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

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Last updated: June 14, 2026

80 titles
Community avg: 8.05 /10
  • 1
    1
    Gladiator
    2000May 2000 by Ridley Scott
    Action, Drama, Adventure
    Action, Drama, Adventure
    9.13 Masterpiece+
  • 2
    2
    Murder on the Orient Express
    2017November 2017 by Kenneth Branagh
    Mystery, Drama, Crime
    Mystery, Drama, Crime
    7.64 Excellent--
  • 3
    3
    Tomb Raider
    2018March 2018 by Roar Uthaug
    Action, Adventure, Fantasy
    Action, Adventure, Fantasy
    7.31 Good++
  • 4
    4
    The King's Speech
    2010November 2010 by Tom Hooper
    Drama, History
    Drama, History
    8.66 Masterpiece--
  • 5
    5
    Cinderella
    2015March 2015 by Kenneth Branagh
    Romance, Fantasy, Family
    Romance, Fantasy, Family
    7.76 Excellent-
  • 6
    6
    Underworld: Evolution
    2006January 2006 by Len Wiseman
    Fantasy, Action, Thriller
    Fantasy, Action, Thriller
    7.54 Excellent--
  • 7
    7
    Gladiator II
    2024November 2024 by Ridley Scott
    Action, Adventure, Drama
    Action, Adventure, Drama
    7.55 Excellent--
  • 8
    8
    The Golden Compass
    2007December 2007 by Chris Weitz
    Adventure, Fantasy
    Adventure, Fantasy
    7.04 Good
  • 9
    9
    Nanny McPhee
    2005October 2005 by Kirk Jones
    Fantasy, Comedy, Family
    Fantasy, Comedy, Family
    7.63 Excellent--
  • 10
    10
    Tolkien
    2019May 2019 by Dome Karukoski
    War, Drama, Romance
    War, Drama, Romance
    7.85 Excellent-
  • 11
    11
    The Secret of NIMH
    1982June 1982 by Don Bluth
    Adventure, Animation, Drama
    Adventure, Animation, Drama
    8.36 Excellent++
  • 12
    12
    My Week with Marilyn
    2011November 2011 by Simon Curtis
    Drama, Romance
    Drama, Romance
    7.62 Excellent--
  • 13
    13
    Hamlet
    1996December 1996 by Kenneth Branagh
    Drama
    Drama
    8.20 Excellent+
  • 14
    14
    Ironclad
    2011March 2011 by Jonathan English
    Romance, Adventure, Action
    Romance, Adventure, Action
    7.14 Good+
  • 15
    15
    Henry V
    1989October 1989 by Kenneth Branagh
    War, Drama, History
    War, Drama, History
    8.03 Excellent
  • 16
    16
    Dead Again
    1991August 1991 by Kenneth Branagh
    Mystery, Thriller, Romance
    Mystery, Thriller, Romance
    7.42 Good++
  • 17
    17
    Grace of Monaco
    2014April 2014 by Olivier Dahan
    Romance, Drama
    Romance, Drama
    7.02 Good
  • 18
    18
    Anonymous
    2011October 2011 by Roland Emmerich
    Drama, History, Thriller
    Drama, History, Thriller
    7.37 Good++
  • 19
    19
    The Day of the Jackal
    1973May 1973 by Fred Zinnemann
    Action, Thriller
    Action, Thriller
    8.41 Excellent++
  • 20
    20
    I, Claudius
    1976 by Martin Lisemore
    Drama, War & Politics
    Drama, War & Politics
    8.54 Masterpiece--
  • 21
    21
    Greatest Events of World War II in Colour
    2019
    Documentary, War & Politics
    Documentary, War & Politics
    8.64 Masterpiece--
  • 22
    22
    The Body
    2001April 2001 by Jonas McCord
    Drama, Mystery, Romance
    Drama, Mystery, Romance
    6.75 Good-
  • 23
    23
    Come Away
    2020November 2020 by Brenda Chapman
    Fantasy, Adventure
    Fantasy, Adventure
    6.94 Good
  • 24
    24
    The History of Love
    2016November 2016 by Radu Mihăileanu
    Drama, Romance, War
    Drama, Romance, War
    7.52 Excellent--
  • 25
    25
    The Odessa File
    1974October 1974 by Ronald Neame
    Thriller
    Thriller
    7.62 Excellent--
