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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Derek Jacobi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia show more

Known For

Acting

Popularity

2.0

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Leytonstone, London, England, UK

Birthday

October 22, 1938

Known for

Gladiator

Gladiator

2000
8.2
Underworld: Evolution

Underworld: Evolution

2006
6.6
The Golden Compass

The Golden Compass

2007
6.1
Hamlet

Hamlet

1996
7.3
Henry V

Henry V

1989
7.2
Stranger in Town

Stranger in Town

1982
7.7
Enigma

Enigma

1982
5.5
The Day of the Jackal

The Day of the Jackal

1973
7.5
Gosford Park

Gosford Park

2001
6.8
Animated Epics: Beowulf

Animated Epics: Beowulf

1998
4.3
Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon

Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon

1998
6.0
Strings

Strings

2004
6.7
The Odessa File

The Odessa File

1974
6.6
Nanny McPhee

Nanny McPhee

2005
6.7
The Secret of NIMH

The Secret of NIMH

1982
7.5
Moss & Freud

Moss & Freud

2025
0.0
The Medusa Touch

The Medusa Touch

1978
6.8
Dead Again

Dead Again

1991
6.4
Revengers Tragedy

Revengers Tragedy

2002
5.4
Allelujah

Allelujah

2023
5.2
The Old Curiosity Shop

The Old Curiosity Shop

2007
5.0
The Body

The Body

2001
5.5
The Gathering Storm

The Gathering Storm

2002
6.6
The Wyvern Mystery

The Wyvern Mystery

2000
4.8
Bye Bye Blackbird

Bye Bye Blackbird

2005
5.0
Anonymous

Anonymous

2011
6.4
The Vision Thing

The Vision Thing

1993
0.0
Othello

Othello

1965
6.2
There Be Dragons

There Be Dragons

2011
5.0
The Riddle

The Riddle

2007
4.8
Achilles

Achilles

1995
5.4
Ironclad

Ironclad

2011
6.1
Philby, Burgess and Maclean

Philby, Burgess and Maclean

1977
4.5
Little Dorrit

Little Dorrit

1987
6.5
The Human Factor

The Human Factor

1979
5.8
Two Men Went To War

Two Men Went To War

2002
6.5
Adam Resurrected

Adam Resurrected

2008
6.2
A Bunch of Amateurs

A Bunch of Amateurs

2008
5.7
Up at the Villa

Up at the Villa

2000
5.2
The Secret Garden

The Secret Garden

1987
7.6
Ultimate Fights from the Movies

Ultimate Fights from the Movies

2002
4.9
The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1982
5.7
Gladiator II

Gladiator II

2024
6.7
Cyrano de Bergerac

Cyrano de Bergerac

1985
5.5
Joe Maddison's War

Joe Maddison's War

2010
4.3
Anastezsi

Anastezsi

2007
0.0
Breaking the Code

Breaking the Code

1996
5.1
On Wings of Fire

On Wings of Fire

1986
9.5
Pinochet in Suburbia

Pinochet in Suburbia

2006
6.0
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

2003
7.0
The Tenth Man

The Tenth Man

1988
6.7
Last Will. & Testament

Last Will. & Testament

2012
7.0
Effie Gray

Effie Gray

2014
5.9
Guantanamero

Guantanamero

2007
3.3
Venom! Nine Ways to Die

Venom! Nine Ways to Die

...
0.0
Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba

Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba

2022
7.6
Witness Against Hitler

Witness Against Hitler

1996
6.0
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
6.3
Grace of Monaco

