Derek Jacobi

Originally from Leytonstone, London, England, UK

Derek Jacobi

Biography and Life Story

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

Played in

Moss & Freud
Moss & Freud
as Lucian Freud
Juliet & Romeo
Juliet & Romeo
as The Friar
Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration
Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration
as Self
Gladiator II
Gladiator II
as Gracchus
Family Guy: Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Cheater
Family Guy: Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Cheater
as Rupert (voice)
The Martini Shot
The Martini Shot
as Errol
Allelujah
Allelujah
as Ambrose
Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba
Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba
as Self
A Bird Flew In
A Bird Flew In
as David
Rhythm of Life
Rhythm of Life
as Self
Albert Speer und der Traum von Hollywood
Albert Speer und der Traum von Hollywood
as Himself (archive footage)
Say Your Prayers
Say Your Prayers
as Father Enoch
Come Away
Come Away
as Mr. Brown
The Host
The Host
as Dr. Hobson
The Warrior Queen of Jhansi
The Warrior Queen of Jhansi
as Lord Palmerston
Muse
Muse
as The Lawyer
Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans
Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans
as Claudius
Tolkien
Tolkien
as Professor Joseph Wright
The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir
The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir
as Narrator (voice)
Tomb Raider
Tomb Raider
as Mr. Yaffe
A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong
A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong
as Scrooge
Murder on the Orient Express
Murder on the Orient Express
as Edward Henry Masterman
Stratton
Stratton
as Ross
The Devil of Christmas
The Devil of Christmas
as Dennis Fulcher (Voice)
The History of Love
The History of Love
as Leopold Gursky
Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet
Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet
as Mercutio
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC
as Self (archive footage)
Venom
Venom
as Narrator
Cinderella
Cinderella
as King
The Gospel of Luke
The Gospel of Luke
as Narrator (voice) – King James Version
Grace of Monaco
Grace of Monaco
as Count Fernando D'Aillieres
Effie Gray
Effie Gray
as Travers Twiss
You
You
as Man
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
as Claudius/Spooner
Muse of Fire
Muse of Fire
as Self
Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene
Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene
as Narrator (voice)
The Phoenix Rises
The Phoenix Rises
as Professor Yana
Last Will. & Testament
Last Will. & Testament
as Himself
The Halloween Kid
The Halloween Kid
as Narrator
Jail Caesar
Jail Caesar
as Sulla
My Week with Marilyn
My Week with Marilyn
as Sir Owen Morshead
Anonymous
Anonymous
as Prologue
Through the Weeping Glass: On the Consolations of Life Everlasting (Limbos & Afterbreezes in the Mütter Museum)
Through the Weeping Glass: On the Consolations of Life Everlasting (Limbos & Afterbreezes in the Mütter Museum)
as Narrator (voice)
There Be Dragons
There Be Dragons
as Honorio
Ironclad
Ironclad
as Cornhill
National Theatre Live: King Lear
National Theatre Live: King Lear
as King Lear
The King's Speech
The King's Speech
as Archbishop Cosmo Lang
Hereafter
Hereafter
as Derek Jacobi
Joe Maddison's War
Joe Maddison's War
as Mr. Simpson
Margot
Margot
as Fred Ashton
Charles Dickens's England
Charles Dickens's England
as Himself - Presenter
Endgame
Endgame
as Rudolph Agnew
Morris: A Life with Bells On
Morris: A Life with Bells On
as Quentin Neely
A Bunch of Amateurs
A Bunch of Amateurs
as Nigel Dewberry
Sidney Turtlebaum
Sidney Turtlebaum
as Sidney Turtlebaum
Pompeii and the Roman Villa
Pompeii and the Roman Villa
as Narrator
Adam Resurrected
Adam Resurrected
as Dr. Nathan Gross
The Ties That Bind Us
The Ties That Bind Us
as The Master (archive footage)
One of Those Days
One of Those Days
as Howard Whittam
The Old Curiosity Shop
The Old Curiosity Shop
as Grandfather
The Golden Compass
The Golden Compass
as Magisterial Emissary
Guantanamero
Guantanamero
as Guido
The Riddle
The Riddle
as The Tramp / Charles Dickens
Airlock, or How to Say Goodbye in Space
Airlock, or How to Say Goodbye in Space
as President
The Art of Francis Bacon
The Art of Francis Bacon
as Derek Jacobi
Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy
Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy
as Narrator
Pinochet in Suburbia
Pinochet in Suburbia
as Senator Augusto Pinochet
Underworld: Evolution
Underworld: Evolution
as Alexander Corvinus
Nanny McPhee
Nanny McPhee
as Mr. Wheen
Bye Bye Blackbird
Bye Bye Blackbird
as Lord Dempsey
Strength and Honor: Production Pods
Strength and Honor: Production Pods
as Self
Angelina Ballerina: The Show Must Go On
Angelina Ballerina: The Show Must Go On
as Mr. Operatski (voice)
Strings
Strings
as Nezo
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
as Other Voices (voice)
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
as Self
The Dinosaur Hunters
The Dinosaur Hunters
as Narrator (voice)
Inquisition
Inquisition
as Cardinal Grand Inquisitor
Two Men Went To War
Two Men Went To War
as Maj. Merton
I, Claudius: A Television Epic
I, Claudius: A Television Epic
as Self
Revengers Tragedy
Revengers Tragedy
as The Duke
The Making of 'Gosford Park'
The Making of 'Gosford Park'
as Self
The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky
The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky
as Nijinsky (voice) (as Sir Derek Jacobi)
The Gathering Storm
The Gathering Storm
as Stanley Baldwin
Ultimate Fights from the Movies
Ultimate Fights from the Movies
as Gracchus (Gladiator) (archive footage)
Gosford Park
Gosford Park
as Probert
David Macaulay: Mill Times
David Macaulay: Mill Times
as Priam Huntington (voice)
The Body
The Body
as Father Lavelle
Revelation
Revelation
as Librarian
Great Escape: The Untold Story
Great Escape: The Untold Story
as Narrator
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
as Various Characters
The Wyvern Mystery
The Wyvern Mystery
as Squire Fairfield
Gladiator
Gladiator
as Gracchus
Up at the Villa
Up at the Villa
as Lucky Leadbetter
The Chimes
The Chimes
as Narrator
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
as Father Leonor Fousnel
Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
as Francis Bacon
Basil
Basil
as Father Frederick
Animated Epics: Beowulf
Animated Epics: Beowulf
as Narrator ( voice )
Hamlet
Hamlet
as King Claudius
Looking for Richard
Looking for Richard
as Self - Interviewee
Breaking the Code
Breaking the Code
as Alan Turing
Witness Against Hitler
Witness Against Hitler
as General
Achilles
Achilles
as Narrator
The Secret Garden
The Secret Garden
as Archibald Craven (voice)
Monk's Hood
Monk's Hood
as Brother Cadfael
The Sanctuary Sparrow
The Sanctuary Sparrow
as Brother Cadfael
David Macaulay: Roman City
David Macaulay: Roman City
as Marcus Fabricius (voice)
Aladdin
Aladdin
as The Magician (voice)
The Vision Thing
The Vision Thing
as George Salisbury
Dead Again
Dead Again
as Franklyn Madson
The Fool
The Fool
as Mr. Frederick / Sir John
Discovering Hamlet
Discovering Hamlet
as Himself
Henry V
Henry V
as Chorus
Dead Bang
Dead Bang
as Jackson Hedley
The Congress
The Congress
as (voice)
David Macaulay: Pyramid
David Macaulay: Pyramid
as Hordedef (voice)
The Tenth Man
The Tenth Man
as The Imposter
Little Dorrit
Little Dorrit
as Arthur Clennam
The Secret Garden
The Secret Garden
as Archibald Craven
On Wings of Fire
On Wings of Fire
as Self
David Macaulay: Cathedral
David Macaulay: Cathedral
as Pierre (voice)
The Statue of Liberty
The Statue of Liberty
as Self (voice)
Grandview, U.S.A.
Grandview, U.S.A.
as Narrator (voice)
Enigma
Enigma
as Kurt Limmer
The Secret of NIMH
The Secret of NIMH
as Nicodemus (voice)
Stranger in Town
Stranger in Town
as The Stranger
Inside the Third Reich
Inside the Third Reich
as Adolf Hitler
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Dom Claude Frollo
Charlotte
Charlotte
as Daberlohn
The Man Who Went Up in Smoke
The Man Who Went Up in Smoke
as Martin Beck
Hamlet
Hamlet
as Hamlet
The Human Factor
The Human Factor
as Arthur Davis
Richard II
Richard II
as King Richard II
The Medusa Touch
The Medusa Touch
as Townley - Publisher
Mysterious Castles of Clay
Mysterious Castles of Clay
as Narrator
Philby, Burgess and Maclean
Philby, Burgess and Maclean
as Guy Burgess
Blue Blood
Blue Blood
as Gregory
The Odessa File
The Odessa File
as Klaus Wenzer
The Day of the Jackal
The Day of the Jackal
as Inspector Caron
Three Sisters
Three Sisters
as Andrei
Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing
as Don John
Othello
Othello
as Cassio

