Derek Jacobi

Derek Jacobi

🎂 22nd October 1938 (87 yrs) 📍 Leytonstone, London, England, UK

Known For

Gladiator

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.

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Derek Jacobi

Movies Featuring Derek Jacobi

Broken English

Broken English (2026)

as The Narrator
Tinsel Town

Tinsel Town (2025)

as Albert
Moss & Freud

Moss & Freud (2025)

as Lucian Freud
Juliet & Romeo

Juliet & Romeo (2025)

as The Friar
Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration

Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration (2024)

as Self
Gladiator II

Gladiator II (2024)

as Gracchus
The Martini Shot

The Martini Shot (2023)

as Errol
Allelujah

Allelujah (2023)

as Ambrose
Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba

Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba (2022)

as Self
A Bird Flew In

A Bird Flew In (2022)

as David
No Image

Pearl Islands (2022)

as Self
Rhythm of Life

Rhythm of Life (2021)

as Self
Albert Speer und der Traum von Hollywood

Albert Speer und der Traum von Hollywood (2021)

as Self (archive footage)
Say Your Prayers

Say Your Prayers (2021)

as Father Enoch
No Image

Coronation Street: Queens of the Street (2020)

as Himself
Come Away

Come Away (2020)

as Mr. Brown
Breaking The Codes

Breaking The Codes (2020)

The Host

The Host (2020)

as Dr. Hobson
The Warrior Queen of Jhansi

The Warrior Queen of Jhansi (2019)

as Lord Palmerston
Muse

Muse (2019)

as The Lawyer
Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten Romans

Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten Romans (2019)

as Claudius
Tolkien

Tolkien (2019)

as Professor Joseph Wright
Nothing Is Truer than Truth

Nothing Is Truer than Truth (2018)

Tomb Raider

Tomb Raider (2018)

as Mr. Yaffe
A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong

A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong (2017)

as Scrooge
Murder on the Orient Express

Murder on the Orient Express (2017)

as Edward Henry Masterman
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)

Stratton

Stratton (2017)

as Ross
The Devil of Christmas

The Devil of Christmas (2016)

The History of Love

The History of Love (2016)

as Leopold Gursky
Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet

Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet (2016)

as Mercutio
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC

Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC (2015)

as Self (archive footage)
Venom

Venom (2015)

as Narrator
Cinderella

Cinderella (2015)

as King
The Gospel of Luke

The Gospel of Luke (2015)

as Narrator (voice) – King James Version
Grace of Monaco

Grace of Monaco (2014)

as Count Fernando D'Aillieres
Effie Gray

Effie Gray (2014)

as Travers Twiss
You

You (2013)

as Man
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage

National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage (2013)

as Claudius/Spooner
Muse of Fire

Muse of Fire (2013)

as Self
Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene

Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene (2013)

as Narrator (voice)
Last Will. & Testament

Last Will. & Testament (2012)

as Himself
The Halloween Kid

The Halloween Kid (2012)

as Narrator
Jail Caesar

Jail Caesar (2012)

as Sulla
My Week with Marilyn

My Week with Marilyn (2011)

as Sir Owen Morshead
Anonymous

Anonymous (2011)

as Prologue
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)

as Narrator (voice)
There Be Dragons

There Be Dragons (2011)

as Honorio
Ironclad

Ironclad (2011)

as Cornhill
National Theatre Live: King Lear

National Theatre Live: King Lear (2011)

as King Lear
The King's Speech

The King's Speech (2010)

as Archbishop Cosmo Lang
Hereafter

Hereafter (2010)

as Derek Jacobi
Joe Maddison's War

Joe Maddison's War (2010)

as Mr. Simpson
Margot

Margot (2009)

as Fred Ashton
Charles Dickens's England

Charles Dickens's England (2009)

as Himself - Presenter
Diamonds

Diamonds (2009)

as Piers Denmont
Endgame

Endgame (2009)

