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Derek Jacobi

Film Director / Actor | * 10/22/1938 (85) | Leytonstone, London (United Kingdom (UK))
Sir Derek George Jacobi (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. Jacobi started his professional acting career with Laurence Olivier as one of the founding members of the National Theatre. He has appeared in numerous Shakespearean stage productions including Hamlet, Much Ado About Nothing, Macbeth, Twelfth Night, The Tempest, King Lear, and Romeo and Juliet. Jacobi received the Laurence Olivier Award, for the title role in Cyrano de Bergerac in 1983 and Malvolio in Twelfth Night in 2009. He also won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his role as Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing in 1985. Jacobi has al... ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Documentaries | History

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Awards & Nominations for Derek Jacobi

Laurence Olivier Award for Actor of the Year in a Revival Commander of The Order of The British Empire Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play Knight Bachelor Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor British Academy Television Award for Best Actor Order of the Dannebrog Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play
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Movies with Derek Jacobi as Actor(120)

as Self (archive footage)2023 Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC
as Ambrose2023 Allelujah
as David2022 A Bird Flew In
as himself2021 Rhythm of Life
as Father Enoch2021 Say Your Prayers
as Dr. Hobson2020 The Host
as Mr. Brown2020 Come Away
as Lord Palmerston2019 The Warrior Queen of Jhansi
as The Lawyer2019 Muse
as Professor Joseph Wright2019 Tolkien
as Mr. Yaffe2018 Tomb Raider
as Edward Masterman2017 Murder on the Orient Express
as Ross2017 Stratton
as Léo Gursky2016 The History of Love
as King2015 Cinderella
as Travers Twiss2014 Effie Gray
as Count Fernando D'Aillieres2014 Grace of Monaco
as himself2013 Muse of Fire
as himself2012 Last Will. & Testament
as Narrator2012 The Halloween Kid
as Sir Owen Morshead2011 My Week with Marilyn
as Honorio2011 There Be Dragons
as Prologue2011 Anonymous
as Cornhill2011 Ironclad
as Archbishop Cosmo Lang2010 The King's Speech
as himself2010 Hereafter
as Mr. Simpson2010 Joe Maddison's War
as Rudolph Agnew2009 Endgame
as Himself - Presenter2009 Charles Dickens's England
as Piers Denmont2009 Diamonds
as Quentin Neely2009 Morris: A Life with Bells On
as Fred Ashton2009 Margot
as Dr. Nathan Gross2008 Adam Resurrected
as Nigel Dewberry2008 A Bunch of Amateurs
as Howard Whittam2008 One of those Days
as Sidney Turtlebaum2008 Sidney Turtlebaum
as Balzer2007 Anastezsi
as The Tramp / Charles Dickens2007 The Riddle
as Magisterial Emissary2007 The Golden Compass
as Guido2007 Guantanamero
as Grandfather2007 The Old Curiosity Shop
as Senator Augusto Pinochet2006 Pinochet in Suburbia
as Alexander Corvinus2006 Underworld: Evolution
as Mr. Wheen2005 Nanny McPhee
as Lord Dempsey2005 Bye Bye Blackbird
as Nezo (voice)2004 Strings
as Mr. Operatski (voice)2002 Angelina Ballerina: The Show Must Go On
as Nijinsky (voice) (as Sir Derek Jacobi)2002 The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky
as Stanley Baldwin2002 The Gathering Storm
as Gracchus (Gladiator) (archive footage)2002 Ultimate Fights from the Movies
as Maj. Merton2002 Two Men Went To War
as Cardinal Grand Inquisitor2002 Inquisition
as The Duke2002 Revengers Tragedy
as Father Lavelle2001 The Body
as Probert2001 Gosford Park
as Librarian2001 Revelation
as Lucky Leadbetter2000 Up at the Villa
as Squire Fairfield2000 The Wyvern Mystery
as Gracchus2000 Gladiator
as Father Leonor Fousnel1999 Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
as Father Frederick1998 Basil
as Narrator ( voice )1998 Animated Epics: Beowulf
as Self / Interview1996 Looking for Richard
as Alan Turing1996 Breaking the Code
as King Claudius1996 Hamlet
as Randal1996 Circle of Deceit
as Narrator1995 Achilles
as Marcus Fabricius (voice)1994 David Macaulay: Roman City
as Archibald Craven (voice)1994 The Secret Garden
as The Magician (voice)1992 Aladdin
as Franklyn Madson1991 Dead Again
as himself1990 Discovering Hamlet
as Mr. Frederick / Sir John1990 The Fool
as Hordedef (voice)1989 David Macaulay: Pyramid
as Chorus1989 Henry V
as (voice)1989 The Congress
as The Imposter1988 The Tenth Man
as Archibald Craven1987 The Secret Garden
as Arthur Clennam1987 Little Dorrit
as Pierre (voice)1986 David Macaulay: Cathedral
as Cyrano de Bergerac1985 Cyrano de Bergerac
as Dom Claude Frollo1982 The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Nicodemus (voice)1982 The Secret of NIMH
as The Stranger1982 Stranger in Town
as Adolf Hitler1982 Inside the Third Reich
as Kurt Limmer1982 Enigma
as Daberlohn1981 Charlotte
as Hamlet1980 Hamlet
as Martin Beck1980 The Man Who Went Up in Smoke
as Arthur Davis1979 The Human Factor
as Townley - Publisher1978 The Medusa Touch
as King Richard II1978 Richard II
as Guy Burgess1977 Philby, Burgess and Maclean
as Gregory1974 Blue Blood
as Klaus Wenzer1974 The Odessa File
as Inspector Caron1973 The Day of the Jackal
as Andrei1970 Three Sisters
as Don John1967 Much Ado About Nothing
as Cassio1965 Othello

