie. He understudied the lead character, Jean, a role he took over in the West End production later that year. His big break came when Oliver Stone cast him as Perdiccas in Alexander alongside Colin Farrell and Angelina Jolie. He recalls having a black eye and three stitches in his eyebrow when he first met Oliver Stone, a fact he jokes must have assisted him as Stone cast him for the role on the spot. He was also in the football drama Dream Team for a season as lottery winning chairman Phil Wallis.
Jackson made a guest appearance on Cold Case, in the episode “Sandhogs” of Season 4. He portrayed “Donny”, the victim that was killed in a cave-in by his brother-in-law. Then in 2007 saw the release of The Passage, a film written by Jackson and shot in Morocco, in which he played a lead character alongside Stephen Dorff. He appeared as Ian on How I Met Your Mother. The following year in 2008 he made a guest appearance on CSI: Miami and in 2009 he appeared like a wraith in Stargate: Atlantis.
Jackson shot a scene in Panama for the Bond film Quantum of Solace, where he plays the character of Mr. Slate. He also starred in the ABC Family original series, Make It or Break It as Sasha Belov. Jackson has appeared as Lucas Hellinger, a Blackout conspirator, on the show FlashForward. In 2010 he starred as the chauffeur Harry Spargo in the BBC revival of Upstairs, Downstairs. Jackson was recently cast in the lead role of Sir Percy Blakeney/The Scarlet Pimpernel in Fairbanks Productions’ adaptation of the classic tale, scheduled for 2012.
Neil Jackson Net Worth
Neil Jackson has an estimated net worth of around $65 million.
Neil Jackson Movies And Tv Shows
FILMS
2004-2020 Films
2020 Kingsman: The Great Game
2018 Welcome to Marwen
2016 Nocturnal Animals
2012 True Bloodthirst
2010 You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
2009 Push
2009 Table for Three
2008 15-40
2008 Quantum of Solace
2007 Passage
2006 The Last Drop
2006 The Thirst
2005 Breakfast on Pluto
2004 Alexander
TELEVISION
2010-2020 Movies
2020 Stargirl
2018 Westworld Nicholas
2017 The Originals Alistair Duquesne
2017 Absentia Jack Byrne Main cast
2016 Hell’s Kitchen Himself
2014 House of Secrets
2014 Person of Interest
2013–2015 Sleepy Hollow
2013 Jo
2013 Lightfields
2011 White Collar
2010–2012 Upstairs, Downstairs
2010 FlashForward
2001-2009 Movies
2009–2010 Make It or Break It
2008 CSI: Miami
2008 The Cleaner
2008 Stargate Atlantis
2007 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation M
2007 How I Met Your Mother
2006 Blade:
2006 Cold Case
2005 Sugar Rush
2005 Stargate SG-1
2004 Red Cap
2003 The Last Detective
2002 Heartbeat
2002 The House That Jack Built
2002 Is Harry on the Boat?
2002 Ultimate Force
2002 Silent Witness
2001–2003 Dream Team Phil Wallis
Neil Jackson Actor
Neil Jackson is an English actor who has appeared in numerous series and films.
Neil Jackson Westworld
Westworld is an American science fiction Western television series, where Neil Jackson appeared playing the role of Nicholas.
Neil Jackson Sleepy Hollow
Sleepy Hollow is an American supernatural drama television series, where Jackson featured in playing the role of Abraham Van Brunt.
Neil Jackson Make It Or Break It
Neil Jackson starred in Make It or Break It, an American teen/family comedy-drama television series playing the role of Sasha Belov.
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Neil Jackson Interview
Published: December 6, 2018
Source: www.theglassmagazine.com
How did you first get involved in performing arts and acting?
I was studying sports science in University and boxing competitively and working as a bouncer in clubs and, ultimately, not happy. I had acted in school plays when I was younger and remember enjoying that so much, but I had no idea how to course correct to get back into acting and so was advised to write something that could be performed. I started writing a play, that became a musical.
