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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

62

Gender

Male

Birthday

1964-07-22 (61 years old)

Place of Birth

Amersham, England, UK

Also Known As

آدام گادلی

Adam Godley

Biography

Adam Godley (born 22 July 1964) is a British actor. He has been nominated for two Tony Awards and four Laurence Olivier Awards for his performances on the New York and London stages which include, Private Lives in 2001, The Pillowman in 2002, Anything Goes in 2011, and The Lehman Trilogy in 2019. He made his Broadway debut in 2002 in a revival of Noël Coward's Private Lives for which he earned a Theatre World Award for Outstanding Broadway debut. In 2011 he returned to Broadway in the musical Anything Goes for which he earned a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical nomination. In 2021, The Lehman Trilogy made its Broadway transfer to great critical acclaim, and securing Godley another Tony nomination for Best Actor in a Play. His film roles include Love Actually (2003), Nanny McPhee (2005), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Elizabeth The Golden Age (2007) and The Theory Of Everything (2014). He has also had recurring roles as Elliot Schwartz in AMC's Breaking Bad, Nigel Nesbit in USA's Suits (2013), Phinneus Pogo in Netflix's The Umbrella Academy (2019 to present), and Archie the Archbishop in Hulu's The Great (2020–present).

Known For

Acting

The Old Curiosity Shop

2007

The Old Curiosity Shop

as

Samson Brass

The Special Relationship

2010

The Special Relationship

as

Jonathan Powell

The Stronger

2007

The Stronger

as

Waiter

Cor, Blimey!

2000

Cor, Blimey!

as

Kenneth Williams

The Young Visiters

2003

The Young Visiters

as

Procurio

The Forger

2011

The Forger

as

Pinkus

Cabaret

1993

Cabaret

as

Clifford Bradshaw

Thunderpants

2002

Thunderpants

as

Placido P. Placeedo

War Game

2002

War Game

as

Battleship

2012

Battleship

as

Dr. Nogrady

The Theory of Everything

2014

The Theory of Everything

as

Senior Doctor - Cambridge Hospital

Hawking

2004

Hawking

as

Frank Hawking

Sword of Honour

2001

Sword of Honour

as

Apthorpe

Elizabeth: The Golden Age

2007

Elizabeth: The Golden Age

as

William Walsingham

The People We Hate at the Wedding

2022

The People We Hate at the Wedding

as

Narrator (voice)

Love Actually

2003

Love Actually

as

Mr Trench

The Prime Minister

2016

The Prime Minister

as

Chief of Security

The BFG

2016

The BFG

as

Manhugger / Lout #1

An Ungentlemanly Act

1992

An Ungentlemanly Act

as

P.C. Anton Livermore

Nanny McPhee

2005

Nanny McPhee

as

Vicar

Margery and Gladys

2003

Margery and Gladys

as

Graham Heywood

Nightmare Cinema

2018

Nightmare Cinema

as

Dr. Salvadore

Missing Link

2019

Missing Link

as

Lord Bilge (voice)

Son of Rambow

2007

Son of Rambow

as

Brethren Leader

Mad Men

Mad Men

as

Wayne Kirkeby

Numb3rs

Numb3rs

as

Dr. Joseph Baskin

Dollhouse

Dollhouse

as

Clyde Randolph

Breaking Bad

Breaking Bad

as

Elliott Schwartz

Succession

Succession

as

Darwin Perry

Perception

Perception

as

Teddy Brennan

Manhattan

Manhattan

as

Dr. Adelman

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as

Self - Nominee

Class Act

Class Act

as

Graham

Merlin

Merlin

as

Jonas

The Detectives

The Detectives

as

D.C. Dominic Boyle

Suburgatory

Suburgatory

as

Mr. Jacobs

The Good Wife

The Good Wife

as

Leland Carlisle

Suits

Suits

as

Nigel Nesbitt

Fallet

Fallet

as

Tom Brown

Casualty

Casualty

as

Alan Decker

Spies of Warsaw

Spies of Warsaw

as

Julius Halbach

The Blacklist

The Blacklist

as

Silas Gouldsberry

Powers

Powers

as

Emile Cross

Nuremberg: Nazis on Trial

Nuremberg: Nazis on Trial

as

Gustave Gilbert

The Umbrella Academy

The Umbrella Academy

as

Pogo (voice)

The Great North

The Great North

as

Dick Chateau (voice)

The Great North

The Great North

as

Archie (voice)

The Great

The Great

as

Archbishop

Down Cemetery Road

Down Cemetery Road

as

Joe Silverman

Case Histories

Case Histories

as

Martin Canning

Production

Crew

Directing