Derek Jacobi

October 22, 1938 (age 87) Leytonstone, London, England, UK
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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

His titles like Gladiator, Murder on the Orient Express, and Tomb Raider - his biggest roles first.
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Watched: 0/114
Weighted avg: 6.72 /10
  • 1
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    Gladiator
    2000May 2000 by Ridley Scott
    Supporting as Gracchus
    Supporting as Gracchus
    7.96 Excellent+
  • 2
    2
    Murder on the Orient Express
    2017November 2017 by Kenneth Branagh
    Supporting as Edward Henry Masterman
    Supporting as Edward Henry Masterman
    6.26 Good--
  • 3
    3
    Tomb Raider
    2018March 2018 by Roar Uthaug
    Supporting as Mr. Yaffe
    Supporting as Mr. Yaffe
    5.89 Okay++
  • 4
    4
    The King's Speech
    2010November 2010 by Tom Hooper
    Supporting as Archbishop Cosmo Lang
    Supporting as Archbishop Cosmo Lang
    7.39 Excellent--
  • 5
    5
    Cinderella
    2015March 2015 by Kenneth Branagh
    Supporting as King
    Supporting as King
    6.39 Good-
  • 6
    6
    Underworld: Evolution
    2006January 2006 by Len Wiseman
    Supporting as Alexander Corvinus
    Supporting as Alexander Corvinus
    6.15 Good--
  • 7
    7
    Gladiator II
    2024November 2024 by Ridley Scott
    Supporting as Gracchus
    Supporting as Gracchus
    6.15 Good--
  • 8
    8
    The Golden Compass
    2007December 2007 by Chris Weitz
    Minor role as Magisterial Emissary
    Minor role as Magisterial Emissary
    5.60 Okay
  • 9
    9
    Nanny McPhee
    2005October 2005 by Kirk Jones
    Minor role as Mr. Wheen
    Minor role as Mr. Wheen
    6.24 Good--
  • 10
    10
    Tolkien
    2019May 2019 by Dome Karukoski
    Supporting as Professor Joseph Wright
    Supporting as Professor Joseph Wright
    6.48 Good-
  • 11
    11
    The Secret of NIMH
    1982June 1982 by Don Bluth
    Starring as Nicodemus (voice)
    Starring as Nicodemus (voice)
    7.03 Good++
  • 12
    12
    My Week with Marilyn
    2011November 2011 by Simon Curtis
    Supporting as Sir Owen Morshead
    Supporting as Sir Owen Morshead
    6.22 Good--
  • 13
    13
    Hamlet
    1996December 1996 by Kenneth Branagh
    Starring as King Claudius
    Starring as King Claudius
    6.85 Good+
  • 14
    14
    Ironclad
    2011March 2011 by Jonathan English
    Supporting as Cornhill
    Supporting as Cornhill
    5.69 Okay+
  • 15
    15
    Henry V
    1989October 1989 by Kenneth Branagh
    Starring as Chorus
    Starring as Chorus
    6.62 Good
  • 16
    16
    Grace of Monaco
    2014April 2014 by Olivier Dahan
    Supporting as Count Fernando D'Aillieres
    Supporting as Count Fernando D'Aillieres
    5.54 Okay
  • 17
    17
    Anonymous
    2011October 2011 by Roland Emmerich
    Minor role as Prologue
    Minor role as Prologue
    5.92 Okay++
  • 18
    18
    The Day of the Jackal
    1973May 1973 by Fred Zinnemann
    Minor role as Inspector Caron
    Minor role as Inspector Caron
    7.10 Good++
  • 19
    19
    I, Claudius
    1976 by Martin Lisemore
    Lead role as Claudius
    Lead role as Claudius
    6.76 Good
  • 20
    20
    Greatest Events of World War II in Colour
    2019
    Lead role as Narrator
    Lead role as Narrator
    6.93 Good+
  • 21
    21
    Dead Again
    1991August 1991 by Kenneth Branagh
    Minor role as Franklyn Madson
    Minor role as Franklyn Madson
    5.94 Okay++
  • 22
    22
    The Body
    2001April 2001 by Jonas McCord
