Jim Broadbent (born May 24, 1949) is an English actor. He won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for his supporting role as John Bayley in the feature film Iris (2001), as well as winning a BAFTA TV Award and a Golden Globe for his leading role as Lord Longford in the television film Longford (2006). Broadbent received four BAFTA Film Award nominations and won for his performance in Moulin Rouge! (2001). He was also nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards and four Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Jim Broadbent (born May 24, 1949) is an English actor. He won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for his supporting role as John Bayley in the feature film Iris (2001), as well as winning a BAFTA TV Award and a Golden Globe for his leading role as Lord Longford in the television film Longford (2006). Broadbent received four BAFTA Film Award nominations and won for his performance in Moulin Rouge! (2001). He was also nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards and four Screen Actors Guild Awards.
A graduate of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in 1972, Broadbent first came to prominence in the 1980s, chiefly appearing in television comedy including playing Roy Slater in the BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses. He appeared in the Terry Gilliam films Time Bandits (1981) and Brazil (1985) before a breakthrough role in Mike Leigh's independent comedy drama Life Is Sweet (1990). His notable film roles since include The Borrowers (1997), Bridget Jones's Diary (2001), The Gathering Storm (2002), Hot Fuzz (2007), Another Year (2010), The Iron Lady (2011), Arthur Christmas (2011), Cloud Atlas (2012) and Brooklyn (2015). He played Horace Slughorn in the Harry Potter film series, Archmaester Ebrose in the seventh season of the television series Game of Thrones and Samuel Gruber in the Paddington film series.
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Filmography (Movies)
What is an Ocean… Reconnecting the Cast and Crew of Cloud Atlas
Character:Self - Interviewee
Release Date:23/12/2025
Jay Kelly
Character:Peter Schneider
Release Date:14/11/2025
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
Character:Colin Jones
Release Date:12/02/2025
Paddington in Peru
Character:Samuel Gruber
Release Date:08/11/2024
An A to Z of Paddington
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:31/10/2024
Call Me Back
Character:George
Release Date:29/09/2023
2022 Wimbledon Official Film
Character:Narrator
Release Date:02/07/2023
Blackadder: A Cunning Story
Character:Self - Contributor
Release Date:16/06/2023
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
Character:Harold Fry
Release Date:27/04/2023
Charlotte
Character:Grosspapa (voice)
Release Date:22/04/2022
A Boy Called Christmas
Character:King
Release Date:24/11/2021
The Duke
Character:Kempton Bunton
Release Date:23/07/2021
Rhythm of Life
Character:Self
Release Date:03/07/2021
(K)nox: The Rob Knox Story
Character:Self
Release Date:09/04/2021
Six Minutes to Midnight
Character:Charlie
Release Date:15/10/2020
Dolittle
Character:Lord Thomas Badgley
Release Date:02/01/2020
Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered
Character:Self
Release Date:30/10/2019
Black '47
Character:Lord Kilmichael
Release Date:05/09/2018
King of Thieves
Character:Terry Perkins
Release Date:04/09/2018
King Lear
Character:Earl of Gloucester
Release Date:28/05/2018
New Town Utopia
Character:Lewis Silkin MP
Release Date:04/05/2018
Paddington 2
Character:Samuel Gruber
Release Date:09/11/2017
Birds Like Us
Character:Horozovich (voice)
Release Date:05/05/2017
The Sense of an Ending
Character:Tony Webster
Release Date:10/03/2017
Ethel & Ernest
Character:Ernest Briggs (voice)
Release Date:15/10/2016
Bridget Jones's Baby
Character:Dad
Release Date:14/09/2016
The Legend of Tarzan
Character:Prime Minister
Release Date:29/06/2016
Eddie the Eagle
Character:BBC Commentator
Release Date:25/02/2016
The Lady in the Van
Character:Underwood
Release Date:30/10/2015
Brooklyn
Character:Father Flood
Release Date:20/10/2015
