Inigo Jackson was a British actor who appeared in films and television. He was christened Anthony Michael Jackson .

After leaving RADA

Rada

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, he changed his first name to Inigo believing that his birth name of Anthony Michael Jackson was too mundane sounding for a show business career.

One of his earliest film roles was that of Robert de Beaumont in Becket

Becket

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He later made many television appearances most notably as Athelstane in Ivanhoe

Ivanhoe

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and Zentos in the Doctor Who

Doctor Who

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serial The Ark

The Ark (Doctor Who)

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