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Derek Jacobi

Derek Jacobi

Actor · Born October 22, 1938 (88) · Leytonstone, London, England, UK

2 Primetime Emmys · BAFTA Award winner · 2 Screen Actors Guild Awards · 2 other major award bodies

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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Born
October 22, 1938 (88)
From
Leytonstone, London, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
102 on MovieCove · 202 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 17% in 30 days

What are Derek Jacobi's films like?

Across their 71 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama23 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Biography10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Comedy7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
25%
Bonds
20%
Self
18%
Society
13%
Power
12%
Survival
7%
Ideas
6%
Romantic love13 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice11 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds11 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity10 titles, browse their movies with this themePower7 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty9 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 61 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 13 · Serious 19 · Dark 29

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 29 · Stylized 19 · Heightened 13

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 12 · Charged 32 · Intense 17

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 31 · Shifting 27 · Whiplash 3

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 46 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 4

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 35 · Even-paced 22 · Relentless 4

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 18 · Engaged 34 · Full focus 9

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 14 · Affecting 23 · Heavy 24

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 40 · Open-ended 13 · Ambiguous 8

Roles they play

29 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 7 of 29 analyzed roles.

Mentor
7 of 29
Shadow
6 of 29
Herald
4 of 29
Hero
4 of 29
Trickster
3 of 29
Threshold guardian
3 of 29
Shapeshifter
1 of 29
Ally
1 of 29
Show the 29 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
39
Melancholic
38
Contemplative
24
Warm
16
Hopeful
16
Other
58

How their films linger

Bittersweet28 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful28 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking22 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 15 with a twist

  • Happy14
  • Bittersweet36
  • Tragic7
  • Ambiguous11
  • Cyclical3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Derek Jacobi's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 74 of their 102 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (32).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Derek Jacobi's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

202 credits, 102 with a MovieCove page; 24 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Heartstopper Forever(2026)

    as Pete

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Moss & Freud(2025)

    as Lucian Freud

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Broken English(2025)

    as The Narrator

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Tinsel Town(2025)

    as Albert

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Juliet & Romeo(2025)

    as The Friar

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Gladiator II(2024)

    as Gracchus

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Ludwig(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Todd

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • The American Buffalo(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · as (voice)

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • The Following Events Are Based on a Pack of Lies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 5 episodes · as Sir Ralph Unwin

  • The Martini Shot(2023)

    as Errol

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Allelujah(2022)

    as Ambrose

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • U-Boat Wargamers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

  • A Bird Flew In(2021)

    as David

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Sandman(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Erasmus Fry

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Say Your Prayers(2020)

    as Father Enoch

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Lost Pirate Kingdom(2021)

    Show 6 episodes · as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows

  • Royals: Keeping the Crown(2021)

    Show as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Come Away(2020)

    as Mr. Brown

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Breaking The Codes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Actor

  • The Host(2020)

    as Dr. Hobson

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Warrior Queen of Jhansi(2019)

    as Lord Palmerston

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Muse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as The Lawyer

  • Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans(2019)

    as Claudius

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Greatest Events of WWII in Colour(2019)

    Show 10 episodes · as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Good Omens(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · as Metatron · as The Metatron

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Tolkien(2019)

    as Professor Joseph Wright

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Les Misérables(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Bishop Myriel

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • 2018: A Year in the Life of a Year (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • Nothing Is Truer Than Truth(2018)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Tomb Raider(2018)

    as Mr. Yaffe

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong(2017)

    as Scrooge

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Murder on the Orient Express(2017)

    as Edward Henry Masterman

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Celebration of the Tercentenary of the Founding of The Premier Grand Lodge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • Stratton(2017)

    as Ross

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • The Devil of Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • The History of Love(2016)

    as Leopold Gursky

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Crown(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Duke of Windsor

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet(2016)

    as Mercutio

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Venom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Narrator

  • Cinderella(2015)

    as King

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Gospel of Luke(2015)

    as Narrator (voice) – King James Version

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Grace of Monaco(2014)

    as Count Fernando D'Aillieres

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Effie Gray(2014)

    as Travers Twiss

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Inside No. 9(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Webster

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Man

  • National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Claudius/Spooner

  • The Man Who Tried to Steal an Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Narrator

  • Vicious(2013)

    Show 12 episodes · as Stuart Bixby

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene(2013)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Last Tango in Halifax(2012)

    Show 24 episodes · as Alan

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Halloween Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Narrator

  • Jail Caesar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Sulla

  • Titanic: Blood and Steel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 12 episodes · as Lord Pirrie

  • My Week with Marilyn(2011)

    as Sir Owen Morshead

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Anonymous(2011)

    as Prologue

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Through the Weeping Glass: On the Consolations of Life Everlasting (Limbos & Afterbreezes in the Mütter Museum) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • The Amazing World of Gumball(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • The Borgias(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · as Cardinal Orsini

