---
name: "Derek Jacobi"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/derek-jacobi"
fi1m_id: "derek-jacobi"
imdb_id: "nm0001394"
tmdb_id: 937
wikidata_id: "Q256164"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "22 October 1938"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 20
average_fi1m_score: 76
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 20
updated: "2026-10-07T16:02:34.360864+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Derek Jacobi

## Identity

Derek Jacobi

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/derek-jacobi
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** derek-jacobi
- **IMDb ID:** nm0001394
- **TMDB ID:** 937
- **Wikidata ID:** Q256164
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Jacobi, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q256164, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001394/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/937

Actor. Born 22 October 1938 in Leytonstone, London, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 22 October 1938, Leytonstone, London, England, UK
- **Active:** 1973–present
- **Also known as:** 데릭 자코비, デレク ジャコビ, درک جاکوبی
- **Frequently works with:** [Kenneth Branagh](https://film.one/person/kenneth-branagh.md), [Brian Blessed](https://film.one/person/brian-blessed.md), [Connie Nielsen](https://film.one/person/connie-nielsen.md), [David Barron](https://film.one/person/david-barron.md), [David Franzoni](https://film.one/person/david-franzoni.md), [Douglas Wick](https://film.one/person/douglas-wick.md), [Herbert Wise](https://film.one/person/herbert-wise.md), [Ridley Scott](https://film.one/person/ridley-scott.md)
- **BAFTA Television Awards:** 1 BAFTA (1 won)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 76, as actor, over 20 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 84 (3), 1980s 79 (2), 1990s 82 (3), 2000s 74 (4), 2010s 75 (5), 2020s 63 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 74 to 70 across 15 titles
- **Score spread:** 9 at 80+, 9 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 5 of 12 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 15, Adventure 4, Comedy 4, Mystery 4, Action 3, Crime 3
- **Screen time:** 28 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $2,464m across 12 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Jacobi, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q256164, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001394/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/937

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Henry V*](https://film.one/film/henry-v.md) (84), [*Hamlet*](https://film.one/film/hamlet.md) (81), [*My Week with Marilyn*](https://film.one/film/my-week-with-marilyn.md) (62)
- **Apple TV:** [*The King's Speech*](https://film.one/film/the-kings-speech.md) (82), [*Last Tango in Halifax*](https://film.one/tv/last-tango-in-halifax.md) (79), [*Gladiator II*](https://film.one/film/gladiator-ii.md) (64)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*I, Claudius*](https://film.one/tv/i-claudius.md) (90)
- **Hulu:** [*Gladiator*](https://film.one/film/gladiator.md) (84)
- **Tubi:** [*The Secret of NIMH*](https://film.one/film/the-secret-of-nimh.md) (74)
- **Disney+:** [*Cinderella*](https://film.one/film/cinderella.md) (72)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Derek Jacobi

> Derek Jacobi can make a quiet, carefully spoken performance hold an unruly ensemble together. We value him most when that precision reveals someone thinking; the reservation is that, in lighter comedy, it can become mannered.

In *I, Claudius* (1976), Derek Jacobi holds our attention without trying to outshout the family around him. His intelligence makes the complicated connections easy to follow, because we have someone worth watching at their centre. We warmed to Claudius because Jacobi lets vulnerability show without losing the sense of an alert mind at work. Brian Blessed’s Augustus, Margaret Tyzack’s Antonia and Patrick Stewart’s Sejanus remain distinct personalities around him, so the intrigue never becomes a list of names.

That breakthrough television lead was followed by substantial screen roles and smaller parts, with Shakespeare continuing on stage. Kenneth Branagh became a frequent collaborator from the late 1980s. *Cadfael* (1994), with Jacobi as Brother Cadfael, offered another quiet television lead. In films, Gracchus in Ridley Scott’s *Gladiator* (2000) became a role he returned to in *Gladiator II* (2024). We found the sequel handsome and rarely dull, but it is not where we would begin with an actor whose appeal depends on having time to notice what he does.

His precision can become mannered in lighter comedy, a risk apparent in *Vicious* (2013–16). It finds a more useful purpose in Richard Eyre’s *Allelujah* (2023), where his Ambrose has a schoolmaster’s contempt for other people’s sentences. The character’s fussiness gives that careful delivery something specific to express. The acting is the chief reason to watch this uneven ward comedy, though our stronger praise belongs to David Bradley’s difficult Joe and Bally Gill’s attentive Valentine.