Grace of Monaco

2014
6.0
The Secret Garden

The Secret Garden

1994
5.7
Muse of Fire

Muse of Fire

2013
6.5
Airlock, or How to Say Goodbye in Space

Airlock, or How to Say Goodbye in Space

2007
0.0
Diamonds

Diamonds

2009
4.7
The Martini Shot

The Martini Shot

2023
8.0
The King's Speech

The King's Speech

2010
7.7
Richard II

Richard II

1978
7.5
The Fool

The Fool

1990
7.0
Blue Blood

Blue Blood

1974
4.0
Discovering Hamlet

Discovering Hamlet

1990
5.7
Looking for Richard

Looking for Richard

1996
6.8
The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky

The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky

2002
3.6
Juliet & Romeo

Juliet & Romeo

2025
6.9
Mr. Pye

Mr. Pye

1986
0.0
Three Sisters

Three Sisters

1970
3.8
The Man Who Went Up in Smoke

The Man Who Went Up in Smoke

1980
0.0
Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado About Nothing

1967
5.5
Pearl Islands

Pearl Islands

2022
0.0
The Gospel of Luke

The Gospel of Luke

2015
8.3
Wilfred

Wilfred

2000
0.0
The Dinosaur Hunters

The Dinosaur Hunters

2002
5.0
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC

Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC

2015
0.0
The Fishing Match

The Fishing Match

1962
0.0
Rhythm of Life

Rhythm of Life

2021
6.5
Revelation

Revelation

2001
4.9
Hamlet

Hamlet

1980
6.1
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

2000
6.5
Endgame

Endgame

2009
5.8
Sidney Turtlebaum

Sidney Turtlebaum

2008
3.3
Aladdin

Aladdin

1994
5.4
Jail Caesar

Jail Caesar

2012
6.3
National Theatre Live: King Lear

National Theatre Live: King Lear

2011
7.0
The Man Who Tried to Steal an Island

The Man Who Tried to Steal an Island

...
0.0
Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet

Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet

2016
8.0
The History of Love

The History of Love

2016
6.4
Murder on the Orient Express

Murder on the Orient Express

2017
6.7
Great Escape: The Untold Story

Great Escape: The Untold Story

2001
6.0
Margot

Margot

2009
5.5
Inquisition

Inquisition

2002
0.0
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage

National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage

2013
6.2
Hereafter

Hereafter

2010
6.1
Stratton

Stratton

2017
5.0
One of Those Days

One of Those Days

2008
7.3
The Halloween Kid

The Halloween Kid

2012
0.0
A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong

A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong

2017
7.5
The Chimes

The Chimes

1999
7.0
Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy

Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy

2006
4.0
David Macaulay: Cathedral

David Macaulay: Cathedral

1986
0.0
Tolkien

Tolkien

2019
6.9
Tomb Raider

Tomb Raider

2018
6.4
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien

Molokai: The Story of Father Damien

1999
6.0
Nothing Is Truer than Truth

Nothing Is Truer than Truth

2018
3.5
Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans

Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans

2019
5.2
David Macaulay: Roman City

David Macaulay: Roman City

1994
9.0
David Macaulay: Pyramid

David Macaulay: Pyramid

1989
0.0
David Macaulay: Mill Times

David Macaulay: Mill Times

2001
0.0
Come Away

Come Away

2020
5.8
Morris: A Life with Bells On

Morris: A Life with Bells On

2009
6.5
Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene

Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene

2013
1.0
Charlotte

Charlotte

1981
0.0
The Congress

The Congress

1989
7.8
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

2004
7.1
The Warrior Queen of Jhansi

The Warrior Queen of Jhansi

2019
6.1
Circle of Deceit

Circle of Deceit

1993
7.5
The Art of Francis Bacon

The Art of Francis Bacon

2007
0.0
The Host

The Host

2020
5.6
Muse

Muse

2019
0.0
Olivier Talks About Othello

Olivier Talks About Othello

1965
0.0
I, Claudius: A Television Epic

I, Claudius: A Television Epic

2002
7.0
The Statue of Liberty

The Statue of Liberty

1985
6.7
A Bird Flew In

A Bird Flew In

2022
0.0
Charles Dickens's England

Charles Dickens's England

2009
0.0
Say Your Prayers

Say Your Prayers

2021
7.3
Lead Heads

Lead Heads

...
0.0
