Credits

• 2025 ·Verona's Romeo & Julietas The Friar
• 2024 ·Gladiator IIas Gracchus
• 2024 ·Ludwigas Mr. Todd
• 2023 ·The American Buffaloas (voice)
• 2023 ·The Martini Shotas Errol
• 2023 ·The Following Events are Based on a Pack of Liesas Sir Ralph Unwin
• 2023 ·Allelujahas Ambrose
• 2023 ·U-Boat Wargamersas Narrator (voice)
• 2022 ·Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqabaas Self
• 2022 ·A Bird Flew Inas David
• 2022 ·Pearl Islandsas Self
• 2022 ·The Sandmanas Erasmus Fry
• 2021 ·Rhythm of Lifeas Self
• 2021 ·Albert Speer und der Traum von Hollywoodas Himself (archive footage)
• 2021 ·Say Your Prayersas Father Enoch
• 2021 ·The Lost Pirate Kingdomas Narrator
• 2020 ·Come Awayas Mr. Brown
• 2020 ·Breaking The Codesas
• 2020 ·The Hostas Dr. Hobson
• 2019 ·The Warrior Queen of Jhansias Lord Palmerston
• 2019 ·Museas The Lawyer
• 2019 ·Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romansas Claudius
• 2019 ·Greatest Events of World War II in Colouras Narrator
• 2019 ·Good Omensas The Metatron
• 2019 ·Good Omensas Metatron
• 2019 ·Tolkienas Professor Joseph Wright
• 2018 ·Les Misérablesas Bishop Myriel
• 2018 ·Nothing Is Truer than Truthas
• 2018 ·Tomb Raideras Mr. Yaffe
• 2017 ·A Christmas Carol Goes Wrongas Scrooge
• 2017 ·Murder on the Orient Expressas Edward Henry Masterman
• 2017 ·Celebration of the Tercentenary of the Founding of The Premier Grand Lodgeas
• 2017 ·Strattonas Ross
• 2016 ·The History of Loveas Leopold Gursky
• 2016 ·The Crownas Duke of Windsor
• 2016 ·Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Julietas Mercutio
• 2015 ·Knights of Classic Drama at the BBCas Self (archive footage)
• 2015 ·Venomas Narrator
• 2015 ·Cinderellaas King
• 2015 ·The Gospel of Lukeas Narrator (voice) – King James Version
• 2014 ·Grace of Monacoas Count Fernando D'Aillieres
• 2014 ·Effie Grayas Travers Twiss
• 2014 ·Inside No. 9as Webster
• 2014 ·Inside No. 9as Dennis Fulcher (voice)
• 2013 ·Youas Man
• 2013 ·National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stageas Claudius/Spooner
• 2013 ·Muse of Fireas Self
• 2013 ·Viciousas Stuart Bixby
• 2013 ·Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greeneas Narrator (voice)
• 2012 ·Last Tango in Halifaxas Alan
• 2012 ·Last Will. & Testamentas Himself
• 2012 ·The Halloween Kidas Narrator
• 2012 ·Jail Caesaras
• 2012 ·Shakespeare Uncoveredas Himself
• 2012 ·Titanic: Blood and Steelas Lord Pirrie
• 2011 ·My Week with Marilynas Sir Owen Morshead
• 2011 ·Anonymousas Prologue
• 2011 ·Through the Weeping Glass: On the Consolations of Life Everlasting (Limbos & Afterbreezes in the Mütter Museum)as Narrator (voice)
• 2011 ·The Amazing World of Gumballas Narrator (voice)
• 2011 ·There Be Dragonsas Honorio
• 2011 ·Ironcladas Cornhill
• 2011 ·National Theatre Live: King Learas King Lear
• 2010 ·The King's Speechas Archbishop Cosmo Lang
• 2010 ·Hereafteras Derek Jacobi
• 2010 ·Joe Maddison's Waras Mr. Simpson
• 2009 ·Margotas Fred Ashton
