Derek Jacobi

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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.

Most Popular Derek Jacobi Trailers

Total trailers found: 161

Gladiator Trailer (2000)

04 May 2000

After the death of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, his devious son takes power and demotes Maximus, one of Rome's most capable generals who Marcus preferred.

Cinderella Trailer (2015)

06 March 2015

When her father unexpectedly passes away, young Ella finds herself at the mercy of her cruel stepmother and her daughters.

Gladiator II Trailer (2024)

13 November 2024

Years after witnessing the death of the revered hero Maximus at the hands of his uncle, Lucius is forced to enter the Colosseum after his home is conquered by the tyrannical Emperors who now lead Rome with an iron fist.

Tomb Raider Trailer (2018)

05 March 2018

Lara Croft, the fiercely independent daughter of a missing adventurer, must push herself beyond her limits when she finds herself on the island where her father disappeared.

The King's Speech Trailer (2010)

26 November 2010

The King's Speech tells the story of the man who became King George VI, the father of Queen Elizabeth II.

Witness Against Hitler Trailer (1996)

10 March 1996

The true story of a Prussian aristocrat working for German military intelligence during World War II, who, with a group of fellow devout Christians, plotted to assassinate Hitler with a bomb in his briefcase.

Murder on the Orient Express Trailer (2017)

03 November 2017

Genius Belgian detective Hercule Poirot investigates the murder of an American tycoon aboard the Orient Express train.

The Golden Compass Trailer (2007)

04 December 2007

In a parallel universe, after overhearing a shocking secret, precocious orphan Lyra Belacqua trades her carefree existence roaming the halls of Jordan College for an otherworldly adventure in the far North, unaware that it's part of her destiny.

Nanny McPhee Trailer (2005)

21 October 2005

Widower Cedric Brown hires Nanny McPhee to care for his seven rambunctious children, who have chased away all previous nannies.

Heartstopper Forever Trailer (2026)

14 July 2026

It's a new school year for the Truham-Higgs gang. As Nick and Charlie's relationship deepens, their thoughts turn to life after the last bell rings.

The Man Who Went Up in Smoke Trailer (1980)

25 December 1980

The journalist Alf Mattson gets thoroughly drunk at his birthday party, where his wife announces that she intends to divorce him.

Underworld: Evolution Trailer (2006)

12 January 2006

As the war between the vampires and the Lycans rages on, Selene, a former member of the Death Dealers (an elite vampire special forces unit that hunts werewolves), and Michael, the werewolf hybrid, work together in an effort to unlock the secrets of their respective bloodlines.

Hamlet Trailer (1996)

25 December 1996

Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother now marrying the murderer.

The Secret of NIMH Trailer (1982)

17 June 1982

A widowed field mouse must move her family -- including an ailing son -- to escape a farmer's plow. Aided by a crow and a pack of superintelligent, escaped lab rats, the brave mother struggles to transplant her home to firmer ground.

Adam Resurrected Trailer (2008)

08 August 2008

After again attempting to commit murder, a Jewish man with a mysterious past and extraordinary intelligence, charisma, and body control returns to an insane asylum, where he makes a startling discovery.

The Day of the Jackal Trailer (1973)

16 May 1973

An international assassin known as ‘The Jackal’ is employed by disgruntled French generals to kill President Charles de Gaulle, with a dedicated gendarme on the assassin’s trail.

My Week with Marilyn Trailer (2011)

23 November 2011

London, 1956. Genius actor and film director Laurence Olivier is about to begin the shooting of his upcoming movie, premiered in 1957 as The Prince and the Showgirl, starring Marilyn Monroe.

Come Away Trailer (2020)

12 November 2020

Before Alice went to Wonderland, and before Peter became Pan, they were brother and sister. When their eldest brother dies in a tragic accident, they each seek to save their parents from their downward spirals of despair until finally they are forced to choose between home and imagination, setting the stage for their iconic journeys into Wonderland and Neverland.

Discovering Hamlet Trailer (1990)

07 January 1990

IN 1988, rising star Kenneth Branagh tackled the role of Shakespeare’s prince of Denmark for the first time in his professional career under the guidance of celebrated actor Derek Jacobi.