The reservation about theatricality is worth keeping even with *I, Claudius*: some performances lean towards the stage, and the sets have aged. Its 12 episodes allow time to recognise individual voices and notice how much hostility there is in the polite exchanges. We would rather spend that time with Jacobi’s Claudius than choose a film merely because his name is in the cast. Start there if listening closely is part of the pleasure of watching.

## Biography

Derek Jacobi is an English actor. He was born on 22 October 1938 in Leytonstone, London.

Jacobi is known for his work at the Royal National Theatre and for his film and television roles. He has appeared in *Gladiator* (2000) and *Gladiator II* (2024) as Gracchus, *The King's Speech* (2010) as Archbishop Cosmo Lang, *Murder on the Orient Express* (2017) as Edward Henry Masterman, and *Allelujah* (2023) as Ambrose.

He has received a BAFTA Award, two Olivier Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards and a Tony Award. He was knighted in 1994 for services to theatre.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (20)

- *Gladiator II* (2024), Fi1m 64, as Gracchus — [page](https://film.one/film/gladiator-ii.md)
- *Ludwig* (2024), Fi1m 76, as Mr. Todd — [page](https://film.one/tv/ludwig.md)
- *Allelujah* (2023), Fi1m 50, as Ambrose — [page](https://film.one/film/allelujah.md)
- *Cinderella* (2015), Fi1m 72, as King — [page](https://film.one/film/cinderella.md)
- *Last Tango in Halifax* (2012), Fi1m 79, as Alan — [page](https://film.one/tv/last-tango-in-halifax.md)
- *My Week with Marilyn* (2011), Fi1m 62, as Sir Owen Morshead — [page](https://film.one/film/my-week-with-marilyn.md)
- *The Amazing World of Gumball* (2011), Fi1m 82, as Narrator (voice) — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-amazing-world-of-gumball.md)
- *The King's Speech* (2010), Fi1m 82, as Archbishop Cosmo Lang — [page](https://film.one/film/the-kings-speech.md)
- *The Golden Compass* (2007), Fi1m 54, as Magisterial Emissary — [page](https://film.one/film/the-golden-compass.md)
- *The Long Firm* (2004), Fi1m 72, as Lord Edward 'Teddy' Thursby — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-long-firm.md)
- *Gosford Park* (2001), Fi1m 85, as Probert — [page](https://film.one/film/gosford-park.md)
- *Gladiator* (2000), Fi1m 84, as Gracchus — [page](https://film.one/film/gladiator.md)
- *Hamlet* (1996), Fi1m 81, as King Claudius — [page](https://film.one/film/hamlet.md)
- *Dead Again* (1991), Fi1m 78, as Franklyn Madson — [page](https://film.one/film/dead-again.md)
- *The Civil War* (1990), Fi1m 87, as William Russell / Various (voice) — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-civil-war.md)
- *Henry V* (1989), Fi1m 84, as Chorus — [page](https://film.one/film/henry-v.md)
- *The Secret of NIMH* (1982), Fi1m 74, as Nicodemus (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-secret-of-nimh.md)
- *Minder* (1979), Fi1m 78, as Freddie Fenton — [page](https://film.one/tv/minder.md)
- *I, Claudius* (1976), Fi1m 90, as Claudius — [page](https://film.one/tv/i-claudius.md)
- *The Day of the Jackal* (1973), Fi1m 84, as Inspector Caron — [page](https://film.one/film/the-day-of-the-jackal.md)

