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Filmography
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Known For
Gosford Park Probert (2001) -
Gladiator Gracchus (2000) -
Dead Again Franklyn Madson (1991) -
Known For
Anonymous Prologue (2011) -
Actor
Good Omens Metatron (2019-2022) -
Royals: Keeping the Crown Narrator (2021) -
A Bird Flew In David (2021) -
Rhythm of Life (2021) -
Inside No. 9 Webster (2016-2021) -
The Lost Pirate Kingdom Narrator (2021) -
Romeo & Juliet Narrator (2021) -
Say Your Prayers Father Enoch (2020) -
Last Tango in Halifax Alan (2012-2020) -
Come Away Mr Brown (2020) -
![The Host]( "The Host")
The Host Dr. Hobson (2020) -
![The Crown]( "The Crown")
The Crown Duke of Windsor (2019) -
![Muse]( "Muse")
Muse The Lawyer (2019) -
![Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans]( "Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans")
Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans Claudius (2019) -
![Tolkien]( "Tolkien")
Tolkien Professor Wright (2019) -
![The Warrior Queen of Jhansi]( "The Warrior Queen of Jhansi")
The Warrior Queen of Jhansi Lord Palmerston (2019) -
![Ode to Saint Cecilia]( "Ode to Saint Cecilia")
Ode to Saint Cecilia John Dryden (2018) -
![Les Misérables]( "Les Misérables")
Les Misérables Bishop (2018) -
2018: A Year in the Life of a Year Derek Jacobi (2018)
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![Tomb Raider]( "Tomb Raider")
Tomb Raider Mr. Yaffe (2018) -
![A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong]( "A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong")
A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong Scrooge / Self (2017) -
![Murder on the Orient Express]( "Murder on the Orient Express")
Murder on the Orient Express Edward Henry Masterman (2017) -
![Stratton]( "Stratton")
Stratton Ross (2017) -
![The Bed-Sitting Room]( "The Bed-Sitting Room")
The Bed-Sitting Room Lord Fortnum (2016) -
![The History of Love]( "The History of Love")
The History of Love Léo Gursky (2016) -
![Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet]( "Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet")
Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet Mercutio (2016) -
![Vicious]( "Vicious")
Vicious Stuart Bixby (2013-2016) -
![The Amazing World of Gumball]( "The Amazing World of Gumball")
The Amazing World of Gumball The Moon (2016) -
![Cinderella]( "Cinderella")
Cinderella King (2015) -
![Effie Gray]( "Effie Gray")
Effie Gray Travers Twiss (2014) -
![Grace of Monaco]( "Grace of Monaco")
Grace of Monaco Count Fernando D'Aillieres (2014) -
![This Is Jinsy]( "This Is Jinsy")
This Is Jinsy Robunce Barnatty (2014) -
![Fifty Years on Stage]( "Fifty Years on Stage")
Fifty Years on Stage Ghost (segment "Hamlet") / Spooner (segment "No Man's Land") (2013) -
![The Man Who Tried to Steal an Island]( "The Man Who Tried to Steal an Island")
The Man Who Tried to Steal an Island Narrator (2013) -
![Jail Caesar]( "Jail Caesar")
Jail Caesar Sulla (2012) -
![Titanic: Blood and Steel]( "Titanic: Blood and Steel")
Titanic: Blood and Steel Lord Pirrie (2012) -
![The Halloween Kid]( "The Halloween Kid")
The Halloween Kid Narrator (2011) -
![My Week with Marilyn]( "My Week with Marilyn")
My Week with Marilyn Sir Owen Morshead (2011) -
![Anonymous]( "Anonymous")
Anonymous Prologue (2011) -
![The Borgias]( "The Borgias")
The Borgias Cardinal Orsini (2011) -
![There Be Dragons]( "There Be Dragons")
There Be Dragons Honorio Soto (2011) -
![Ironclad]( "Ironclad")
Ironclad Baron Reginald de Cornhill (2011) -
![National Theatre Live: King Lear]( "National Theatre Live: King Lear")
National Theatre Live: King Lear King Lear (2011) -
![Joe Maddison's War]( "Joe Maddison's War")
Joe Maddison's War Mr Simpson (2010) -
![Hereafter]( "Hereafter")
Hereafter Derek Jacobi (2010) -
![The King's Speech]( "The King's Speech")
The King's Speech Archbishop Cosmo Lang (2010) -
![Margot]( "Margot")
Margot Fred Ashton (2009) -
![Mist: Sheepdog Tales]( "Mist: Sheepdog Tales")