Crew Credits

Moss & Freud
Moss & Freud
actor
Juliet & Romeo
Juliet & Romeo
actor
Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration
Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration
actor
Gladiator II
Gladiator II
actor
Family Guy: Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Cheater
Family Guy: Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Cheater
actor
The Martini Shot
The Martini Shot
actor
Allelujah
Allelujah
actor
Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba
Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba
actor
A Bird Flew In
A Bird Flew In
actor
Rhythm of Life
Rhythm of Life
actor
Albert Speer und der Traum von Hollywood
Albert Speer und der Traum von Hollywood
actor
Say Your Prayers
Say Your Prayers
actor
Come Away
Come Away
actor
Breaking The Codes
Breaking The Codes
actor
The Host
The Host
actor
The Warrior Queen of Jhansi
The Warrior Queen of Jhansi
actor
Muse
Muse
actor
Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans
Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans
actor
Tolkien
Tolkien
actor
The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir
The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir
actor
Nothing Is Truer than Truth
Nothing Is Truer than Truth
actor
Tomb Raider
Tomb Raider
actor
A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong
A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong
actor
Murder on the Orient Express
Murder on the Orient Express
actor
Celebration of the Tercentenary of the Founding of The Premier Grand Lodge
Celebration of the Tercentenary of the Founding of The Premier Grand Lodge
actor
Stratton
Stratton
actor
The Devil of Christmas
The Devil of Christmas
actor
The History of Love
The History of Love
actor
Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet
Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet
actor
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC
actor
Venom
Venom
actor
Cinderella
Cinderella
actor
The Gospel of Luke
The Gospel of Luke
actor
Grace of Monaco
Grace of Monaco
actor
Effie Gray
Effie Gray
actor
You
You
actor
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
actor
Muse of Fire
Muse of Fire
actor
Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene
Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene
actor
The Phoenix Rises
The Phoenix Rises
actor
Last Will. & Testament
Last Will. & Testament
actor
The Halloween Kid
The Halloween Kid
actor
Jail Caesar
Jail Caesar
actor
My Week with Marilyn
My Week with Marilyn
actor
Anonymous
Anonymous
actor
Through the Weeping Glass: On the Consolations of Life Everlasting (Limbos & Afterbreezes in the Mütter Museum)
Through the Weeping Glass: On the Consolations of Life Everlasting (Limbos & Afterbreezes in the Mütter Museum)
actor
There Be Dragons
There Be Dragons
actor
Ironclad
Ironclad
actor
National Theatre Live: King Lear
National Theatre Live: King Lear
actor
The King's Speech
The King's Speech
actor
Hereafter
Hereafter
actor
Joe Maddison's War
Joe Maddison's War
actor
Margot
Margot
actor
Charles Dickens's England
Charles Dickens's England
actor
Endgame
Endgame
actor
Morris: A Life with Bells On
Morris: A Life with Bells On
actor
A Bunch of Amateurs
A Bunch of Amateurs
actor
Sidney Turtlebaum
Sidney Turtlebaum
actor
Pompeii and the Roman Villa
Pompeii and the Roman Villa
actor
Adam Resurrected
Adam Resurrected
actor
The Ties That Bind Us
The Ties That Bind Us
actor
One of Those Days
One of Those Days
actor
The Old Curiosity Shop
The Old Curiosity Shop
actor
The Golden Compass
The Golden Compass
actor
Guantanamero
Guantanamero
actor
The Riddle