## Complete filmography (199)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Frank and Percy* (2026), Actor
- *Heartstopper Forever* (2026), as Pete
- *Moss & Freud* (2026), as Lucian Freud
- *Broken English* (2026), as The Narrator
- *Tinsel Town* (2025), as Albert
- *Juliet & Romeo* (2025), as The Friar
- *Gladiator II* (2024), as Gracchus — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/gladiator-ii.md)
- *Ludwig* (2024), series, as Mr. Todd — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/ludwig.md)
- *The American Buffalo* (2023), series, as (voice)
- *The Following Events Are Based on a Pack of Lies* (2023), series, as Sir Ralph Unwin
- *The Martini Shot* (2023), as Errol
- *Allelujah* (2023), as Ambrose — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/film/allelujah.md)
- *U-Boat Wargamers* (2023), series, as Narrator (voice)
- *A Bird Flew In* (2022), as David
- *The Sandman* (2022), series, as Erasmus Fry
- *Say Your Prayers* (2021), as Father Enoch
- *The Lost Pirate Kingdom* (2021), series, as Narrator
- *Come Away* (2020), as Mr. Brown
- *Breaking The Codes* (2020), Actor
- *The Host* (2020), as Dr. Hobson
- *The Warrior Queen of Jhansi* (2019), as Lord Palmerston
- *Muse* (2019), as The Lawyer
- *Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten Romans* (2019), as Claudius
- *Greatest Events of World War II in Colour* (2019), series, as Narrator
- *Good Omens* (2019), series, as The Metatron, Metatron
- *Tolkien* (2019), as Professor Joseph Wright
- *Les Misérables* (2018), series, as Bishop Myriel
- *2018: A Year in the Life of a Year* (2018), Actor
- *Nothing Is Truer than Truth* (2018), Actor
- *Tomb Raider* (2018), as Mr. Yaffe
- *A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong* (2017), as Scrooge
- *Murder on the Orient Express* (2017), as Edward Henry Masterman
- *Celebration of the Tercentenary of the Founding of The Premier Grand Lodge* (2017), Actor
- *Stratton* (2017), as Ross
- *The Devil of Christmas* (2016), Actor
- *The History of Love* (2016), as Leopold Gursky
- *The Crown* (2016), series, as Duke of Windsor — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-crown.md)
- *Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet* (2016), as Mercutio
- *Venom* (2015), as Narrator
- *Cinderella* (2015), as King — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/cinderella.md)
- *The Gospel of Luke* (2015), as Narrator (voice) – King James Version
- *Grace of Monaco* (2014), as Count Fernando D'Aillieres
- *Effie Gray* (2014), as Travers Twiss
- *Inside No. 9* (2014), series, as Webster — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/inside-no-9.md)
- *You* (2013), as Man
- *National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage* (2013), as Claudius/Spooner
- *The Man Who Tried to Steal an Island* (2013), as Narrator
- *Vicious* (2013), series, as Stuart Bixby
- *Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene* (2013), as Narrator (voice)
- *Last Tango in Halifax* (2012), series, as Alan — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/tv/last-tango-in-halifax.md)
- *The Halloween Kid* (2012), as Narrator
- *Jail Caesar* (2012), as Sulla
- *Titanic: Blood and Steel* (2012), series, as Lord Pirrie
- *My Week with Marilyn* (2011), as Sir Owen Morshead — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/my-week-with-marilyn.md)
- *Anonymous* (2011), as Prologue
- *Through the Weeping Glass: On the Consolations of Life Everlasting (Limbos & Afterbreezes in the Mütter Museum)* (2011), as Narrator (voice)
- *The Amazing World of Gumball* (2011), series, as Narrator (voice) — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-amazing-world-of-gumball.md)
- *The Borgias* (2011), series, as Cardinal Orsini
- *There Be Dragons* (2011), as Honorio
- *Ironclad* (2011), as Cornhill
- *National Theatre Live: King Lear* (2011), as King Lear
- *The King's Speech* (2010), as Archbishop Cosmo Lang — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/the-kings-speech.md)
- *Hereafter* (2010), as Derek Jacobi
- *Joe Maddison's War* (2010), as Mr. Simpson
- *Margot* (2009), as Fred Ashton
- *Diamonds* (2009), series, Actor
- *Diamonds* (2009), as Piers Denmont
- *Endgame* (2009), as Rudolph Agnew
- *Morris: A Life with Bells On* (2009), as Quentin Neely
- *A Bunch of Amateurs* (2008), as Nigel Dewberry
- *Sidney Turtlebaum* (2008), as Sidney Turtlebaum
- *Pompeii and the Roman Villa* (2008), as Narrator
- *Adam Resurrected* (2008), as Dr. Nathan Gross
- *The Ties That Bind Us* (2008), as The Master (archive footage)
- *One of Those Days* (2008), as Howard Whittam
- *The Old Curiosity Shop* (2007), as Grandfather