The Weather Inside
Character:Britischer Botschafter
Release Date:29/09/2015
The Go-Between
Character:Old Leo
Release Date:20/09/2015
Get Santa
Character:Santa Claus
Release Date:05/12/2014
Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods
Character:Julius Caesar (voice UK Dub)
Release Date:26/11/2014
Paddington
Character:Samuel Gruber
Release Date:24/11/2014
The One and Only Mike Leigh
Character:Self
Release Date:24/11/2014
Big Game
Character:Herbert
Release Date:05/09/2014
Postman Pat: The Movie
Character:CEO (voice)
Release Date:23/05/2014
The Harry Hill Movie
Character:Cleaner
Release Date:20/12/2013
The Phone Call
Character:Stan (voice)
Release Date:20/10/2013
Chance Meeting
Character:
Release Date:08/10/2013
Le Week-End
Character:Nick Burrows
Release Date:04/10/2013
Filth
Character:Dr Rossi
Release Date:23/09/2013
Closed Circuit
Character:Attorney General
Release Date:28/08/2013
Cloud Atlas
Character:Captain Molyneux / Vyvyan Ayrs / Timothy Cavendish / Korean Musician / Prescient 2
Release Date:26/10/2012
Nina Conti: Her Master's Voice
Character:Self
Release Date:11/03/2012
The Iron Lady
Character:Denis Thatcher
Release Date:26/12/2011
Arthur Christmas
Character:Santa (voice)
Release Date:10/11/2011
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Character:Horace Slughorn
Release Date:12/07/2011
Another Year
Character:Tom
Release Date:05/11/2010
Perrier's Bounty
Character:Jim McCrea
Release Date:11/09/2009
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Character:Horace Slughorn
Release Date:15/07/2009
The Damned United
Character:Sam Longson
Release Date:27/03/2009
The Young Victoria
Character:King William IV
Release Date:04/03/2009
Lost and Found
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:24/12/2008
Inkheart
Character:Fenoglio
Release Date:11/12/2008
Einstein and Eddington
Character:Sir Oliver Lodge
Release Date:29/11/2008
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
Character:Self
Release Date:16/10/2008
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
Character:Self
Release Date:09/10/2008
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Character:Dean Charles Stanforth
Release Date:21/05/2008
Tales of the Riverbank
Character:G.P. (voice)
Release Date:07/02/2008
And When Did You Last See Your Father?
Character:Arthur Morrison
Release Date:05/10/2007
Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz
Character:Self
Release Date:11/06/2007
Hot Fuzz
Character:Inspector Frank Butterman
Release Date:14/02/2007
Longford
Character:Lord Longford
Release Date:26/10/2006
Art School Confidential
Character:Jimmy
Release Date:05/05/2006
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Character:Prof. Digory Kirke
Release Date:07/12/2005
Valiant
Character:Sergeant (voice)
Release Date:25/03/2005
Spider-Plant Man
Character:Batman
Release Date:11/03/2005
Robots
Character:Madame Gasket (voice)
Release Date:10/03/2005
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
Character:Dad
Release Date:10/11/2004
The Magic Roundabout
Character:Brian (voice)
Release Date:24/10/2004
Vera Drake
Character:Judge
Release Date:22/10/2004
Vanity Fair
Character:Mr. Osborne
Release Date:01/09/2004
Pride
Character:Eddie (voice)
Release Date:21/06/2004
Around the World in 80 Days
Character:Lord Kelvin
Release Date:16/06/2004
Tooth
Character:The Rabbit (voice)
Release Date:13/02/2004
Brambly Hedge: Classic Collection
Character:Basil / Ernest Vole / Purslane Saltapple (Voice)
Release Date:01/01/2004
The Young Visiters
Character:Alfred Salteena
Release Date:26/12/2003
Bright Young Things
Character:The Drunken Major
Release Date:03/10/2003
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
Character:Harry Aitken
Release Date:07/09/2003
Anna Spud
Character:Dad
Release Date:01/01/2003
Nicholas Nickleby
Character:Mr. Wackford Squeers
Release Date:27/12/2002
Gangs of New York
Character:Boss Tweed
Release Date:14/12/2002
The King's Beard
Character:The Wizard (voice)
Release Date:02/10/2002
The Gathering Storm
Character:Desmond Morton
Release Date:22/04/2002
Iris
Character:John Bayley
Release Date:14/12/2001
Moulin Rouge!
