Derek Jacobi

Date of birth:
1938
Mini Bio:
Sir Derek George Jacobi CBE (born 22 October 1938) is an English actor and film director, knighted in 1994 for his services to theatre. Like Laurence Olivier, he bears the distinction of holding two knighthoods, Danish and British. He is regarded to have one of the most outstanding speaking voices ever, with studied tonality and an exceptional elocution in drama.