- *The Golden Compass* (2007), as Magisterial Emissary — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/the-golden-compass.md)
- *Guantanamero* (2007), as Guido
- *The Riddle* (2007), as The Tramp / Charles Dickens
- *Airlock, or How to Say Goodbye in Space* (2007), as President
- *Mist: Sheepdog Tales* (2007), series, as Narrator
- *In the Night Garden* (2007), series, as Narrator (voice)
- *Anastezsi* (2007), as Balzer
- *The Art of Francis Bacon* (2007), as Derek Jacobi
- *Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy* (2006), as Narrator (voice)
- *Pinochet in Suburbia* (2006), as Senator Augusto Pinochet
- *Underworld: Evolution* (2006), as Alexander Corvinus
- *Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy* (2005), as Narrator(voice)
- *Nanny McPhee* (2005), as Mr. Wheen
- *Bye Bye Blackbird* (2005), as Lord Dempsey
- *Doctor Who* (2005), series, as Professor Yana — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who-2005.md)
- *Doctor Who Confidential* (2005), series, Actor
- *Agatha Christie's Marple* (2004), series, as Colonel Protheroe
- *Angelina Ballerina: The Show Must Go On* (2004), as Mr. Operatski (voice)
- *Strings* (2004), as Nezo
- *Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson* (2004), as Other Voices (voice)
- *The Long Firm* (2004), series, as Lord Edward 'Teddy' Thursby — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-long-firm.md)
- *London* (2004), series, as Tacitus
- *Cloud Cuckoo Land* (2004), as Victor
- *Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka* (2003), series, as The Master (voice)
- *Doctor Who: The Scream of the Shalka* (2003), as The Master
- *The Dinosaur Hunters* (2002), as Narrator (voice)
- *Inquisition* (2002), as Cardinal Grand Inquisitor
- *Two Men Went To War* (2002), as Maj. Merton
- *Revengers Tragedy* (2002), as The Duke
- *The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky* (2002), as Nijinsky (voice) (as Sir Derek Jacobi)
- *The Gathering Storm* (2002), as Stanley Baldwin
- *Ultimate Fights from the Movies* (2002), as Gracchus (Gladiator) (archive footage)
- *The Jury* (2002), series, as George Cording QC
- *Gosford Park* (2001), as Probert — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/gosford-park.md)
- *The Children's Midsummer Night's Dream* (2001), as Theseus (voice) · Thanks
- *David Macaulay: Mill Times* (2001), as Priam Huntington (voice)
- *The Body* (2001), as Father Lavelle
- *Revelation* (2001), as Librarian
- *Great Escape: The Untold Story* (2001), as Narrator
- *Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings* (2000), as Various Characters
- *The Wyvern Mystery* (2000), as Squire Fairfield
- *Wilfred* (2000), as Voice
- *Jason and the Argonauts* (2000), series, as Phineas
- *Gladiator* (2000), as Gracchus — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/gladiator.md)
- *Up at the Villa* (2000), as Lucky Leadbetter
- *Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)* (2000), series, Actor
- *The Chimes* (1999), as Narrator
- *Molokai: The Story of Father Damien* (1999), as Father Leonor Fousnel
- *Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon* (1998), as Francis Bacon
- *Basil* (1998), as Father Frederick
- *Animated Epics: Beowulf* (1998), as Narrator ( voice )
- *Hamlet* (1996), as King Claudius — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/hamlet.md)
- *Breaking the Code* (1996), as Alan Turing
- *Witness Against Hitler* (1996), as General
- *The Virgin in the Ice* (1995), as Brother Cadfael
- *Achilles* (1995), as Narrator
- *The Secret Garden* (1994), as Archibald Craven (voice)
- *Baseball* (1994), series, as Various (voice), (voice)
- *Monk's Hood* (1994), as Brother Cadfael
- *The Leper of St. Giles* (1994), as Brother Cadfael
- *The Sanctuary Sparrow* (1994), as Brother Cadfael
- *Cadfael* (1994), series, as Brother Cadfael
- *One Corpse Too Many* (1994), as Brother Cadfael
- *The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle and Mr. Jeremy Fisher* (1994), as Jeremy Fisher (voice)
- *David Macaulay: Roman City* (1994), as Marcus Fabricius (voice)
- *Circles of Deceit* (1993), as Randal
- *The Vision Thing* (1993), as George Salisbury
- *Frasier* (1993), series, as Jackson Hedley — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/frasier.md)
- *The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends* (1992), series, as Mr. Jeremy Fisher (voice)
- *Aladdin* (1992), as The Magician (voice)
- *The Velvet Claw* (1992), series, as Narrator
- *The Storyteller: Greek Myths* (1991), series, as Daedalus
- *Dead Again* (1991), as Franklyn Madson — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/dead-again.md)
- *In My Defence* (1991), series, as Emile Zola
