Derek Jacobi

Acting

Derek Jacobi

Born October 22, 1938Leytonstone, London, England, UK215 credits

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

Known For

Moss & Freud

Moss & Freud

Movie

2026

Broken English
7.0

Broken English

Movie

2026

Tinsel Town
5.8

Tinsel Town

Movie

2025

Juliet & Romeo
6.1

Juliet & Romeo

Movie

2025

Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration
4.5

Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration

Movie

2024

Gladiator II
6.6

Gladiator II

Movie

2024

Filmography

Moss & Freud
2026Moss & Freudas Lucian FreudMovie
Broken English
2026Broken Englishas The NarratorMovie
Tinsel Town
2025Tinsel Townas AlbertMovie
Juliet & Romeo
2025Juliet & Romeoas The FriarMovie
Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration
2024Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebrationas SelfMovie
Gladiator II
2024Gladiator IIas GracchusMovie
Ludwig
2024Ludwigas Mr. ToddTV
The American Buffalo
2023The American Buffaloas (voice)TV
The Following Events are Based on a Pack of Lies
2023The Following Events are Based on a Pack of Liesas Sir Ralph UnwinTV
The Martini Shot
2023The Martini Shotas ErrolMovie
Allelujah
2023Allelujahas AmbroseMovie
U-Boat Wargamers
2023U-Boat Wargamersas Narrator (voice)TV
Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba
2022Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqabaas SelfMovie
A Bird Flew In
2022A Bird Flew Inas DavidMovie
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2022Pearl Islandsas SelfMovie
The Sandman
2022The Sandmanas Erasmus FryTV
Remembers…
2022Remembers…as SelfTV
Albert Speer und der Traum von Hollywood
2021Albert Speer und der Traum von Hollywoodas Self (archive footage)Movie
Say Your Prayers
2021Say Your Prayersas Father EnochMovie
The Lost Pirate Kingdom
2021The Lost Pirate Kingdomas NarratorTV
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2020Coronation Street: Queens of the Streetas HimselfMovie
Come Away
2020Come Awayas Mr. BrownMovie
Breaking The Codes
2020Breaking The CodesMovie
The Host
2020The Hostas Dr. HobsonMovie
The Warrior Queen of Jhansi
2019The Warrior Queen of Jhansias Lord PalmerstonMovie
Muse
2019Museas The LawyerMovie
Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten Romans
2019Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten Romansas ClaudiusMovie
Greatest Events of World War II in Colour
2019Greatest Events of World War II in Colouras NarratorTV
Good Omens
2019Good Omensas The MetatronTV
Tolkien
2019Tolkienas Professor Joseph WrightMovie
Les Misérables
2018Les Misérablesas Bishop MyrielTV
Nothing Is Truer than Truth
2018Nothing Is Truer than TruthMovie
Tomb Raider
2018Tomb Raideras Mr. YaffeMovie
A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong
2017A Christmas Carol Goes Wrongas ScroogeMovie
Murder on the Orient Express
2017Murder on the Orient Expressas Edward Henry MastermanMovie
Celebration of the Tercentenary of the Founding of The Premier Grand Lodge
2017Celebration of the Tercentenary of the Founding of The Premier Grand LodgeMovie
Stratton
2017Strattonas RossMovie
The Devil of Christmas
2016The Devil of ChristmasMovie
The History of Love
2016The History of Loveas Leopold GurskyMovie
The Crown
2016The Crownas Duke of WindsorTV
Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet
2016Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Julietas MercutioMovie
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC
2015Knights of Classic Drama at the BBCas Self (archive footage)Movie
Venom
2015Venomas NarratorMovie
Cinderella
2015Cinderellaas KingMovie
The Gospel of Luke
2015The Gospel of Lukeas Narrator (voice) – King James VersionMovie
Grace of Monaco
2014Grace of Monacoas Count Fernando D'AillieresMovie
