Matthew Jacobs
Matthew Julian B. Jacobs (born 1956) is a British writer, director, producer and actor. He is known best for his extensive career writing for television shows like Doctor Who and The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles. He also directed two prize-winning TV movies for BBC films, Hallelujah Anyhow (1992) and Mothertime (1998).
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| Matthew Jacobs |
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| 1956 (age 69–70) |
| Writer, director, producer, actor |
Matthew Julian B. Jacobs (born 1956) is a British writer, director, producer and actor. He is known best for his extensive career writing for television shows like Doctor Who and The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles. He also directed two prize-winning TV movies for BBC films, Hallelujah Anyhow (1992) and Mothertime (1998).
Jacobs was born in Marylebone in 1956, the son of the actor Anthony Jacobs and his second wife, Ann Jameson. His father had previously been married to the actress Katherine Blake, and he has a half-sister from that marriage.
Jacobs's father was Jewish; Jacobs practices no religion.
In 1966, his father appeared in the Doctor Who serial The Gunfighters and took his son to visit the set during production.
Jacobs worked as one of the many writers for George Lucas's The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones. His episodes included "Passion for Life," "The Perils of Cupid," "Travels with Father," "Spring Break Adventure," "Attack of the Hawkmen" and "Hollywood Follies."
Jacobs is perhaps best remembered for writing and co-producing the 1996 Doctor Who television movie, which featured Paul McGann as the Doctor and Eric Roberts as the Master. Jacobs was responsible for writing the first televised Doctor Who story to be broadcast as a show in its own right, rather than as part of a charity telethon, since Survival (1989).
Jacobs has also written several screenplays. His film credits include Lassie, The Emperor's New Groove and the cult classic Paperhouse.
Aside from his work in television and film, Jacobs has worked on other projects in the entertainment industry. He wrote for the video games Outlaws and Star Wars: Starfighter.
In 2011, while working in San Francisco, Jacobs befriended the rabbi Lawrence Kushner, and they worked together to write a film called Your Good Friend.
Jacobs starred with Danny Huston in Boxing Day (2012), Bernard Rose's adaptation of Tolstoy's novella "Master and Man".
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Editor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | The Ninja Mission | No | Yes | No | No | |
| Starship | No | Yes | No | No | ||
| 1986 | Vardo | Yes | No | No | No | Short film |
| Smart Money | No | Yes | No | No | ||
| 1988 | Paperhouse | No | Yes | No | No | |
| 1994 | Lassie | No | Yes | No | No | |
| 2000 | The Emperor's New Groove | No | Story | No | No | |
| 2013 | Justin and the Knights of Valour | No | Yes | No | No | |
| Your Good Friend | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Directorial debut | |
| 2014 | Bar America | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |
| 2015 | Rebel Child | No | No | Associate | No | Short film |
| 2018 | The Hurdy Gurdy Man | No | No | Yes | No | Short film; also first assistant director |
| 2019 | Claude Debussy's Danse Profane | No | No | Yes | No | Short film |
| 2022 | Doctor Who Am I | Yes | No | Yes | No | Documentary film |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Lo que Daria por volver | BBC Narrator (voice) | Short film |
| The Kreutzer Sonata | Driver | ||
| 2010 | Mr. Nice | Eddie Laxton | |
| The Two Handed Painter | Producer (voice) | Short film | |
| The Seven Year Hitch | Himself | Documentary film | |
| 2011 | You're Cordially Uninvited | Mr. Badeaux | Short film |
| 2012 | Boxing Day | Nick | |
| 2013 | Your Good Friend | Jules | |
| 2014 | Bar America | Harry | |
| 2015 | On Her Wedding Day | Policeman (voice) | Short film |
| Frankenstein | Dr. Marcus | ||
| Art School of Horrors | Zadok | ||
| 2017 | State of Modern Love | Josh | |
| 2018 | The Hurdy Gurdy Man | Narrator (voice) | Short film |
| Vice | Antonin Scalia | ||
| 2021 | On My Special Day | The Caller | Short film |
| Traveling Light | Arthur | ||
| 2022 | Doctor Who Am I | Himself | Documentary film |
| TBA | Lear Rex | Duke of Cornwall | Post-production |
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | The Jim Henson Hour | Episode: "Monster Maker" |
| Somewhere to Run | TV film | |
| 1990 | Lorna Doone | TV film |
| 1990–1992 | The Ruth Rendell Mysteries | Episodes: |
| "Some Lie and Some Die: Part One" | ||
| "Murder Being Once Done: Part One" | ||
| "Kissing the Gunner's Daughter: Part One" | ||
| 1991–1997 | Screen Two | Episodes: |
| "Hallelujah Anyhow" (also director) | ||
| "Mothertime" (also director) | ||
| 1992–1996 | The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | Episodes: |
| "British East Africa, September 1909" | ||
| "Vienna, November 1908" | ||
| "Princeton, February 1916" | ||
| TV films: |
"The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Hollywood Follies" "The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Attack of the Hawkmen" "The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father" | | 1996 | Doctor Who | TV film: "Doctor Who: The Movie" (also co-producer) | | 2002 | Mr. St. Nick | TV film (story only) |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Point Counter Point | Little Phil | 4 episodes |
| 1975 | Play for Today | Wulf | Episode: "By Common Consent" |
| 1997 | Screen Two | Recording Engineer | Episode: "Mothertime" |
| 2018 | All You Need Is Me | Barman | 2 episodes |
| 2020 | Tardis Sauce | Himself | Episode: "The Time Lord's New Groove" |
- Outlaws (1997, dialogue)
- Star Wars: Starfighter (2001)
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- Matthew Jacobs at IMDb
- Matthew Jacobs's profile at MobyGames