The Riddle
actor
Airlock, or How to Say Goodbye in Space
Airlock, or How to Say Goodbye in Space
actor
The Art of Francis Bacon
The Art of Francis Bacon
actor
Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy
Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy
actor
Pinochet in Suburbia
Pinochet in Suburbia
actor
Underworld: Evolution
Underworld: Evolution
actor
Nanny McPhee
Nanny McPhee
actor
Bye Bye Blackbird
Bye Bye Blackbird
actor
Strength and Honor: Production Pods
Strength and Honor: Production Pods
actor
Angelina Ballerina: The Show Must Go On
Angelina Ballerina: The Show Must Go On
actor
Strings
Strings
actor
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
actor
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
actor
The Dinosaur Hunters
The Dinosaur Hunters
actor
Inquisition
Inquisition
actor
Two Men Went To War
Two Men Went To War
actor
I, Claudius: A Television Epic
I, Claudius: A Television Epic
actor
Revengers Tragedy
Revengers Tragedy
actor
The Making of 'Gosford Park'
The Making of 'Gosford Park'
actor
The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky
The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky
actor
The Gathering Storm
The Gathering Storm
actor
Ultimate Fights from the Movies
Ultimate Fights from the Movies
actor
Gosford Park
Gosford Park
actor
David Macaulay: Mill Times
David Macaulay: Mill Times
actor
The Body
The Body
actor
Revelation
Revelation
actor
Great Escape: The Untold Story
Great Escape: The Untold Story
actor
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
actor
The Wyvern Mystery
The Wyvern Mystery
actor
Gladiator
Gladiator
actor
Up at the Villa
Up at the Villa
actor
The Chimes
The Chimes
actor
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
actor
Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
actor
Basil
Basil
actor
Animated Epics: Beowulf
Animated Epics: Beowulf
actor
Hamlet
Hamlet
actor
Looking for Richard
Looking for Richard
actor
Breaking the Code
Breaking the Code
actor
Witness Against Hitler
Witness Against Hitler
actor
Achilles
Achilles
actor
The Secret Garden
The Secret Garden
actor
Monk's Hood
Monk's Hood
actor
The Sanctuary Sparrow
The Sanctuary Sparrow
actor
David Macaulay: Roman City
David Macaulay: Roman City
actor
Aladdin
Aladdin
actor
The Vision Thing
The Vision Thing
actor
Dead Again
Dead Again
actor
The Fool
The Fool
actor
Discovering Hamlet
Discovering Hamlet
actor
Henry V
Henry V
actor
Dead Bang
Dead Bang
actor
The Congress
The Congress
actor
David Macaulay: Pyramid
David Macaulay: Pyramid
actor
The Tenth Man
The Tenth Man
actor
Little Dorrit
Little Dorrit
actor
The Secret Garden
The Secret Garden
actor
On Wings of Fire
On Wings of Fire
actor
David Macaulay: Cathedral
David Macaulay: Cathedral
actor
The Statue of Liberty
The Statue of Liberty
actor
Grandview, U.S.A.
Grandview, U.S.A.
actor
Enigma
Enigma
actor
The Secret of NIMH
The Secret of NIMH
actor
Stranger in Town
Stranger in Town
actor
Inside the Third Reich
Inside the Third Reich
actor
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
actor
Charlotte
Charlotte
actor
The Man Who Went Up in Smoke
The Man Who Went Up in Smoke
actor
Hamlet
Hamlet
actor
The Human Factor
The Human Factor
actor
Richard II
Richard II
actor
The Medusa Touch
The Medusa Touch
actor
Mysterious Castles of Clay
Mysterious Castles of Clay
actor
Philby, Burgess and Maclean
Philby, Burgess and Maclean
actor
Blue Blood
Blue Blood
actor
The Odessa File
The Odessa File
actor
The Day of the Jackal
The Day of the Jackal
actor
Three Sisters
Three Sisters
actor
Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing
actor
Othello
Othello
actor