    Supporting as Father Lavelle
    Supporting as Father Lavelle
    5.17 Okay--
  • 23
    23
    Come Away
    2020November 2020 by Brenda Chapman
    Minor role as Mr. Brown
    Minor role as Mr. Brown
    5.41 Okay-
  • 24
    24
    The History of Love
    2016November 2016 by Radu Mihăileanu
    Lead role as Leopold Gursky
    Lead role as Leopold Gursky
    5.96 Okay++
  • 25
    25
    The Odessa File
    1974October 1974 by Ronald Neame
    Supporting as Klaus Wenzer
    Supporting as Klaus Wenzer
    6.14 Good--
  • 26
    26
    Vicious
    2013–2015 by Mark Ravenhill
    Starring as Stuart Bixby
    Starring as Stuart Bixby
    6.47 Good-
  • 27
    27
    Stratton
    2017July 2017 by Simon West
    Supporting as Ross
    Supporting as Ross
    4.74 Mediocre+
  • 28
    28
    The Lost Pirate Kingdom
    2021
    Lead role as Narrator
    Lead role as Narrator
    6.24 Good--
  • 29
    29
    Effie Gray
    2014March 2014 by Richard Laxton
    Supporting as Travers Twiss
    Supporting as Travers Twiss
    5.57 Okay
  • 30
    30
    Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
    1998September 1998 by John Maybury
    Lead role as Francis Bacon
    Lead role as Francis Bacon
    5.76 Okay+
  • 31
    31
    Strings
    2004October 2004 by Anders Rønnow Klarlund
    Starring as Nezo
    Starring as Nezo
    6.17 Good--
  • 32
    32
    Adam Resurrected
    2008August 2008 by Paul Schrader
    Starring as Dr. Nathan Gross
    Starring as Dr. Nathan Gross
    5.74 Okay+
  • 33
    33
    The Medusa Touch
    1978April 1978 by Jack Gold
    Minor role as Townley - Publisher
    Minor role as Townley - Publisher
    6.32 Good--
  • 34
    34
    Heartstopper Forever
    2026July 2026 by Wash Westmoreland
    Minor role as Pete
    Minor role as Pete
    6.30 Good--
  • 35
    35
    There Be Dragons
    2011March 2011 by Roland Joffé
    Minor role as Honorio
    Minor role as Honorio
    4.94 Mediocre++
  • 36
    36
    Looking for Richard
    1996October 1996 by Al Pacino
    Minor role as Self - Interviewee
    Minor role as Self - Interviewee
    6.28 Good--
  • 37
    37
    Last Tango in Halifax
    2012–2020 by Sally Wainwright
    Starring as Alan
    Starring as Alan
    6.08 Okay++
  • 38
    38
    Cadfael
    1994–1998 by Edith Pargeter
    Lead role as Brother Cadfael
    Lead role as Brother Cadfael
    6.32 Good--
  • 39
    39
    Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten Romans
    2019July 2019 by Dominic Brigstocke
    Supporting as Claudius
    Supporting as Claudius
    5.17 Okay--
  • 40
    40
    Jason and the Argonauts
    2000 by Nick Willing
    Supporting as Phineas
    Supporting as Phineas
    5.62 Okay
  • 41
    41
    The Gathering Storm
    2002April 2002 by Richard Loncraine
    Supporting as Stanley Baldwin
    Supporting as Stanley Baldwin
    6.13 Good--
  • 42
    42
    A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong
    2017December 2017 by Richard Boden
    Lead role as Scrooge
    Lead role as Scrooge
    6.44 Good-
  • 43
    43
    The Hunchback of Notre Dame
    1982February 1982 by Michael Tuchner
    Starring as Dom Claude Frollo
    Starring as Dom Claude Frollo
    5.68 Okay+
  • 44
    44
    Tinsel Town
    2025November 2025 by Chris Foggin
    Starring as Albert
    Starring as Albert
    5.74 Okay+
  • 45
    45
    Enigma
    1982October 1982 by Jeannot Szwarc
    Supporting as Kurt Limmer
    Supporting as Kurt Limmer
    5.59 Okay
  • 46
    46
    Titanic: Blood and Steel
    2012
