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Jim Broadbent

Jim Broadbent

Acting

Born: May 24, 1949Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK

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.

Known For
Filmography
What is an Ocean… Reconnecting the Cast and Crew of Cloud Atlas

What is an Ocean… Reconnecting the Cast and Crew of Cloud Atlas

Self - Interviewee

2025
Jay Kelly

Jay Kelly

Peter Schneider

2025
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

Colin Jones

2025
Paddington in Peru

Paddington in Peru

Samuel Gruber

2024
An A to Z of Paddington

An A to Z of Paddington

Narrator (voice)

2024
Call Me Back

Call Me Back

George

2023
2022 Wimbledon Official Film

2022 Wimbledon Official Film

Narrator

2023
Blackadder: A Cunning Story

Blackadder: A Cunning Story

Self - Contributor

2023
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

Harold Fry

2023
Charlotte

Charlotte

Grosspapa (voice)

2022
A Boy Called Christmas

A Boy Called Christmas

King

2021
The Duke

The Duke

Kempton Bunton

2021
(K)nox: The Rob Knox Story

(K)nox: The Rob Knox Story

Self

2021
Six Minutes to Midnight

Six Minutes to Midnight

Charlie

2020
Dolittle

Dolittle

Lord Thomas Badgley

2020
Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered

Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered

Self

2019
Black '47

Black '47

Lord Kilmichael

2018
King of Thieves

King of Thieves

Terry Perkins

2018
King Lear

King Lear

Earl of Gloucester

2018
New Town Utopia

New Town Utopia

Lewis Silkin MP

2018
Paddington 2

Paddington 2

Samuel Gruber

2017
Birds Like Us

Birds Like Us

Horozovich (voice)

2017
The Sense of an Ending

The Sense of an Ending

Tony Webster

2017
Ethel & Ernest

Ethel & Ernest

Ernest Briggs (voice)

2016
Bridget Jones's Baby

Bridget Jones's Baby

Dad

2016
The Legend of Tarzan

The Legend of Tarzan

Prime Minister

2016
Eddie the Eagle

Eddie the Eagle

BBC Commentator

2016
The Lady in the Van

The Lady in the Van

Underwood

2015
Brooklyn

Brooklyn

Father Flood

2015
The Weather Inside

The Weather Inside

Britischer Botschafter

2015
The Go-Between

The Go-Between

Old Leo

2015
Get Santa

Get Santa

Santa Claus

2014

The One and Only Mike Leigh

Self

2014
Paddington

Paddington

Samuel Gruber

2014
Big Game

Big Game

Herbert

2014
Postman Pat: The Movie

Postman Pat: The Movie

CEO (voice)

2014
The Harry Hill Movie

The Harry Hill Movie

Cleaner

2013
The Phone Call

The Phone Call

Stan (voice)

2013
Chance Meeting

Chance Meeting

2013
Le Week-End

Le Week-End

Nick Burrows

2013
Filth

Filth

Dr Rossi

2013
Closed Circuit

Closed Circuit

Attorney General

2013
Cloud Atlas

Cloud Atlas

Captain Molyneux / Vyvyan Ayrs / Timothy Cavendish / Korean Musician / Prescient 2

2012
Nina Conti: Her Master's Voice

Nina Conti: Her Master's Voice

Self

2012
The Iron Lady

The Iron Lady

Denis Thatcher

2011
Arthur Christmas

Arthur Christmas

Santa (voice)

2011
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Horace Slughorn

2011
Another Year

Another Year

Tom

2010
Perrier's Bounty

Perrier's Bounty

Jim McCrea

2009
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Horace Slughorn

2009
The Damned United

The Damned United

Sam Longson

2009
The Young Victoria

The Young Victoria

King William IV

2009
Lost and Found

Lost and Found

Narrator (voice)

2008
Inkheart

Inkheart

Fenoglio

2008
Einstein and Eddington

Einstein and Eddington

Sir Oliver Lodge

2008
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments

Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments

Self

2008
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga

Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga

Self

2008
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Dean Charles Stanforth

2008
Tales of the Riverbank

Tales of the Riverbank

G.P. (voice)

2008
And When Did You Last See Your Father?

And When Did You Last See Your Father?

Arthur Morrison

2007
Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz

Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz

Self

2007
Hot Fuzz

Hot Fuzz

Inspector Frank Butterman

2007
Longford

Longford

Lord Longford

2006
Art School Confidential

Art School Confidential

Jimmy

2006
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Prof. Digory Kirke

2005
Valiant

Valiant

Sergeant (voice)

2005
Robots

Robots

Madame Gasket (voice)

2005
The Magic Roundabout

The Magic Roundabout

Brian (voice)

2005
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason

Dad

2004
Vera Drake

Vera Drake

Judge

2004
Vanity Fair

Vanity Fair

Mr. Osborne

2004
Pride

Pride

Eddie (voice)

2004
Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days

Lord Kelvin

2004
Tooth

Tooth

The Rabbit (voice)

2004
Brambly Hedge: Classic Collection

Brambly Hedge: Classic Collection

Basil / Ernest Vole / Purslane Saltapple (Voice)

2004
The Young Visiters

The Young Visiters

Alfred Salteena

2003
Bright Young Things

Bright Young Things

The Drunken Major

2003
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself

And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself

Harry Aitken

2003
Anna Spud

Anna Spud

Dad

2003
Nicholas Nickleby

Nicholas Nickleby

Mr. Wackford Squeers

2002
Gangs of New York

Gangs of New York

Boss Tweed

2002
The King's Beard

The King's Beard

The Wizard (voice)

2002
The Gathering Storm

The Gathering Storm

Desmond Morton

2002
Iris

Iris

John Bayley

2001
Moulin Rouge!

Moulin Rouge!

