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Derek Jacobi

Derek Jacobi

Acting·1938·148 films

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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Filmography

Gladiator
Gladiator (2000)Gracchus
Murder on the Orient Express
Murder on the Orient Express (2017)Edward Henry Masterman
The King's Speech
The King's Speech (2010)Archbishop Cosmo Lang
Tomb Raider
Tomb Raider (2018)Mr. Yaffe
Cinderella
Cinderella (2015)King
The Golden Compass
The Golden Compass (2007)Magisterial Emissary
Gladiator II
Gladiator II (2024)Gracchus
Underworld: Evolution
Underworld: Evolution (2006)Alexander Corvinus
Nanny McPhee
Nanny McPhee (2005)Mr. Wheen
Hereafter
Hereafter (2010)Derek Jacobi
Tolkien
Tolkien (2019)Professor Joseph Wright
My Week with Marilyn
My Week with Marilyn (2011)Sir Owen Morshead
Gosford Park
Gosford Park (2001)Probert
The Secret of NIMH
The Secret of NIMH (1982)Nicodemus (voice)
Ironclad
Ironclad (2011)Cornhill
Anonymous
Anonymous (2011)Prologue
The Day of the Jackal
The Day of the Jackal (1973)Inspector Caron
Grace of Monaco
Grace of Monaco (2014)Count Fernando D'Aillieres
Hamlet
Hamlet (1996)King Claudius
Dead Again
Dead Again (1991)Franklyn Madson
Henry V
Henry V (1989)Chorus
Come Away
Come Away (2020)Mr. Brown
The Body
The Body (2001)Father Lavelle
Stratton
Stratton (2017)Ross
The Medusa Touch
The Medusa Touch (1978)Townley - Publisher
The Odessa File
The Odessa File (1974)Klaus Wenzer
Effie Gray
Effie Gray (2014)Travers Twiss
Looking for Richard
Looking for Richard (1996)Self - Interviewee
There Be Dragons
There Be Dragons (2011)Honorio
Adam Resurrected
Adam Resurrected (2008)Dr. Nathan Gross
The History of Love
The History of Love (2016)Leopold Gursky
Strings
Strings (2004)Nezo
Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten Romans
Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten Romans (2019)Claudius
The Gathering Storm
The Gathering Storm (2002)Stanley Baldwin
Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon (1998)Francis Bacon
Endgame
Endgame (2009)Rudolph Agnew
The Secret Garden
The Secret Garden (1987)Archibald Craven
Enigma
Enigma (1982)Kurt Limmer
Tinsel Town
Tinsel Town (2025)Albert
Up at the Villa
Up at the Villa (2000)Lucky Leadbetter
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1982)Dom Claude Frollo
Allelujah
Allelujah (2023)Ambrose
The Human Factor
The Human Factor (1979)Arthur Davis
The Tenth Man
The Tenth Man (1988)The Imposter
Othello
Othello (1965)Cassio
Ultimate Fights from the Movies
Ultimate Fights from the Movies (2002)Gracchus (Gladiator) (archive footage)
Basil
Basil (1998)Father Frederick
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004)Other Voices (voice)
Revelation
Revelation (2001)Librarian
A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong
A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong (2017)Scrooge
The Riddle
The Riddle (2007)The Tramp / Charles Dickens
Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet
Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet (2016)Mercutio
A Bunch of Amateurs
A Bunch of Amateurs (2008)Nigel Dewberry
The Secret Garden
The Secret Garden (1994)Archibald Craven (voice)
The Host
The Host (2020)Dr. Hobson
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien (1999)Father Leonor Fousnel
Achilles
Achilles (1995)Narrator
Breaking the Code
Breaking the Code (1996)Alan Turing
Hamlet
Hamlet (1980)Hamlet
Aladdin
Aladdin (1992)The Magician (voice)
The Statue of Liberty
The Statue of Liberty (1985)Self (voice)
Little Dorrit
Little Dorrit (1987)Arthur Clennam
Revengers Tragedy
Revengers Tragedy (2002)The Duke
Two Men Went To War
Two Men Went To War (2002)Maj. Merton
The Old Curiosity Shop
The Old Curiosity Shop (2007)Grandfather
Blue Blood
Blue Blood (1974)Gregory
The Warrior Queen of Jhansi
The Warrior Queen of Jhansi (2019)Lord Palmerston
Margot
Margot (2009)Fred Ashton
Three Sisters
Three Sisters (1970)Andrei
Juliet & Romeo
Juliet & Romeo (2025)The Friar
Bye Bye Blackbird
Bye Bye Blackbird (2005)Lord Dempsey
The Wyvern Mystery
The Wyvern Mystery (2000)Squire Fairfield
Say Your Prayers
Say Your Prayers (2021)Father Enoch
Philby, Burgess and Maclean
Philby, Burgess and Maclean (1977)Guy Burgess
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) (2011)Narrator (voice)
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003)Self
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings (2000)Various Characters
Discovering Hamlet
Discovering Hamlet (1990)Himself
Guantanamero
Guantanamero (2007)Guido
The Making of Gosford Park
The Making of Gosford Park (2002)Self
The Martini Shot
The Martini Shot (2023)Errol
The Congress
The Congress (1989)(voice)
Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba
Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba (2022)Self
Pinochet in Suburbia
Pinochet in Suburbia (2006)Senator Augusto Pinochet
The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky
The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky (2002)Nijinsky (voice) (as Sir Derek Jacobi)
Mysterious Castles of Clay
Mysterious Castles of Clay (1978)Narrator
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage (2013)Claudius/Spooner
Animated Epics: Beowulf
Animated Epics: Beowulf (1998)Narrator ( voice )
Joe Maddison's War
Joe Maddison's War (2010)Mr. Simpson
Morris: A Life with Bells On
Morris: A Life with Bells On (2009)Quentin Neely
The Gospel of Luke
The Gospel of Luke (2015)Narrator (voice) – King James Version
Nothing Is Truer than Truth
Nothing Is Truer than Truth (2018)
Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing (1967)Don John
Richard II
Richard II (1978)King Richard II
Last Will. & Testament
Last Will. & Testament (2012)Himself
Diamonds
Diamonds (2009)Piers Denmont
Jail Caesar
Jail Caesar (2012)Sulla
One of Those Days
One of Those Days (2008)Howard Whittam
Stranger in Town
Stranger in Town (1982)The Stranger
Sidney Turtlebaum
Sidney Turtlebaum (2008)Sidney Turtlebaum
Broken English
Broken English (2026)The Narrator
Muse of Fire
Muse of Fire (2013)Self
On Wings of Fire
On Wings of Fire (1986)Self
David Macaulay: Roman City
David Macaulay: Roman City (1994)Marcus Fabricius (voice)
National Theatre Live: King Lear
National Theatre Live: King Lear (2011)King Lear
Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy
Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy (2006)Narrator (voice)
Witness Against Hitler
Witness Against Hitler (1996)General
Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration
Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration (2024)Self
The Dinosaur Hunters
The Dinosaur Hunters (2002)Narrator (voice)
The Children's Midsummer Night's Dream
The Children's Midsummer Night's Dream (2001)Theseus (voice)
Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene
Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene (2013)Narrator (voice)
Venom
Venom (2015)Narrator
Great Escape: The Untold Story
Great Escape: The Untold Story (2001)Narrator
Charlotte
Charlotte (1981)Daberlohn
Inquisition
Inquisition (2002)Cardinal Grand Inquisitor
I, Claudius: A Television Epic
I, Claudius: A Television Epic (2002)Self
Angelina Ballerina: The Show Must Go On
Angelina Ballerina: The Show Must Go On (2004)Mr. Operatski (voice)
The Chimes
The Chimes (1999)Narrator
The Man Who Went Up in Smoke
The Man Who Went Up in Smoke (1980)Martin Beck
Heartstopper Forever
Heartstopper Forever (2026)
Moss & Freud
Moss & Freud (2026)Lucian Freud
Charles Dickens's England
Charles Dickens's England (2009)Himself - Presenter
David Macaulay: Pyramid
David Macaulay: Pyramid (1989)Hordedef (voice)
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC (2015)Self (archive footage)
David Macaulay: Cathedral
David Macaulay: Cathedral (1986)Pierre (voice)
The Ties That Bind Us
The Ties That Bind Us (2008)The Master (archive footage)
The Sanctuary Sparrow
The Sanctuary Sparrow (1994)Brother Cadfael
One Corpse Too Many
One Corpse Too Many (1994)Brother Cadfael
Strength and Honor: Production Pods
Strength and Honor: Production Pods (2005)Self
Breaking The Codes
Breaking The Codes (2020)
Celebration of the Tercentenary of the Founding of The Premier Grand Lodge
Celebration of the Tercentenary of the Founding of The Premier Grand Lodge (2017)
A Bird Flew In
A Bird Flew In (2022)David
Albert Speer und der Traum von Hollywood
Albert Speer und der Traum von Hollywood (2021)Self (archive footage)
The Halloween Kid
The Halloween Kid (2012)Narrator
David Macaulay: Mill Times
David Macaulay: Mill Times (2001)Priam Huntington (voice)
Muse
Muse (2019)The Lawyer
Monk's Hood
Monk's Hood (1994)Brother Cadfael
The Leper of St. Giles
The Leper of St. Giles (1994)Brother Cadfael
The Vision Thing
The Vision Thing (1993)George Salisbury
Pompeii and the Roman Villa
Pompeii and the Roman Villa (2008)Narrator
The Devil of Christmas
The Devil of Christmas (2016)
Airlock, or How to Say Goodbye in Space
Airlock, or How to Say Goodbye in Space (2007)President
You
You (2013)Man
Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy
Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy (2005)Narrator(voice)
The Art of Francis Bacon
The Art of Francis Bacon (2007)Derek Jacobi
Pearl Islands
Pearl Islands (2022)Self
The Virgin in the Ice
The Virgin in the Ice (1995)Brother Cadfael
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle and Mr. Jeremy Fisher
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle and Mr. Jeremy Fisher (1994)Jeremy Fisher (voice)