  • 26
    26
    Stratton
    2017July 2017 by Simon West
    Action, Thriller
    Action, Thriller
    6.35 Decent++
  • 27
    27
    Vicious
    2013–2015 by Mark Ravenhill
    Comedy
    Comedy
    8.27 Excellent+
  • 28
    28
    The Lost Pirate Kingdom
    2021
    Documentary
    Documentary
    8.09 Excellent
  • 29
    29
    Effie Gray
    2014March 2014 by Richard Laxton
    Drama
    Drama
    7.07 Good
  • 30
    30
    Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
    1998September 1998 by John Maybury
    Drama
    Drama
    7.34 Good++
  • 31
    31
    Adam Resurrected
    2008August 2008 by Paul Schrader
    Drama, War
    Drama, War
    7.34 Good++
  • 32
    32
    The Medusa Touch
    1978April 1978 by Jack Gold
    Horror, Thriller, Science Fiction
    Horror, Thriller, Science Fiction
    7.76 Excellent-
  • 33
    33
    Strings
    2004October 2004 by Anders Rønnow Klarlund
    Adventure, Animation, Drama
    Adventure, Animation, Drama
    7.72 Excellent-
  • 34
    34
    There Be Dragons
    2011March 2011 by Roland Joffé
    War, History, Drama
    War, History, Drama
    6.56 Good--
  • 35
    35
    Looking for Richard
    1996October 1996 by Al Pacino
    Documentary
    Documentary
    7.78 Excellent-
  • 36
    36
    Last Tango in Halifax
    2012–2020 by Sally Wainwright
    Drama, Comedy
    Drama, Comedy
    7.90 Excellent
  • 37
    37
    Cadfael
    1994–1998 by Edith Pargeter
    Drama, Crime
    Drama, Crime
    8.09 Excellent
  • 38
    38
    Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten Romans
    2019July 2019 by Dominic Brigstocke
    Comedy, Family, Adventure
    Comedy, Family, Adventure
    6.83 Good-
  • 39
    39
    Jason and the Argonauts
    2000 by Nick Willing
    Family, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
    Family, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
    7.56 Excellent--
  • 40
    40
    The Gathering Storm
    2002April 2002 by Richard Loncraine
    Drama, History
    Drama, History
    7.71 Excellent-
  • 41
    41
    The Hunchback of Notre Dame
    1982February 1982 by Michael Tuchner
    Drama, Romance, Horror
    Drama, Romance, Horror
    7.42 Good++
  • 42
    42
    Tinsel Town
    2025November 2025 by Chris Foggin
    Comedy, Romance
    Comedy, Romance
    7.40 Good++
  • 43
    43
    Titanic: Blood and Steel
    2012
    Drama
    Drama
    7.97 Excellent
  • 44
    44
    Enigma
    1982October 1982 by Jeannot Szwarc
    Drama, Thriller
    Drama, Thriller
    7.29 Good+
  • 45
    45
    The Secret Garden
    1987November 1987 by Alan Grint
    Drama, Family
    Drama, Family
    8.24 Excellent+
  • 46
    46
    Endgame
    2009January 2009 by Pete Travis
    Crime, Drama
    Crime, Drama
    7.34 Good++
  • 47
    47
    The Tenth Man
    1988December 1988 by Jack Gold
    Drama
    Drama
    7.78 Excellent-
  • 48
    48
    In the Night Garden
    2007–2009 by Andrew Davenport
    Kids
    Kids
    7.86 Excellent-
  • 49
    49
    Up at the Villa
    2000April 2000 by Philip Haas
    Drama, Romance
    Drama, Romance
    7.23 Good+
  • 50
    50
    Hamlet
    1980May 1980 by Rodney Bennett
    Drama
    Drama
    7.71 Excellent-
  • 51
    51
    Little Dorrit
    1987December 1987 by Christine Edzard
    Drama
    Drama
    7.75 Excellent-
  • 52
    52
    The Secret Garden
    1994November 1994 by Dave Edwards
    Animation, Family
    Animation, Family
    7.58 Excellent--
  • 53
    53
    Allelujah
    2023March 2023 by Richard Eyre
    Drama
    Drama
    7.24 Good+
  • 54
    54
    Othello
    1965December 1965 by Stuart Burge
