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Derek Jacobi

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
229

Gender
Male

Birthday
October 22, 1938 (87 years old)

Place of Birth
Leytonstone, London, England, UK

Derek Jacobi

Biography

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.

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Known For

Acting

2026Heartstopper Foreveras
2026Moss & Freudas Lucian Freud
2026Broken Englishas The Narrator
2025Tinsel Townas Albert
2025Juliet & Romeoas The Friar
2024Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebrationas Self
2024Gladiator IIas Gracchus
2024Ludwigas Mr. Todd
2023The American Buffaloas (voice)
2023The Following Events Are Based on a Pack of Liesas Sir Ralph Unwin
2023The Martini Shotas Errol
2023Allelujahas Ambrose
2023U-Boat Wargamersas Narrator (voice)
2022Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqabaas Self
2022A Bird Flew Inas David
2022Pearl Islandsas Self
2022The Sandmanas Erasmus Fry
2022Remembers…as Self
2021Albert Speer und der Traum von Hollywoodas Self (archive footage)
2021Say Your Prayersas Father Enoch
2021The Lost Pirate Kingdomas Narrator
2020Coronation Street: Queens of the Streetas Himself
2020Come Awayas Mr. Brown
2020Breaking The Codesas
2020The Hostas Dr. Hobson
2019The Warrior Queen of Jhansias Lord Palmerston
2019Museas The Lawyer
2019Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten Romansas Claudius
2019Greatest Events of World War II in Colouras Narrator
2019Good Omensas Metatron
2019Good Omensas The Metatron
2019Tolkienas Professor Joseph Wright
2018Les Misérablesas Bishop Myriel
20182018: A Year in the Life of a Yearas
2018Nothing Is Truer than Truthas
2018Tomb Raideras Mr. Yaffe
2017A Christmas Carol Goes Wrongas Scrooge
2017Murder on the Orient Expressas Edward Henry Masterman
2017Celebration of the Tercentenary of the Founding of The Premier Grand Lodgeas
2017Strattonas Ross
2016The Devil of Christmasas
2016The History of Loveas Leopold Gursky
2016The Crownas Duke of Windsor
2016Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Julietas Mercutio
2015Knights of Classic Drama at the BBCas Self (archive footage)
2015Venomas Narrator
2015Cinderellaas King
2015The Gospel of Lukeas Narrator (voice) – King James Version
2014Grace of Monacoas Count Fernando D'Aillieres
2014Effie Grayas Travers Twiss
2014Inside No. 9as Webster
2013Youas Man
2013National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stageas Claudius/Spooner
2013The Man Who Tried to Steal an Islandas Narrator
2013Muse of Fireas Self
2013Viciousas Stuart Bixby
2013Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greeneas Narrator (voice)
2012Last Tango in Halifaxas Alan
2012Last Will. & Testamentas Himself
2012The Halloween Kidas Narrator
2012Jail Caesaras Sulla
2012Shakespeare Uncoveredas Himself
2012Titanic: Blood and Steelas Lord Pirrie
2011My Week with Marilynas Sir Owen Morshead
2011Anonymousas Prologue
2011Through the Weeping Glass: On the Consolations of Life Everlasting (Limbos & Afterbreezes in the Mütter Museum)as Narrator (voice)
2011The Amazing World of Gumballas Narrator (voice)
2011The Borgiasas Cardinal Orsini
2011There Be Dragonsas Honorio
2011Ironcladas Cornhill
2011National Theatre Live: King Learas King Lear
2010The King's Speechas Archbishop Cosmo Lang
2010Hereafteras Derek Jacobi
2010Joe Maddison's Waras Mr. Simpson
2009Margotas Fred Ashton
2009Doctor Who Greatest Momentsas Self
2009Charles Dickens's Englandas Himself - Presenter
2009Diamondsas
2009Diamondsas Piers Denmont
2009Endgameas Rudolph Agnew
2009Morris: A Life with Bells Onas Quentin Neely
2008A Bunch of Amateursas Nigel Dewberry
2008Sidney Turtlebaumas Sidney Turtlebaum
2008Pompeii and the Roman Villaas Narrator
2008Adam Resurrectedas Dr. Nathan Gross
2008The Ties That Bind Usas The Master (archive footage)
2008One of Those Daysas Howard Whittam
2007The Old Curiosity Shopas Grandfather
2007The Golden Compassas Magisterial Emissary
2007Guantanameroas Guido
2007The Riddleas The Tramp / Charles Dickens
2007Airlock, or How to Say Goodbye in Spaceas President
2007In the Night Gardenas Narrator (voice)
2007Anastezsias Balzer
2007The Art of Francis Baconas Derek Jacobi
2006Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppyas Narrator (voice)
2006Pinochet in Suburbiaas Senator Augusto Pinochet
2006Underworld: Evolutionas Alexander Corvinus
2005Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppyas Narrator(voice)
2005Nanny McPheeas Mr. Wheen
2005Bye Bye Blackbirdas Lord Dempsey
2005Strength and Honor: Production Podsas Self
2005Doctor Who Confidentialas
2005Doctor Whoas Professor Yana
2004Agatha Christie's Marpleas Colonel Protheroe
2004Angelina Ballerina: The Show Must Go Onas Mr. Operatski (voice)
2004Stringsas Nezo
2004Who Do You Think You Are?as Self
