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Derek Jacobi

Biography

Derek Jacobi

Actor

Born
October 22, 1938
Age
88 years old
Place of birth
Leytonstone, London, England, UK
Years active
1951 – present
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86

Credits

44

Movies

42

TV series

76

Years active

6.9

Avg. rating

0

Awards won

The life and career of Derek Jacobi

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Career timeline

  1. 1938 · Born

    Born in Leytonstone, London, England, UK

  2. 1951 · Screen debut

    Hallmark Hall of Fame (TV)

  3. 2000 · Breakthrough

    Gladiator (Movie)

  4. 2026 · Latest release

    Heartstopper Forever (Movie)

Career in numbers

Titles per decade
Most frequent genres
  • Drama55
  • Comedy13
  • Thriller11
  • Crime11
  • Romance11
  • Documentary10
Highest-rated title The Amazing World of Gumball 2011 8.5 Most popular title Doctor Who 2005 7.6

Known for

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Derek Jacobi in our catalogue.

Filmography

  1. 2026 Heartstopper Forever as Pete Movie
  2. 2024 Gladiator II as Gracchus Movie
  3. 2024 Ludwig as Mr. Todd TV
  4. 2023 The American Buffalo as (voice) TV
  5. 2023 The Following Events Are Based on a Pack of Lies as Sir Ralph Unwin TV
  6. 2021 The Lost Pirate Kingdom as Narrator TV
  7. 2020 Come Away as Mr. Brown Movie
  8. 2019 Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten Romans as Claudius Movie
  9. 2019 Greatest Events of World War II in Colour as Narrator TV
  10. 2019 Good Omens as The Metatron TV
  11. 2019 Tolkien as Professor Joseph Wright Movie
  12. 2018 Les Misérables as Bishop Myriel TV
  13. 2018 Tomb Raider as Mr. Yaffe Movie
  14. 2017 Murder on the Orient Express as Edward Henry Masterman Movie
  15. 2017 Stratton as Ross Movie
  16. 2016 The History of Love as Leopold Gursky Movie
  17. 2016 The Crown as Duke of Windsor TV
  18. 2016 Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet as Mercutio Movie
  19. 2015 Cinderella as King Movie
  20. 2014 Grace of Monaco as Fernando D'Aillieres Movie
  21. 2014 Effie Gray as Travers Twiss Movie
  22. 2014 Inside No. 9 as Webster TV
  23. 2013 Vicious as Stuart Bixby TV
  24. 2012 Last Tango in Halifax as Alan TV
  25. 2012 Titanic: Blood and Steel as Lord Pirrie TV
  26. 2011 My Week with Marilyn as Sir Owen Morshead Movie
  27. 2011 Anonymous as Prologue Movie
  28. 2011 The Amazing World of Gumball as Narrator (voice) TV
  29. 2011 The Borgias as Cardinal Orsini TV
  30. 2011 There Be Dragons as Honorio Movie
  31. 2011 Ironclad as Cornhill Movie
  32. 2010 The King's Speech as Archbishop Cosmo Lang Movie
  33. 2010 Hereafter as Derek Jacobi Movie
  34. 2008 Sidney Turtlebaum as Sidney Turtlebaum Movie
  35. 2008 Adam Resurrected as Dr. Nathan Gross Movie
  36. 2007 The Golden Compass as Magisterial Emissary Movie
  37. 2007 In the Night Garden as Narrator (voice) TV
  38. 2006 Underworld: Evolution as Alexander Corvinus Movie
  39. 2005 Nanny McPhee as Mr. Wheen Movie
  40. 2005 Doctor Who as Professor Yana TV
  41. 2005 Doctor Who Confidential TV
  42. 2004 Agatha Christie's Marple as Colonel Protheroe TV
  43. 2004 Strings as Nezo Movie
  44. 2004 London as Tacitus TV
  45. 2003 Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka as The Master (voice) TV
  46. 2002 Ultimate Fights from the Movies as Gracchus (Gladiator) (archive footage) Movie
  47. 2002 The Jury as George Cording QC TV
  48. 2001 Gosford Park as Probert Movie
  49. 2001 The Body as Father Lavelle Movie
  50. 2000 Jason and the Argonauts as Phineas TV
  51. 2000 Gladiator as Gracchus Movie
  52. 2000 Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) TV
  53. 1998 Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon as Francis Bacon Movie
  54. 1998 Basil as Father Frederick Movie
  55. 1996 Hamlet as King Claudius Movie
  56. 1996 Breaking the Code as Alan Turing Movie
  57. 1996 The West as Self (voice) TV
  58. 1994 Baseball as (voice) TV
  59. 1994 Cadfael as Brother Cadfael TV
  60. 1993 Frasier as Jackson Hedley TV
  61. 1991 The Storyteller: Greek Myths as Daedalus TV
  62. 1991 Dead Again as Franklyn Madson Movie
  63. 1990 The Civil War as William Russell / Various (voice) TV
  64. 1989 Henry V as Chorus Movie
  65. 1986 ScreenPlay as George Salisbury TV
  66. 1982 Enigma as Kurt Limmer Movie
  67. 1982 The Secret of NIMH as Nicodemus (voice) Movie
  68. 1982 Inside the Third Reich as Adolf Hitler TV
  69. 1980 Hamlet as Hamlet Movie
  70. 1979 The Human Factor as Arthur Davis Movie
  71. 1979 Minder as Freddie Fenton TV
  72. 1979 Tales of the Unexpected as The Stranger TV
  73. 1978 The BBC Television Shakespeare as Richard II TV
  74. 1978 The Medusa Touch as Townley - Publisher Movie
  75. 1976 I, Claudius as Claudius TV
  76. 1974 The Odessa File as Klaus Wenzer Movie
  77. 1974 Affairs of the Heart as Bertram Braddle TV
  78. 1974 NOVA as Voice of Ernest Shackleton TV
  79. 1974 The Pallisers as Lord Fawn TV
  80. 1973 The Day of the Jackal as Inspector Caron Movie
  81. 1971 The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes as William Drew TV
  82. 1971 Budgie as Herbert Fletcher TV
  83. 1970 Three Sisters as Andrei Movie
  84. 1967 ITV Playhouse as Gerry TV
  85. 1965 Othello as Cassio Movie
  86. 1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame as Dom Claude TV

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Quick facts

How old is Derek Jacobi?

Derek Jacobi is 88 years old, born on October 22, 1938.

Where was Derek Jacobi born?

Derek Jacobi was born in Leytonstone, London, England, UK.

What was Derek Jacobi’s first screen role?

The earliest title in our catalogue featuring Derek Jacobi is Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951).

How many movies and series has Derek Jacobi made?

Our catalogue lists 86 titles for Derek Jacobi: 44 movies and 42 TV series.

What is Derek Jacobi’s highest-rated title?

Among titles with enough votes, The Amazing World of Gumball has the highest audience rating, with 8.5/10 on TMDB.

Also born on October 22

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