Effie Gray
2014Effie Grayas Travers TwissMovie
Inside No. 9
2014Inside No. 9as WebsterTV
You
2013Youas ManMovie
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
2013National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stageas Claudius/SpoonerMovie
Muse of Fire
2013Muse of Fireas SelfMovie
Vicious
2013Viciousas Stuart BixbyTV
Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene
2013Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greeneas Narrator (voice)Movie
Last Tango in Halifax
2012Last Tango in Halifaxas AlanTV
Last Will. & Testament
2012Last Will. & Testamentas HimselfMovie
The Halloween Kid
2012The Halloween Kidas NarratorMovie
Jail Caesar
2012Jail Caesaras SullaMovie
Shakespeare Uncovered
2012Shakespeare Uncoveredas HimselfTV
Titanic: Blood and Steel
2012Titanic: Blood and Steelas Lord PirrieTV
My Week with Marilyn
2011My Week with Marilynas Sir Owen MorsheadMovie
Anonymous
2011Anonymousas PrologueMovie
Through the Weeping Glass: On the Consolations of Life Everlasting (Limbos & Afterbreezes in the Mütter Museum)
2011Through the Weeping Glass: On the Consolations of Life Everlasting (Limbos & Afterbreezes in the Mütter Museum)as Narrator (voice)Movie
The Amazing World of Gumball
2011The Amazing World of Gumballas Narrator (voice)TV
The Borgias
2011The Borgiasas Cardinal OrsiniTV
There Be Dragons
2011There Be Dragonsas HonorioMovie
Ironclad
2011Ironcladas CornhillMovie
National Theatre Live: King Lear
2011National Theatre Live: King Learas King LearMovie
The King's Speech
2010The King's Speechas Archbishop Cosmo LangMovie
Hereafter
2010Hereafteras Derek JacobiMovie
Joe Maddison's War
2010Joe Maddison's Waras Mr. SimpsonMovie
Margot
2009Margotas Fred AshtonMovie
Doctor Who Greatest Moments
2009Doctor Who Greatest Momentsas SelfTV
Charles Dickens's England
2009Charles Dickens's Englandas Himself - PresenterMovie
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2009DiamondsTV
Diamonds
2009Diamondsas Piers DenmontMovie
Endgame
2009Endgameas Rudolph AgnewMovie
Morris: A Life with Bells On
2009Morris: A Life with Bells Onas Quentin NeelyMovie
A Bunch of Amateurs
2008A Bunch of Amateursas Nigel DewberryMovie
Sidney Turtlebaum
2008Sidney Turtlebaumas Sidney TurtlebaumMovie
Pompeii and the Roman Villa
2008Pompeii and the Roman Villaas NarratorMovie
Adam Resurrected
2008Adam Resurrectedas Dr. Nathan GrossMovie
The Ties That Bind Us
2008The Ties That Bind Usas The Master (archive footage)Movie
One of Those Days
2008One of Those Daysas Howard WhittamMovie
The Old Curiosity Shop
2007The Old Curiosity Shopas GrandfatherMovie
The Golden Compass
2007The Golden Compassas Magisterial EmissaryMovie
Guantanamero
2007Guantanameroas GuidoMovie
The Riddle
2007The Riddleas The Tramp / Charles DickensMovie
Airlock, or How to Say Goodbye in Space
2007Airlock, or How to Say Goodbye in Spaceas PresidentMovie
In the Night Garden
2007In the Night Gardenas Narrator (voice)TV
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2007Anastezsias BalzerMovie
The Art of Francis Bacon
2007The Art of Francis Baconas Derek JacobiMovie
Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy
2006Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppyas Narrator (voice)Movie
Pinochet in Suburbia
2006Pinochet in Suburbiaas Senator Augusto PinochetMovie
Underworld: Evolution
2006Underworld: Evolutionas Alexander CorvinusMovie
Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy
2005Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppyas Narrator(voice)Movie
Nanny McPhee
2005Nanny McPheeas Mr. WheenMovie
Bye Bye Blackbird
2005Bye Bye Blackbirdas Lord DempseyMovie
Strength and Honor: Production Pods
2005Strength and Honor: Production Podsas SelfMovie
Doctor Who Confidential