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • There Be Dragons(2011)

    as Honorio

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Ironclad(2011)

    as Cornhill

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • National Theatre Live: King Lear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as King Lear

  • The King's Speech(2010)

    as Archbishop Cosmo Lang

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Hereafter(2010)

    as Derek Jacobi

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Joe Maddison's War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Mr. Simpson

  • Margot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Fred Ashton

  • Diamonds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Diamonds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Piers Denmont

  • Endgame(2009)

    as Rudolph Agnew

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Morris: A Life with Bells On (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Quentin Neely

  • A Bunch of Amateurs(2008)

    as Nigel Dewberry

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Sidney Turtlebaum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Sidney Turtlebaum

  • Pompeii and the Roman Villa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Narrator

  • Adam Resurrected(2008)

    as Dr. Nathan Gross

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Ties That Bind Us(2008)

    as The Master (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • One of Those Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Howard Whittam

  • The Old Curiosity Shop(2007)

    as Grandfather

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Golden Compass(2007)

    as Magisterial Emissary

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Guantanamero(2007)

    as Guido

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Riddle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as The Tramp / Charles Dickens

  • Airlock, or How to Say Goodbye in Space (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as President

  • Mist: Sheepdog Tales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 39 episodes · as Narrator

  • In the Night Garden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 100 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

  • Anastezsi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Balzer

  • The Art of Francis Bacon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Derek Jacobi

  • Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Pinochet's Last Stand(2006)

    as Senator Augusto Pinochet

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Underworld: Evolution(2006)

    as Alexander Corvinus

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Narrator(voice)

  • Nanny McPhee(2005)

    as Mr. Wheen

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Bye Bye Blackbird(2005)

    as Lord Dempsey

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Doctor Who(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Professor Yana

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Doctor Who Confidential (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Agatha Christie's Marple(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Colonel Protheroe

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Angelina Ballerina: The Show Must Go On (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Mr. Operatski (voice)

  • Strings(2004)

    as Nezo

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Other Voices (voice)

  • The Long Firm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 4 episodes · as Lord Edward 'Teddy' Thursby

  • London (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 3 episodes · as Tacitus

  • Cloud Cuckoo Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Victor

  • Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 5 episodes · as The Master (voice)

  • Henry VIII (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 2 episodes · as Narrator

  • The Dinosaur Hunters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Inquisition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Cardinal Grand Inquisitor

  • Two Men Went to War(2002)

    as Maj. Merton

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Revengers Tragedy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as The Duke

  • The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Nijinsky (voice) (as Sir Derek Jacobi)

  • The Gathering Storm(2002)

    as Stanley Baldwin

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Ultimate Fights from the Movies(2002)

    as Gracchus (Gladiator) (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Jury(2002)

    Show 6 episodes · as George Cording QC

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Manor House(2002)

    Show as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Gosford Park(2001)

    as Probert

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Children's Midsummer Night's Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Thanks · as Theseus (voice)

  • David Macaulay: Mill Times (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Priam Huntington (voice)

  • The Body(2001)

    as Father Lavelle

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Revelation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Librarian

  • Angelina Ballerina(2001)

    Show as Mr. Ivor Operatski

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • Great Escape: The Untold Story(2001)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Victoria Wood: With All the Trimmings(2000)

    as Various Characters

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Wyvern Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Squire Fairfield

  • Wilfred (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Voice

  • Jason and the Argonauts(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · as Phineas

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows

  • Gladiator(2000)

    as Gracchus

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Up at the Villa(2000)

    as Lucky Leadbetter

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Chimes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Narrator

  • Molokai(1999)

    as Father Leonor Fousnel

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon(1998)

    as Francis Bacon

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Basil(1998)

    as Father Frederick

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Animated Epics: Beowulf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Narrator ( voice )

  • Hamlet(1996)

    as King Claudius

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Breaking the Code (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Alan Turing

  • Witness Against Hitler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as General

  • The Virgin in the Ice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Brother Cadfael

  • Achilles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Narrator

  • The Secret Garden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Archibald Craven (voice)

  • Baseball(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as (voice) · as Various (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Monk's Hood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Brother Cadfael

  • The Leper of St. Giles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Brother Cadfael

  • The Sanctuary Sparrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Brother Cadfael

  • Mystery!: Cadfael(1994)

    Show 13 episodes · as Brother Cadfael

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • One Corpse Too Many (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Brother Cadfael

  • The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle and Mr. Jeremy Fisher (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Jeremy Fisher (voice)

  • David Macaulay: Roman City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Marcus Fabricius (voice)

  • Circles of Deceit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Randal

  • The Vision Thing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as George Salisbury

  • Frasier(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Jackson Hedley

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Jeremy Fisher (voice)

  • Aladdin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as The Magician (voice)