- *The Fool* (1990), as Mr. Frederick / Sir John
- *The Civil War* (1990), series, as William Russell / Various (voice) — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-civil-war.md)
- *Henry V* (1989), as Chorus — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/henry-v.md)
- *The Congress* (1989), as (voice)
- *David Macaulay: Pyramid* (1989), as Hordedef (voice)
- *The Tenth Man* (1988), as The Imposter
- *Little Dorrit* (1987), as Arthur Clennam
- *The Secret Garden* (1987), as Archibald Craven
- *ScreenPlay* (1986), series, as George Salisbury
- *David Macaulay: Cathedral* (1986), as Pierre (voice)
- *Mr Pye* (1986), series, as Mr Pye
- *Mr. Pye* (1986), as Mr. Pye
- *Cyrano de Bergerac* (1985), as Cyrano de Bergerac
- *Enigma* (1982), as Kurt Limmer
- *The Secret of NIMH* (1982), as Nicodemus (voice) — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/the-secret-of-nimh.md)
- *Stranger in Town* (1982), as The Stranger
- *Inside the Third Reich* (1982), series, as Adolf Hitler
- *The Hunchback of Notre Dame* (1982), as Dom Claude Frollo
- *Charlotte* (1981), as Daberlohn
- *The Man Who Went Up in Smoke* (1980), as Martin Beck
- *Hamlet* (1980), as Hamlet
- *The Human Factor* (1979), as Arthur Davis
- *Minder* (1979), series, as Freddie Fenton — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/minder.md)
- *Tales of the Unexpected* (1979), series, as The Stranger, Drioli
- *Richard II* (1978), as King Richard II
- *The BBC Television Shakespeare* (1978), series, as Richard II, Hamlet
- *The Medusa Touch* (1978), as Townley - Publisher
- *Mysterious Castles of Clay* (1978), as Narrator
- *Philby, Burgess and Maclean* (1977), as Guy Burgess
- *I, Claudius* (1976), series, as Claudius — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/tv/i-claudius.md)
- *Blue Blood* (1974), as Gregory
- *The Odessa File* (1974), as Klaus Wenzer
- *Affairs of the Heart* (1974), series, as Bertram Braddle
- *NOVA* (1974), series, as Voice of Ernest Shackleton
- *The Pallisers* (1974), series, as Lord Fawn
- *The Day of the Jackal* (1973), as Inspector Caron — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-day-of-the-jackal.md)
- *Man of Straw* (1972), series, as Diederich Hessling
- *The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes* (1971), series, as William Drew
- *Budgie* (1971), series, as Herbert Fletcher
- *Three Sisters* (1970), as Andrei
- *ITV Playhouse* (1967), series, as Gerry
- *Much Ado About Nothing* (1967), as Don John
- *Othello* (1965), as Cassio
- *Horizon* (1964), series, as Narrator
- *The Fishing Match* (1962), as Eric
- *Armchair Theatre* (1956), series, as Eric
- *Hallmark Hall of Fame* (1951), series, as Dom Claude, Archibald Craven, Imposter
- *Venom! Nine Ways to Die*, as Narrator
- *Lead Heads*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Derek Jacobi as Claudius in I, Claudius (1976)](https://film.one/media/title/3605/still-065570c9c265.jpg) Derek Jacobi as Claudius in *I, Claudius* (1976) — Image via TMDB
- ![Derek Jacobi](https://film.one/media/person/10466/gallery-e0e9367d40fc.jpg) Derek Jacobi — Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Sir_Derek_Jacobi.jpg/1280px-Sir_Derek_Jacobi.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Derek Jacobi](https://film.one/media/person/10466/gallery-d72be278196a.jpg) Derek Jacobi — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### BAFTA Television Awards — 1 won

- 1976: Best Actor (won), for *I, Claudius*

### Primetime Emmy Awards — 2 won

- 2001: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series (won), for *Frasier, season 8*
- 1989: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie (won), for *The Tenth Man*

### Other awards — 6 won, 1 nominated

- Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor 2009: Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor (won), for *Twelfth Night*
- Knight Bachelor 1994: Knight Bachelor (won)
- Knight of the 1st Class of the Order of the Dannebrog 1989: Knight of the 1st Class of the Order of the Dannebrog (won)
- Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play 1988: Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play (nominated)
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire 1985: Commander of the Order of the British Empire (won)
- Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play 1985: Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play (won), for *Much Ado About Nothing*
- Laurence Olivier Award for Actor of the Year in a Revival 1983: Laurence Olivier Award for Actor of the Year in a Revival (won), for *Cyrano de Bergerac*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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