Barry Jackson was a British stage and screen actor. Jackson was born in Birmingham. His father worked for the British Motor Corporation in Longbridge. His parents named him after the theatre director Sir Barry Jackson. Jackson's best-known role was that of pathologist George Bullard in the television series Midsomer Murders. From 1965 to 1979, Jackson appeared in the television series Doctor Who.

Over the course of his career, Jackson appeared in such films and television series as "Ryan's Daughter" (1970), "Barry Lyndon" (1975), "Silent Witness" (1997), "Peak Practice" (1995), and "A Touch of Frost" (1994–2002). Barry Jackson died on 5 December 2013 at his home in north London, surrounded by his family.