Acting
Derek Jacobi
- Titles
- 160movies59TV shows
- Career
Active from 1962 to 2026, busiest in 1994 with 8 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 95top three billing
- Average score
63/100
- Highest rated
I, Claudius92/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 104 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical5.7average 2.6
- Politics4.6average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism4.6average 3.3
- Wit & Wordplay4.7average 3.7
- Pathos6.1average 5.2
- Social Commentary5.8average 4.9
- Melancholy5.5average 4.7
- Wonder4.1average 3.4
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.3, average 5.2
- Physical Comedy1.5, average 2.5
- Scare1.8, average 2.6
- Adrenaline4.3, average 5.1
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Political Intrigue 15
- Character-Driven 8
- Historical Drama 8
- Social Commentary 7
- Historical Setting 5
- Biographical Drama 5
- Class Conflict 5
- Magical Realism 4
- Mystery 4
- Period Piece 4
- Moral Ambiguity 3
- Melancholy 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Brian BlessedActorI, Claudius, Henry V, David Macaulay: Roman City, Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy, David Macaulay: Pyramid, +1 more
Michael CulverActorCadfael, One Corpse Too Many, Philby, Burgess and Maclean, The Virgin in the Ice, The Leper of St. Giles, +1 more
Julian FirthActorCadfael, One Corpse Too Many, The Virgin in the Ice, The Leper of St. Giles, The Sanctuary Sparrow, +1 more- EEdith PargeterWriterCadfael, One Corpse Too Many, The Virgin in the Ice, The Leper of St. Giles, The Sanctuary Sparrow, +1 more
Kenneth BranaghActorCinderella, My Week with Marilyn, Hamlet, Henry V, Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet
Sean PertweeActorCadfael, One Corpse Too Many, The Leper of St. Giles, The Sanctuary Sparrow, Monk's Hood
Peter CopleyActorCadfael, One Corpse Too Many, The Leper of St. Giles, The Sanctuary Sparrow, Monk's Hood- RRussell LewisWriterCadfael, One Corpse Too Many, The Virgin in the Ice, The Sanctuary Sparrow, Monk's Hood
John GielgudActorInside the Third Reich, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Human Factor, Richard II
Frank FinlayActorEnigma, Othello, Much Ado About Nothing, Olivier Talks About Othello
David MacaulayActorDavid Macaulay: Roman City, David Macaulay: Pyramid, David Macaulay: Cathedral, David Macaulay: Mill Times
Herbert WiseDirectorI, Claudius, Cadfael, Breaking the Code, Man of Straw
Movies and TV shows
191970s
19 titles · average score 70
42
The Human Factor (1979)
as Arthur Davis
74
Minder (1979)
TV show · as Freddie Fenton
71
Tales of the Unexpected (1979)
TV show · as The Stranger / Drioli
77
Richard II (1978)
as King Richard II
Mysterious Castles of Clay (1978)
as Narrator
The BBC Television Shakespeare (1978)
TV show · as Richard II / Hamlet
59
The Medusa Touch (1978)
as Townley - Publisher
Philby, Burgess and Maclean (1977)
as Guy Burgess
92
I, Claudius (1976)
TV show · as Claudius
67
The Odessa File (1974)
as Klaus Wenzer
44
Blue Blood (1974)
as Gregory
79
NOVA (1974)
TV show · as Voice of Ernest Shackleton
73
The Pallisers (1974)
TV show · as Lord Fawn
Affairs of the Heart (1974)
TV show · as Bertram Braddle
82
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
as Inspector Caron
Man of Straw (1972)
TV show · as Diederich Hessling
73
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971)
TV show · as William Drew
73
Budgie (1971)
TV show · as Herbert Fletcher
81
Three Sisters (1970)
as Andrei