Derek Jacobi

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

215

Gender

Male

Birthday

1938-10-22 (87 years old)

Place of Birth

Leytonstone, London, England, UK

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

Known For

  • Doctor Who

    Doctor Who

  • Agatha Christie's Marple

    Agatha Christie's Marple

  • Frasier

    Frasier

  • The Amazing World of Gumball

    The Amazing World of Gumball

  • The Crown

    The Crown

  • NOVA

    NOVA

  • Minder

    Minder

  • The Sandman

    The Sandman

  • Inside No. 9

    Inside No. 9

  • Gladiator

    Gladiator

  • Gladiator II

    Gladiator II

  • Cinderella

    Cinderella

  • Tales of the Unexpected

    Tales of the Unexpected

  • Tales of the Unexpected

    Tales of the Unexpected

  • Adam Resurrected

    Adam Resurrected

  • Good Omens

    Good Omens

  • Good Omens

    Good Omens

  • Les Misérables

    Les Misérables

  • Ironclad

    Ironclad

  • Who Do You Think You Are?

    Who Do You Think You Are?

  • Richard II

    Richard II

  • Tinsel Town

    Tinsel Town

  • The Civil War

    The Civil War

  • Othello

    Othello

  • Juliet & Romeo

    Juliet & Romeo

  • Discovering Hamlet

    Discovering Hamlet

  • Murder on the Orient Express

    Murder on the Orient Express

  • Tolkien

    Tolkien

  • Basil

    Basil

  • I, Claudius

    I, Claudius

  • A Bird Flew In

    A Bird Flew In

  • Achilles

    Achilles

  • Diamonds

    Diamonds

  • Tomb Raider

    Tomb Raider

  • Henry V

    Henry V

  • Cadfael

    Cadfael

  • Enigma

    Enigma

  • The King's Speech

    The King's Speech

  • Anastezsi

    Anastezsi

  • Guantanamero

    Guantanamero

  • Aladdin

    Aladdin

  • Allelujah

    Allelujah

  • Baseball

    Baseball

  • Baseball

    Baseball

  • Inquisition

    Inquisition

  • Ludwig

    Ludwig

  • David Macaulay: Roman City

    David Macaulay: Roman City

  • Hamlet

    Hamlet

  • Doctor Who Confidential

    Doctor Who Confidential

  • Jason and the Argonauts

    Jason and the Argonauts

  • Nanny McPhee

    Nanny McPhee

  • The Old Curiosity Shop

    The Old Curiosity Shop

  • Revelation

    Revelation

  • The Golden Compass

    The Golden Compass

  • Underworld: Evolution

    Underworld: Evolution

  • David Macaulay: Cathedral

    David Macaulay: Cathedral

  • The Body

    The Body

  • Wedden, dat..?

    Wedden, dat..?

  • Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet

    Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet

  • The Human Factor

    The Human Factor

  • Muse of Fire

    Muse of Fire

  • Vicious

    Vicious

  • Looking for Richard

    Looking for Richard

  • Moss & Freud

    Moss & Freud

  • The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends

    The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends

  • The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

    The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

  • Titanic: Blood and Steel

    Titanic: Blood and Steel

  • The Day of the Jackal

    The Day of the Jackal

  • In the Night Garden

    In the Night Garden

  • Greatest Events of World War II in Colour

    Greatest Events of World War II in Colour

  • The Tenth Man

    The Tenth Man

  • Rhythm of Life

    Rhythm of Life

  • Last Tango in Halifax

    Last Tango in Halifax

  • The Storyteller: Greek Myths

    The Storyteller: Greek Myths

  • Mr. Pye

    Mr. Pye

  • A Bunch of Amateurs

    A Bunch of Amateurs

  • I, Claudius: A Television Epic

    I, Claudius: A Television Epic

  • Charlotte

    Charlotte

  • Henry VIII

    Henry VIII

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Cyrano de Bergerac

    Cyrano de Bergerac

  • The Fishing Match

    The Fishing Match

  • The History of Love

    The History of Love

  • Gosford Park

    Gosford Park

  • Budgie

    Budgie

  • The Jury

    The Jury

  • Stranger in Town

    Stranger in Town

  • The Secret of NIMH

    The Secret of NIMH

  • Effie Gray

    Effie Gray

  • Blue Blood

    Blue Blood

  • Hamlet

    Hamlet

  • Monk's Hood

    Monk's Hood

  • Muse

    Muse

  • Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)

    Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)