Harold Zidler

2001
The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge'

The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge'

Self

2001
Bridget Jones's Diary

Bridget Jones's Diary

Bridget's Dad

2001
Topsy-Turvy

Topsy-Turvy

W. S. Gilbert

1999
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death

Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death

The Shy Doctor

1999
Little Voice

Little Voice

Mr. Boo

1998
The Avengers

The Avengers

Mother

1998

Percy The Park Keeper: After The Storm

Percy

1998

Percy The Park Keeper: The Rescue Party

Percy

1997
The Borrowers

The Borrowers

Pod Clock

1997

Percy The Park Keeper: The Secret Path

Jim

1997
Smilla's Sense of Snow

Smilla's Sense of Snow

Dr. Lagermann

1997

Percy The Park Keeper: One Snowy Night

Percy

1996
Brambly Hedge: Autumn Story: Primrose's Stormy Night

Brambly Hedge: Autumn Story: Primrose's Stormy Night

Basil

1996
The Secret Agent

The Secret Agent

Chief Inspector Heat

1996
Richard III

Richard III

The Duke of Buckingham

1995
Rough Magic

Rough Magic

Doc Ansell

1995

The Last Englishman

Col. Alfred D. Wintle

1995
Bullets Over Broadway

Bullets Over Broadway

Warner Purcell

1994
Princess Caraboo

Princess Caraboo

Mr. Worrall

1994
Widows' Peak

Widows' Peak

Con Clancy

1994
Prince Cinders

Prince Cinders

Ugly Brother / Policeman (voice)

1993
Wide-Eyed and Legless

Wide-Eyed and Legless

Deric Longden

1993
Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown

Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown

George

1993
Two Mikes Don't Make a Wright

Two Mikes Don't Make a Wright

The Earl of Leete

1993
A Sense of History

A Sense of History

23rd Earl of Leete

1992
The Crying Game

The Crying Game

Col

1992
Enchanted April

Enchanted April

Frederick Arbuthnot

1991

Nona

Carmelo

1991
Happy Feet

Happy Feet

Grocer

1991
Life Is Sweet

Life Is Sweet

Andy

1990
Van Gogh

Van Gogh

Roulin

1990
Erik the Viking

Erik the Viking

Ernest the Viking (a Rapist)

1989
7 Deadly Sins: Stage Acting

7 Deadly Sins: Stage Acting

Standford Hartley

1989
The Hangover

The Hangover

(voice)

1989
Blackadder's Christmas Carol

Blackadder's Christmas Carol

Prince Albert

1988
Vroom

Vroom

Donald

1988
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

Jean Pierre Dubois

1987
Running Out of Luck

Running Out of Luck

1987
The Insurance Man

The Insurance Man

Gutling

1986
Silas Marner

Silas Marner

Jem Rodney

1985
The Good Father

The Good Father

Roger Miles

1985
Happy Families

Happy Families

Dalcroix

1985
Picture Friend

Picture Friend

Tes Goodwin

1985
Brazil

Brazil

Dr. Jaffe

1985

The Man Who Shot Christmas

Nick/Father Christmas

1984
The Hit

The Hit

Barrister

1984
Birth of a Nation

Birth of a Nation

Geoff Figg

1983
Walter and June

Walter and June

Orderly

1983
Dead on Time

Dead on Time

Vicar

1983
Our Winnie

Our Winnie

Second Attendant

1982
Intensive Care

Intensive Care

Mr Horsfall

1982
Walter

Walter

Joseph - Orderly

1982
Mike Leigh: Making Plays

Mike Leigh: Making Plays

Self (archive footage)

1982
Uliisses

Uliisses

1982
Time Bandits

Time Bandits

Compere

1981
The Dogs of War

The Dogs of War

Film Crew

1980
The Adventures of Frank: Seeds of Ice

The Adventures of Frank: Seeds of Ice

Mr. Champing

1980
Breaking Glass

Breaking Glass

Station Porter

1980
Games Without Frontiers

Games Without Frontiers

Stewart

1980
Long Distance Information

Long Distance Information

Mackaness

1979
Phoelix

Phoelix

1979
The Passage

The Passage

German Soldier (uncredited)

1979
The Life Story of Baal

The Life Story of Baal

Woodcutter

1978
The Shout

The Shout

Fielder in Cowpat

1978
The Go-Between

The Go-Between

Spectator at Cricket Match (uncredited)

1971