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Derek Jacobi

Derek Jacobi

Known for: Acting

Born 22/10/1938
Place of birth Leytonstone, London, England, UK

Sir Derek George Jacobi CBE (born 22 October 1938) is an English actor. Jacobi is known for his work at the Royal National Theatre and for his film and television roles. He has received numerous accolades including a BAFTA Award, two Olivier Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and a Tony Award. He was given a knighthood for his services to theatre by Queen Elizabeth II in 1994. Description above from the Wikipedia article Derek Jacobi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Filmography

Doctor Who Series ★ 7,6

Doctor Who

Professor Yana

2005

The Amazing World of Gumball Series ★ 8,5

The Amazing World of Gumball

Narrator (voice)

2011

The Crown Series ★ 8,2

The Crown

Duke of Windsor

2016

Frasier Series ★ 7,7

Frasier

Jackson Hedley

1993

NOVA Series ★ 7,1

NOVA

Voice of Ernest Shackleton

1974

Jason and the Argonauts Series ★ 6,5

Jason and the Argonauts

Phineas

2000

Horizon Series ★ 7,5

Horizon

Narrator

1964

Tony Awards Series

Tony Awards

Self - Winner

1956

Tony Awards Series

Tony Awards

Self - Nominee

1956

ITV Playhouse Series ★ 7,0

ITV Playhouse

Gerry

1967

Minder Series ★ 7,2

Minder

Freddie Fenton

1979

Agatha Christie's Marple Series ★ 7,9

Agatha Christie's Marple

Colonel Protheroe

2004

Gladiator Film ★ 8,2

Gladiator

Gracchus

2000

Tales of the Unexpected Series ★ 6,8

Tales of the Unexpected

The Stranger

1979

Tales of the Unexpected Series ★ 6,8

Tales of the Unexpected

Drioli

1979

Inside No. 9 Series ★ 8,1

Inside No. 9

Webster

2014

The Sandman Series ★ 7,8

The Sandman

Erasmus Fry

2022

Who Do You Think You Are? Series ★ 7,0

Who Do You Think You Are?

Self

2004

Good Omens Series ★ 8,0

Good Omens

The Metatron

2019

Good Omens Series ★ 8,0

Good Omens

Metatron

2019

Ludwig Series ★ 7,8

Ludwig

Mr. Todd

2024

Cinderella Film ★ 6,8

Cinderella

King

2015

The Borgias Series ★ 7,6

The Borgias

Cardinal Orsini

2011

ScreenPlay Series ★ 6,0

ScreenPlay

George Salisbury

1986

Doctor Who Confidential Series ★ 8,0

Doctor Who Confidential

2005

The BBC Television Shakespeare Series ★ 6,0

The BBC Television Shakespeare

Richard II

1978

The BBC Television Shakespeare Series ★ 6,0

The BBC Television Shakespeare

Hamlet

1978

Gladiator II Film ★ 6,6

Gladiator II

Gracchus

2024

Remembers… Series ★ 7,5

Remembers…

Self

2022

Murder on the Orient Express Film ★ 6,7

Murder on the Orient Express

Edward Henry Masterman

2017

I, Claudius Series ★ 7,8

I, Claudius

Claudius

1976

In the Night Garden Series ★ 6,5

In the Night Garden

Narrator (voice)

2007

Cadfael Series ★ 7,5

Cadfael

Brother Cadfael

1994

Tomb Raider Film ★ 6,4

Tomb Raider

Mr. Yaffe

2018

Baseball Series ★ 7,6

Baseball

Various (voice)

1994

Baseball Series ★ 7,6

Baseball

(voice)

1994

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes Series ★ 7,5

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

William Drew

1971

The King's Speech Film ★ 7,7

The King's Speech

Archbishop Cosmo Lang

2010

Budgie Series ★ 7,2

Budgie

Herbert Fletcher

1971

Titanic: Blood and Steel Series ★ 7,2

Titanic: Blood and Steel

Lord Pirrie

2012

Les Misérables Series ★ 7,3

Les Misérables

Bishop Myriel

2018

The Civil War Series ★ 8,0

The Civil War

William Russell / Various (voice)

1990

The Golden Compass Film ★ 6,1

The Golden Compass

Magisterial Emissary

2007

Last Tango in Halifax Series ★ 7,1

Last Tango in Halifax

Alan

2012

The Pallisers Series ★ 6,4

The Pallisers

Lord Fawn

1974

Underworld: Evolution Film ★ 6,6

Underworld: Evolution

Alexander Corvinus

2006

Nanny McPhee Film ★ 6,7

Nanny McPhee

Mr. Wheen

2005

The Jury Series ★ 7,1

The Jury

George Cording QC

2002

Series ★ 7,0

Wedden, dat..?