2005Doctor Who ConfidentialTV
Doctor Who
2005Doctor Whoas Professor YanaTV
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004Agatha Christie's Marpleas Colonel ProtheroeTV
Angelina Ballerina: The Show Must Go On
2004Angelina Ballerina: The Show Must Go Onas Mr. Operatski (voice)Movie
Strings
2004Stringsas NezoMovie
Who Do You Think You Are?
2004Who Do You Think You Are?as SelfTV
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
2004Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnsonas Other Voices (voice)Movie
The Long Firm
2004The Long Firmas Lord Edward 'Teddy' ThursbyTV
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2004Londonas TacitusTV
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2004Cloud Cuckoo Landas VictorMovie
Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka
2003Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalkaas The Master (voice)TV
Henry VIII
2003Henry VIIIas NarratorTV
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were Thereas SelfMovie
The Dinosaur Hunters
2002The Dinosaur Huntersas Narrator (voice)Movie
Inquisition
2002Inquisitionas Cardinal Grand InquisitorMovie
Two Men Went To War
2002Two Men Went To Waras Maj. MertonMovie
I, Claudius: A Television Epic
2002I, Claudius: A Television Epicas SelfMovie
Revengers Tragedy
2002Revengers Tragedyas The DukeMovie
The Making of Gosford Park
2002The Making of Gosford Parkas SelfMovie
The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky
2002The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinskyas Nijinsky (voice) (as Sir Derek Jacobi)Movie
The Gathering Storm
2002The Gathering Stormas Stanley BaldwinMovie
Ultimate Fights from the Movies
2002Ultimate Fights from the Moviesas Gracchus (Gladiator) (archive footage)Movie
The Jury
2002The Juryas George Cording QCTV
Gosford Park
2001Gosford Parkas ProbertMovie
David Macaulay: Mill Times
2001David Macaulay: Mill Timesas Priam Huntington (voice)Movie
The Body
2001The Bodyas Father LavelleMovie
Revelation
2001Revelationas LibrarianMovie
Great Escape: The Untold Story
2001Great Escape: The Untold Storyas NarratorMovie
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
2000Victoria Wood with All the Trimmingsas Various CharactersMovie
The Wyvern Mystery
2000The Wyvern Mysteryas Squire FairfieldMovie
W
2000Wilfredas VoiceMovie
Jason and the Argonauts
2000Jason and the Argonautsas PhineasTV
Gladiator
2000Gladiatoras GracchusMovie
Up at the Villa
2000Up at the Villaas Lucky LeadbetterMovie
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2000Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)TV
The Chimes
1999The Chimesas NarratorMovie
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
1999Molokai: The Story of Father Damienas Father Leonor FousnelMovie
Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
1998Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Baconas Francis BaconMovie
Basil
1998Basilas Father FrederickMovie
Animated Epics: Beowulf
1998Animated Epics: Beowulfas Narrator ( voice )Movie
Hamlet
1996Hamletas King ClaudiusMovie
Looking for Richard
1996Looking for Richardas Self - IntervieweeMovie
Breaking the Code
1996Breaking the Codeas Alan TuringMovie
The West
1996The Westas Self (voice)TV
Witness Against Hitler
1996Witness Against Hitleras GeneralMovie
The Virgin in the Ice
1995The Virgin in the Iceas Brother CadfaelMovie
Achilles
1995Achillesas NarratorMovie
The Secret Garden
1994The Secret Gardenas Archibald Craven (voice)Movie
Baseball
1994Baseballas Various (voice)TV
Monk's Hood
1994Monk's Hoodas Brother CadfaelMovie
The Leper of St. Giles
1994The Leper of St. Gilesas Brother CadfaelMovie
The Sanctuary Sparrow
1994The Sanctuary Sparrowas Brother CadfaelMovie
One Corpse Too Many
