At only 17, Jobson first gained success as front-man with the Scottish
punk band,
The Skids, who had a string of hits
in a 2-year period, from 1979 to 1981, the biggest song being the
top-10 hit, "Into the Valley" in 1979. The band was formed by Jobson
and his friend,
Stuart Adamson,
who later formed the band,
Big Country. After Adamson departed
the band,
The Skids commercially declined and
disbanded in 1982. Shortly after, Jobson formed the short-lived band,
The Armoury Show and, although not a commercial success, were
critically-acclaimed by the music press. This was to be Jobson's last
foray as a musician as he turned his attention to modeling for a few
years and once claimed he was the highest male earner in the industry.
For the past decade, Jobson has been working on SKY-TV in Britain,
presenting predominately film shows and the odd music show on VH-1
Britain. However, after the death of his old friend,
Stuart Adamson, in December 2001,
he reunited
The Skids at a tribute gig for
Adamson on May 31, 2002 in Glasgow and, needless to say, stole the
show. His next project will be in directing films - he is currently
working on his first film in this category,
16 Years of Alcohol (2003).
Wayland's Song(2013)
The Somnambulists(2011)
The Skids Live(2010)
Creation Stories(2021)as John McGee
Tube Tales(1999)as Vendor (segment: My Father the Liar)
Coping with Cupid(1991)as Man at Photo Booth
Your Cheatin' Heart(1990)as Libo Ragazzo
The Story of Skids: Scotland's Number One Punk Band(2025)
New Town Killers(2008)
A Woman in Winter(2006)
Top of the Pops: The Story of 1979(2014)
Top of the Pops: The Story of 1978(2013)
The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day(2009)
Ashes to Ashes(2008)
16 Years of Alcohol(2003)
Reel North(2003)as Self
The 100 Greatest War Films(2005)as Self
Pardon Us for Living But the Graveyard Is Full(2009)as Self
Top of the Pops(1964)as Self - The Skids