John M. Jackson 1 credits

Born June 1, 1950 in Baton Rouge

John Murice Jackson (born June 1, 1950) is an American actor, who played Rear Admiral A. J. Chegwidden on the CBS series JAG and was also a special guest star on the spin-off NCIS, and recurring cast to its spin-off NCIS: Los Angeles. Jackson uses his middle initial "M." for his professional name because there was already a "John Jackson" registered with the Screen Actors Guild when he joined the union and SAG rules prohibit two or more members from using exactly the same name.

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