Self

1986

Heartstopper Forever Film ★ 7,2

Heartstopper Forever

Pete

2026

The Day of the Jackal Film ★ 7,5

The Day of the Jackal

Inspector Caron

1973

Series ★ 6,8

Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)

2000

Vicious Series ★ 7,5

Vicious

Stuart Bixby

2013

Series ★ 8,8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Dom Claude

1951

Series ★ 8,8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Archibald Craven

1951

Series ★ 8,8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Imposter

1951

Greatest Events of World War II in Colour Series ★ 8,1

Greatest Events of World War II in Colour

Narrator

2019

Affairs of the Heart Series ★ 7,0

Affairs of the Heart

Bertram Braddle

1974

The Storyteller: Greek Myths Series ★ 8,2

The Storyteller: Greek Myths

Daedalus

1991

Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka Series ★ 6,6

Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka

The Master (voice)

2003

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends Series ★ 6,4

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends

Mr. Jeremy Fisher (voice)

1992

The West Series ★ 8,4

The West

Self (voice)

1996

Gosford Park Film ★ 6,8

Gosford Park

Probert

2001

The Secret of NIMH Film ★ 7,4

The Secret of NIMH

Nicodemus (voice)

1982

Series ★ 7,0

Mist: Sheepdog Tales

Narrator

2007

The American Buffalo Series ★ 7,4

The American Buffalo

(voice)