    Starring as Lord Pirrie
    Starring as Lord Pirrie
    6.11 Okay++
  • 47
    47
    The Secret Garden
    1987November 1987 by Alan Grint
    Supporting as Archibald Craven
    Supporting as Archibald Craven
    6.67 Good
  • 48
    48
    Endgame
    2009January 2009 by Pete Travis
    Supporting as Rudolph Agnew
    Supporting as Rudolph Agnew
    5.68 Okay+
  • 49
    49
    Breaking the Code
    1996September 1996 by Herbert Wise
    Lead role as Alan Turing
    Lead role as Alan Turing
    5.73 Okay+
  • 50
    50
    The Human Factor
    1979December 1979 by Otto Preminger
    Starring as Arthur Davis
    Starring as Arthur Davis
    5.74 Okay+
  • 51
    51
    In the Night Garden
    2007–2009 by Andrew Davenport
    Lead role as Narrator (voice)
    Lead role as Narrator (voice)
    5.87 Okay+
  • 52
    52
    The Tenth Man
    1988December 1988 by Jack Gold
    Starring as The Imposter
    Starring as The Imposter
    6.10 Okay++
  • 53
    53
    Up at the Villa
    2000April 2000 by Philip Haas
    Supporting as Lucky Leadbetter
    Supporting as Lucky Leadbetter
    5.49 Okay
  • 54
    54
    Hamlet
    1980May 1980 by Rodney Bennett
    Lead role as Hamlet
    Lead role as Hamlet
    5.94 Okay++
  • 55
    55
    A Bunch of Amateurs
    2008November 2008 by Andy Cadiff
    Starring as Nigel Dewberry
    Starring as Nigel Dewberry
    5.75 Okay+
  • 56
    56
    Little Dorrit
    1987December 1987 by Christine Edzard
    Lead role as Arthur Clennam
    Lead role as Arthur Clennam
    5.99 Okay++
  • 57
    57
    The Secret Garden
    1994November 1994 by Dave Edwards
    Starring as Archibald Craven (voice)
    Starring as Archibald Craven (voice)
    5.83 Okay+
  • 58
    58
    Allelujah
    2023March 2023 by Richard Eyre
    Supporting as Ambrose
    Supporting as Ambrose
    5.49 Okay
  • 59
    59
    The Old Curiosity Shop
    2007December 2007 by Brian Percival
    Lead role as Grandfather
    Lead role as Grandfather
    5.68 Okay+
  • 60
    60
    Othello
    1965December 1965 by Stuart Burge
    Supporting as Cassio
    Supporting as Cassio
    5.97 Okay++
  • 61
    61
    Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet
    2016July 2016 by Kenneth Branagh
    Starring as Mercutio
    Starring as Mercutio
    6.54 Good-
  • 62
    62
    Basil
    1998July 1998 by Radha Bharadwaj
    Supporting as Father Frederick
    Supporting as Father Frederick
    5.62 Okay
  • 63
    63
    Achilles
    1995August 1995 by Barry JC Purves
    Starring as Narrator
    Starring as Narrator
    5.73 Okay+
  • 64
    64
    Aladdin
    1992November 1992 by Timothy Forder
    Starring as The Magician (voice)
    Starring as The Magician (voice)
    5.79 Okay+
  • 65
    65
    The Riddle
    2007October 2007 by Brendan Foley
    Supporting as The Tramp / Charles Dickens
    Supporting as The Tramp / Charles Dickens
    5.45 Okay
  • 66
    66
    Revelation
    2001April 2001 by Stuart Urban
    Supporting as Librarian
    Supporting as Librarian
    5.47 Okay
  • 67
    67
    The Statue of Liberty
    1985October 1985 by Ken Burns
    Starring as Self (voice)
    Starring as Self (voice)
    6.11 Okay++
  • 68
    68
    Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
    1999March 1999 by Paul Cox
    Supporting as Father Leonor Fousnel
    Supporting as Father Leonor Fousnel
    5.94 Okay++
  • 69
    69
    Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
    2004September 2004 by Ken Burns
    Minor role as Other Voices (voice)
    Minor role as Other Voices (voice)
    6.28 Good--
