Caption: Still of Derek Jacobi, Ian McKellen, Frances de la Tour, Marcia Warren and Iwan Rheon in Vicious (2013)
Actor, Producer
Born: October 22, 1938
Star sign: Libra
Height: 5' 10" (1.78 m)
Known for: Gladiator (2000), The King's Speech (2010), Underworld: Evolution (2006), The Secret of NIMH (1982)
Source: IMDB
Preeminent British classical actor of the first post-Olivier generation, Derek Jacobi was knighted in 1994 for his services to the theatre, and, in fact, is only the second to enjoy the honor of holding TWO knighthoods, Danish and English (Olivier was the other). Modest and unassuming in nature, Jacobi's firm place in theatre history centers ...