• 2009 ·Doctor Who Greatest Momentsas Himself
• 2009 ·Charles Dickens's Englandas Himself - Presenter
• 2009 ·Diamondsas
• 2009 ·Diamondsas Piers Denmont
• 2009 ·Endgameas Rudolph Agnew
• 2009 ·Morris: A Life with Bells Onas Quentin Neely
• 2008 ·A Bunch of Amateursas Nigel Dewberry
• 2008 ·Sidney Turtlebaumas Sidney Turtlebaum
• 2008 ·Pompeii and the Roman Villaas Narrator
• 2008 ·Adam Resurrectedas Dr. Nathan Gross
• 2008 ·One of Those Daysas Howard Whittam
• 2007 ·The Old Curiosity Shopas Grandfather
• 2007 ·The Golden Compassas Magisterial Emissary
• 2007 ·Guantanameroas Guido
• 2007 ·The Riddleas The Tramp / Charles Dickens
• 2007 ·Airlock, or How to Say Goodbye in Spaceas President
• 2007 ·In the Night Gardenas
• 2007 ·Anastezsias Balzer
• 2007 ·The Art of Francis Baconas Derek Jacobi
• 2006 ·Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppyas Narrator
• 2006 ·Pinochet in Suburbiaas Senator Augusto Pinochet
• 2006 ·Underworld: Evolutionas Alexander Corvinus
• 2005 ·Nanny McPheeas Mr. Wheen
• 2005 ·Bye Bye Blackbirdas Lord Dempsey
• 2005 ·Doctor Whoas Professor Yana
• 2005 ·Doctor Who Confidentialas
• 2004 ·Agatha Christie's Marpleas Colonel Protheroe
• 2004 ·Angelina Ballerina: The Show Must Go Onas Mr. Operatski (voice)
• 2004 ·Stringsas Nezo (voice)
• 2004 ·Who Do You Think You Are?as Self
• 2004 ·Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnsonas Other Voices (voice)
• 2004 ·The Long Firmas Lord Edward 'Teddy' Thursby
• 2004 ·Londonas Tacitus
• 2003 ·Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalkaas The Master (voice)
• 2003 ·Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were Thereas Self
• 2002 ·The Dinosaur Huntersas Narrator (voice)
• 2002 ·Inquisitionas Cardinal Grand Inquisitor
• 2002 ·Two Men Went To Waras Maj. Merton
• 2002 ·I, Claudius: A Television Epicas Self
• 2002 ·Revengers Tragedyas The Duke
• 2002 ·The Making of 'Gosford Park'as Self
• 2002 ·The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinskyas Nijinsky (voice) (as Sir Derek Jacobi)
• 2002 ·The Gathering Stormas Stanley Baldwin
• 2002 ·Ultimate Fights from the Moviesas Gracchus (Gladiator) (archive footage)
• 2002 ·The Juryas George Cording QC
• 2001 ·Gosford Parkas Probert
• 2001 ·David Macaulay: Mill Timesas Priam Huntington (voice)
• 2001 ·The Bodyas Father Lavelle
• 2001 ·Revelationas Librarian
• 2001 ·Great Escape: The Untold Storyas Narrator
• 2000 ·Victoria Wood with All the Trimmingsas Various Characters
• 2000 ·The Wyvern Mysteryas Squire Fairfield
• 2000 ·Wilfredas Voice
• 2000 ·Jason and the Argonautsas Phineas
• 2000 ·Gladiatoras Gracchus
• 2000 ·Up at the Villaas Lucky Leadbetter
• 2000 ·Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)as
• 1999 ·The Chimesas Narrator
• 1999 ·Molokai: The Story of Father Damienas Father Leonor Fousnel
• 1999 ·Family Guyas Rupert (voice)
• 1998 ·Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Baconas Francis Bacon
• 1998 ·Basilas Father Frederick