Anastezsi Trailer (2007)

16 March 2007

A talented young violinist enrols at an isolated music school. But when he begins having visions of the other students dead, he realises there is a sinister side to the community and the master violinist himself.

Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC Trailer (2015)

01 November 2015

The BBC delves into its archives to discover British acting greats as they take their first tentative steps on the road to success.

Gosford Park Trailer (2001)

26 December 2001

In 1930s England, a group of pretentious rich and famous gather together for a weekend of relaxation at a hunting resort.

Tolkien Trailer (2019)

03 May 2019

England, early 20th century. The future writer and philologist John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892-1973) and three of his schoolmates create a strong bond between them as they share the same passion for literature and art, a true fellowship that strengthens as they grow up, but the outbreak of World War I threatens to shatter it.

Grace of Monaco Trailer (2014)

22 April 2014

The story of former Hollywood star Grace Kelly's crisis of marriage and identity, during a political dispute between Monaco's Prince Rainier III and France's Charles De Gaulle, and a looming French invasion of Monaco in the early 1960s.

Celebration of the Tercentenary of the Founding of The Premier Grand Lodge Trailer (2017)

31 October 2017

THE UNITED GRAND LODGE OF ENGLAND CELEBRATED ITS EPIC TERCENTENARY CELEBRATION AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL IN 2017.

David Macaulay: Roman City Trailer (1994)

15 February 1994

The glories of Ancient Rome are explored in ROMAN CITY, based on David Macaulay's acclaimed book. This animated and live-action video recounts life in Verbonia, a fictional city in Gaul.

Dead Again Trailer (1991)

23 August 1991

In 1949, composer Roman Strauss is executed for the murder of his wife. In 1990s Los Angeles, a detective comes across a mute amnesiac woman who is somehow linked to the Strauss murder.

Ironclad Trailer (2011)

03 March 2011

In the year 1215, the rebel barons of England have forced their despised King John to put his royal seal on the Magna Carta, a seminal document that upheld the rights of free men.

Hereafter Trailer (2010)

22 October 2010

Three people — a blue-collar American, a French journalist and a London school boy — are touched by death in different ways.

The Art of Francis Bacon Trailer (2007)

01 January 2007

This film explores many of his key canvases which have been newly filmed in HDTV. The works are complemented solely with Bacon’s own words, recorded by Derek Jacobi.

Effie Gray Trailer (2014)

08 March 2014

A look at the mysterious relationship between Victorian art critic John Ruskin and his teenage bride Effie Gray.

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There Trailer (2003)

03 April 2003

Broadway: The Golden Age is the most important, ambitious and comprehensive film ever made about America's most celebrated indigenous art form.

David Macaulay: Mill Times Trailer (2001)

06 May 2001

Travel back to late 18th century Lowell, MA, now infamous for its textile mills and its "Lowell Girls," the poor, barely-educated waifs who helped turn those mills into sweatshops.

I, Claudius: A Television Epic Trailer (2002)

30 September 2002

The cast and crew of I, Claudius (1976) discuss the making of the series.

Stratton Trailer (2017)

06 July 2017

A British Special Boat Service commando tracks down an international terrorist cell.

The Odessa File Trailer (1974)

17 October 1974

Following the suicide of an elderly Jewish man, investigative journalist Peter Miller sets out to hunt down an SS Captain and former concentration camp commander.

Tinsel Town Trailer (2025)

28 November 2025

A washed-up Hollywood action hero is tricked into starring in a small English town’s chaotic Christmas pantomime, where a straight-talking dance instructor and his estranged daughter just might help him rediscover the magic of the season.

The Ties That Bind Us Trailer (2008)

03 March 2008

A look at the subtle (and not so subtle!) links to the show's past and future contained within the story of The Five Doctors.

Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten Romans Trailer (2019)

26 July 2019

Brainy Roman teenager Atti is always coming up with schemes, but one ultimately goes too far, angering Emperor Nero.

The History of Love Trailer (2016)

09 November 2016

The story of a long-lost book that mysteriously reappears and connects an old man searching for his son with a girl seeking a cure for her mother's loneliness.