2023

Hereafter Film ★ 6,1

Hereafter

Derek Jacobi

2010

Hamlet Film ★ 7,3

Hamlet

King Claudius

1996

Tolkien Film ★ 6,9

Tolkien

Professor Joseph Wright

2019

The Lost Pirate Kingdom Series ★ 7,2

The Lost Pirate Kingdom

Narrator

2021

Armchair Theatre Series ★ 6,0

Armchair Theatre

Eric

1956

Ironclad Film ★ 6,2

Ironclad

Cornhill

2011

The Following Events Are Based on a Pack of Lies Series ★ 7,0

The Following Events Are Based on a Pack of Lies

Sir Ralph Unwin

2023

The Odessa File Film ★ 6,6

The Odessa File

Klaus Wenzer

1974

Doctor Who Greatest Moments Series ★ 7,1

Doctor Who Greatest Moments

Self

2009

My Week with Marilyn Film ★ 6,7

My Week with Marilyn

Sir Owen Morshead

2011

Inside the Third Reich Series ★ 7,0

Inside the Third Reich

Adolf Hitler

1982

Dead Again Film ★ 6,4

Dead Again

Franklyn Madson

1991

Henry V Film ★ 7,1

Henry V

Chorus

1989

The Long Firm Series ★ 7,2

The Long Firm

Lord Edward 'Teddy' Thursby

2004

Mr Pye Series ★ 4,2

Mr Pye

Mr Pye

1986

Shakespeare Uncovered Series ★ 7,3

Shakespeare Uncovered

Himself

2012

Juliet & Romeo Film ★ 6,0

Juliet & Romeo

The Friar

2025

Come Away Film ★ 5,8

Come Away

Mr. Brown

2020

Anonymous Film ★ 6,4

Anonymous

Prologue

2011

Grace of Monaco Film ★ 6,0

Grace of Monaco

Count Fernando D'Aillieres

2014

Series ★ 10,0

London

Tacitus

2004

Diamonds Series ★ 6,0

Diamonds

2009

The History of Love Film ★ 6,4

The History of Love

Leopold Gursky

2016

The Medusa Touch Film ★ 6,8

The Medusa Touch

Townley - Publisher

1978

The Human Factor Film ★ 5,8

The Human Factor

Arthur Davis

1979

Effie Gray Film ★ 6,0

Effie Gray

Travers Twiss

2014

Stratton Film ★ 5,1

Stratton

Ross

2017

Looking for Richard Film ★ 6,8

Looking for Richard

Self - Interviewee

1996

Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten Romans Film ★ 5,2

Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten Romans

Claudius

2019

The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Daedalus & Icarus Film

The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Daedalus & Icarus

Daedalus

1991

The Body Film ★ 5,5

The Body

Father Lavelle

2001

Tinsel Town Film ★ 5,8

Tinsel Town

Albert

2025

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson Film ★ 7,2

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

Other Voices (voice)

2004

The Hunchback of Notre Dame Film ★ 5,7

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Dom Claude Frollo

1982

The Secret Garden Film ★ 5,9

The Secret Garden

Archibald Craven (voice)

1994

The Chimes Film ★ 7,0

The Chimes

Narrator

1999

Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon Film ★ 6,1

Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon

Francis Bacon

1998

The Gathering Storm Film ★ 6,7

The Gathering Storm

Stanley Baldwin

2002

Venom Film ★ 10,0

Venom

Narrator

2015

Man of Straw Series

Man of Straw

Diederich Hessling

1972

Endgame Film ★ 5,9

Endgame

Rudolph Agnew

2009

Charlotte Film ★ 8,0

Charlotte

Daberlohn

1981

Last Will. & Testament Film ★ 5,3

Last Will. & Testament

Himself

2012

Aladdin Film ★ 5,6

Aladdin

The Magician (voice)

1992

The Old Curiosity Shop Film ★ 5,0

The Old Curiosity Shop

Grandfather

2007

Strings Film ★ 6,6

Strings

Nezo

2004

Enigma Film ★ 5,7

Enigma

Kurt Limmer

1982

Moss & Freud Film ★ 5,5

Moss & Freud

Lucian Freud

2026

I, Claudius: A Television Epic Film ★ 7,0

I, Claudius: A Television Epic

Self

2002

Frank and Percy Film

Frank and Percy

2026

There Be Dragons Film ★ 5,1

There Be Dragons

Honorio

2011

U-Boat Wargamers Series ★ 6,8

U-Boat Wargamers

Narrator (voice)

2023

Up at the Villa Film ★ 5,3

Up at the Villa

Lucky Leadbetter

2000

A Bird Flew In Film

A Bird Flew In

David

2022

A Bunch of Amateurs Film ★ 5,8

A Bunch of Amateurs

Nigel Dewberry

2008

Adam Resurrected Film ★ 6,1

Adam Resurrected

Dr. Nathan Gross

2008

The Secret Garden Film ★ 7,7

The Secret Garden

Archibald Craven

1987

The Tenth Man Film ★ 6,7

The Tenth Man

The Imposter

1988

Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet Film ★ 8,0

Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet

Mercutio

2016

Two Men Went To War Film ★ 6,7

Two Men Went To War

Maj. Merton

2002

Othello Film ★ 6,4

Othello

Cassio

1965

The Devil of Christmas Film

The Devil of Christmas

2016

Broken English Film ★ 7,6

Broken English

The Narrator

2026

Ultimate Fights from the Movies Film ★ 5,0

Ultimate Fights from the Movies

Gracchus (Gladiator) (archive footage)

2002

Allelujah Film ★ 5,4

Allelujah

Ambrose

2023

Basil Film ★ 5,5

Basil

Father Frederick

1998

The Statue of Liberty Film ★ 7,1

The Statue of Liberty

Self (voice)