• 1998 ·Animated Epics: Beowulfas Narrator ( voice )
• 1996 ·Hamletas King Claudius
• 1996 ·Looking for Richardas Self - Interviewee
• 1996 ·Breaking the Codeas Alan Turing
• 1996 ·The Westas Self (voice)
• 1996 ·Witness Against Hitleras General
• 1995 ·Achillesas Narrator
• 1994 ·The Secret Gardenas Archibald Craven (voice)
• 1994 ·Baseballas Various (voice)
• 1994 ·Cadfaelas Brother Cadfael
• 1994 ·David Macaulay: Roman Cityas Marcus Fabricius (voice)
• 1994 ·Aladdinas The Magician (voice)
• 1993 ·Circle of Deceitas Randal
• 1989 ·The Congressas (voice)
• 1986 ·Mr. Pyeas Mr. Pye
• 1985 ·The Statue of Libertyas Self (voice)
• 1978 ·Mysterious Castles of Clayas Narrator
• Future ·Lead Headsas
• Future ·Coronation Street: Queens of the Streetas Himself
• 1993 ·The Vision Thingas George Salisbury
• 1993 ·Frasieras Jackson Hedley
• 1992 ·The Velvet Clawas Narrator
• 1992 ·The World of Peter Rabbit and Friendsas Mr. Jeremy Fisher (voice)
• 1991 ·Dead Againas Franklyn Madson
• 1990 ·The Foolas Mr. Frederick / Sir John
• 1990 ·The Civil Waras Various
• 1990 ·Discovering Hamletas Himself
• 1989 ·Henry Vas Chorus
• 1989 ·David Macaulay: Pyramidas Hordedef (voice)
• 1988 ·The Tenth Manas The Imposter
• 1987 ·Little Dorritas Arthur Clennam
• 1987 ·The Secret Gardenas Archibald Craven
• 1986 ·On Wings of Fireas Self
• 1986 ·David Macaulay: Cathedralas Pierre (voice)
• 1986 ·Mr. Pyeas Mr. Pye
• 1986 ·Wedden, dat..?as Self
• 1985 ·Cyrano de Bergeracas Cyrano de Bergerac
• 1982 ·Enigmaas Kurt Limmer
• 1982 ·The Secret of NIMHas Nicodemus (voice)
• 1982 ·Stranger in Townas The Stranger
• 1982 ·Inside the Third Reichas Adolf Hitler
• 1982 ·The Hunchback of Notre Dameas Dom Claude Frollo
• 1981 ·Charlotteas Daberlohn
• 1980 ·The Man Who Went Up in Smokeas Martin Beck
• 1980 ·Hamletas Hamlet
• 1979 ·The Human Factoras Arthur Davis
• 1979 ·Minderas Freddie Fenton
• 1979 ·Tales of the Unexpectedas The Stranger
• 1978 ·Richard IIas King Richard II
• 1978 ·The BBC Television Shakespeareas King Richard II
• 1978 ·The Medusa Touchas Townley - Publisher
• 1977 ·Philby, Burgess and Macleanas Guy Burgess
• 1976 ·I, Claudiusas Claudius
• 1976 ·I, Claudiusas Self
• 1974 ·Blue Bloodas Gregory
• 1974 ·The Odessa Fileas Klaus Wenzer
• 1974 ·NOVAas Voice of Ernest Shackleton
• 1974 ·The Pallisersas
• 1973 ·The Day of the Jackalas Inspector Caron
• 1972 ·The Strauss Familyas
• 1971 ·The Rivals of Sherlock Holmesas William Drew
• 1971 ·Budgieas Herbert Fletcher
• 1970 ·Three Sistersas Andrei
• 1967 ·Much Ado About Nothingas Don John
• 1965 ·Othelloas Cassio
• 1965 ·Olivier Talks About Othelloas (archive footage)
• Future ·Moss & Freudas Lucian Freud
• Future ·The Man Who Tried to Steal an Islandas Narrator
• 1962 ·The Fishing Matchas Eric
• 1956 ·Tony Awardsas Self - Nominee
• 1951 ·Hallmark Hall of Fameas Dom Claude
• 1951 ·Hallmark Hall of Fameas Archibald Craven
• 1951 ·Hallmark Hall of Fameas Imposter
• Future ·Venom! Nine Ways to Dieas Narrator