1994One Corpse Too Manyas Brother CadfaelMovie
Cadfael
1994Cadfaelas Brother CadfaelTV
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle and Mr. Jeremy Fisher
1994The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle and Mr. Jeremy Fisheras Jeremy Fisher (voice)Movie
David Macaulay: Roman City
1994David Macaulay: Roman Cityas Marcus Fabricius (voice)Movie
Aladdin
1994Aladdinas The Magician (voice)Movie
C
1993Circles of Deceitas RandalMovie
The Vision Thing
1993The Vision Thingas George SalisburyMovie
Frasier
1993Frasieras Jackson HedleyTV
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
1992The World of Peter Rabbit and Friendsas Mr. Jeremy Fisher (voice)TV
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1992The Velvet Clawas NarratorTV
The Storyteller: Greek Myths
1991The Storyteller: Greek Mythsas DaedalusTV
Dead Again
1991Dead Againas Franklyn MadsonMovie
T
1990The Foolas Mr. Frederick / Sir JohnMovie
The Civil War
1990The Civil Waras VariousTV
Discovering Hamlet
1990Discovering Hamletas HimselfMovie
Henry V
1989Henry Vas ChorusMovie
The Congress
1989The Congressas (voice)Movie
David Macaulay: Pyramid
1989David Macaulay: Pyramidas Hordedef (voice)Movie
The Tenth Man
1988The Tenth Manas The ImposterMovie
Little Dorrit
1987Little Dorritas Arthur ClennamMovie
The Secret Garden
1987The Secret Gardenas Archibald CravenMovie
On Wings of Fire
1986On Wings of Fireas SelfMovie
David Macaulay: Cathedral
1986David Macaulay: Cathedralas Pierre (voice)Movie
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1986Mr. Pyeas Mr. PyeMovie
Mr Pye
1986Mr Pyeas Mr PyeTV
W
1986Wedden, dat..?as SelfTV
The Statue of Liberty
1985The Statue of Libertyas Self (voice)Movie
C
1985Cyrano de Bergeracas Cyrano de BergeracMovie
Enigma
1982Enigmaas Kurt LimmerMovie
The Secret of NIMH
1982The Secret of NIMHas Nicodemus (voice)Movie
Stranger in Town
1982Stranger in Townas The StrangerMovie
Inside the Third Reich
1982Inside the Third Reichas Adolf HitlerTV
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1982The Hunchback of Notre Dameas Dom Claude FrolloMovie
Charlotte
1981Charlotteas DaberlohnMovie
The Man Who Went Up in Smoke
1980The Man Who Went Up in Smokeas Martin BeckMovie
Hamlet
1980Hamletas HamletMovie
The Human Factor
1979The Human Factoras Arthur DavisMovie
Minder
1979Minderas Freddie FentonTV
Tales of the Unexpected
1979Tales of the Unexpectedas The StrangerTV
Richard II
1978Richard IIas King Richard IIMovie
The Medusa Touch
1978The Medusa Touchas Townley - PublisherMovie
Mysterious Castles of Clay
1978Mysterious Castles of Clayas NarratorMovie
Philby, Burgess and Maclean
1977Philby, Burgess and Macleanas Guy BurgessMovie
I, Claudius
1976I, Claudiusas ClaudiusTV
Blue Blood
1974Blue Bloodas GregoryMovie
The Odessa File
1974The Odessa Fileas Klaus WenzerMovie
NOVA
1974NOVAas Voice of Ernest ShackletonTV
The Pallisers
1974The Pallisersas Lord FawnTV
The Day of the Jackal
1973The Day of the Jackalas Inspector CaronMovie
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971The Rivals of Sherlock Holmesas William DrewTV
Budgie
1971Budgieas Herbert FletcherTV
Three Sisters
1970Three Sistersas AndreiMovie
ITV Playhouse
1967ITV Playhouseas GerryTV
Much Ado About Nothing
1967Much Ado About Nothingas Don JohnMovie
Othello
1965Othelloas CassioMovie
O
1965Olivier Talks About Othelloas (archive footage)Movie
Horizon
1964Horizonas NarratorTV
T
1962The Fishing Matchas EricMovie
Armchair Theatre
1956Armchair Theatreas EricTV
Tony Awards
1956Tony Awardsas Self - WinnerTV
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951Hallmark Hall of Fameas Dom ClaudeTV
V
—Venom! Nine Ways to Dieas NarratorMovie
T
—The Man Who Tried to Steal an Islandas NarratorMovie
L
—Lead HeadsMovie
F
—Frank and PercyMovie