1985

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There Film ★ 7,0

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

Self

2003

Series

In My Defence

Emile Zola

1991

Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba Film ★ 7,3

Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba

Self

2022

National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage Film ★ 6,2

National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage

Claudius/Spooner

2013

Little Dorrit Film ★ 6,4

Little Dorrit

Arthur Clennam

1987

The Making of Gosford Park Film ★ 5,3

The Making of Gosford Park

Self

2002

Film ★ 8,0

The Fool

Mr. Frederick / Sir John

1990

The Host Film ★ 5,6

The Host

Dr. Hobson

2020

Muse of Fire Film ★ 6,5

Muse of Fire

Self

2013

The Warrior Queen of Jhansi Film ★ 6,4

The Warrior Queen of Jhansi

Lord Palmerston

2019

Guantanamero Film ★ 4,0

Guantanamero

Guido

2007

Molokai: The Story of Father Damien Film ★ 6,2

Molokai: The Story of Father Damien

Father Leonor Fousnel

1999

A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong Film ★ 7,7

A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong

Scrooge

2017

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle and Mr. Jeremy Fisher Film

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle and Mr. Jeremy Fisher

Jeremy Fisher (voice)

1994

Joe Maddison's War Film ★ 4,2

Joe Maddison's War

Mr. Simpson

2010

The Man Who Went Up in Smoke Film ★ 9,0

The Man Who Went Up in Smoke

Martin Beck

1980

Breaking the Code Film ★ 5,6

Breaking the Code

Alan Turing

1996

Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy Film

Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy

Narrator(voice)

2005

One Corpse Too Many Film

One Corpse Too Many

Brother Cadfael

1994

Revengers Tragedy Film ★ 5,8

Revengers Tragedy

The Duke

2002

Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration Film ★ 4,5

Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration

Self

2024

The Ties That Bind Us Film

The Ties That Bind Us

The Master (archive footage)

2008

Revelation Film ★ 5,1

Revelation

Librarian

2001

Philby, Burgess and Maclean Film ★ 5,4

Philby, Burgess and Maclean

Guy Burgess

1977

Muse Film

Muse

The Lawyer

2019

The Leper of St. Giles Film

The Leper of St. Giles

Brother Cadfael

1994

Film

The Vampyre: Blood & Ink

Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy Film ★ 7,0

Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy

Narrator (voice)

2006

Morris: A Life with Bells On Film ★ 6,5

Morris: A Life with Bells On

Quentin Neely

2009

National Theatre Live: King Lear Film ★ 7,0

National Theatre Live: King Lear

King Lear

2011

The Sanctuary Sparrow Film

The Sanctuary Sparrow

Brother Cadfael

1994

The Gospel of Luke Film ★ 7,6

The Gospel of Luke

Narrator (voice) – King James Version

2015

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings Film ★ 7,0

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

Various Characters

2000

Much Ado About Nothing Film ★ 6,3

Much Ado About Nothing

Don John

1967

Hamlet Film ★ 6,2

Hamlet

Hamlet

1980

The Wyvern Mystery Film ★ 5,2

The Wyvern Mystery

Squire Fairfield

2000

David Macaulay: Cathedral Film

David Macaulay: Cathedral

Pierre (voice)

1986

Blue Blood Film ★ 4,4

Blue Blood

Gregory

1974

Series ★ 9,0

The Velvet Claw

Narrator

1992

Diamonds Film ★ 4,7

Diamonds

Piers Denmont

2009

Strength and Honor: Production Pods Film

Strength and Honor: Production Pods

Self

2005

Angelina Ballerina: The Show Must Go On Film ★ 7,0

Angelina Ballerina: The Show Must Go On

Mr. Operatski (voice)

2004

Sidney Turtlebaum Film ★ 3,3

Sidney Turtlebaum

Sidney Turtlebaum

2008

Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC Film

Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC

Self (archive footage)

2015

Say Your Prayers Film ★ 7,4

Say Your Prayers

Father Enoch

2021

Three Sisters Film ★ 4,3

Three Sisters

Andrei

1970

David Macaulay: Pyramid Film

David Macaulay: Pyramid

Hordedef (voice)

1989

Achilles Film ★ 5,5

Achilles

Narrator

1995

Film ★ 7,8

Circles of Deceit

Randal

1993

On Wings of Fire Film ★ 8,8

On Wings of Fire

Self

1986

One of Those Days Film ★ 7,3

One of Those Days

Howard Whittam

2008

Bye Bye Blackbird Film ★ 5,3

Bye Bye Blackbird

Lord Dempsey

2005

The Martini Shot Film ★ 6,5

The Martini Shot

Errol

2023

Mysterious Castles of Clay Film ★ 6,4

Mysterious Castles of Clay

Narrator

1978

Margot Film ★ 5,5

Margot

Fred Ashton

2009

Nothing Is Truer than Truth Film ★ 3,5

Nothing Is Truer than Truth

2018

Witness Against Hitler Film ★ 8,0

Witness Against Hitler

General

1996

The Children's Midsummer Night's Dream Film ★ 6,0

The Children's Midsummer Night's Dream

Theseus (voice)

