Acting
Derek Jacobi
- Titles
- 157movies60TV shows
- Career
Active from 1962 to 2026, busiest in 1994 and 2007 with 8 main titles each.
- Leading roles
- 94top three billing
- Average score
62/100
- 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
- Politics4.5average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism4.5average 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 5.3
- Physical Comedy1.5, average 2.4
- Scare1.8, average 2.6
- Adrenaline4.2, average 5.0
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Political Intrigue 14
- Historical Drama 8
- Character-Driven 8
- Social Commentary 7
- Biographical Drama 6
- Period Piece 5
- Historical Setting 5
- Class Conflict 5
- Mystery 4
- Magical Realism 4
- Character Study 3
- Strong Female Lead 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Michael CulverActorCadfael, One Corpse Too Many, The Leper of St. Giles, The Virgin in the Ice, Philby, Burgess and Maclean, +1 more
Julian FirthActorCadfael, One Corpse Too Many, The Leper of St. Giles, The Sanctuary Sparrow, The Virgin in the Ice, +1 more
Brian BlessedActorI, Claudius, Henry V, David Macaulay: Roman City, Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy, David Macaulay: Pyramid, +1 more- EEdith PargeterWriterCadfael, One Corpse Too Many, The Leper of St. Giles, The Sanctuary Sparrow, The Virgin in the Ice, +1 more
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
Kenneth BranaghActorCinderella, My Week with Marilyn, Henry V, Hamlet, Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet- RRussell LewisWriterCadfael, One Corpse Too Many, The Sanctuary Sparrow, The Virgin in the Ice, Monk's Hood
David MacaulayActorDavid Macaulay: Roman City, David Macaulay: Pyramid, David Macaulay: Cathedral, David Macaulay: Mill Times
John GielgudActorInside the Third Reich, The Human Factor, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Richard II- GGraham TheakstonDirectorOne Corpse Too Many, The Leper of St. Giles, The Sanctuary Sparrow, Monk's Hood
Herbert WiseDirectorCadfael, I, Claudius, Breaking the Code, Man of Straw
Movies and TV shows
482020s
8 titles · average score 64
57
as Lucian Freud
64
as Gracchus
82
TV show · as Mr. Todd
63
as Errol
43
as Ambrose
86
TV show · as (voice)
72
TV show · as Erasmus Fry
42
as Mr. Brown
2010s
16 titles · average score 68
83
TV show · as Narrator
58
as Professor Joseph Wright
45
as Lord Palmerston
74
TV show · as The Metatron / Metatron
62
as Leopold Gursky
82
TV show · as Duke of Windsor
51
as Travers Twiss
83
TV show · as Alan
62
TV show · as Lord Pirrie
as Sulla
71
as Sir Owen Morshead
86
as Archbishop Cosmo Lang
2000s
6 titles · average score 68
58
as Rudolph Agnew
51
as Dr. Nathan Gross
78
TV show · as Professor Yana
74
TV show · as Lord Edward 'Teddy' Thursby
70
as Stanley Baldwin
79
as Gracchus
1990s
7 titles · average score 68
66
as Father Leonor Fousnel
26
as Father Frederick
87
as King Claudius
69
as Alan Turing
81
TV show · as Daedalus
84
TV show · as William Russell / Various (voice)
1980s
6 titles · average score 71
83
as Chorus
66
as The Imposter
67
as Arthur Clennam
73
as Archibald Craven
81
as Nicodemus (voice)
57
as Dom Claude Frollo
1970s
3 titles · average score 70
92
TV show · as Claudius
73
TV show · as Lord Fawn
46
as Andrei
1960s
1 title · average score 67
67
as Cassio
1950s
1 title · average score 68
68
TV show · as Eric