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Preeminent British classical actor of the first post-Olivier generation, Derek Jacobi was knighted in 1994 for his services to the theatre, and, in fact, is only the second to enjoy the honor of holding TWO knighthoods, Danish and English (Olivier was the other). Modest and unassuming in nature, Jacobi's... See full bio »

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Derek George Jacobi
in Leytonstone, London, England, UK
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???? Of Corset's Mine (pre-production)
Mr. Botham
 
2013 Grace of Monaco (post-production)
Count Fernando D'Aillieres
 
2013 Effie Gray (post-production)
Travers Twiss
 
???? Hippie Hippie Shake (completed)
Judge
 
2013 Vicious (TV series)
Stuart Bixby
– Episode #1.3 (2013) … Stuart Bixby
– Episode #1.2 (2013) … Stuart Bixby
– Episode #1.1 (2013) … Stuart Bixby
– Clubbing … Stuart Bixby
 
2013 Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene
Narrator
 
2012 Last Tango in Halifax (TV series)
Alan
– Episode #1.6 (2012) … Alan
– Episode #1.5 (2012) … Alan
– Episode #1.4 (2012) … Alan
– Episode #1.3 (2012) … Alan
– Episode #1.2 (2012) … Alan
See all 6 episodes »
 
2012 Cloud Cuckoo Land
Victor
 
2012 Jail Caesar
Sulla
 
2012 Titanic: Blood and Steel (TV series)
Lord Pirrie
– The Tipping Point (2012) … Lord Pirrie
– The 'Unsinkable' Sets Sail (2012) … Lord Pirrie
– A Crack in the Armor (2012) … Lord Pirrie
– Burden of Proof (2012) … Lord Pirrie
– High Stakes (2012) … Lord Pirrie
See all 12 episodes »
 
2011 The Halloween Kid (short)
Narrator (voice)
 
2011 My Week with Marilyn
Sir Owen Morshead
 
2011/I Anonymous
Prologue
 
2011 The Borgias (TV series)
Cardinal Orsini
– The Assassin (2011) … Cardinal Orsini
– The Poisoned Chalice (2011) … Cardinal Orsini
 
2011 There Be Dragons
Honorio Soto
 
2011 Ironclad
Baron Reginald de Cornhill
 
2011 National Theatre Live (TV series)
King Lear
– King Lear (2011) … King Lear
 
2011 Capture Anthologies: The Dimensions of Self
President (segment "Airlock or how to say goodbye in space")
 
2010 Joe Maddison's War (TV movie)
Mr. Simpson
 
2010 The King's Speech
Archbishop Cosmo Lang
 
2009 Margot (TV movie)
Fred Ashton
 
2009 Masterpiece Contemporary (TV series)
– Endgame (2009)
 
2007-2009 Mist: Sheepdog Tales (TV series)
Narrator / Lord Henry
– The End of the Tail (2009) … Narrator
– A Piece of Cake (2009) … Narrator
– Dognapped (2009) … Narrator/Lord Henry
– Storm Exodus (2009) … Narrator
– A Load of Rubbish (2009) … Narrator
See all 38 episodes »
 
2009 Diamonds (TV movie)
Piers Denmont
 
2009/I Endgame
Rudolph Agnew
 
2009 Morris: A Life with Bells On
Quentin Neely
 
2008 One of Those Days (short)
Howard
 
2008 A Bunch of Amateurs
Nigel Dewberry
 
2008 Sidney Turtlebaum (short)
Sidney Turtlebaum
 
2008 Adam Resurrected
Dr. Nathan Gross
 
2007 The Old Curiosity Shop (TV movie)
Grandfather
 
2007 The Golden Compass
Magisterial Emissary
 
2007 The Riddle
The Tramp / Charles Dickens
 
2007 Airlock, or How to Say Goodbye in Space (short)
President
 
2007 Doctor Who (TV series)
Professor Yana
– Utopia (2007) … Professor Yana
 
2007 Anastezsi
Balzer
 
2007 Guantanamero
Guido/Commander
 
2007 Ghostly Business (short)
Ghost Under Sheet (unconfirmed)
 
2006 Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy (TV movie)
Narrator
 
2006 Pinochet's Last Stand (TV movie)
Senator Pinochet
 
2006 Underworld: Evolution
Corvinus (as Sir Derek Jacobi)
 
2005 Nanny McPhee
Mr. Wheen
 
2005 Project Huxley (short)
Huxley (voice)
 
2005 Bye Bye Blackbird
Lord Dempsey
 
2004 Agatha Christie Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage (TV movie)
Colonel Protheroe
 
2004 Strings
Nezo (voice: English version)
 
2004 The Long Firm (TV series)
Lord Edward 'Teddy' Thursby
– Jimmy's Story (2004) … Lord Edward 'Teddy' Thursby
– Teddy's Story (2004) … Lord Edward 'Teddy' Thursby
 
