Derek Jacobi Biography
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Was the mentor and acting instructor of
Kenneth Branagh.

He won a Tony in 1985 for "Much Ado About Nothing."

Was on the short list of actors considered for the role of Hannibal Lecter in
The Silence of the Lambs

He and
Laurence Olivier are the only actors to have received both a Danish and a British Knighthood.

Awarded CBE (Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) in 1985

He was knighted in 1994.
Charlton Heston and
Ronnie Barker had been considered for the role of Claudius in
I, Claudius before he landed the role.

He was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1984 (1983 season) for Best Actor in a Revival for Cyrano de Bergerac.

He was awarded the 1983 London Critics Circle Theatre Award (Drama Theatre Award) for Best Actor for his performances in Cyrano de Bergerac and Much Ado About Nothing.

He was awarded the 1983 London Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actor for his performance in Much Ado About Nothing.

An Associate Member of RADA.

Has a Victorian home in London, England.

Replaced
Donald Sutherland as Franklyn Madson in
Dead Again.

Won Broadway's 1985 Tony Award as Best Actor (Play) for
William Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing." He was also Tony-nominated in the same category in 1988 for "Breaking the Code."

Is a native of Leytonstone, in London's East End, which has also produced film maker
Alfred Hitchcock, TV journalists & presenters
Jonathan Ross and
Paul Ross, TV cook
Fanny Cradock, Bangra-DnB composer/producer
Talvin Singh, Iron-Maiden bassist/songwriter
Steve Harris, former England cricket captain Graham Gooch, and England soccer captain
David Beckham.

On the shortlist of actors considered for the main guest lead of Captain Rorvik (played by
Clifford Rose) in the episode "Warriors' Gate" of
Doctor Who.

After 27 years together, registered his civil partnership with long-term partner
Richard Clifford in March 2006, four months after civil unions became legal in England and Wales.
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