Coronation Street: Queens of the Street

Coronation Street: Queens of the Street

...
0.0
The Making of Gosford Park

The Making of Gosford Park

2002
5.0
Basil

Basil

1998
5.3
Pompeii and the Roman Villa

Pompeii and the Roman Villa

2008
0.0
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
0.0
Venom

Venom

2015
10.0
Mysterious Castles of Clay

Mysterious Castles of Clay

1978
5.8
My Week with Marilyn

My Week with Marilyn

2011
6.7
Angelina Ballerina: The Show Must Go On

Angelina Ballerina: The Show Must Go On

2004
7.0
Cinderella

Cinderella

2015
6.8
Albert Speer und der Traum von Hollywood

Albert Speer und der Traum von Hollywood

2021
0.0
You

You

2013
0.0
Breaking The Codes

Breaking The Codes

2020
0.0
Tinsel Town

Tinsel Town

2025
7.4
The Ties That Bind Us

The Ties That Bind Us

2008
0.0
Cloud Cuckoo Land

Cloud Cuckoo Land

2004
0.0
Strength and Honor: Production Pods

Strength and Honor: Production Pods

2005
0.0
Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration

Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration

2024
4.5
One Corpse Too Many

One Corpse Too Many

1994
0.0
The Sanctuary Sparrow

The Sanctuary Sparrow

1994
0.0
The Leper of St. Giles

The Leper of St. Giles

1994
0.0
Monk's Hood

Monk's Hood

1994
0.0
The Virgin in the Ice

The Virgin in the Ice

1995
0.0
Frank and Percy

Frank and Percy

...
0.0
Broken English

Broken English

2025
8.0
The Devil of Christmas

The Devil of Christmas

2016
0.0
Budgie

Budgie

1971
7.0
Doctor Who Confidential

Doctor Who Confidential

2005
8.1
Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected

1979
6.7
Frasier

Frasier

1993
7.7
Minder

Minder

1979
6.8
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)

Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)

2000
6.5
In the Night Garden

In the Night Garden

2007
6.6
I, Claudius

I, Claudius

1976
7.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951
8.6
The Lost Pirate Kingdom

The Lost Pirate Kingdom

2021
7.3
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

1971
7.4
The Pallisers

The Pallisers

1974
6.7
Inside No. 9

Inside No. 9

2014
8.0
The Velvet Claw

The Velvet Claw

1992
9.0
Diamonds

Diamonds

2009
0.0
Cadfael

Cadfael

1994
7.4
Titanic: Blood and Steel

Titanic: Blood and Steel

2012
7.2
Last Tango in Halifax

Last Tango in Halifax

2012
7.0
NOVA

NOVA

1974
7.0
Shakespeare Uncovered

Shakespeare Uncovered

2012
7.5
Vicious

Vicious

2013
7.5
Who Do You Think You Are?

Who Do You Think You Are?

2004
6.7
London

London

2004
0.0
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956
5.9
The Jury

The Jury

2002
6.9
Good Omens

Good Omens

2019
8.0
The Following Events are Based on a Pack of Lies

The Following Events are Based on a Pack of Lies

2023
7.1
Doctor Who

Doctor Who

2005
7.6
Doctor Who Greatest Moments

Doctor Who Greatest Moments

2009
7.0
The Amazing World of Gumball

The Amazing World of Gumball

2011
8.5
Mr. Pye

Mr. Pye

1986
2.7
Jason and the Argonauts

Jason and the Argonauts

2000
6.3
The Long Firm

The Long Firm

2004
7.0
The Civil War

The Civil War

1990
7.9
Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951
8.6
Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951
8.6
Baseball

Baseball

1994
7.4
The American Buffalo

The American Buffalo

2023
6.8
Les Misérables

Les Misérables

2018
7.4
Agatha Christie's Marple

Agatha Christie's Marple

2004
7.8
The Sandman

The Sandman

2022
7.9
The West

The West

1996
8.4
Good Omens

Good Omens

2019
8.0
U-Boat Wargamers

U-Boat Wargamers

2023
6.8
Greatest Events of World War II in Colour

Greatest Events of World War II in Colour

2019
8.0
Wedden, dat..?

Wedden, dat..?

1986
8.0
The Crown

The Crown

2016
8.2
Ludwig

Ludwig

2024
7.7
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends

1992
6.2
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956
5.9
Baseball

Baseball

1994
7.4
Henry VIII

Henry VIII

2003
6.8
The Storyteller: Greek Myths

The Storyteller: Greek Myths

1991
8.2
Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka

Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka

2003
6.6
Inside the Third Reich

Inside the Third Reich

1982
0.0

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