Mist: Sheepdog Tales Narrator (2007-2009) -
![Diamonds]( "Diamonds")
Diamonds Piers Denmont (2009) -
![Endgame]( "Endgame")
Endgame Rudolph Agnew (2009) -
![Morris: A Life with Bells On]( "Morris: A Life with Bells On")
Morris: A Life with Bells On Quentin Neely (2009) -
![One of Those Days]( "One of Those Days")
One of Those Days Howard (2008) -
![A Bunch of Amateurs]( "A Bunch of Amateurs")
A Bunch of Amateurs Nigel Dewberry (2008) -
![Sidney Turtlebaum]( "Sidney Turtlebaum")
Sidney Turtlebaum Sidney Turtlebaum (2008) -
![Adam Resurrected]( "Adam Resurrected")
Adam Resurrected Dr. Nathan Gross (2008) -
Ghostly Business Ghost Under Sheet (2007)
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![The Old Curiosity Shop]( "The Old Curiosity Shop")
The Old Curiosity Shop Grandfather (2007) -
![The Golden Compass]( "The Golden Compass")
The Golden Compass Magisterial Emissary (2007) -
![Angelina Ballerina: The Silver Locket]( "Angelina Ballerina: The Silver Locket")
Angelina Ballerina: The Silver Locket Mr. Operatski (2007) -
![In the Night Garden...]( "In the Night Garden...")
In the Night Garden... Narrator (2007) -
![The Riddle]( "The Riddle")
The Riddle The Tramp / Charles Dickens (2007) -
![Airlock, or How to Say Goodbye in Space]( "Airlock, or How to Say Goodbye in Space")
Airlock, or How to Say Goodbye in Space President (2007) -
![Doctor Who]( "Doctor Who")
Doctor Who Professor Yana (2007) -
Anastezsi Balzer (2007)
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![Guantanamero]( "Guantanamero")
Guantanamero Guido / Commander (2007) -
![Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy]( "Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy")
Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy Narrator (2006) -
![Pinochet's Last Stand]( "Pinochet's Last Stand")
Pinochet's Last Stand Senator Pinochet (2006) -
![Underworld: Evolution]( "Underworld: Evolution")
Underworld: Evolution Corvinus (2006) -
![Nanny McPhee]( "Nanny McPhee")
Nanny McPhee Mr Wheen (2005) -
Project Huxley Huxley (2005)
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![Bye Bye Blackbird]( "Bye Bye Blackbird")
Bye Bye Blackbird Lord Dempsey (2005) -
![Cloud Cuckoo Land]( "Cloud Cuckoo Land")
Cloud Cuckoo Land Victor (2004) -
![Marple]( "Marple")
Marple Colonel Protheroe (2004) -
![Strings]( "Strings")
Strings Nezo (2004) -
![The Long Firm]( "The Long Firm")
The Long Firm Lord Edward Thursby (2004) -
Mr. Ambassador Hugo Vickers (2003)
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![Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka]( "Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka")
Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka The Master (2003) -
![Henry VIII]( "Henry VIII")
Henry VIII Narrator (2003) -
![Angelina Ballerina]( "Angelina Ballerina")
Angelina Ballerina Mr. Operatski (2003) -
![Gosford Park: Deleted Scenes]( "Gosford Park: Deleted Scenes")
Gosford Park: Deleted Scenes Probert (2002) -
![The Dinosaur Hunters]( "The Dinosaur Hunters")
The Dinosaur Hunters Narrator (2002) -
![Inquisition]( "Inquisition")
Inquisition Cardinal Grand Inquisitor (2002) -
![Angelina Ballerina: The Show Must Go On]( "Angelina Ballerina: The Show Must Go On")
Angelina Ballerina: The Show Must Go On Mr. Operatski (2002) -
![Two Men Went to War]( "Two Men Went to War")
Two Men Went to War Major Merton (2002) -
Night's Noontime Richard Dadd (2002)
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![Revengers Tragedy]( "Revengers Tragedy")
Revengers Tragedy Duke (2002) -
![The Gathering Storm]( "The Gathering Storm")
The Gathering Storm Stanley Baldwin (2002) -
![Nova]( "Nova")
Nova Sir Ernest Shackleton (2002) -
![The Jury]( "The Jury")
The Jury George Cording QC (2002) -
![On Wings of Fire]( "On Wings of Fire")
On Wings of Fire Narrator (2001) -
![Gosford Park]( "Gosford Park")
Gosford Park Probert (2001) -
![Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)]( "Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)")