  • Bye Bye Blackbird

    Bye Bye Blackbird

  • One Corpse Too Many

    One Corpse Too Many

  • The West

    The West

  • My Week with Marilyn

    My Week with Marilyn

  • The Pallisers

    The Pallisers

  • Hereafter

    Hereafter

  • Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka

    Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka

  • The Long Firm

    The Long Firm

  • Anonymous

    Anonymous

  • The American Buffalo

    The American Buffalo

  • David Macaulay: Pyramid

    David Macaulay: Pyramid

  • Dead Again

    Dead Again

  • The Lost Pirate Kingdom

    The Lost Pirate Kingdom

  • Inside the Third Reich

    Inside the Third Reich

  • Grace of Monaco

    Grace of Monaco

  • Come Away

    Come Away

  • The Medusa Touch

    The Medusa Touch

  • Endgame

    Endgame

  • Revengers Tragedy

    Revengers Tragedy

  • The Odessa File

    The Odessa File

  • Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten Romans

    Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten Romans

  • The Gathering Storm

    The Gathering Storm

  • Up at the Villa

    Up at the Villa

  • Frank and Percy

    Frank and Percy

  • Doctor Who Greatest Moments

    Doctor Who Greatest Moments

  • Stratton

    Stratton

  • Circles of Deceit

    Circles of Deceit

  • Diamonds

    Diamonds

  • The Riddle

    The Riddle

  • London

    London

  • There Be Dragons

    There Be Dragons

  • Sidney Turtlebaum

    Sidney Turtlebaum

  • Strings

    Strings

  • Venom

    Venom

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

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

  • The Secret Garden

    The Secret Garden

  • The Following Events are Based on a Pack of Lies

    The Following Events are Based on a Pack of Lies

  • The Chimes

    The Chimes

  • The Hunchback of Notre Dame

    The Hunchback of Notre Dame

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

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

  • Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba

    Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba

  • Ultimate Fights from the Movies

    Ultimate Fights from the Movies

  • Shakespeare Uncovered

    Shakespeare Uncovered

  • The Host

    The Host

  • Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

    Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

  • The Making of Gosford Park

    The Making of Gosford Park

  • Mr Pye

    Mr Pye

  • The Fool

    The Fool

  • Wilfred

    Wilfred

  • Molokai: The Story of Father Damien

    Molokai: The Story of Father Damien

  • Little Dorrit

    Little Dorrit

  • Much Ado About Nothing

    Much Ado About Nothing

  • Morris: A Life with Bells On

    Morris: A Life with Bells On

  • The Ties That Bind Us

    The Ties That Bind Us

  • Two Men Went To War

    Two Men Went To War

  • Margot

    Margot

  • Breaking the Code

    Breaking the Code

  • The Secret Garden

    The Secret Garden

  • Strength and Honor: Production Pods

    Strength and Honor: Production Pods

  • Three Sisters

    Three Sisters

  • A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong

    A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong

  • The Congress

    The Congress

  • U-Boat Wargamers

    U-Boat Wargamers

  • Mysterious Castles of Clay

    Mysterious Castles of Clay

  • Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC

    Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC

  • The Warrior Queen of Jhansi

    The Warrior Queen of Jhansi

  • One of Those Days

    One of Those Days

  • The Wyvern Mystery

    The Wyvern Mystery

  • National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage

    National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage

  • The Devil of Christmas

    The Devil of Christmas

  • Charles Dickens's England

    Charles Dickens's England

  • On Wings of Fire

    On Wings of Fire

  • Broken English

    Broken English

  • Coronation Street: Queens of the Street

    Coronation Street: Queens of the Street

  • The Sanctuary Sparrow

    The Sanctuary Sparrow

  • Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration

    Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration

  • The Velvet Claw

    The Velvet Claw

  • Nothing Is Truer than Truth

    Nothing Is Truer than Truth

  • Animated Epics: Beowulf

    Animated Epics: Beowulf

  • The Halloween Kid

    The Halloween Kid

  • Olivier Talks About Othello

    Olivier Talks About Othello

  • Say Your Prayers

    Say Your Prayers

  • The Martini Shot

    The Martini Shot

  • Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

    Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

  • The Gospel of Luke

    The Gospel of Luke

  • Witness Against Hitler

    Witness Against Hitler

  • Pompeii and the Roman Villa

    Pompeii and the Roman Villa

  • The Vision Thing

    The Vision Thing

  • Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy

    Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy

  • The Man Who Went Up in Smoke

    The Man Who Went Up in Smoke

  • Philby, Burgess and Maclean

    Philby, Burgess and Maclean

  • You

    You

  • National Theatre Live: King Lear

    National Theatre Live: King Lear

  • Last Will. & Testament

    Last Will. & Testament

  • Jail Caesar

    Jail Caesar

  • Pinochet in Suburbia

    Pinochet in Suburbia

  • The Dinosaur Hunters

    The Dinosaur Hunters

  • Joe Maddison's War

    Joe Maddison's War

  • Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene

    Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene

  • Cloud Cuckoo Land

    Cloud Cuckoo Land

  • 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)

  • Angelina Ballerina: The Show Must Go On

    Angelina Ballerina: The Show Must Go On

  • The Man Who Tried to Steal an Island

    The Man Who Tried to Steal an Island

  • The Statue of Liberty

    The Statue of Liberty

  • Lead Heads

    Lead Heads

  • 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

  • Albert Speer und der Traum von Hollywood

    Albert Speer und der Traum von Hollywood

  • Breaking The Codes

    Breaking The Codes

  • Airlock, or How to Say Goodbye in Space

    Airlock, or How to Say Goodbye in Space

  • The Leper of St. Giles

    The Leper of St. Giles

  • David Macaulay: Mill Times

    David Macaulay: Mill Times

  • Venom! Nine Ways to Die

    Venom! Nine Ways to Die

  • The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky

    The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky

  • Celebration of the Tercentenary of the Founding of The Premier Grand Lodge

    Celebration of the Tercentenary of the Founding of The Premier Grand Lodge

  • Pearl Islands

    Pearl Islands

  • The Virgin in the Ice

    The Virgin in the Ice

  • Mist: The Story of a Sheepdog Puppy

    Mist: The Story of a Sheepdog Puppy

  • The Art of Francis Bacon

    The Art of Francis Bacon

  • Great Escape: The Untold Story

    Great Escape: The Untold Story