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Derek Jacobi

English actor (born 1938)

Person · Open Library

Born: 1938-10-22
Works: 15

Top works

The Secret of NIMH
Gospel of Luke
Classic Crimes of Passion
Last Will and Testament
The War Master 3 - Rage of the Time Lords

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Film & TV

Acting · Leytonstone, London, England, UK

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…

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Moss & Freud — Lucian Freud2026
Broken English — The Narrator2026
Heartstopper Forever2026
Juliet & Romeo — The Friar2025
Tinsel Town — Albert2025
Gladiator II — Gracchus2024
Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration — Self2024
Ludwig — Mr. Todd2024
Allelujah — Ambrose2023
The Martini Shot — Errol2023

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Active from: 1938-10-22

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 499
Total plays: 8,465

Sir Derek George Jacobi, CBE, ( /ˈdʒækəbi/; born 22 October 1938) is an English actor and film director. A "forceful, commanding stage presence", Jacobi has enjoyed a highly successful stage career, appearing in such stage productions as Hamlet, Uncle Vanya, and Oedipus the King. He received a Tony Award for his performance in Much Ado About Nothing. His stage work also includes playing notable historical figures such as Edward II, Octavius Caesar, Richard III of England, and Cyrano de Bergerac.

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

The Third International Consensus Definitions for Sepsis and Septic Shock (Sepsis-3)
· 2016 · cited 22,840x
Global, regional, and national prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adults during 1980–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013
· 2014 · cited 9,169x
<scp>micro</scp>‐<scp>checker</scp>: software for identifying and correcting genotyping errors in microsatellite data
· 2004 · cited 8,859x
Addressing Moderated Mediation Hypotheses: Theory, Methods, and Prescriptions
· 2007 · cited 8,109x
Genome-wide association study of 14,000 cases of seven common diseases and 3,000 shared controls
· 2007 · cited 7,906x

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Key facts

Born: ( 1938-10-22 ) 22 October 1938 (age 87) , Leytonstone , Essex, England
Alma mater: St John's College, Cambridge
Occupation: Actor
Years active: 1959–present
Works: Full list
Partner: Richard Clifford (1979–present)
Awards: Full list

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Key dates

Born: 22 October 1938

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: George
Gender: male
Citizenship: United Kingdom
Place of birth: Leytonstone
Occupation: actor
Employer: Royal Shakespeare Company
Languages spoken: English language
Genre: historical film
Image: Sir Derek Jacobi.jpg

Article

Sir Derek George Jacobi (/ˈdʒækəbi/; born 22 October 1938) is an English actor. Known for his roles on stage and screen as well as for his work at the Royal National Theatre, he has received numerous accolades including a Tony Award, a British Academy Television Award, two Laurence Olivier Awards, and two Primetime Emmy Awards. He was given a knighthood for his services to theatre by Queen Elizabeth II in 1994.

Jacobi started his professional acting career with Laurence Olivier as one of the founding members of the National Theatre. He has appeared in numerous Shakespearean stage productions including Hamlet, Much Ado About Nothing, Macbeth, Twelfth Night, The Tempest, King Lear, and Romeo and Juliet. Jacobi received the Laurence Olivier Award, for the title role in Cyrano de Bergerac in 1983 and Malvolio in Twelfth Night in 2009. He also won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his role as Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing in 1985.