    Drama
    Drama
    7.66 Excellent--
  • 55
    55
    Basil
    1998July 1998 by Radha Bharadwaj
    Drama, Romance
    Drama, Romance
    7.34 Good++
  • 56
    56
    The Riddle
    2007October 2007 by Brendan Foley
    Thriller, Mystery, Drama
    Thriller, Mystery, Drama
    7.22 Good+
  • 57
    57
    Revelation
    2001April 2001 by Stuart Urban
    Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction
    Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction
    7.23 Good+
  • 58
    58
    Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
    2004September 2004 by Ken Burns
    Documentary
    Documentary
    7.95 Excellent
  • 59
    59
    Revengers Tragedy
    2002August 2002 by Alex Cox
    Comedy, Drama, Science Fiction
    Comedy, Drama, Science Fiction
    7.62 Excellent--
  • 60
    60
    The Wyvern Mystery
    2000October 2000 by Alex Pillai
    Drama, Mystery, Thriller
    Drama, Mystery, Thriller
    7.59 Excellent--
  • 61
    61
    The Long Firm
    2004
    Drama, Crime
    Drama, Crime
    7.88 Excellent-
  • 62
    62
    The Host
    2020January 2020 by Andy Newbery
    Thriller, Mystery, Crime
    Thriller, Mystery, Crime
    7.51 Excellent--
  • 63
    63
    The Warrior Queen of Jhansi
    2019November 2019 by Swati Bhise
    History, War, Drama
    History, War, Drama
    7.77 Excellent-
  • 64
    64
    Animated Epics: Beowulf
    1998January 1998 by Yuri Kulakov
    Animation
    Animation
    7.77 Excellent-
  • 65
    65
    Mr Pye
    1986 by Donald Churchill
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Comedy, Drama
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Comedy, Drama
    7.68 Excellent--
  • 66
    66
    U-Boat Wargamers
    Airing since 2023
    Documentary, War & Politics
    Documentary, War & Politics
    7.86 Excellent-
  • 67
    67
    Juliet & Romeo
    2025May 2025 by Timothy Scott Bogart
    Romance, Drama
    Romance, Drama
    7.72 Excellent-
  • 68
    68
    The American Buffalo
    2023
    Documentary, Crime, War & Politics
    Documentary, Crime, War & Politics
    7.97 Excellent
  • 69
    69
    The Martini Shot
    2023July 2023 by Stephen Wallis
    Drama, Comedy
    Drama, Comedy
    7.83 Excellent-
  • 70
    70
    The Fool
    1990December 1990 by Christine Edzard
    Drama
    Drama
    7.93 Excellent
  • 71
    71
    The Following Events Are Based on a Pack of Lies
    2023 by Penelope Skinner
    Drama, Crime
    Drama, Crime
    7.90 Excellent-
  • 72
    72
    Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba
    2022November 2022 by Jim Sheridan
    Documentary
    Documentary
    7.97 Excellent
  • 73
    73
    Circles of Deceit
    1993October 1993 by Geoffrey Sax
    Drama, Thriller
    Drama, Thriller
    Needs more reviews
  • 74
    74
    London
    2004
    Documentary
    Documentary
    Needs more reviews
  • 75
    75
    Muse of Fire
    2013September 2013 by Giles Terera
    Documentary
    Documentary
    Needs more reviews
  • 76
    76
    Inside the Third Reich
    1982 by E. Jack Neuman
    Drama
    Drama
    Needs more reviews
  • 77
    77
    Broken English
    2026January 2026 by Jane Pollard
    Documentary, Music
    Documentary, Music
    Needs more reviews
  • 78
    78
    Diamonds
    2009
    no additional tags
    no additional tags
    Needs more reviews
  • 79
    79
    Moss & Freud
    2026May 2026 by James Lucas
    Drama
    Drama
    Needs more reviews
  • 80
    80
    Heartstopper Forever
    2026July 2026 by Wash Westmoreland
    Drama, Romance
    Drama, Romance
    Not released yet