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
194Excellent
Score 90 to 100
3 titles
Excellent
Score 90 to 100
92
TV show · as Claudius
92
TV show · as Webster
91
as Other Voices (voice)
Great
Score 80 to 89
22 titles
Great
Score 80 to 89
88
as Hamlet
87
as King Claudius
86
as Archbishop Cosmo Lang
85
TV show · as Jackson Hedley
84
TV show · as Narrator (voice)
83
TV show · as Alan
83
TV show · as Narrator
83
as Chorus
82
TV show · as Duke of Windsor
82
TV show · as Narrator
82
as Archibald Craven
81
as Nicodemus (voice)
Good
Score 70 to 79
40 titles
Good
Score 70 to 79
79
as Gracchus
78
TV show · as Brother Cadfael
77
as King Richard II
76
TV show · as Narrator (voice)
75
as Scrooge
74
TV show · as Lord Edward 'Teddy' Thursby
73
as Archibald Craven (voice)
73
as King
72
TV show · as Stuart Bixby
72
as Father Enoch
71
as Sir Owen Morshead
Decent
Score 60 to 69
27 titles
Decent
Score 60 to 69
69
as Alan Turing
67
as Nezo
67
as Arthur Clennam
67
as The Imposter
66
TV show · as Narrator (voice)
64
as Quentin Neely
63
as The Duke
62
TV show · as Lord Pirrie
62
TV show · as Phineas
62
as Leopold Gursky
62
TV show
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
38 titles
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
58
as Professor Joseph Wright
57
as Dom Claude Frollo
57
as Lucian Freud
55
as Mr. Yaffe
53
as Nigel Dewberry
52
as Grandfather
51
as Albert
51
as Dr. Nathan Gross
50
as Cornhill
47
as Alexander Corvinus
43
as Guido
42
as Arthur Davis
Unwatchable to terrible
Score 0 to 29
3 titles
Unwatchable to terrible
Score 0 to 29
27
as Ross
26
as Father Frederick
25
as Count Fernando D'Aillieres
Not rated yet
61 titles
Not rated yet
TV show · as Mr Pye
as David
TV show · as Tacitus
as The Magician (voice)
as Guy Burgess
as Narrator
as Mr. Frederick / Sir John
as Marcus Fabricius (voice)
as Howard Whittam
as Narrator
as Martin Beck
as King Lear