Actor

Derek Jacobi

Derek Jacobi’s screen credits include Gracchus in Gladiator, Archbishop Cosmo Lang in The King's Speech, and King in Cinderella.

Born October 22, 1938 Leytonstone, London, England, UK5 movies on MoviHero

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Gladiator

2000 · 2h 35m · Action · Adventure

See the performance as Gracchus.

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The King's Speech

2010 · 1h 58m · Drama · History

See the performance as Archbishop Cosmo Lang.

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Cinderella

2015 · 1h 45m · Drama · Family

See the performance as King.

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THE PERSON BEHIND THE ROLES

About Derek Jacobi

Sir Derek George Jacobi CBE (born 22 October 1938) is an English actor. Jacobi is known for his work at the Royal National Theatre and for his film and television roles. He has received numerous accolades including a BAFTA Award, two Olivier Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and a Tony Award. He was given a knighthood for his services to theatre by Queen Elizabeth II in 1994. Description above from the Wikipedia article Derek Jacobi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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2026
Frank and Percy
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2026
Heartstopper Forever
Pete
2026
Moss & Freud
Lucian Freud
2026
Broken English
The Narrator
2025
Tinsel Town
Albert
2025
Juliet & Romeo
The Friar
2024
Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration
Self
2023
The Martini Shot
Errol
2023
Allelujah
Ambrose
2022
Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba
Self
2022
A Bird Flew In
David
2022
Pearl Islands
Self
2021
Albert Speer und der Traum von Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
2021
Say Your Prayers
Father Enoch
2020
Coronation Street: Queens of the Street
Himself
2020
Come Away
Mr. Brown
2020
Breaking The Codes
Actor
2020
The Host
Dr. Hobson
2019
The Warrior Queen of Jhansi
Lord Palmerston
2019
Muse
The Lawyer
2019
Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten Romans
Claudius
2019
Tolkien
Professor Joseph Wright
2018
2018: A Year in the Life of a Year
Actor
2018
Nothing Is Truer than Truth
Actor
2017
A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong
Scrooge
2017
Murder on the Orient Express
Edward Henry Masterman
2017
Celebration of the Tercentenary of the Founding of The Premier Grand Lodge
Actor
2017
Stratton
Ross
2016
The Devil of Christmas
Actor
2016
The History of Love
Leopold Gursky
2016
Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet
Mercutio
2015
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
2015
Venom
Narrator
2015
The Gospel of Luke
Narrator (voice) – King James Version
2014
Grace of Monaco
Count Fernando D'Aillieres
2014
Effie Gray
Travers Twiss
2013
You
Man
2013
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
Claudius/Spooner
2013
The Man Who Tried to Steal an Island
Narrator
2013
Muse of Fire
Self
2013
Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene
Narrator (voice)
2012
Last Will. & Testament
Himself
2012
The Halloween Kid
Narrator
2012
Jail Caesar
Sulla
2011
My Week with Marilyn
Sir Owen Morshead
2011
Anonymous
Prologue
2011
Through the Weeping Glass: On the Consolations of Life Everlasting (Limbos & Afterbreezes in the Mütter Museum)
Narrator (voice)
2011
There Be Dragons
Honorio
2011
Ironclad
Cornhill
2011
National Theatre Live: King Lear
King Lear
2010
Hereafter
Derek Jacobi
2010
Joe Maddison's War
Mr. Simpson
2009
Margot
Fred Ashton
2009
Charles Dickens's England
Himself - Presenter
2009
Diamonds
Piers Denmont
2009
Endgame
Rudolph Agnew
2009
Morris: A Life with Bells On
Quentin Neely
2008
A Bunch of Amateurs
Nigel Dewberry
2008
Sidney Turtlebaum
Sidney Turtlebaum
2008
Pompeii and the Roman Villa
Narrator
2008
Adam Resurrected
Dr. Nathan Gross
2008
The Ties That Bind Us
The Master (archive footage)
2008
One of Those Days
Howard Whittam
2007
The Old Curiosity Shop
Grandfather
2007
The Golden Compass
Magisterial Emissary
2007
Guantanamero
Guido
2007
The Riddle
The Tramp / Charles Dickens
2007
Airlock, or How to Say Goodbye in Space
President
2007
Anastezsi
Balzer
2007
The Art of Francis Bacon
Derek Jacobi
2006
Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy
Narrator (voice)
2006
Pinochet in Suburbia
Senator Augusto Pinochet
2006
Underworld: Evolution
Alexander Corvinus
2005
Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy
Narrator(voice)
2005
Nanny McPhee
Mr. Wheen
2005
Bye Bye Blackbird
Lord Dempsey
2005
Strength and Honor: Production Pods
Self
2004
Angelina Ballerina: The Show Must Go On
Mr. Operatski (voice)
2004
Strings
Nezo
2004
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Other Voices (voice)
2004
Cloud Cuckoo Land
Victor
2003
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Self
2002
The Dinosaur Hunters
Narrator (voice)
2002
Inquisition
Cardinal Grand Inquisitor
2002
Two Men Went To War
Maj. Merton
2002
I, Claudius: A Television Epic
Self
2002
Revengers Tragedy
The Duke
2002
The Making of Gosford Park
Self
2002
The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky
Nijinsky (voice) (as Sir Derek Jacobi)
2002
The Gathering Storm
Stanley Baldwin
2002
Ultimate Fights from the Movies
Gracchus (Gladiator) (archive footage)
2001
Gosford Park
Probert
2001
The Children's Midsummer Night's Dream
Theseus (voice)
2001
David Macaulay: Mill Times
Priam Huntington (voice)
2001
The Body
Father Lavelle
2001
Revelation
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Actor

Derek Jacobi

Derek Jacobi’s screen credits include Gracchus in Gladiator, Archbishop Cosmo Lang in The King's Speech, and King in Cinderella.