as Rudolph Agnew
Morris: A Life with Bells On

Morris: A Life with Bells On (2009)

as Quentin Neely
A Bunch of Amateurs

A Bunch of Amateurs (2008)

as Nigel Dewberry
Sidney Turtlebaum

Sidney Turtlebaum (2008)

as Sidney Turtlebaum
Pompeii and the Roman Villa

Pompeii and the Roman Villa (2008)

as Narrator
Adam Resurrected

Adam Resurrected (2008)

as Dr. Nathan Gross
The Ties That Bind Us

The Ties That Bind Us (2008)

as The Master (archive footage)
One of Those Days

One of Those Days (2008)

as Howard Whittam
The Old Curiosity Shop

The Old Curiosity Shop (2007)

as Grandfather
The Golden Compass

The Golden Compass (2007)

as Magisterial Emissary
Guantanamero

Guantanamero (2007)

as Guido
The Riddle

The Riddle (2007)

as The Tramp / Charles Dickens
Airlock, or How to Say Goodbye in Space

Airlock, or How to Say Goodbye in Space (2007)

as President
No Image

Anastezsi (2007)

as Balzer
The Art of Francis Bacon

The Art of Francis Bacon (2007)

as Derek Jacobi
Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy

Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy (2006)

as Narrator
Pinochet in Suburbia

Pinochet in Suburbia (2006)

as Senator Augusto Pinochet
Underworld: Evolution

Underworld: Evolution (2006)

as Alexander Corvinus
Mist: The Story of a Sheepdog Puppy

Mist: The Story of a Sheepdog Puppy (2005)

as Narrator(voice)
Nanny McPhee

Nanny McPhee (2005)

as Mr. Wheen
Bye Bye Blackbird

Bye Bye Blackbird (2005)

as Lord Dempsey
Strength and Honor: Production Pods

Strength and Honor: Production Pods (2005)

as Self
Angelina Ballerina: The Show Must Go On

Angelina Ballerina: The Show Must Go On (2004)

as Mr. Operatski (voice)
Strings

Strings (2004)

as Nezo
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004)

as Other Voices (voice)
No Image

Cloud Cuckoo Land (2004)

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

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003)

as Self
The Dinosaur Hunters

The Dinosaur Hunters (2002)

as Narrator (voice)
Inquisition

Inquisition (2002)

as Cardinal Grand Inquisitor
Two Men Went To War

Two Men Went To War (2002)

as Maj. Merton
I, Claudius: A Television Epic

I, Claudius: A Television Epic (2002)

as Self
Revengers Tragedy

Revengers Tragedy (2002)

as The Duke
The Making of Gosford Park

The Making of Gosford Park (2002)

as Self
The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky

The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky (2002)

as Nijinsky (voice) (as Sir Derek Jacobi)
The Gathering Storm

The Gathering Storm (2002)

as Stanley Baldwin
Ultimate Fights from the Movies

Ultimate Fights from the Movies (2002)

as Gracchus (Gladiator) (archive footage)
Gosford Park

Gosford Park (2001)

as Probert
David Macaulay: Mill Times

David Macaulay: Mill Times (2001)

as Priam Huntington (voice)
The Body

The Body (2001)

as Father Lavelle
Revelation

Revelation (2001)

as Librarian
Great Escape: The Untold Story

Great Escape: The Untold Story (2001)

as Narrator
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings (2000)

as Various Characters
The Wyvern Mystery

The Wyvern Mystery (2000)

as Squire Fairfield
No Image

Wilfred (2000)

as Voice
Gladiator

Gladiator (2000)

as Gracchus
Up at the Villa

Up at the Villa (2000)

as Lucky Leadbetter
The Chimes

The Chimes (1999)

as Narrator
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien

Molokai: The Story of Father Damien (1999)

as Father Leonor Fousnel
Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon

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

as Francis Bacon
Basil

Basil (1998)

as Father Frederick
Animated Epics: Beowulf

Animated Epics: Beowulf (1998)

