Acting
Derek Jacobi
- Titles
- 163movies60TV shows
- Career
Active from 1962 to 2026, busiest in 1994 with 9 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 95top three billing
- Average score
65/100
- Highest rated
I, Claudius92/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 106 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
- Social Commentary5.8average 4.9
- Pathos6.0average 5.2
- Melancholy5.4average 4.7
- Wonder4.0average 3.4
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.3, average 5.2
- Physical Comedy1.6, average 2.5
- Adrenaline4.2, average 5.1
- Scare1.9, average 2.6
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Political Intrigue 16
- Historical Drama 9
- Character-Driven 8
- Social Commentary 7
- Historical Setting 5
- Biographical Drama 5
- Class Conflict 5
- Mystery 4
- Period Piece 4
- Magical Realism 4
- Moral Ambiguity 4
- Melancholy Tone 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Michael CulverActorCadfael, One Corpse Too Many, Philby, Burgess and Maclean, The Virgin in the Ice, The Leper of St. Giles, +1 more
Brian BlessedActorI, Claudius, Henry V, David Macaulay: Roman City, Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy, David Macaulay: Cathedral, +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
John GielgudActorInside the Third Reich, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Human Factor, Inside the Third Reich, Richard II
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
Frank FinlayActorEnigma, Othello, Much Ado About Nothing, Olivier Talks About Othello
Cavan ClerkinActorThe Devil of Christmas, Sidney Turtlebaum, Inside No. 9: The Devil of Christmas, The Devil of Christmas
Steve PembertonActorHow Do You Plead?, The Devil of Christmas, Inside No. 9: The Devil of Christmas, The Devil of Christmas
Movies and TV shows
552000s
55 titles · average score 64
64
as Quentin Neely
62
TV show
54as Piers Denmont
59
as Rudolph Agnew
64
as Fred Ashton
61
as Dr. Nathan Gross
62
as Nigel Dewberry
as Howard Whittam
as Sidney Turtlebaum
as The Master (archive footage)
as Narrator
66
TV show · as Narrator (voice)
52
as Grandfather
41
as Guido
as President
64
as Magisterial Emissary
48
as The Tramp / Charles Dickens
as Balzer
as Derek Jacobi
56
as Alexander Corvinus
60
as Senator Augusto Pinochet
as Narrator
49
as Lord Dempsey
78
TV show · as Professor Yana
71
as Mr. Wheen
74
TV show · as Lord Edward 'Teddy' Thursby
TV show · as Tacitus
as Mr. Operatski (voice)
76
as Nezo
75
TV show · as Colonel Protheroe
as Victor
91
as Other Voices (voice)
68
as The Master
67
TV show · as The Master (voice)
62
as The Duke
as Nijinsky (voice) (as Sir Derek Jacobi)
70
as Stanley Baldwin
as Cardinal Grand Inquisitor
as Narrator (voice)
73
TV show · as George Cording QC
67
as Maj. Merton
54
as Gracchus (Gladiator) (archive footage)
38
as Father Lavelle
as Narrator
as Priam Huntington (voice)
80
as Probert
47
as Librarian
87
as Gracchus
62
TV show · as Phineas
50
as Squire Fairfield
63
as Lucky Leadbetter
as Voice
71
as Various Characters