Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Born
22 ottobre 1938 (87)
Place of birth
Leytonstone, London, England, UK
Also known as
데릭 자코비 · デレク ジャコビ · درک جاکوبی
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
Conosciuto per
6.5
Series
Jason and the Argonauts
Phineas
2000
8.2
Film
Gladiator
Gracchus
2000
6.6
Film
Gladiator II
Gracchus
2024
6.8
Film
Cinderella
King
2015
7.7
Film
The King's Speech
Archbishop Cosmo Lang
2010
6.7
Film
Murder on the Orient Express
Edward Henry Masterman
2017
6.4
Film
Tomb Raider
Mr. Yaffe
2018
7.3
Film
Hamlet
King Claudius
1996
7.6
Series
Cadfael
Brother Cadfael
1994–1998
6.5
Series
In the Night Garden
Narrator (voice)
2007–2009
7.2
Film
Heartstopper Forever
Pete
2026
7.8
Series
I, Claudius
Claudius
1976
7.0
Series
Mist: Sheepdog Tales
Narrator
2007–2014
7.5
Film
The Day of the Jackal
Inspector Caron
1973
6.7
Film
Nanny McPhee
Mr. Wheen
2005
6.6
Film
Underworld: Evolution
Alexander Corvinus
2006
6.1
Film
The Golden Compass
Magisterial Emissary
2007
7.1
Series
Last Tango in Halifax
Alan
2012–2020
6.6
Film
The Gathering Storm
Stanley Baldwin
2002
7.2
Series
Titanic: Blood and Steel
Lord Pirrie
2012
8.0
Series
Greatest Events of World War II in Colour
Narrator
2019
6.7
Film
My Week with Marilyn
Sir Owen Morshead
2011
6.0
Film
Grace of Monaco
Count Fernando D'Aillieres
2014
6.4
Film
Dead Again
Franklyn Madson
1991
7.5
Series
Vicious
Stuart Bixby
2013–2015
6.2
Film
Ironclad
Cornhill
2011
5.5
Film
The Body
Father Lavelle
2001
6.0
Film
Juliet & Romeo
The Friar
2025
5.8
Film
Come Away
Mr. Brown
2020
6.9
Film
Tolkien
Professor Joseph Wright
2019
7.4
Film
The Secret of NIMH
Nicodemus (voice)
1982
6.4
Film
Anonymous
Prologue
2011
5.5
Film
Moss & Freud
Lucian Freud
2026
7.6
Film
Broken English
The Narrator
2026
7.3
Series
The Lost Pirate Kingdom
Narrator
2021
7.0
Series
The Following Events Are Based on a Pack of Lies
Sir Ralph Unwin
2023
8.0
Series
Inside the Third Reich
Adolf Hitler
1982
7.0
Series
The Long Firm
Lord Edward 'Teddy' Thursby
2004
10.0
Series
London
Tacitus
2004
7.4
Series
The American Buffalo
(voice)
2023
4.3
Series
Mr Pye
Mr Pye
1986
5.2
Film
Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten Romans
Claudius
2019
5.0
Film
Stratton
Ross
2017
6.4
Film
The History of Love
Leopold Gursky
2016
5.8
Film
Tinsel Town
Albert
2025
7.7
Film
A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong
Scrooge
2017
5.6
Film
The Host
Dr. Hobson
2020
5.2
Film
Allelujah
Ambrose
2023
8.0
Film
Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet
Mercutio
2016
6.5
Film
The Martini Shot
Errol
2023
6.4
Film
The Warrior Queen of Jhansi
Lord Palmerston
2019
6.8
Series
U-Boat Wargamers
Narrator (voice)
2023–
9.0
Series
The Velvet Claw
Narrator
1992
7.3
Film
Say Your Prayers
Father Enoch
2021
7.8
Film
Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba
Self
2022
4.5
Film
Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration
Self
2024
3.5
Film
Nothing Is Truer than Truth
2018
Acting credits 57 titles
Moss & Freud
as Lucian Freud
5.5
2026
Heartstopper Forever
as Pete
7.2
2026
Broken English
as The Narrator
7.6
2026
Tinsel Town
as Albert
5.8
2025
Juliet & Romeo
as The Friar
6.0
2025
Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration
as Self
4.5
2024
Gladiator II
as Gracchus
6.6
2024
U-Boat Wargamers
as Narrator (voice)
6.8
2023–
The Martini Shot
as Errol
6.5
2023
Allelujah
as Ambrose
5.2
2023
The Following Events Are Based on a Pack of Lies
as Sir Ralph Unwin
7.0
2023
The American Buffalo
as (voice)
7.4
2023
Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba
as Self
7.8
2022
The Lost Pirate Kingdom
as Narrator
7.3
2021
Say Your Prayers
as Father Enoch
7.3
2021
The Host
as Dr. Hobson
5.6
2020
Come Away
as Mr. Brown
5.8
2020
Greatest Events of World War II in Colour
as Narrator
8.0
2019
Tolkien
as Professor Joseph Wright
6.9
2019
The Warrior Queen of Jhansi
as Lord Palmerston
6.4
2019
Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten Romans
as Claudius
5.2
2019
Nothing Is Truer than Truth
3.5
2018
Tomb Raider
as Mr. Yaffe
6.4
2018
A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong
as Scrooge
7.7
2017
Murder on the Orient Express
as Edward Henry Masterman
6.7
2017
Stratton
as Ross
5.0
2017
The History of Love
as Leopold Gursky
6.4
2016
Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet
as Mercutio
8.0
2016
Cinderella
as King
6.8
2015
Grace of Monaco
as Count Fernando D'Aillieres
6.0
2014
Vicious
as Stuart Bixby
7.5
2013–2015
Last Tango in Halifax
as Alan
7.1
2012–2020
Titanic: Blood and Steel
as Lord Pirrie
7.2
2012
Ironclad
as Cornhill
6.2
2011
My Week with Marilyn
as Sir Owen Morshead
6.7
2011
Anonymous
as Prologue
6.4
2011
The King's Speech
as Archbishop Cosmo Lang
7.7
2010
In the Night Garden
as Narrator (voice)
6.5
2007–2009
Mist: Sheepdog Tales
as Narrator
7.0
2007–2014
The Golden Compass
as Magisterial Emissary
6.1
2007
Underworld: Evolution
as Alexander Corvinus
6.6
2006
Nanny McPhee
as Mr. Wheen
6.7
2005
London
as Tacitus
10.0
2004
The Long Firm
as Lord Edward 'Teddy' Thursby
7.0
2004
The Gathering Storm
as Stanley Baldwin
6.6
2002
The Body
as Father Lavelle
5.5
2001
Gladiator
as Gracchus
8.2
2000
Jason and the Argonauts
as Phineas
6.5
2000
Hamlet
as King Claudius
7.3
1996
Cadfael
as Brother Cadfael
7.6
1994–1998
The Velvet Claw
as Narrator
9.0
1992
Dead Again
as Franklyn Madson
6.4
1991
Mr Pye
as Mr Pye
4.3
1986
The Secret of NIMH
as Nicodemus (voice)
7.4
1982
Inside the Third Reich
as Adolf Hitler
8.0
1982
I, Claudius
as Claudius
7.8
1976
The Day of the Jackal
as Inspector Caron
7.5
1973