2004 London (TV movie)
Tacitus
 
2003 Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka (TV mini-series)
The Master
– Episode #1.6 (2003) … The Master (voice)
– Episode #1.5 (2003) … The Master (voice)
– Episode #1.4 (2003) … The Master (voice)
– Episode #1.3 (2003) … The Master (voice)
– Episode #1.2 (2003) … The Master (voice)
 
2003 Henry VIII (TV movie)
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
 
2003 Angelina Ballerina (TV series)
Mr. Operatski
– The Proposal (2003) … Mr. Operatski (voice)
 
2003 Mr. Ambassador (TV movie)
Hugo Vickers
 
2002 The Dinosaur Hunters (TV movie)
Narrator
 
2002 Inquisition (TV movie)
Cardinal Grand Inquisitor
 
2002 Angelina Ballerina: The Show Must Go On (TV movie)
Mr. Operatski (voice)
 
2002 Two Men Went to War
Maj. Merton
 
2002 Night's Noontime (short)
Richard Dadd
 
2002 Revengers Tragedy
The Duke
 
2002 The Gathering Storm (TV movie)
Stanley Baldwin
 
2002 The Jury (TV mini-series)
George Cording QC
– Episode #1.6 (2002) … George Cording QC
– Episode #1.5 (2002) … George Cording QC
– Episode #1.4 (2002) … George Cording QC
– Episode #1.3 (2002) … George Cording QC
– Episode #1.2 (2002) … George Cording QC
See all 6 episodes »
 
2001 Gosford Park
Probert
 
2001 Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) (TV series)
Colonel Anger
– Painkillers (2001) … Colonel Anger
 
2001 Revelation
Librarian
 
2001 Nijinsky: The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky
Nijinsky (voice) (as Sir Derek Jacobi)
 
2001 The Children's Midsummer Night's Dream
Theseus (voice)
 
2001 Frasier (TV series)
Jackson Hedley
– The Show Must Go Off (2001) … Jackson Hedley
 
2001 The Body
Father Lavelle
 
2001 On Wings of Fire
Narrator
 
2000 Wilfred (short)
 
2000 Jason and the Argonauts (TV movie)
Phineas
 
2000 Gladiator
Gracchus
 
2000 Up at the Villa
Lucky Leadbetter
 
2000 The Wyvern Mystery (TV movie)
Squire Fairfield
 
1999 The Chimes (video short)
Narrator (voice)
 
1999 Molokai
Father Leonor Fouesnel
 
1999 Flora Britannica (TV series)
Narrator
 
1994-1998 Mystery!: Cadfael (TV series)
Brother Cadfael
– The Pilgrim of Hate (1998) … Brother Cadfael
– The Potter's Field (1998) … Brother Cadfael
– The Holy Thief (1998) … Brother Cadfael
– The Raven in the Foregate (1997) … Brother Cadfael
– St Peter's Fair (1997) … Brother Cadfael
See all 13 episodes »
 
1998 Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon
 
1998 Basil
Father Frederick
 
1998 Animated Epics: Beowulf (TV short)
Narrator (voice)
 
1997 Great Performances (TV series)
Master of Ceremonies
– San Francisco Opera Gala Celebration (1997) … Master of Ceremonies
 
1996 Hamlet
Claudius
 
1996 Breaking the Code (TV movie)
Alan Turing
 
1996 Witness Against Hitler (TV movie)
General
 
1995 Achilles (short)
Narrator
 
1994 ABC Weekend Specials (TV series)
Archibald Craven
– The Secret Garden (1994) … Archibald Craven (voice) (as Sir Derek Jacobi)
 
1994 The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends (TV series)
Mr. Jeremy Fisher
– The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle and Mr. Jeremy Fisher (1994) … Mr. Jeremy Fisher (voice)
 
1993 Circle of Deceit (TV movie)
Randal
 
1993 Screenplay (TV series)
George Salisbury
– The Vision Thing (1993) … George Salisbury
 
1992/I Aladdin (video)
The Magician (voice)
 
1991 Dead Again
Franklyn Madson
 
1991 The Storyteller: Greek Myths (TV series)
Daedalus
– Daedalus & Icarus (1991) … Daedalus
 
1990 The Fool
Mr. Frederick/Sir John
 
1990 The Civil War (TV mini-series documentary)
Various
– The Better Angels of Our Nature (1865) (1990) … Various (voice)
– War Is All Hell (1865) (1990) … Various (voice)
– Most Hallowed Ground (1864) (1990) … Various (voice)
– Valley of the Shadow of Death (1864) (1990) … Various (voice)
– Simply Murder (1863) (1990) … Various (voice)
See all 9 episodes »
 
1989 Henry V
Chorus
 
1988 The Tenth Man (TV movie)
The Imposter
 
1988 Little Dorrit
Arthur Clennam
 
1988 David Macaulay: Pyramid (TV movie)
Hordedef (voice)
 
1987 The Secret Garden (TV movie)
Archibald Craven
 
1986 Mr Pye (TV mini-series)
Mr. Pye
– Made for the Moonlight (1986) … Mr. Pye
– The Perjured Soul (1986) … Mr. Pye
– The First Martyr (1986) … Mr. Pye
– Preparing the Way (1986) … Mr. Pye
 
1985 Cyrano de Bergerac (TV movie)
Cyrano de Bergerac
 
1983 Enigma
Kurt Limmer, East German
 
1982 The Secret of NIMH
Nicodemus (voice)
 
1980-1982 Tales of the Unexpected (TV series)
Drioli / Sir Columbus - The Stranger
– Stranger in Town (1982) … Sir Columbus - The Stranger
– Skin (1980) … Drioli
 
1982 Inside the Third Reich (TV movie)
Adolf Hitler
 
1982 The Hunchback of Notre Dame (TV movie)
Dom Claude Frollo
 
1981 Charlotte
Daberlohn
 
1980 Der Mann, der sich in Luft auflöste
Martin Beck
 
1980 Hamlet, Prince of Denmark (TV movie)
Hamlet
 
1979 The Human Factor
Arthur Davis
 
1979 Minder (TV series)
Freddie Fenton
– The Bounty Hunter (1979) … Freddie Fenton
 
1978 Richard II (TV movie)
Richard II
 
1978 The Medusa Touch
Townley - Publisher
 
1977 Philby, Burgess and Maclean (TV movie)
Guy Burgess
 
1976 I, Claudius (TV mini-series)
Claudius
– Old King Log (1976) … Claudius
– A God in Colchester (1976) … Claudius
– Fool's Luck (1976) … Claudius
– Hail Who? (1976) … Claudius
– Zeus, by Jove! (1976) … Claudius
See all 13 episodes »
 
1975 Affairs of the Heart (TV series)
Bertram Braddle
– Elizabeth (1975) … Bertram Braddle
 
1974 Markheim (TV movie)
Markheim
 
1974 The Odessa File
Klaus Wenzer
 
1974 The Pallisers (TV series)
Lord Fawn
– Episode #1.18 (1974) … Lord Fawn
– Episode #1.17 (1974) … Lord Fawn
– Episode #1.16 (1974) … Lord Fawn
– Episode #1.14 (1974) … Lord Fawn
– Episode #1.13 (1974) … Lord Fawn
See all 8 episodes »
 
1973 The Day of the Jackal
Caron
 
1973 The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (TV series)
William Drew
– The Secret of the Foxhunter (1973) … William Drew
 
1973 Blueblood
Gregory
 
1972 The Strauss Family (TV mini-series)
Josef Lanner
– Emilie (1972) … Josef Lanner
– Anna (1972) … Josef Lanner
 
1972 Budgie (TV series)
Herbert Fletcher
– Do Me a Favour (1972) … Herbert Fletcher
 
1972 Man of Straw (TV mini-series)
Diederich Hessling
– A Suitable Match (1972) … Diederich Hessling
– Upholders of Morality (1972) … Diederich Hessling
 
1970 Three Sisters
Andrei
 
1968 Interlude
Paul
 
1968 ITV Playhouse (TV series)
Gerry
– The Photographer (1968) … Gerry
 
1967 Much Ado About Nothing (TV movie)
Don John
 
1965 Othello
Cassio
 
1962 Armchair Theatre (TV series)
Eric
– The Fishing Match (1962) … Eric
 
1961 BBC Sunday-Night Play (TV series)
Charles Marlow
– She Stoops to Conquer (1961) … Charles Marlow
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2002 Night's Noontime (short) (many thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (46 titles)
2013 Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (documentary) (post-production)
Himself
 
2013 Muse of Fire: A Documentary (documentary) (post-production)
 
2012 Living the Life (TV series)
Himself
– Dame Monica Mason & Sir Derek Jacobi (2012) … Himself
 
2012 British Legends of Stage and Screen (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Derek Jacobi (2012) … Himself
 
2012 Shakespeare Uncovered (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself / Richard II
– 'Richard II' with Derek Jacobi (2012) … Himself/Richard II (also archive footage)
 
2012 Last Will & Testament (documentary)
Himself
 
2011 Through the Weeping Glass: On the Consolations of Life Everlasting (Limbos & Afterbreezes in the Mütter Museum) (documentary short)
Narrator (voice)
 
2010 Hereafter
Himself
 
2009 The National Parks: America's Best Idea (TV mini-series documentary)
– Going Home: 1920-1933 (2009) (voice)
– The Empire of Grandeur: 1915-1919 (2009) (voice)
– The Last Refuge: 1890-1915 (2009) (voice)
 
2009 Doctor Who Greatest Moments (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
– The Enemies (2009) … Himself
 
2009 Charles Dickens's England (documentary)
Himself - Presenter
 
2007-2009 In the Night Garden... (TV series)
Himself - Narrator
– Fall Down Ball (2009) … Himself - Narrator (voice)
– Upsy Daisy Dances with the Haahoos (2009) … Himself - Narrator (voice)
– Oh Look! It's the Wottingers! (2009) … Himself - Narrator (voice)
– Ninky Nonk or Pinky Ponk (2009) … Himself - Narrator (voice)
– Sneezing (2009) … Himself - Narrator (voice)
See all 100 episodes »
 
2008 The Story of the Costume Drama (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Picture Perfect (2008) … Himself
– The Greatest Stories Ever Told (2008) … Himself
 
2008 Decoding Cadfael (TV documentary)
Himself (as Sir Derek Jacobi)
 
2007 Doctor Who Confidential (TV series documentary)
Himself
– 'Ello 'Ello 'Ello (2007) … Himself
 
2007 The Best of Masterpiece Theatre (TV special documentary)
Himself - Host
 
2006 Imagine (TV series)
Himself
– Being Hamlet (2006) … Himself (as Sir Derek Jacobi)
 
2005 Drama Connections (TV series documentary)
Himself
– I, Claudius (2005) … Himself
 
2004 Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (documentary)
Other Voices (voice)
 
2003 Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites (TV documentary) (voice)
 
2002 Manor House (TV mini-series documentary)
Narrator
 
2002 Nova (TV series documentary)
Sir Ernest Shackleton
– Shackleton's Voyage of Endurance (2002) … Sir Ernest Shackleton (voice)
 
2002 I Claudius: A Television Epic (video documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Larry and Vivien: The Oliviers in Love (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Great Escape: The Untold Story (TV documentary)
Himself - Narrator
 
2001 Chasing the Sun (TV series documentary)
– Into the Jet Age (2001) (voice)
 
2000 Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings (TV special)
Scrooge / Bernard
 
1999 Margaret Sanger (TV documentary) (voice)
 
1997 Homeground (TV series documentary)
Narrator
 
1997 To Be on Camera: A History with Hamlet (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1996 The West (TV series documentary)
– The Grandest Enterprise Under God (1996) (voice)
 
1996 Looking for Richard (documentary)
Himself (Interview)
 
1994 Baseball (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
– Something Like a War (1994) … Himself (voice)
 
1994 David Macaulay: Roman City (TV documentary)
Marcus Fabricius (voice)
 
1992 Animating Shakespeare (TV documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
1992 The Velvet Claw (TV series documentary)
Himself - Presenter
 
1991 Backstage at Masterpiece Theatre (TV special)
Himself
 
1990 Discovering Hamlet (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1988 The 42nd Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Leading Actor in a Play
 
1988 The Congress (TV documentary) (voice)
 
1987 Jessye Norman's Christmas Symphony (TV special documentary)
Reader
 
1986 David Macaulay: Cathedral (TV documentary)
Pierre (voice)
 
1985 The Statue of Liberty (documentary)
Himself (voice)
 
1978-1981 Call My Bluff (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 1 May 1981 (1981) … Himself
– Episode dated 24 April 1981 (1981) … Himself
– Episode dated 6 March 1979 (1979) … Himself
– Episode dated 27 February 1979 (1979) … Himself
– Episode dated 5 July 1978 (1978) … Himself
See all 6 episodes »
 
1978 Gallery (TV series)
Himself - Interviewee
– Episode dated 23 November 1978 (1978) … Himself - Interviewee
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (6 titles)
2008 The Ties That Bind Us (video documentary short)
The Master
 
2006 La imagen de tu vida (TV series)
 
2005 Tvist (TV series)
 
2002 Ultimate Fights from the Movies (video documentary)
Gracchus (Gladiator)
 
2001 The Greatest (TV series documentary)
 
1998 Omnibus (TV series documentary)
 

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Other Works:

(2003) Narrator for the unabridged audiobook version of "The Voyage of the Dawn Treader" from the C.S. Lewis series The Chronicles of Narnia. See more »

Publicity Listings:

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Alternate Names:

Sir Derek Jacobi

Height:

5' 10" (1.78 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

It's as though you have crossed Niagara on a tightrope 250 times and, on the 251st crossing---vertigo. You are convinced you can't move across the stage without falling over. You go rigid from the knees down. You suddenly wonder, why am I doing this? I knew I'd got to get through a whole season, three spanking parts... See more »

Trivia:

Once was invited to play Hamlet at Kronborg Castle, better known as Elsinore Castle, the setting of the play itself. See more »

Star Sign:

Libra