Acting
Derek Jacobi
- Titles
- 161movies60TV shows
- Career
Active from 1962 to 2026, busiest in 1994 and 2007 with 8 main titles each.
- 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 105 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
- Adrenaline4.2, average 5.1
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Political Intrigue 15
- Historical Drama 8
- Character-Driven 8
- Social Commentary 7
- Class Conflict 5
- Historical Setting 5
- Biographical Drama 5
- Period Piece 4
- Magical Realism 4
- Mystery 4
- Historical Documentary 3
- Historical 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
Julian FirthActorCadfael, One Corpse Too Many, The Virgin in the Ice, The Leper of St. Giles, Monk's Hood, +1 more
Brian BlessedActorI, Claudius, Henry V, Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy, David Macaulay: Pyramid, David Macaulay: Roman City, +1 more- EEdith PargeterWriterCadfael, One Corpse Too Many, The Virgin in the Ice, The Leper of St. Giles, Monk's Hood, +1 more
Sean PertweeActorCadfael, One Corpse Too Many, The Leper of St. Giles, Monk's Hood, The Sanctuary Sparrow
Peter CopleyActorCadfael, One Corpse Too Many, The Leper of St. Giles, Monk's Hood, The Sanctuary Sparrow
Kenneth BranaghActorCinderella, My Week with Marilyn, Henry V, Hamlet, Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet- RRussell LewisWriterCadfael, One Corpse Too Many, The Virgin in the Ice, Monk's Hood, The Sanctuary Sparrow
David MacaulayActorDavid Macaulay: Pyramid, David Macaulay: Roman City, David Macaulay: Mill Times, David Macaulay: Cathedral
John GielgudActorInside the Third Reich, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Human Factor, Richard II
Frank FinlayActorEnigma, Much Ado About Nothing, Othello, Olivier Talks About Othello
Mark OlshakerWriterDavid Macaulay: Pyramid, David Macaulay: Roman City, David Macaulay: Mill Times, David Macaulay: Cathedral
Movies and TV shows
412010s
41 titles · average score 66
83
TV show · as Narrator
58
as Professor Joseph Wright
45
as Lord Palmerston
74
TV show · as The Metatron / Metatron
as The Lawyer
55
as Mr. Yaffe
79
TV show · as Bishop Myriel
75
as Scrooge
59
as Edward Henry Masterman
27
as Ross
62
as Leopold Gursky
82
TV show · as Duke of Windsor
76
as Dennis Fulcher (Voice)
as Dennis Fulcher (voice)
73
as King
as Narrator
74
as Narrator (voice) – King James Version
25
as Count Fernando D'Aillieres
51
as Travers Twiss
92
TV show · as Webster
72
TV show · as Stuart Bixby
as Narrator (voice)
74
as Claudius/Spooner
as Man
83
TV show · as Alan
62
TV show · as Lord Pirrie
as Narrator
as Sulla
71
as Sir Owen Morshead
50
as Cornhill
as King Lear
as Narrator (voice)
84
TV show · as Narrator (voice)
78
TV show · as Cardinal Orsini
54
as Prologue
41
as Honorio
60
as Mr. Simpson
86
as Archbishop Cosmo Lang
54
as Derek Jacobi