Derek Jacobi

Acting · Born 1938-10-22 in Leytonstone, London, England, UK

Biography

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

Filmography

• Gladiator as Gracchus
• Hamlet as King Claudius
• Henry V as Chorus
• The Day of the Jackal as Inspector Caron
• The Secret of NIMH as Nicodemus (voice)
• The King's Speech as Archbishop Cosmo Lang
• Tolkien as Professor Joseph Wright
• Underworld: Evolution as Alexander Corvinus
• The Golden Compass as Magisterial Emissary
• Stranger in Town as The Stranger

TV

• Frasier as Jackson Hedley
• I, Claudius as Claudius
• Inside No. 9 as Webster
• Good Omens as The Metatron
• Doctor Who as Professor Yana
• The Amazing World of Gumball as Narrator (voice)
• The Civil War as Various
• Agatha Christie's Marple as Colonel Protheroe
• The Sandman as Erasmus Fry
• Good Omens as Metatron