  • 70
    70
    Revengers Tragedy
    2002August 2002 by Alex Cox
    Starring as The Duke
    Starring as The Duke
    5.84 Okay+
  • 71
    71
    Bye Bye Blackbird
    2005October 2005 by Robinson Savary
    Starring as Lord Dempsey
    Starring as Lord Dempsey
    5.78 Okay+
  • 72
    72
    Discovering Hamlet
    1990January 1990 by Mark Olshaker
    Lead role as Himself
    Lead role as Himself
    Needs more reviews
  • 73
    73
    The Wyvern Mystery
    2000October 2000 by Alex Pillai
    Starring as Squire Fairfield
    Starring as Squire Fairfield
    5.78 Okay+
  • 74
    74
    The Long Firm
    2004
    Starring as Lord Edward 'Teddy' Thursby
    Starring as Lord Edward 'Teddy' Thursby
    6.05 Okay++
  • 75
    75
    Blue Blood
    1974November 1974 by Andrew Sinclair
    Supporting as Gregory
    Supporting as Gregory
    5.52 Okay
  • 76
    76
    Pinochet in Suburbia
    2006March 2006 by Richard Curson Smith
    Lead role as Senator Augusto Pinochet
    Lead role as Senator Augusto Pinochet
    Needs more reviews
  • 77
    77
    The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky
    2002April 2002 by Paul Cox
    Lead role as Nijinsky (voice) (as Sir Derek Jacobi)
    Lead role as Nijinsky (voice) (as Sir Derek Jacobi)
    Needs more reviews
  • 78
    78
    The Host
    2020January 2020 by Andy Newbery
    Minor role as Dr. Hobson
    Minor role as Dr. Hobson
    5.75 Okay+
  • 79
    79
    Three Sisters
    1970April 1970 by Laurence Olivier
    Supporting as Andrei
    Supporting as Andrei
    5.56 Okay
  • 80
    80
    Philby, Burgess and Maclean
    1977May 1977 by Gordon Flemyng
    Starring as Guy Burgess
    Starring as Guy Burgess
    Needs more reviews
  • 81
    81
    Margot
    2009November 2009 by Otto Bathurst
    Supporting as Fred Ashton
    Supporting as Fred Ashton
    5.81 Okay+
  • 82
    82
    Say Your Prayers
    2021April 2021 by Harry Michell
    Starring as Father Enoch
    Starring as Father Enoch
    Needs more reviews
  • 83
    83
    Juliet & Romeo
    2025May 2025 by Timothy Scott Bogart
    Supporting as The Friar
    Supporting as The Friar
    5.90 Okay++
  • 84
    84
    The Warrior Queen of Jhansi
    2019November 2019 by Swati Bhise
    Supporting as Lord Palmerston
    Supporting as Lord Palmerston
    6.00 Okay++
  • 85
    85
    Animated Epics: Beowulf
    1998January 1998 by Yuri Kulakov
    Lead role as Narrator ( voice )
    Lead role as Narrator ( voice )
    Needs more reviews
  • 86
    86
    Cyrano de Bergerac
    1985July 1985 by Terry Hands
    Lead role as Cyrano de Bergerac
    Lead role as Cyrano de Bergerac
    Needs more reviews
  • 87
    87
    Mr Pye
    1986 by Donald Churchill
    Lead role as Mr Pye
    Lead role as Mr Pye
    Needs more reviews
  • 88
    88
    Nothing Is Truer than Truth
    2018April 2018 by Cheryl Eagan-Donovan
    Lead role
    Lead role
    Needs more reviews
  • 89
    89
    U-Boat Wargamers
    Airing since 2023
    Lead role as Narrator (voice)
    Lead role as Narrator (voice)
    Needs more reviews
  • 90
    90
    Guantanamero Spanish
    2007November 2007 by Vicente Peñarrocha
    Starring as Guido
    Starring as Guido
    Needs more reviews
  • 91
    91
    The American Buffalo
    2023
    Minor role as (voice)
    Minor role as (voice)
    6.12 Good--
  • 92
    92
    Mysterious Castles of Clay
    1978January 1978 by Alan Root
    Starring as Narrator
    Starring as Narrator
    Needs more reviews
  • 93
    93
    The Martini Shot
    2023July 2023 by Stephen Wallis
