Acting

Derek Jacobi

Born 1938-10-22 · Leytonstone, London, England, UK

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

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Frank and Percy
2026
Heartstopper Forever
as Pete
2026
Moss & Freud
as Lucian Freud
2026
Broken English
as The Narrator
2026
Tinsel Town
as Albert
2025
Juliet & Romeo
as The Friar
2025
Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration
as Self
2024
Gladiator II
as Gracchus
2024
Ludwig
as Mr. Todd
2024
The American Buffalo
as (voice)
2023
The Following Events Are Based on a Pack of Lies
as Sir Ralph Unwin
2023
The Martini Shot
as Errol
2023
Allelujah
as Ambrose
2023
U-Boat Wargamers
as Narrator (voice)
2023
Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba
as Self
2022
A Bird Flew In
as David
2022
Pearl Islands
as Self
2022
The Sandman
as Erasmus Fry
2022
Remembers…
as Self
2022
Albert Speer und der Traum von Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Say Your Prayers
as Father Enoch
2021
The Lost Pirate Kingdom
as Narrator
2021
Coronation Street: Queens of the Street
as Himself
2020
Come Away
as Mr. Brown
2020
Breaking The Codes
2020
The Host
as Dr. Hobson
2020
The Warrior Queen of Jhansi
as Lord Palmerston
2019
Muse
as The Lawyer
2019
Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten Romans
as Claudius
2019
Greatest Events of World War II in Colour
as Narrator
2019
Good Omens
as The Metatron
2019
Good Omens
as Metatron
2019
Tolkien
as Professor Joseph Wright
2019
Les Misérables
as Bishop Myriel
2018
2018: A Year in the Life of a Year
2018
Nothing Is Truer than Truth
2018
Tomb Raider
as Mr. Yaffe
2018
A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong
as Scrooge
2017
Murder on the Orient Express
as Edward Henry Masterman
2017
Celebration of the Tercentenary of the Founding of The Premier Grand Lodge
2017
Stratton
as Ross
2017
The Devil of Christmas
2016
The History of Love
as Leopold Gursky
2016
The Crown
as Duke of Windsor
2016
Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet
as Mercutio
2016
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC
as Self (archive footage)
2015
Venom
as Narrator
2015
Cinderella
as King
2015
The Gospel of Luke
as Narrator (voice) – King James Version
2015
Grace of Monaco
as Count Fernando D'Aillieres
2014
Effie Gray
as Travers Twiss
2014
Inside No. 9
as Webster
2014
You
as Man
2013
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
as Claudius/Spooner
2013
The Man Who Tried to Steal an Island
as Narrator
2013
Muse of Fire
as Self
2013
Vicious
as Stuart Bixby
2013
Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene
as Narrator (voice)
2013
Last Tango in Halifax
as Alan
2012
Last Will. & Testament
as Himself
2012
The Halloween Kid
as Narrator
2012
Jail Caesar
as Sulla
2012
Shakespeare Uncovered
as Himself
2012
Titanic: Blood and Steel
as Lord Pirrie
2012
My Week with Marilyn
as Sir Owen Morshead
2011
Anonymous
as Prologue
2011
Through the Weeping Glass: On the Consolations of Life Everlasting (Limbos & Afterbreezes in the Mütter Museum)
as Narrator (voice)
2011
The Amazing World of Gumball
as Narrator (voice)
2011
The Borgias
as Cardinal Orsini
2011
There Be Dragons
as Honorio
2011
Ironclad
as Cornhill
2011
National Theatre Live: King Lear
as King Lear
2011
The King's Speech
as Archbishop Cosmo Lang
2010
Hereafter
as Derek Jacobi
2010
Joe Maddison's War
as Mr. Simpson
2010
Margot
as Fred Ashton
2009
Doctor Who Greatest Moments
as Self
2009
Charles Dickens's England
as Himself - Presenter
2009
Diamonds
2009
Diamonds
as Piers Denmont
2009