Derek Jacobi

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Shakespearean actor actor film actor human stage actor television actor voice actor

Derek Jacobi is an acclaimed English actor known for his distinguished stage and screen career, including notable performances in classical theatre and numerous film and television roles.

Aliases (2)

Derek George Jacobi ×1
Derek Jacobi as Cassio ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Shakespearean actor → actor → film actor → human → stage actor → television actor → voice actor →
awardReceived	BAFTA Award → Knight Bachelor → Laurence Olivier Award → Primetime Emmy Award → Screen Actors Guild Award → Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play →
birthName	Derek George Jacobi →
countryOfCitizenship	United Kingdom →
dateOfBirth	1938-10-22 →
educatedAt	St John’s College, Cambridge → University of Cambridge →
fieldOfWork	film → radio drama → television → theatre →
gender	male →
genre	classical theatre → historical drama →
hasWorkedWith	Ian McKellen → Kenneth Branagh → Laurence Olivier →
honorificTitle	Sir →
honouredFor	services to drama →
languageSpoken	English →
memberOf	Royal National Theatre → Royal Shakespeare Company →
name	Derek Jacobi →
nationality	English →
notableWork	Cadfael → Claudius in I, Claudius → Doctor Who (guest appearances) → Gladiator → Hamlet (stage performances) → I, Claudius → King Lear (stage performances) → The King’s Speech → Vicious →
occupation	actor → director →
placeOfBirth	Leytonstone, London, England →
residence	London, England →
sexualOrientation	gay →
spouse	Richard Clifford →

Referenced by (18)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Cinderella (2015 film) → Gosford Park → Henry V (1989 film) → Murder on the Orient Express (2017 film) → My Week with Marilyn → Othello (1965 film) →	starring
Brother Cadfael → Gladiator → The Master →	portrayedBy
The Day of the Jackal → The King’s Speech →	castMember
Derek Jacobi ("Derek George Jacobi") →	birthName
The Sound of Drums / Last of the Time Lords →	featuresActor
Othello (1965 film) ("Derek Jacobi as Cassio") →	featuresPerformanceBy
Derek Jacobi →	name
I, Claudius →	starred
Hamlet (1996 film) →	stars
The Cadfael Chronicles →	televisionAdaptationStar