Over the course of about eight months I would write the script and come up with songs (sung mainly into a dictaphone while I was working on the door of clubs), and then I would take the train from Cardiff to London to record the music with some friends. We submitted the finished script and CD of the musical to a writing contest and it came third. This caught the attention of a producer who asked to see a prepared read through in London, so I rented a hall and got some actors together and a piano and we read and sang the script to the producer.
His name is Michael Armstrong and used to teach acting at RADA before starting his own acting course. He offered me a scholarship to his part-time acting course, which was every Sunday for two years. So I moved to London and studied with Michael. Upon graduation, I got an agent from the showcase we performed.
Starring in multiple hit series with Absentia being the most recent one and big screen movies including Push and Nocturnal Animals, which one was the most memorable and why?
Every job is memorable for completely different reasons. Fighting James Bond in Quantum of Solace was a childhood dream come true. The push was an amazing action movie and I got to do some really cool fight scenes. It was fun meeting Amy Adams and working with Tom Ford on Nocturnal Animals. But my most memorable job will always be my first ever TV gig, working on a British Sunday night show called Heartbeat.
I had watched this show with my family as I was growing up, so to be cast in it and standing on set with those actors I had grown up with was a very special and nerve-wracking experience. They were so welcoming and helpful. That job gave me the confidence that I could have a career in the industry; that I could belong.
You’ve worked with quite a lot of impressive people such as Amy Adams, Chris Evans and of course Daniel Craig in Quantum of Solace. Is there anybody else you would love to work within the future?
At this stage in my career, I just want to work with good people. Impressive people are lovely, but it means nothing to me if they’re not friendly and kind.
What’s the funniest thing that has ever happened on set or while filming?
I was doing a scene with Dominic Monaghan in Flash Forward. I was supposed to be intimidating him and then open a fresh bottle of gin and drink a very large glass. We’d rehearsed the scene with a bottle of water and the director wanted the “in” pour to be sizable; maybe three shots worth. I then got handed the prop bottle and walked on set for the first filmed take. The scene went great. I then cracked the seal on the new bottle and poured a hefty amount into a glass. I finished the scene and threw the glass of liquid down my throat and my eyes crossed. The prop master had accidentally given me the bottle of actual gin. I barely held my composure for the rest of the take, and then burst out laughing. I was certainly a little looser on the next takes!
Working on both British and American productions, what’s the most obvious difference between both?
The food. I was working on an American TV series that had a permanent sandwich truck outside the sound stage, as well as a coffee van for constant lattes and cappuccinos. There was also a donut bar full of pastries and such, and a juice/smoothie counter. And then there were the meals on top of that, which were lavish. I went straight from that to the UK to work on a BBC drama where the craft services comprised solely of a tea urn. If you were hungry mid-morning before lunch, have more tea. Then, around four o’clock, they would bring round some biscuits. A very different experience.
You’ve been in the industry for quite some time, what’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever received?
To set my own personal level of compromise for each job, each moment. To know what I want to get out of each moment and where that line is for me that I will not cross. That could be creatively or financially, but it’s important for me to know what my level of compromise is always.
Throughout your career, what are the biggest challenges you have faced?
Uncertainty. There is no natural maturation in the film industry. I can have an amazing year, working on incredible projects, and then, for no apparent reason, not book another job or work for a year. My mentor, Michael Armstrong, calls them Champagne and water days. One day I could be on the set of a huge project and the next I could be without a job and without the prospect of one on the horizon. Managing that sense of uncertainty is, for me, the biggest challenge of being in this industry.
What have been the high points of your career so far?
In 2017 I was living in London. I hadn’t worked for almost six months when I got a call saying that Robert Zemeckis wanted to talk to me. I had taped an audition for him several weeks before and he wanted to chat on the phone about the role. So, on a rainy Monday, I sat in my flat in London and waited for him to call. I’d been a huge fan of his movies since first seeing Who Framed Roger Rabbit when I was 10 years old. My phone rang and I had the most wonderful conversation with Bob. I then found out a week later that I had been given the role in Welcome To Marwen. I burst into tears. It had been a rough year for me and to get that news was just incredible. To then stand on set and be directed by one of my idols was incredible. I now proudly have an original Who Framed Roger Rabbit Poster signed by Bob that hangs on my wall.