    Starring as Errol
    Starring as Errol
    Needs more reviews
  • 94
    94
    Jail Caesar
    2012June 2012 by Paul Schoolman
    Lead role as Sulla
    Lead role as Sulla
    Needs more reviews
  • 95
    95
    One of Those Days
    2008January 2008 by Hattie Dalton
    Lead role as Howard Whittam
    Lead role as Howard Whittam
    Needs more reviews
  • 96
    96
    Richard II
    1978December 1978 by David Giles
    Lead role as King Richard II
    Lead role as King Richard II
    Needs more reviews
  • 97
    97
    Sidney Turtlebaum
    2008November 2008 by Tristram Shapeero
    Lead role as Sidney Turtlebaum
    Lead role as Sidney Turtlebaum
    Needs more reviews
  • 98
    98
    Stranger in Town
    1982May 1982 by Wendy Toye
    Lead role as The Stranger
    Lead role as The Stranger
    Needs more reviews
  • 99
    99
    The Fool
    1990December 1990 by Christine Edzard
    Lead role as Mr. Frederick / Sir John
    Lead role as Mr. Frederick / Sir John
    Needs more reviews
  • 100
    100
    The Following Events Are Based on a Pack of Lies
    2023 by Penelope Skinner
    Minor role as Sir Ralph Unwin
    Minor role as Sir Ralph Unwin
    6.01 Okay++
  • 101
    101
    Joe Maddison's War
    2010September 2010 by Patrick Collerton
    Starring as Mr. Simpson
    Starring as Mr. Simpson
    Needs more reviews
  • 102
    102
    Morris: A Life with Bells On
    2009January 2009 by Lucy Akhurst
    Starring as Quentin Neely
    Starring as Quentin Neely
    Needs more reviews
  • 103
    103
    Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba
    2022November 2022 by Jim Sheridan
    Minor role as Self
    Minor role as Self
    Needs more reviews
  • 104
    104
    Diamonds
    2009April 2009 by Andy Wilson
    Starring as Piers Denmont
    Starring as Piers Denmont
    Needs more reviews
  • 105
    105
    Mist: Sheepdog Tales
    2007–2014
    Lead role as Narrator
    Lead role as Narrator
    Needs more reviews
  • 106
    106
    The Velvet Claw
    1992
    Lead role as Narrator
    Lead role as Narrator
    Needs more reviews
  • 107
    107
    The Making of Gosford Park
    2002June 2002 by Danny Miller
    Minor role as Self
    Minor role as Self
    Needs more reviews
  • 108
    108
    Much Ado About Nothing
    1967February 1967 by Alan Cooke
    Supporting as Don John
    Supporting as Don John
    Needs more reviews
  • 109
    109
    The Congress
    1989March 1989 by Ken Burns
    Minor role as (voice)
    Minor role as (voice)
    Needs more reviews
  • 110
    110
    Last Will. & Testament
    2012October 2012 by Laura Wilson
    Supporting as Himself
    Supporting as Himself
    Needs more reviews
  • 111
    111
    The Gospel of Luke
    2015January 2015 by David Batty
    Minor role as Narrator (voice) – King James Version
    Minor role as Narrator (voice) – King James Version
    Needs more reviews
  • 112
    112
    Broken English
    2026January 2026 by Jane Pollard
    Minor role as The Narrator
    Minor role as The Narrator
    Needs more reviews
  • 113
    113
    London
    2004
    Starring as Tacitus
    Starring as Tacitus
    Needs more reviews
  • 114
    114
    Inside the Third Reich
    1982 by E. Jack Neuman
    Supporting as Adolf Hitler
    Supporting as Adolf Hitler
    Needs more reviews
Co-starring with:
Kenneth Branagh 8 titles
John Gielgud 5 titles
Anthony Hopkins 3 titles
Rupert Evans 2 titles
Kristin Scott Thomas 5 titles
Patrick Stewart 2 titles
James Purefoy 2 titles
Sophie Nélisse 1 title
Frank Finlay 3 titles