Born October 22, 1938 Leytonstone, London, England, UK5 movies on MoviHero

Explore movies

WHERE TO START

Where to start

A selection of released films from our catalog, with the credited role to help you choose.

Gladiator

2000 · 2h 35m · Action · Adventure

See the performance as Gracchus.

Open movie guide

The King's Speech

2010 · 1h 58m · Drama · History

See the performance as Archbishop Cosmo Lang.

Open movie guide

Cinderella

2015 · 1h 45m · Drama · Family

See the performance as King.

Open movie guide

THE PERSON BEHIND THE ROLES

About Derek Jacobi

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Photos

Portraits of Derek Jacobi.

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More film credits 96 additional titles

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Showing 8 of 96 credits

2026
Frank and Percy
Actor
2026
Heartstopper Forever
Pete
2026
Moss & Freud
Lucian Freud
2026
Broken English
The Narrator
2025
Tinsel Town
Albert
2025
Juliet & Romeo
The Friar
2024
Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration
Self
2023
The Martini Shot
Errol
2023
Allelujah
Ambrose
2022
Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba
Self
2022
A Bird Flew In
David
2022
Pearl Islands
Self
2021
Albert Speer und der Traum von Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
2021
Say Your Prayers
Father Enoch
2020
Coronation Street: Queens of the Street
Himself
2020
Come Away
Mr. Brown
2020
Breaking The Codes
Actor
2020
The Host
Dr. Hobson
2019
The Warrior Queen of Jhansi
Lord Palmerston
2019
Muse
The Lawyer
2019
Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten Romans
Claudius
2019
Tolkien
Professor Joseph Wright
2018
2018: A Year in the Life of a Year
Actor
2018
Nothing Is Truer than Truth
Actor
2017
A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong
Scrooge
2017
Murder on the Orient Express
Edward Henry Masterman
2017
Celebration of the Tercentenary of the Founding of The Premier Grand Lodge
Actor
2017
Stratton
Ross
2016
The Devil of Christmas
Actor
2016
The History of Love
Leopold Gursky
2016
Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet
Mercutio
2015
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
2015
Venom
Narrator
2015
The Gospel of Luke
Narrator (voice) – King James Version
2014
Grace of Monaco
Count Fernando D'Aillieres
2014
Effie Gray
Travers Twiss
2013
You
Man
2013
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
Claudius/Spooner
2013
The Man Who Tried to Steal an Island
Narrator
2013
Muse of Fire
Self
2013
Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene
Narrator (voice)
2012
Last Will. & Testament
Himself
2012
The Halloween Kid
Narrator
2012
Jail Caesar
Sulla
2011
My Week with Marilyn
Sir Owen Morshead
2011
Anonymous
Prologue
2011
Through the Weeping Glass: On the Consolations of Life Everlasting (Limbos & Afterbreezes in the Mütter Museum)
Narrator (voice)
2011
There Be Dragons
Honorio
2011
Ironclad
Cornhill
2011
National Theatre Live: King Lear
King Lear
2010
Hereafter
Derek Jacobi
2010
Joe Maddison's War
Mr. Simpson
2009
Margot
Fred Ashton
2009
Charles Dickens's England
Himself - Presenter
2009
Diamonds
Piers Denmont
2009
Endgame
Rudolph Agnew
2009
Morris: A Life with Bells On
Quentin Neely
2008
A Bunch of Amateurs
Nigel Dewberry
2008
Sidney Turtlebaum
Sidney Turtlebaum
2008
Pompeii and the Roman Villa
Narrator
2008
Adam Resurrected
Dr. Nathan Gross
2008
The Ties That Bind Us
The Master (archive footage)
2008
One of Those Days
Howard Whittam
2007
The Old Curiosity Shop
Grandfather
2007
The Golden Compass
Magisterial Emissary
2007
Guantanamero
Guido
2007
The Riddle
The Tramp / Charles Dickens
2007
Airlock, or How to Say Goodbye in Space
President
2007
Anastezsi
Balzer
2007
The Art of Francis Bacon
Derek Jacobi
2006
Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy
Narrator (voice)
2006
Pinochet in Suburbia
Senator Augusto Pinochet
2006
Underworld: Evolution
Alexander Corvinus
2005
Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy
Narrator(voice)
2005
Nanny McPhee
Mr. Wheen
2005
Bye Bye Blackbird
Lord Dempsey
2005
Strength and Honor: Production Pods
Self
2004
Angelina Ballerina: The Show Must Go On
Mr. Operatski (voice)
2004
Strings
Nezo
2004
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Other Voices (voice)
2004
Cloud Cuckoo Land
Victor
2003
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Self
2002
The Dinosaur Hunters
Narrator (voice)
2002
Inquisition
Cardinal Grand Inquisitor
2002
Two Men Went To War
Maj. Merton
2002
I, Claudius: A Television Epic
Self
2002
Revengers Tragedy
The Duke
2002
The Making of Gosford Park
Self
2002
The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky
Nijinsky (voice) (as Sir Derek Jacobi)
2002
The Gathering Storm
Stanley Baldwin
2002
Ultimate Fights from the Movies
Gracchus (Gladiator) (archive footage)
2001
Gosford Park
Probert
2001
The Children's Midsummer Night's Dream
Theseus (voice)
2001
David Macaulay: Mill Times
Priam Huntington (voice)
2001
The Body
Father Lavelle
2001
Revelation
Librarian