Acting
Derek Jacobi
Born October 22, 1938 · Leytonstone, London, England, UK
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Derek Jacobi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known for
8.5
Gladiator
Gracchus
6.7 TMDB
Murder on the Orient Express
Edward Henry Masterman
8.0
The King's Speech
Archbishop Cosmo Lang
6.4 TMDB
Tomb Raider
Mr. Yaffe
6.8 TMDB
Cinderella
King
6.1 TMDB
The Golden Compass
Magisterial Emissary
6.6 TMDB
Gladiator II
Gracchus
6.6 TMDB
Underworld: Evolution
Alexander Corvinus
7.6 TMDB
Doctor Who
Professor Yana
6.7 TMDB
Nanny McPhee
Mr. Wheen
7.8 TMDB
The Sandman
Erasmus Fry
8.0 TMDB
Good Omens
The Metatron
8.2 TMDB
The Crown
Duke of Windsor
6.2 TMDB
Hereafter
Derek Jacobi
8.5 TMDB
The Amazing World of Gumball
Narrator (voice)
6.9 TMDB
Tolkien
Professor Joseph Wright
6.7 TMDB
My Week with Marilyn
Sir Owen Morshead
7.2
Gosford Park
Probert
7.4 TMDB
The Secret of NIMH
Nicodemus (voice)
7.7 TMDB
Frasier
Jackson Hedley
Filmography
- 2026Heartstopper ForeverPeteMovie
- 2025Tinsel TownAlbertMovie
- 2025Juliet & RomeoThe FriarMovie
- 2024Gladiator IIGracchusMovie
- 2024LudwigMr. ToddSeries
- 2023The American Buffalo(voice)Series
- 2023The Following Events Are Based on a Pack of LiesSir Ralph UnwinSeries
- 2023AllelujahAmbroseMovie
- 2022Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to AqabaSelfMovie
- 2022The SandmanErasmus FrySeries
- 2021Say Your PrayersFather EnochMovie
- 2021The Lost Pirate KingdomNarratorSeries
- 2020Come AwayMr. BrownMovie
- 2020The HostDr. HobsonMovie
- 2019The Warrior Queen of JhansiLord PalmerstonMovie
- 2019Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten RomansClaudiusMovie
- 2019Greatest Events of World War II in ColourNarratorSeries
- 2019Good OmensThe MetatronSeries
- 2019TolkienProfessor Joseph WrightMovie
- 2018Les MisérablesBishop MyrielSeries
- 2018Tomb RaiderMr. YaffeMovie
- 2017A Christmas Carol Goes WrongScroogeMovie
- 2017Murder on the Orient ExpressEdward Henry MastermanMovie
- 2017StrattonRossMovie
- 2016The History of LoveLeopold GurskyMovie
- 2016The CrownDuke of WindsorSeries
- 2016Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and JulietMercutioMovie
- 2015CinderellaKingMovie
- 2014Grace of MonacoCount Fernando D'AillieresMovie
- 2014Effie GrayTravers TwissMovie
- 2014Inside No. 9WebsterSeries
- 2013ViciousStuart BixbySeries
- 2012Last Tango in HalifaxAlanSeries
- 2012Titanic: Blood and SteelLord PirrieSeries
- 2011My Week with MarilynSir Owen MorsheadMovie
- 2011AnonymousPrologueMovie
- 2011Through the Weeping Glass: On the Consolations of Life Everlasting (Limbos & Afterbreezes in the Mütter Museum)Narrator (voice)Movie
- 2011The Amazing World of GumballNarrator (voice)Series
- 2011The BorgiasCardinal OrsiniSeries
- 2011There Be DragonsHonorioMovie
- 2011IroncladCornhillMovie
- 2010The King's SpeechArchbishop Cosmo LangMovie
- 2010HereafterDerek JacobiMovie
- 2009MargotFred AshtonMovie
- 2009Doctor Who Greatest MomentsSelfSeries
- 2009EndgameRudolph AgnewMovie
- 2008A Bunch of AmateursNigel DewberryMovie
- 2008Adam ResurrectedDr. Nathan GrossMovie
- 2007The Old Curiosity ShopGrandfatherMovie