as Narrator ( voice )
Hamlet

Hamlet (1996)

as King Claudius
Looking for Richard

Looking for Richard (1996)

as Self - Interviewee
Breaking the Code

Breaking the Code (1996)

as Alan Turing
Witness Against Hitler

Witness Against Hitler (1996)

as General
The Virgin in the Ice

The Virgin in the Ice (1995)

as Brother Cadfael
Achilles

Achilles (1995)

as Narrator
The Secret Garden

The Secret Garden (1994)

as Archibald Craven (voice)
Monk's Hood

Monk's Hood (1994)

as Brother Cadfael
The Leper of St. Giles

The Leper of St. Giles (1994)

as Brother Cadfael
The Sanctuary Sparrow

The Sanctuary Sparrow (1994)

as Brother Cadfael
One Corpse Too Many

One Corpse Too Many (1994)

as Brother Cadfael
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 (1994)

as Jeremy Fisher (voice)
David Macaulay: Roman City

David Macaulay: Roman City (1994)

as Marcus Fabricius (voice)
Aladdin

Aladdin (1994)

as The Magician (voice)
No Image

Circles of Deceit (1993)

as Randal
The Vision Thing

The Vision Thing (1993)

as George Salisbury
Dead Again

Dead Again (1991)

as Franklyn Madson
No Image

The Fool (1990)

as Mr. Frederick / Sir John
Discovering Hamlet

Discovering Hamlet (1990)

as Himself
Henry V

Henry V (1989)

as Chorus
The Congress

The Congress (1989)

as (voice)
David Macaulay: Pyramid

David Macaulay: Pyramid (1989)

as Hordedef (voice)
The Tenth Man

The Tenth Man (1988)

as The Imposter
Little Dorrit

Little Dorrit (1987)

as Arthur Clennam
The Secret Garden

The Secret Garden (1987)

as Archibald Craven
On Wings of Fire

On Wings of Fire (1986)

as Self
David Macaulay: Cathedral

David Macaulay: Cathedral (1986)

as Pierre (voice)
No Image

Mr. Pye (1986)

as Mr. Pye
The Statue of Liberty

The Statue of Liberty (1985)

as Self (voice)
No Image

Cyrano de Bergerac (1985)

as Cyrano de Bergerac
Enigma

Enigma (1982)

as Kurt Limmer
The Secret of NIMH

The Secret of NIMH (1982)

as Nicodemus (voice)
Stranger in Town

Stranger in Town (1982)

as The Stranger
The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1982)

as Dom Claude Frollo
Charlotte

Charlotte (1981)

as Daberlohn
The Man Who Went Up in Smoke

The Man Who Went Up in Smoke (1980)

as Martin Beck
Hamlet

Hamlet (1980)

as Hamlet
The Human Factor

The Human Factor (1979)

as Arthur Davis
Richard II

Richard II (1978)

as King Richard II
The Medusa Touch

The Medusa Touch (1978)

as Townley - Publisher
Mysterious Castles of Clay

Mysterious Castles of Clay (1978)

as Narrator
Philby, Burgess and Maclean

Philby, Burgess and Maclean (1977)

as Guy Burgess
Blue Blood

Blue Blood (1974)

as Gregory
The Odessa File

The Odessa File (1974)

as Klaus Wenzer
The Day of the Jackal

The Day of the Jackal (1973)

as Inspector Caron
Three Sisters

Three Sisters (1970)

as Andrei
Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado About Nothing (1967)

as Don John
Othello

Othello (1965)

as Cassio
No Image

Olivier Talks About Othello (1965)

as (archive footage)
No Image

The Fishing Match (1962)

as Eric
No Image

Venom! Nine Ways to Die (N/A)

as Narrator
No Image

The Man Who Tried to Steal an Island (N/A)

as Narrator
No Image

Lead Heads (N/A)

No Image

Frank and Percy (N/A)