Character:Harold Zidler
Release Date:18/05/2001
The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge'
Character:Self
Release Date:01/05/2001
Bridget Jones's Diary
Character:Bridget's Dad
Release Date:13/04/2001
Topsy-Turvy
Character:W. S. Gilbert
Release Date:15/12/1999
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death
Character:The Shy Doctor
Release Date:26/03/1999
Little Voice
Character:Mr. Boo
Release Date:05/11/1998
The Avengers
Character:Mother
Release Date:13/08/1998
Percy The Park Keeper: After The Storm
Character:Percy
Release Date:01/01/1998
Percy The Park Keeper: The Rescue Party
Character:Percy
Release Date:24/12/1997
The Borrowers
Character:Pod Clock
Release Date:05/12/1997
Percy The Park Keeper: The Secret Path
Character:Jim
Release Date:12/03/1997
Smilla's Sense of Snow
Character:Dr. Lagermann
Release Date:28/02/1997
Brambly Hedge: Autumn Story: Primrose's Stormy Night
Character:Basil
Release Date:25/12/1996
Percy The Park Keeper: One Snowy Night
Character:Percy
Release Date:25/12/1996
The Secret Agent
Character:Chief Inspector Heat
Release Date:08/11/1996
Richard III
Character:The Duke of Buckingham
Release Date:29/12/1995
Rough Magic
Character:Doc Ansell
Release Date:07/09/1995
The Last Englishman
Character:Col. Alfred D. Wintle
Release Date:09/02/1995
Bullets Over Broadway
Character:Warner Purcell
Release Date:14/10/1994
Princess Caraboo
Character:Mr. Worrall
Release Date:16/09/1994
Widows' Peak
Character:Con Clancy
Release Date:15/04/1994
Prince Cinders
Character:Ugly Brother / Policeman (voice)
Release Date:27/12/1993
Wide-Eyed and Legless
Character:Deric Longden
Release Date:05/09/1993
Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown
Character:George
Release Date:22/04/1993
Two Mikes Don't Make a Wright
Character:The Earl of Leete
Release Date:05/04/1993
A Sense of History
Character:23rd Earl of Leete
Release Date:12/09/1992
The Crying Game
Character:Col
Release Date:02/09/1992
Enchanted April
Character:Frederick Arbuthnot
Release Date:27/11/1991
Nona
Character:Carmelo
Release Date:19/10/1991
Happy Feet
Character:Grocer
Release Date:01/01/1991
Life Is Sweet
Character:Andy
Release Date:15/11/1990
Erik the Viking
Character:Ernest the Viking (a Rapist)
Release Date:01/09/1989
7 Deadly Sins: Stage Acting
Character:Standford Hartley
Release Date:17/01/1989
The Hangover
Character:(voice)
Release Date:01/01/1989
Blackadder's Christmas Carol
Character:Prince Albert
Release Date:23/12/1988
Vroom
Character:Donald
Release Date:11/11/1988
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
Character:Jean Pierre Dubois
Release Date:24/07/1987
Running Out of Luck
Character:
Release Date:02/02/1987
The Insurance Man
Character:Gutling
Release Date:22/02/1986
Silas Marner
Character:Jem Rodney
Release Date:30/12/1985
The Good Father
Character:Roger Miles
Release Date:01/11/1985
Happy Families
Character:Dalcroix
Release Date:17/10/1985
Picture Friend
Character:Tes Goodwin
Release Date:02/07/1985
Brazil
Character:Dr. Jaffe
Release Date:20/02/1985
The Man Who Shot Christmas
Character:Nick/Father Christmas
Release Date:01/12/1984
The Hit
Character:Barrister
Release Date:07/09/1984
Birth of a Nation
Character:Geoff Figg
Release Date:19/06/1983
Walter and June
Character:Orderly
Release Date:30/04/1983
Dead on Time
Character:Vicar
Release Date:01/01/1983
Our Winnie
Character:Second Attendant
Release Date:12/11/1982
Intensive Care
Character:Mr Horsfall
Release Date:09/11/1982
Walter
Character:Joseph - Orderly
Release Date:02/11/1982
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:04/09/1982
Uliisses
Character:
Release Date:18/06/1982
Time Bandits
Character:Compere
Release Date:13/07/1981
The Dogs of War
Character:Film Crew
Release Date:17/12/1980
The Adventures of Frank: Seeds of Ice
Character:Mr. Champing
Release Date:11/11/1980
Breaking Glass
Character:Station Porter
Release Date:01/10/1980
Games Without Frontiers
Character:Stewart
Release Date:09/05/1980
Long Distance Information
Character:Mackaness
Release Date:11/10/1979
Phoelix
Character:
Release Date:01/08/1979
The Passage
Character:German Soldier (uncredited)
Release Date:09/03/1979
The Life Story of Baal
Character:Woodcutter
Release Date:21/11/1978
The Shout
Character:Fielder in Cowpat
Release Date:16/06/1978
The Go-Between
Character:Spectator at Cricket Match (uncredited)
Release Date:16/06/1971
Television Appearances
My Lady Jane
Character:Duke of Leicester
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
Character:Snaggleroot (voice)
Ten Percent
Character:Richard Nightingale
Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
Character:Lord Marcham
Black Narcissus
Character:Father Roberts
Staged
Character:Jim
Trying
Character:George
Love, Death & Robots
Character:Christopher the Poet (voice)
War and Peace
Character:Prince Bolkonsky
London Spy
Character:Scottie
The Great Train Robbery
Character:DCS Tommy Butler
The Frame
Character:Professor Horace Slughorn
Comedy Blaps
Character:DCI Ponk
Exile
Character:Sam Ronstadt
Game of Thrones
Character:Archmaester Ebrose
Any Human Heart
Character:Logan Mountstuart
The Graham Norton Show
Character:Self
The Street
Character:Stan McDermott
The Peter Principle
Character:Peter Duffley
The Enchanted World of Brambly Hedge
Character:Basil / Ernest Vole / Purslane Saltapple (voice)
Percy the Park Keeper
Character:Percy (voice)
Gone to Seed
Character:Monty Plant
Perpetual Motion
Character:Self - Narrator
Gone to the Dogs
Character:Jim Morley
Murder Most Horrid
Character:Selwyn Proops
Performance
Character:Carmello
The Staggering Stories of Ferdinand de Bargos
Character:
Victoria Wood
Character:Alan Hammond
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
Character:Ossipon
Inspector Morse
Character:Charlie Bennett
Happy Families
Character:Dalcroix
Theatre Night
Character:Maitre Jacques
Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV
Character:
Dramarama
Character:
Tales Out of School
Character:Geoff Figg
Blackadder
Character:Don Speekingleesh, an Interpreter
Objects of Affection
Character:Second Attendant
Bird of Prey
Character:DI Stanley Richardson
Only Fools and Horses
Character:Roy Slater
Tales of the Unexpected
Character:Mr Lovejoy
Playhouse
Character:Stewart
Play for Today
Character:Mr. Horsfall
Play for Today
Character:Mr. Champing
Omnibus
Character:Roulin
The Oscars
Character:Self
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Nominee
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