- 2007The Golden CompassMagisterial EmissaryMovie
- 2007GuantanameroGuidoMovie
- 2007The RiddleThe Tramp / Charles DickensMovie
- 2007In the Night GardenNarrator (voice)Series
- 2006Underworld: EvolutionAlexander CorvinusMovie
- 2005Nanny McPheeMr. WheenMovie
- 2005Bye Bye BlackbirdLord DempseyMovie
- 2005Doctor WhoProfessor YanaSeries
- 2005Doctor Who ConfidentialSeries
- 2004Agatha Christie's MarpleColonel ProtheroeSeries
- 2004StringsNezoMovie
- 2004Who Do You Think You Are?SelfSeries
- 2004Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack JohnsonOther Voices (voice)Movie
- 2004The Long FirmLord Edward 'Teddy' ThursbySeries
- 2003Doctor Who: Scream of the ShalkaThe Master (voice)Series
- 2003Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were ThereSelfMovie
- 2002Two Men Went To WarMaj. MertonMovie
- 2002Revengers TragedyThe DukeMovie
- 2002The Gathering StormStanley BaldwinMovie
- 2002Ultimate Fights from the MoviesGracchus (Gladiator) (archive footage)Movie
- 2002The JuryGeorge Cording QCSeries
- 2001Gosford ParkProbertMovie
- 2001The BodyFather LavelleMovie
- 2001RevelationLibrarianMovie
- 2000The Wyvern MysterySquire FairfieldMovie
- 2000Jason and the ArgonautsPhineasSeries
- 2000GladiatorGracchusMovie
- 2000Up at the VillaLucky LeadbetterMovie
- 2000Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)Series
- 1999Molokai: The Story of Father DamienFather Leonor FousnelMovie
- 1998Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis BaconFrancis BaconMovie
- 1998BasilFather FrederickMovie
- 1996HamletKing ClaudiusMovie
- 1996Looking for RichardSelf - IntervieweeMovie
- 1996Breaking the CodeAlan TuringMovie
- 1996The WestSelf (voice)Series
- 1995AchillesNarratorMovie
- 1994The Secret GardenArchibald Craven (voice)Movie
- 1994BaseballVarious (voice)Series
- 1994CadfaelBrother CadfaelSeries
- 1993FrasierJackson HedleySeries
- 1992The World of Peter Rabbit and FriendsMr. Jeremy Fisher (voice)Series
- 1992AladdinThe Magician (voice)Movie
- 1991The Storyteller: Greek MythsDaedalusSeries
- 1991Dead AgainFranklyn MadsonMovie
- 1990The Civil WarWilliam Russell / Various (voice)Series
- 1990Discovering HamletHimselfMovie
- 1989Henry VChorusMovie
- 1988The Tenth ManThe ImposterMovie
- 1987Little DorritArthur ClennamMovie
- 1987The Secret GardenArchibald CravenMovie
- 1985The Statue of LibertySelf (voice)Movie
- 1982EnigmaKurt LimmerMovie
- 1982The Secret of NIMHNicodemus (voice)Movie
- 1982The Hunchback of Notre DameDom Claude FrolloMovie
- 1980HamletHamletMovie
- 1979The Human FactorArthur DavisMovie
- 1979MinderFreddie FentonSeries
- 1979Tales of the UnexpectedThe Stranger, DrioliSeries
- 1978The Medusa TouchTownley - PublisherMovie
- 1977Philby, Burgess and MacleanGuy BurgessMovie
- 1976I, ClaudiusClaudiusSeries
- 1974Blue BloodGregoryMovie
- 1974The Odessa FileKlaus WenzerMovie
- 1974NOVAVoice of Ernest ShackletonSeries
- 1973The Day of the JackalInspector CaronMovie
- 1971The Rivals of Sherlock HolmesWilliam DrewSeries
- 1970Three SistersAndreiMovie
- 1965OthelloCassioMovie
- 1964HorizonNarratorSeries
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameDom Claude, Archibald Craven, ImposterSeries