Juliet & Romeo Trailer (2025)

09 May 2025

Set at the dawn of the fourteenth century, a revisionist adaptation of history's most celebrated star-crossed lovers rejects classical iambic pentameter in favor of a contemporary pop music score, charting their efforts to alter the course of their tragic destiny and expose a political truth crucial to the future of the Empire.

There Be Dragons Trailer (2011)

25 March 2011

Arising out of the horror of the Spanish Civil War, a candidate for canonization is investigated by a journalist who discovers his own estranged father had a deep, dark and devastating connection to the saint's life.

Henry V Trailer (1989)

05 October 1989

In 1415, in the midst of the Hundred Years' War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France.

The Making of Gosford Park Trailer (2002)

18 June 2002

A behind-the-scenes look at the making of Robert Altman's 2001 film 'Gosford Park'. Cast and crew relate some of their experiences with making the film.

Anonymous Trailer (2011)

21 October 2011

Set against the backdrop of the succession of Queen Elizabeth I, and the Essex Rebellion against her, the story advances the theory that it was in fact Edward De Vere, Earl of Oxford who penned Shakespeare's plays.

The Body Trailer (2001)

13 April 2001

An ancient skeleton has been discovered in Jerusalem in a rich man's tomb. Colouration of the wrist and leg bones indicates the cause of death was crucifiction.

The Hunchback of Notre Dame Trailer (1982)

02 February 1982

Quasimodo, the hunchback bellringer of Notre Dame's cathedral, meets a beautiful gypsy dancer, Esmeralda, and falls in love with her.

The Gathering Storm Trailer (2002)

22 April 2002

A love story offering an intimate look inside the marriage of Winston and Clementine Churchill during a particularly troubled, though little-known, moment in their lives.

Moss & Freud Trailer (2026)

29 May 2026

Supermodel Kate Moss embarks on a journey of self-discovery when acclaimed artist Lucian Freud offers to paint her portrait.

Looking for Richard Trailer (1996)

11 October 1996

Al Pacino's deeply-felt rumination on Shakespeare's significance and relevance to the modern world through interviews and an in-depth analysis of "Richard III.

The Old Curiosity Shop Trailer (2007)

26 December 2007

A kindly shop owner whose overwhelming gambling debts allow a greedy landlord to seize his shop of dusty treasures.

A Bunch of Amateurs Trailer (2008)

17 November 2008

Jefferson Steel, a washed-up Hollywood action star, is desperate to revive his flagging career. When his sleazy agent signs him up for what he believes is a high-profile Royal Shakespeare Company production of King Lear at Stratford upon Avon, Steel thinks he has finally landed the plum role he has been waiting for.

Broken English Trailer (2026)

22 January 2026

A survivor, provocateur and true original, Marianne has spent more than six decades defying expectations — releasing over thirty-five albums while constantly reinventing herself.

The Statue of Liberty Trailer (1985)

26 October 1985

For more than 100 years, the Statue of Liberty has been a symbol of hope and refuge for generations of immigrants.

Blue Blood Trailer (1974)

01 November 1974

A debauched young aristocrat entrusts the running of his country house to Tom, the butler, on whom he depends absolutely.

Philby, Burgess and Maclean Trailer (1977)

31 May 1977

Recruited by the Russians during their days at Cambridge, three young Englishmen rise to become high-ranked MI5 agents until their exposure in 1949.

The Human Factor Trailer (1979)

18 December 1979

When a leak of information in the African section of British Intelligence is discovered, a security man is brought in to investigate.

Little Dorrit Trailer (1987)

11 December 1987

Amy Dorrit spends her days earning money for the family and looking after her proud father who is a long term inmate of Marshalsea debtors' prison in London.

Frank and Percy Trailer (2026)

13 October 2026

During their dog walks on Hampstead Heath, two older gentlemen find their conversations about everyday aches and weather growing into an unexpected connection.

A Bird Flew In Trailer (2022)

30 September 2022

Charts six interlinked narratives after the cast and crew of a film are sent home from set.