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Matthew Jacobs

{{Short description|British writer, director, producer and actor}}

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Matthew Jacobs (born 1 July 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). As an actor, he starred alongside Danny Huston in Boxing Day, Bernard Rose's 2012 adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's novella "Master and Man".

Life and career

Jacobs worked as one of the many writers for George Lucas's The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles. 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.

Jacobs' father, the actor Anthony Jacobs, appeared in the Doctor Who serial The Gunfighters in 1966, and took his son to visit the set one day during production.

Jacobs's father was Jewish; Jacobs practices no religion.{{Cite web|last=Ghert-Z|first=Renee|title=Rabbi looks for laughs with (fictional) 'kosher' porn|url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/rabbi-looks-for-laughs-with-fictional-kosher-porn/|access-date=2020-07-22|website=The Times of Israel|language=en-US}}

Filmography

= Films =

== Filmmaking credits ==

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!Year

!Director

!Director

!Writer

!Producer

!Editor

!Notes

rowspan="2" |1984

|The Ninja Mission

|{{no}}

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

|{{no}}

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Starship

|{{no}}

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

|{{no}}

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rowspan="2" |1986

|Vardo

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

|{{no}}

|{{no}}

|Short film

Smart Money

|{{no}}

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

|{{no}}

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1988

|Paperhouse

|{{no}}

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

|{{no}}

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1994

|Lassie

|{{no}}

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

|{{no}}

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2000

|The Emperor's New Groove

|{{no}}

|{{Partial|Story}}

|{{no}}

|{{no}}

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rowspan="2" |2013

|Justin and the Knights of Valour

|{{no}}

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

|{{no}}

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Your Good Friend

|{{yes}}

|{{yes}}

|{{yes}}

|{{yes}}

|Directorial debut

2014

|Bar America

|{{yes}}

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

|{{yes}}

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2015

|Rebel Child

|{{no}}

|{{no}}

|{{Partial|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

== Acting credits ==

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!Year

!Title

!Role

!Notes

rowspan="2" |2008

|Lo que Daria por volver

|BBC Narrator (voice)

|Short film

The Kreutzer Sonata

|Driver

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rowspan="3" |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

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rowspan="3" |2015

|On Her Wedding Day

|Policeman (voice)

|Short film

Frankenstein

|Dr. Marcus

|

Art School of Horrors

|Zadok

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2017

|State of Modern Love

|Josh

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rowspan="2" |2018

|The Hurdy Gurdy Man

|Narrator (voice)

|Short film

Vice

|Antonin Scalia

|

rowspan="2" |2021

|On My Special Day

|The Caller

|Short film

Traveling Light

|Arthur

|

2022

|Doctor Who Am I

|Himself

|Documentary film

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|Lear Rex

|Duke of Cornwall

|Post-production

= Television =

== Screenwriting credits ==

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!Year

!Title

!Notes

rowspan="2" |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)

== Acting credits ==

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!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"

Writer for video games

References

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External links

  • {{IMDb name|0414226}}
  • {{moby developer |id=8543|name=Matthew Jacobs's profile}}

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Category:1956 births

Category:British male screenwriters

Category:Place of birth missing (living people)

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Category:British male television writers