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) Colonel Anger (2001) -
![Revelation]( "Revelation")
Revelation Librarian (2001) -
![The Children's Midsummer Night's Dream]( "The Children's Midsummer Night's Dream")
The Children's Midsummer Night's Dream Theseus (2001) -
![Frasier]( "Frasier")
Frasier Jackson Hedley (2001) -
![The Body]( "The Body")
The Body Father Lavelle (2001) -
![Victoria Wood: With All the Trimmings]( "Victoria Wood: With All the Trimmings")
Victoria Wood: With All the Trimmings Various Characters (2000) -
![Wilfred]( "Wilfred")
Wilfred (2000) -
![Jason and the Argonauts]( "Jason and the Argonauts")
Jason and the Argonauts Phineas (2000) -
![Gladiator]( "Gladiator")
Gladiator Gracchus (2000) -
![Up at the Villa]( "Up at the Villa")
Up at the Villa Lucky Leadbetter (2000) -
![The Wyvern Mystery]( "The Wyvern Mystery")
The Wyvern Mystery Squire Fairfield (2000) -
The Chimes Narrator (1999)
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![Molokai]( "Molokai")
Molokai Father Leonor Fousnel (1999) -
![Animated Epics: Beowulf]( "Animated Epics: Beowulf")
Animated Epics: Beowulf Narrator (1998) -
![Mystery!: Cadfael]( "Mystery!: Cadfael")
Mystery!: Cadfael Brother Cadfael (1994-1998) -
![Basil]( "Basil")
Basil Father Frederick (1998) -
![Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon]( "Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon")
Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon Francis Bacon (1998) -
![Hamlet]( "Hamlet")
Hamlet Claudius (1996) -
![Breaking the Codes]( "Breaking the Codes")
Breaking the Codes Alan Turing (1996) -
![Witness Against Hitler]( "Witness Against Hitler")
Witness Against Hitler General (1996) -
![Achilles]( "Achilles")
Achilles Narrator (1995) -
![ABC Weekend Specials]( "ABC Weekend Specials")
ABC Weekend Specials Archibald Craven (1994) -
![The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends]( "The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends")
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends Mr. Jeremy Fisher (1994) -
![Circle of Deceit]( "Circle of Deceit")
Circle of Deceit Randal (1993) -
![Screenplay]( "Screenplay")
Screenplay George Salisbury (1993) -
![Aladdin]( "Aladdin")
Aladdin The Magician (1992) -
![Dead Again]( "Dead Again")
Dead Again Franklyn Madson (1991) -
![The Storyteller: Greek Myths]( "The Storyteller: Greek Myths")
The Storyteller: Greek Myths Daedalus (1991) -
![The Fool]( "The Fool")
The Fool Mr. Frederick / Sir John (1990) -
![The Civil War]( "The Civil War")
The Civil War Various (1990) -
![Henry V]( "Henry V")
Henry V Chorus (1989) -
![David Macaulay: Pyramid]( "David Macaulay: Pyramid")
David Macaulay: Pyramid Hordedef (1988) -
![The Tenth Man]( "The Tenth Man")
The Tenth Man The Imposter (1988) -
![Little Dorrit]( "Little Dorrit")
Little Dorrit Arthur Clennam (1987) -
![The Secret Garden]( "The Secret Garden")
The Secret Garden Archibald Craven (1987) -
![David Macaulay: Cathedral]( "David Macaulay: Cathedral")
David Macaulay: Cathedral Pierre (1986) -
![Mr Pye]( "Mr Pye")
Mr Pye Mr. Pye (1986) -
![Cyrano de Bergerac]( "Cyrano de Bergerac")
Cyrano de Bergerac Cyrano de Bergerac (1985) -
![Enigma]( "Enigma")
Enigma Kurt Limmer, East German (1982) -
![The Secret of NIMH]( "The Secret of NIMH")
The Secret of NIMH Nicodemus (1982) -
![Tales of the Unexpected]( "Tales of the Unexpected")
Tales of the Unexpected The Stranger (1980-1982) -
![Inside the Third Reich]( "Inside the Third Reich")
Inside the Third Reich Adolf Hitler (1982) -
![The Hunchback of Notre Dame]( "The Hunchback of Notre Dame")
The Hunchback of Notre Dame Dom Claude Frollo (1982) -
![Charlotte]( "Charlotte")
Charlotte Daberlohn (1981) -
![The Man Who Went Up in Smoke]( "The Man Who Went Up in Smoke")
The Man Who Went Up in Smoke Martin Beck (1980) -
![Hamlet, Prince of Denmark]( "Hamlet, Prince of Denmark")
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark Hamlet (1980) -
![The Human Factor]( "The Human Factor")