TV Shows/Series with Derek Jacobi as Actor(38)

as (voice)2023 The American Buffalo
as Narrator2021 The Lost Pirate Kingdom
as Metatron2019 Good Omens
as David, Duke of Windsor2016 The Crown
as Dennis Fulcher2014 Inside No. 9
as Webster2014 Inside No. 9
as Stuart Bixby2013 Vicious
as himself2012 Shakespeare Uncovered
as Lord Pirrie2012 Titanic: Blood and Steel
as Professor Yana2005 Doctor Who
as Tacitus2004 London
as Colonel Protheroe2004 Agatha Christie's Marple
as Lord Edward 'Teddy' Thursby2004 The Long Firm
as The Master (voice)2003 Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka
as George Cording QC2002 The Jury
as Brother Cadfael1994 Cadfael
as Various (voice)1994 Baseball
as Jackson Hedley1993 Frasier
as Narrator1992 The Velvet Claw
as Mr. Pye1986 Mr. Pye
as The Stranger1979 Tales of the Unexpected
as Freddie Fenton1979 Minder
as Voice of Ernest Shackleton1974 NOVA
as William Drew1971 The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971 Budgie
as Various1961 Supercar
as Dom Claude1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Archibald Craven1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Imposter1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame

Full Name: Derek George Jacobi
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Saturday, 10/22 1938 (October) in Leytonstone, London (United Kingdom (UK)) (current age: 85 years + 159 days)
Zodiac sign: Libra (Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: University of Cambridge, St John's College, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Leyton Sixth Form College
Employer: Royal National Theatre, Prospect Theatre Company, Royal Shakespeare Company
Spouses (current/former): Richard Clifford
Other names for Derek Jacobi (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Derek George Jacobi"
"Sir Derek Jacobi"
"데릭 자코비"
Derek Jacobi frequently works together with these people:
Paul Kasey (21x, Actor)
Kenneth Branagh (18x, Actor)
Julie Harris (15x, Actress)
Steve Pemberton (15x, Actor)
Reece Shearsmith (14x, Actor)
Mark Gatiss (13x, Actor)
Nicholas Briggs (12x, Actor)
Ken Burns (11x, Crew)
Maurice Evans (11x, Actor)
Patrick Doyle (11x, Crew)
David Tennant (10x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:745, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 03/19/2024