---
name: "Matthew Jacobs"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/matthew-jacobs"
fi1m_id: "matthew-jacobs"
imdb_id: "nm0414226"
tmdb_id: 80110
wikidata_id: "Q6790729"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "1 July 1956"
died: "1 July 1956"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 70
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-05T00:33:10.343759+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."
---

# Matthew Jacobs

## Identity

Matthew Jacobs

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/matthew-jacobs
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** matthew-jacobs
- **IMDb ID:** nm0414226
- **TMDB ID:** 80110
- **Wikidata ID:** Q6790729
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Jacobs, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6790729, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0414226/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/80110

Writer. Born 1 July 1956 in London, England, UK. Died 1 July 1956.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 1 July 1956, London, England, UK
- **Died:** 1 July 1956
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 3: 1 acting, 2 writing
- **Average Fi1m score:** 70, as writer, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 60 (1), 2000s 80 (1), 2010s 61 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Jacobs, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6790729, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0414226/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/80110

## Biography

Matthew Jacobs is a British screenwriter, director and actor. Born in London on 1 July 1956, he is the son of actor Anthony Jacobs, who appeared in the 1966 Doctor Who serial The Gunfighters.

Jacobs wrote the screenplay for the 1996 Doctor Who television film, in which he also served as co-producer. His other writing credits include the screenplay for Paperhouse (1988), Lassie (1994), the original story for The Emperor's New Groove (2000) and episodes of The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1992–1996).

He has directed the BBC television films Hallelujah Anyhow (1992) and Mothertime (1998). As an actor, his credits include roles in Boxing Day (2012) and Vice (2018).

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

## On Fi1m (3)

### Performed in (1)

- *Vice* (2018), Fi1m 61, as Antonin Scalia — [page](https://film.one/film/vice.md)

### Wrote (2) — the average rests on these

- *The Emperor's New Groove* (2000), Fi1m 80, Original Story — [page](https://film.one/film/the-emperors-new-groove.md)
- *Doctor Who* (1996), Fi1m 60, Screenplay, Co-Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/doctor-who-1996.md)

## Complete filmography (40)

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

- *Doctor Who Am I* (2022), Producer, Director
- *Traveling Light* (2021), as Arthur
- *Vice* (2018), as Antonin Scalia — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/film/vice.md)
- *Unforgiven* (2018), Screenplay
- *The Hurdy Gurdy Man* (2018), as Narrator (voice) · Producer
- *State of Modern Love* (2017), as Josh
- *Frankenstein* (2015), as Dr. Marcus
- *Lady of Csejte* (2015), Writer
- *Your Good Friend* (2014), as Jules · Director, Editor, Producer, Writer
- *Bar America* (2014), as Harry · Writer, Director, Editor
- *Justin and the Knights of Valour* (2013), Screenplay
- *Boxing Day* (2012), as Nick
- *Mr. Nice* (2010), as Eddie Laxton
- *The Kreutzer Sonata* (2008), as Driver
- *Mr. St. Nick* (2002), Story
- *The Emperor's New Groove* (2000), Original Story — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/the-emperors-new-groove.md)
- *The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid* (2000), Screenplay
- *The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Passion for Life* (2000), Writer
- *The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Spring Break Adventure* (1999), Screenplay
- *Mothertime* (1997), Writer, Director
- *The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father* (1996), Writer
- *Doctor Who* (1996), Screenplay, Co-Producer — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/doctor-who-1996.md)
- *The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Attack of the Hawkmen* (1995), Writer
- *The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Hollywood Follies* (1994), Screenplay
- *Lassie* (1994), Writer
- *The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles* (1992), series, Writer
- *Hallelujah Anyhow* (1991), Writer, Director
- *Lorna Doone* (1990), Writer
- *Somewhere to Run* (1989), Writer
- *The Jim Henson Hour* (1989), series, Writer
- *Monster Maker* (1989), Screenplay
- *Paperhouse* (1988), Screenplay
- *The Ruth Rendell Mysteries* (1987), series, Writer
- *Smart Money* (1986), Writer
- *Screen Two* (1985), series, Writer, Director
- *Lorca and the Outlaws* (1984), Writer
- *The Ninja Mission* (1984), Writer
- *John, Love* (1983), Producer
- *By Common Consent* (1975), as Wulf
- *Lear Rex*, as Gloucester

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