The Human Factor Arthur Davis (1979) -
![Minder]( "Minder")
Minder Freddie Fenton (1979) -
![The BBC Television Shakespeare]( "The BBC Television Shakespeare")
The BBC Television Shakespeare Richard II (1978) -
![Jackanory]( "Jackanory")
Jackanory Storyteller (1978) -
Tycoon Timothy West (1978)
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![The Medusa Touch]( "The Medusa Touch")
The Medusa Touch Moulton - John's Publisher (1978) -
![Philby, Burgess and Maclean]( "Philby, Burgess and Maclean")
Philby, Burgess and Maclean Guy Burgess (1977) -
![I, Claudius]( "I, Claudius")
I, Claudius Claudius (1976) -
Affairs of the Heart Bertram Braddle (1975)
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Markheim Markheim (1974)
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![Blueblood]( "Blueblood")
Blueblood Gregory (1974) -
![The Odessa File]( "The Odessa File")
The Odessa File Klaus Wenzer (1974) -
![The Pallisers]( "The Pallisers")
The Pallisers Lord Fawn (1974) -
![The Day of the Jackal]( "The Day of the Jackal")
The Day of the Jackal Caron (1973) -
![The Strauss Family]( "The Strauss Family")
The Strauss Family Josef Lanner (1972) -
![Budgie]( "Budgie")
Budgie Herbert Fletcher (1972) -
![Man of Straw]( "Man of Straw")
Man of Straw Diederich Hessling (1972) -
![The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes]( "The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes")
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes William Drew (1971) -
![Three Sisters]( "Three Sisters")
Three Sisters Andrei (1970) -
![Interlude]( "Interlude")
Interlude Paul (1968) -
![ITV Playhouse]( "ITV Playhouse")
ITV Playhouse Gerry (1968) -
Much Ado About Nothing Don John (1967)
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![Othello]( "Othello")
Othello Cassio (1965) -
![Armchair Theatre]( "Armchair Theatre")
Armchair Theatre Eric (1962) -
Actor
![BBC Sunday-Night Play]( "BBC Sunday-Night Play")
BBC Sunday-Night Play Charles Marlow (1961) -
Producer
![Mousie]( "Mousie")
Mousie (2019) -
Producer
![Two Down]( "Two Down")
Two Down (2015) -
Soundtrack
![Last Tango in Halifax]( "Last Tango in Halifax")
Last Tango in Halifax (2012-2013) -
Archive footage
![Our Friend Victoria]( "Our Friend Victoria")
Our Friend Victoria (2017) -
![Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC]( "Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC")
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![The One Show]( "The One Show")
The One Show (2014) -
![Capture Anthologies: The Dimensions of Self]( "Capture Anthologies: The Dimensions of Self")
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![Doctor Who Confidential]( "Doctor Who Confidential")
Doctor Who Confidential (2007-2010) -
![Victoria Wood: Seen on TV]( "Victoria Wood: Seen on TV")
Victoria Wood: Seen on TV (2009) -
![Doctor Who: Season 26B]( "Doctor Who: Season 26B")
Doctor Who: Season 26B (2009) -
The Ties That Bind Us (2008)
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La imagen de tu vida (2006)
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![Tvist]( "Tvist")
Tvist (2005) -
![Victoria Wood: A BAFTA Tribute]( "Victoria Wood: A BAFTA Tribute")
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![Ultimate Fights from the Movies]( "Ultimate Fights from the Movies")
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![The Greatest]( "The Greatest")
The Greatest (2001) -
Archive footage
![Omnibus]( "Omnibus")
Omnibus (1998) -
The 70s Stop Here! (1979)
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An Associate Member of RADA.
Quotes
It's as though you have crossed Niagara on a tightrope 250 times and, on the 251st crossing---vertigo. You are convinced you can't move across the stage without falling over. You go rigid from the knees down. You suddenly wonder, why am I doing this...
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Derek George Jacobi
Leytonstone, London, England, UK
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