Acting
Derek Jacobi
EN, DE, FR, ES cinema · 164 credits
Born
22 October 1938 (age 88)
Birthplace
Leytonstone, London, England, UK
Also known as 데릭 자코비 · デレク ジャコビ · درک جاکوبی
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
Filmography
Moss & Freud
as Lucian Freud
Broken English
as The Narrator
Juliet & Romeo
as The Friar
Tinsel Town
as Albert
Gladiator II
as Gracchus
Allelujah
as Ambrose
The Martini Shot
as Errol
Pearl Islands
as Self
A Bird Flew In
as David
Say Your Prayers
as Father Enoch
Albert Speer und der Traum von Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
Come Away
as Mr. Brown
The Host
as Dr. Hobson
Coronation Street: Queens of the Street
2020
Coronation Street: Queens of the Street
as Himself
Tolkien
as Professor Joseph Wright
The Warrior Queen of Jhansi
as Lord Palmerston
Muse
as The Lawyer
Tomb Raider
as Mr. Yaffe
Murder on the Orient Express
as Edward Henry Masterman
Stratton
as Ross
A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong
as Scrooge
The History of Love
as Leopold Gursky
The Gospel of Luke
as Narrator (voice) – King James Version
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC
as Self (archive footage)
Venom
as Narrator
Cinderella
as King
Effie Gray
as Travers Twiss
Grace of Monaco
as Count Fernando D'Aillieres
Muse of Fire
as Self
The Man Who Tried to Steal an Island
2013
The Man Who Tried to Steal an Island
as Narrator
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
as Claudius/Spooner
Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene
as Narrator (voice)
You
as Man
Last Will. & Testament
as Himself
Jail Caesar
as Sulla
The Halloween Kid
as Narrator
Anonymous
as Prologue
There Be Dragons
as Honorio
Ironclad
as Cornhill
Through the Weeping Glass: On the Consolations of Life Everlasting (Limbos & Afterbreezes in the Mütter Museum)
as Narrator (voice)
National Theatre Live: King Lear
as King Lear
My Week with Marilyn
as Sir Owen Morshead
Joe Maddison's War
as Mr. Simpson
The King's Speech
as Archbishop Cosmo Lang
Hereafter
as Derek Jacobi
Diamonds
as Piers Denmont
Endgame
as Rudolph Agnew
Margot
as Fred Ashton
Morris: A Life with Bells On
as Quentin Neely
Charles Dickens's England
as Himself - Presenter
Adam Resurrected
as Dr. Nathan Gross
A Bunch of Amateurs
as Nigel Dewberry
Sidney Turtlebaum
as Sidney Turtlebaum
One of Those Days
as Howard Whittam
The Ties That Bind Us
as The Master (archive footage)
The Golden Compass
as Magisterial Emissary
The Old Curiosity Shop
as Grandfather
The Riddle
as The Tramp / Charles Dickens
Anastezsi
2007
Anastezsi
as Balzer
Guantanamero
as Guido
The Art of Francis Bacon
as Derek Jacobi
Underworld: Evolution
as Alexander Corvinus
Pinochet in Suburbia
as Senator Augusto Pinochet
Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy
as Narrator (voice)
Nanny McPhee
as Mr. Wheen
Bye Bye Blackbird
as Lord Dempsey
Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy
as Narrator(voice)
Strings
as Nezo
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
as Other Voices (voice)
Angelina Ballerina: The Show Must Go On
as Mr. Operatski (voice)
Revengers Tragedy
as The Duke
The Gathering Storm
as Stanley Baldwin
Two Men Went To War
as Maj. Merton
Ultimate Fights from the Movies
as Gracchus (Gladiator) (archive footage)
The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky
as Nijinsky (voice) (as Sir Derek Jacobi)
The Dinosaur Hunters
as Narrator (voice)
Inquisition
as Cardinal Grand Inquisitor
Gosford Park
as Probert
The Body
as Father Lavelle
Revelation
as Librarian
Great Escape: The Untold Story
as Narrator
David Macaulay: Mill Times
as Priam Huntington (voice)
The Children's Midsummer Night's Dream
as Theseus (voice), Thanks
Gladiator
as Gracchus
The Wyvern Mystery
as Squire Fairfield
Up at the Villa
as Lucky Leadbetter
Wilfred
2000
Wilfred
as Voice
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
as Various Characters
The Chimes
as Narrator
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
as Father Leonor Fousnel
Animated Epics: Beowulf
as Narrator ( voice )
Basil
as Father Frederick
Hamlet
as King Claudius
Breaking the Code
as Alan Turing
Witness Against Hitler
as General
Looking for Richard
as Self - Interviewee
Achilles
as Narrator
The Virgin in the Ice
as Brother Cadfael
The Secret Garden
as Archibald Craven (voice)
David Macaulay: Roman City
as Marcus Fabricius (voice)
One Corpse Too Many
as Brother Cadfael
The Sanctuary Sparrow
as Brother Cadfael
The Leper of St. Giles
as Brother Cadfael
Monk's Hood
as Brother Cadfael
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle and Mr. Jeremy Fisher
as Jeremy Fisher (voice)
The Vision Thing
as George Salisbury
Aladdin
as The Magician (voice)
Dead Again
as Franklyn Madson
The Fool
1990
The Fool
as Mr. Frederick / Sir John
Discovering Hamlet
as Himself
Henry V
as Chorus
David Macaulay: Pyramid
as Hordedef (voice)
The Congress
as (voice)
The Tenth Man
as The Imposter
Little Dorrit
as Arthur Clennam
The Secret Garden
as Archibald Craven
On Wings of Fire
as Self
Mr. Pye
as Mr. Pye
David Macaulay: Cathedral
as Pierre (voice)
Cyrano de Bergerac
1985
Cyrano de Bergerac
as Cyrano de Bergerac
The Statue of Liberty
as Self (voice)
Stranger in Town
as The Stranger
Enigma
as Kurt Limmer
The Secret of NIMH
as Nicodemus (voice)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Dom Claude Frollo
Charlotte
as Daberlohn
The Man Who Went Up in Smoke
as Martin Beck
Hamlet
as Hamlet
The Human Factor
as Arthur Davis
The Medusa Touch
as Townley - Publisher
Richard II
as King Richard II
Mysterious Castles of Clay
as Narrator
Philby, Burgess and Maclean
as Guy Burgess
The Odessa File
as Klaus Wenzer
Blue Blood
as Gregory
The Day of the Jackal
as Inspector Caron
Three Sisters
as Andrei
Much Ado About Nothing
as Don John
Othello
as Cassio