2004Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnsonas Other Voices (voice)
2004The Long Firmas Lord Edward 'Teddy' Thursby
2004Londonas Tacitus
2004Cloud Cuckoo Landas Victor
2003Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalkaas The Master (voice)
2003Henry VIIIas Narrator
2003Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were Thereas Self
2002The Dinosaur Huntersas Narrator (voice)
2002Inquisitionas Cardinal Grand Inquisitor
2002Two Men Went To Waras Maj. Merton
2002I, Claudius: A Television Epicas Self
2002Revengers Tragedyas The Duke
2002The Making of Gosford Parkas Self
2002The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinskyas Nijinsky (voice) (as Sir Derek Jacobi)
2002The Gathering Stormas Stanley Baldwin
2002Ultimate Fights from the Moviesas Gracchus (Gladiator) (archive footage)
2002The Juryas George Cording QC
2001Gosford Parkas Probert
2001The Children's Midsummer Night's Dreamas Theseus (voice)
2001David Macaulay: Mill Timesas Priam Huntington (voice)
2001The Bodyas Father Lavelle
2001Revelationas Librarian
2001Great Escape: The Untold Storyas Narrator
2000Victoria Wood with All the Trimmingsas Various Characters
2000The Wyvern Mysteryas Squire Fairfield
2000Wilfredas Voice
2000Jason and the Argonautsas Phineas
2000Gladiatoras Gracchus
2000Up at the Villaas Lucky Leadbetter
2000Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)as
1999The Chimesas Narrator
1999Molokai: The Story of Father Damienas Father Leonor Fousnel
1998Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Baconas Francis Bacon
1998Basilas Father Frederick
1998Animated Epics: Beowulfas Narrator ( voice )
1996Hamletas King Claudius
1996Looking for Richardas Self - Interviewee
1996Breaking the Codeas Alan Turing
1996The Westas Self (voice)
1996Witness Against Hitleras General
1995The Virgin in the Iceas Brother Cadfael
1995Achillesas Narrator
1994The Secret Gardenas Archibald Craven (voice)
1994Baseballas (voice)
1994Baseballas Various (voice)
1994Monk's Hoodas Brother Cadfael
1994The Leper of St. Gilesas Brother Cadfael
1994The Sanctuary Sparrowas Brother Cadfael
1994One Corpse Too Manyas Brother Cadfael
1994Cadfaelas Brother Cadfael
1994The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle and Mr. Jeremy Fisheras Jeremy Fisher (voice)
1994David Macaulay: Roman Cityas Marcus Fabricius (voice)
1993Circles of Deceitas Randal
1993The Vision Thingas George Salisbury
1993Frasieras Jackson Hedley
1992The World of Peter Rabbit and Friendsas Mr. Jeremy Fisher (voice)
1992Aladdinas The Magician (voice)
1992The Velvet Clawas Narrator
1991The Storyteller: Greek Mythsas Daedalus
1991Dead Againas Franklyn Madson
1990The Foolas Mr. Frederick / Sir John
1990The Civil Waras William Russell / Various (voice)
1990Discovering Hamletas Himself
1989Henry Vas Chorus
1989The Congressas (voice)
1989David Macaulay: Pyramidas Hordedef (voice)
1988The Tenth Manas The Imposter
1987Little Dorritas Arthur Clennam
1987The Secret Gardenas Archibald Craven
1986ScreenPlayas George Salisbury
1986On Wings of Fireas Self
1986David Macaulay: Cathedralas Pierre (voice)
1986Mr. Pyeas Mr. Pye
1986Mr Pyeas Mr Pye
1986Wedden, dat..?as Self
1985The Statue of Libertyas Self (voice)
1985Cyrano de Bergeracas Cyrano de Bergerac
1982Enigmaas Kurt Limmer
1982The Secret of NIMHas Nicodemus (voice)
1982Stranger in Townas The Stranger
1982Inside the Third Reichas Adolf Hitler
1982The Hunchback of Notre Dameas Dom Claude Frollo
1981Charlotteas Daberlohn
1980The Man Who Went Up in Smokeas Martin Beck
1980Hamletas Hamlet
1979The Human Factoras Arthur Davis
1979Minderas Freddie Fenton
1979Tales of the Unexpectedas Drioli
1979Tales of the Unexpectedas The Stranger
1978Richard IIas King Richard II
1978The BBC Television Shakespeareas Hamlet
1978The BBC Television Shakespeareas Richard II
1978The Medusa Touchas Townley - Publisher
1978Mysterious Castles of Clayas Narrator
1977Philby, Burgess and Macleanas Guy Burgess
1976I, Claudiusas Claudius
1974Blue Bloodas Gregory
1974The Odessa Fileas Klaus Wenzer
1974Affairs of the Heartas Bertram Braddle
1974NOVAas Voice of Ernest Shackleton
1974The Pallisersas Lord Fawn
1973The Day of the Jackalas Inspector Caron
1972Man of Strawas Diederich Hessling
1971The Rivals of Sherlock Holmesas William Drew
1971Budgieas Herbert Fletcher
1970Three Sistersas Andrei
1967ITV Playhouseas Gerry
1967Much Ado About Nothingas Don John
1965Othelloas Cassio
1965Olivier Talks About Othelloas (archive footage)
1964Horizonas Narrator
1962The Fishing Matchas Eric
1956Armchair Theatreas Eric
1956Tony Awardsas Self - Nominee
1956Tony Awardsas Self - Winner
1951Hallmark Hall of Fameas Archibald Craven
1951Hallmark Hall of Fameas Dom Claude
1951Hallmark Hall of Fameas Imposter
Venom! Nine Ways to Dieas Narrator
Frank and Percyas
Lead Headsas

Production

2001The Children's Midsummer Night's Dream...Thanks