2001

Charles Dickens's England Film

Charles Dickens's England

Himself - Presenter

2009

The Virgin in the Ice Film

The Virgin in the Ice

Brother Cadfael

1995

Through the Weeping Glass: On the Consolations of Life Everlasting (Limbos & Afterbreezes in the Mütter Museum) Film ★ 6,4

Through the Weeping Glass: On the Consolations of Life Everlasting (Limbos & Afterbreezes in the Mütter Museum)

Narrator (voice)

2011

David Macaulay: Roman City Film ★ 9,0

David Macaulay: Roman City

Marcus Fabricius (voice)

1994

The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky Film ★ 4,5

The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky

Nijinsky (voice) (as Sir Derek Jacobi)

2002

Airlock, or How to Say Goodbye in Space Film ★ 9,0

Airlock, or How to Say Goodbye in Space

President

2007

Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene Film ★ 1,0

Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene

Narrator (voice)

2013

Film ★ 7,0

Cloud Cuckoo Land

Victor

2004

Pinochet in Suburbia Film ★ 5,3

Pinochet in Suburbia

Senator Augusto Pinochet

2006

Albert Speer und der Traum von Hollywood Film

Albert Speer und der Traum von Hollywood

Self (archive footage)

2021

The Vision Thing Film

The Vision Thing

George Salisbury

1993

Jail Caesar Film ★ 6,3

Jail Caesar

Sulla

2012

The Riddle Film ★ 4,8

The Riddle

The Tramp / Charles Dickens

2007

Film ★ 9,0

Wilfred

Voice

2000

Animated Epics: Beowulf Film ★ 6,2

Animated Epics: Beowulf

Narrator ( voice )

1998

Mr. Pye Film

Mr. Pye

Mr. Pye

1986

The Congress Film ★ 7,6

The Congress

(voice)

1989

Film

The Man Who Tried to Steal an Island

Narrator

2013

Great Escape: The Untold Story Film ★ 7,5

Great Escape: The Untold Story

Narrator

2001

David Macaulay: Mill Times Film

David Macaulay: Mill Times

Priam Huntington (voice)

2001

Film ★ 6,6

Cyrano de Bergerac

Cyrano de Bergerac

1985

Film

The Fishing Match

Eric

1962

Film

2018: A Year in the Life of a Year

2018

Celebration of the Tercentenary of the Founding of The Premier Grand Lodge Film

Celebration of the Tercentenary of the Founding of The Premier Grand Lodge

2017

Inquisition Film ★ 7,0

Inquisition

Cardinal Grand Inquisitor

2002

Discovering Hamlet Film ★ 5,9

Discovering Hamlet

Himself

1990

You Film

You

Man

2013

Breaking The Codes Film

Breaking The Codes

2020

Film

Lead Heads

Richard II Film ★ 8,0

Richard II

King Richard II

1978

Film

Coronation Street: Queens of the Street

Himself

2020

The Art of Francis Bacon Film

The Art of Francis Bacon

Derek Jacobi

2007

Pearl Islands Film ★ 7,0

Pearl Islands

Self

2022

The Dinosaur Hunters Film ★ 6,5

The Dinosaur Hunters

Narrator (voice)

2002

Pompeii and the Roman Villa Film

Pompeii and the Roman Villa

Narrator

2008

Monk's Hood Film

Monk's Hood

Brother Cadfael

1994

The Halloween Kid Film

The Halloween Kid

Narrator

2012

Film

Venom! Nine Ways to Die

Narrator

Stranger in Town Film ★ 7,7

Stranger in Town

The Stranger

1982

Film ★ 7,0

Anastezsi

Balzer

2007

Good Omens T3: El final Film

Good Omens T3: El final