  • The Velvet Claw (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 7 episodes · as Narrator

  • The Storyteller: Greek Myths(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Daedalus

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Dead Again(1991)

    as Franklyn Madson

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • In My Defence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Emile Zola

  • The Fool (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Mr. Frederick / Sir John

  • The Civil War(1990)

    Show 9 episodes · as William Russell / Various (voice)

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Henry V(1989)

    as Chorus

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Congress(1989)

    as (voice)

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • David Macaulay: Pyramid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Hordedef (voice)

  • The Tenth Man(1988)

    as The Imposter

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Little Dorrit(1987)

    as Arthur Clennam

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Secret Garden(1987)

    as Archibald Craven

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • ScreenPlay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as George Salisbury

  • David Macaulay: Cathedral (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Pierre (voice)

  • Mr Pye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 4 episodes · as Mr Pye

  • Mr. Pye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Mr. Pye

  • Cyrano de Bergerac (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Cyrano de Bergerac

  • Enigma(1982)

    as Kurt Limmer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Secret of NIMH(1982)

    as Nicodemus (voice)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Stranger in Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as The Stranger

  • Inside the Third Reich (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 2 episodes · as Adolf Hitler

  • The Hunchback of Notre Dame(1982)

    as Dom Claude Frollo

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Charlotte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Daberlohn

  • The Man Who Went Up in Smoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Martin Beck

  • Hamlet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Hamlet

  • The Human Factor(1979)

    as Arthur Davis

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Minder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Freddie Fenton

  • Tales of the Unexpected(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Drioli · as The Stranger

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Richard II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as King Richard II

  • The BBC Television Shakespeare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · as Hamlet · as Richard II

  • The Medusa Touch(1978)

    as Townley - Publisher

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Mysterious Castles of Clay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Narrator

  • Philby, Burgess and Maclean (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Guy Burgess

  • I, Claudius (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 12 episodes · as Claudius

  • Blue Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Gregory

  • The Odessa File(1974)

    as Klaus Wenzer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Affairs of the Heart(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Bertram Braddle

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Nova(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Voice of Ernest Shackleton

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • The Pallisers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 8 episodes · as Lord Fawn

  • The Day of the Jackal(1973)

    as Inspector Caron

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Man of Straw (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 6 episodes · as Diederich Hessling

  • The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as William Drew

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Budgie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Herbert Fletcher

  • Three Sisters(1970)

    as Andrei

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • ITV Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Gerry

  • Much Ado About Nothing(1967)

    as Don John

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Othello (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Cassio

  • Horizon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Narrator

  • The Fishing Match (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Eric

  • Armchair Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Eric

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Archibald Craven · as Dom Claude · as Imposter

  • Frank and Percy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Lead Heads (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Venom! Nine Ways to Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Narrator

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 199 titles, 196 of them dated from 1951 to 2026; peak year 2018.

Biggest box office

Cinderella (2015)

$542M worldwide

Highest rated

Gladiator (2000)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Jason and the Argonauts (2000)

Film career

MilestoneBreakoutAward winNomination
19512026

Peak 2018 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 12 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Show 5 more milestones

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting199 of 199: 198 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score69thOther crew1 of 199: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1950s2 · acting1960s5 · acting1970s19 · acting1980s19 · acting1990s30 · acting2000s58 · 58 acting · 1 crew2010s44 · acting2020s19 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 6% of 50 roles
65809005101520

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

2 Primetime Emmys, a BAFTA Award, 2 Screen Actors Guild Awards and 1 other major award from 13 major nominations, 1977–2013.

WinNomination
  1. 2013
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Leading Actor
  2. 2011
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
  3. 2002
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Acting Ensemble
  4. 2001
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture
  5. 1998
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Actor
  6. 1992
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Actor in a Supporting Role
  7. 1989
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
  8. 1982
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Special
Show 2 earlier years
  1. 1978
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Actor
  2. 1977
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Actor

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Derek Jacobi's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of all 73; across their 61 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 61

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 61

Reach · how many have seen their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 61

Midcredits score across 102 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up43
  • 50th to 74th28
  • 25th to 49th22
  • Below 25th9

Shape of the crowd

39 of their 102 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved23
  • Divisive4
  • Cult Classic7
  • Crowd Pleaser39
  • Broadly Agreed7
  • Mixed22

Most divisive · actor

A Bird Flew In (2021)

99th percentile spread · 41% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Gladiator (2000)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 52 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 44. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Derek Jacobi's work okay for kids?

Across up to 22 MovieCove titles with content scores, frightening / intense runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore15 titles6–94 · median 54 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity22 titles6–65 · median 26 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity15 titles8–60 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs15 titles13–41 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense15 titles15–81 · median 52 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Derek Jacobi work with?

People who share at least 2 of Derek Jacobi's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kenneth Branagh shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles