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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

190

Gender

Male

Birthday

1949-05-24 (76 years old)

Place of Birth

Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK

Also Known As

جیم برودبنت

Jim Broadbent

Biography

Jim Broadbent (born 24 May 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. escription above from the Wikipedia article Jim Broadbent, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting

Brazil

1985

Brazil

as

Dr. Jaffe

Bridget Jones's Diary

2001

Bridget Jones's Diary

as

Bridget's Dad

Moulin Rouge!

2001

Moulin Rouge!

as

Harold Zidler

Phoelix

1979

Phoelix

as

Two Mikes Don't Make a Wright

1993

Two Mikes Don't Make a Wright

as

The Earl of Leete

Inkheart

2008

Inkheart

as

Fenoglio

Gangs of New York

2002

Gangs of New York

as

Boss Tweed

Hot Fuzz

2007

Hot Fuzz

as

Inspector Frank Butterman

Vera Drake

2004

Vera Drake

as

Judge

Spider-Plant Man

2005

Spider-Plant Man

as

Batman

The Damned United

2009

The Damned United

as

Sam Longson

Richard III

1995

Richard III

as

The Duke of Buckingham

Vanity Fair

2004

Vanity Fair

as

Mr. Osborne

Little Voice

1998

Little Voice

as

Mr. Boo

Iris

2001

Iris

as

John Bayley

Widows' Peak

1994

Widows' Peak

as

Con Clancy

The Borrowers

1997

The Borrowers

as

Pod Clock

Lost and Found

2008

Lost and Found

as

Narrator (voice)

Enchanted April

1991

Enchanted April

as

Frederick Arbuthnot

Robots

2005

Robots

as

Madame Gasket (voice)

The Avengers

1998

The Avengers

as

Mother

Perrier's Bounty

2009

Perrier's Bounty

as

Jim McCrea

Valiant

2005

Valiant

as

Sergeant (voice)

Nicholas Nickleby

2002

Nicholas Nickleby

as

Mr. Wackford Squeers

Longford

2006

Longford

as

Lord Longford

The Gathering Storm

2002

The Gathering Storm

as

Desmond Morton

Life Is Sweet

1990

Life Is Sweet

as

Andy

Princess Caraboo

1994

Princess Caraboo

as

Mr. Worrall

Einstein and Eddington

2008

Einstein and Eddington

as

Sir Oliver Lodge

A Sense of History

1992

A Sense of History

as

23rd Earl of Leete

Bright Young Things

2003

Bright Young Things

as

The Drunken Major

Another Year

2010

Another Year

as

Tom

The Magic Roundabout

2004

The Magic Roundabout

as

Brian (voice)

Rough Magic

1995

Rough Magic

as

Doc Ansell

Topsy-Turvy

1999

Topsy-Turvy

as

W. S. Gilbert

The Good Father

1985

The Good Father

as

Roger Miles

The Young Victoria

2009

The Young Victoria

as

King William IV

Arthur Christmas

2011

Arthur Christmas

as

Santa (voice)

The Hit

1984

The Hit

as

Barrister

The Iron Lady

2011

The Iron Lady

as

Denis Thatcher

Wide-Eyed and Legless

1993

Wide-Eyed and Legless

as

Deric Longden

The Young Visiters

2003

The Young Visiters

as

Alfred Salteena

Cloud Atlas

2012

Cloud Atlas

as

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

Filth

2013

Filth

as

Dr Rossi

Walter

1982

Walter

as

Joseph - Orderly

Paddington in Peru

2024

Paddington in Peru

as

Samuel Gruber

Silas Marner

1985

Silas Marner

as

Jem Rodney

Blackadder's Christmas Carol

1988

Blackadder's Christmas Carol

as

Prince Albert

Blackadder: A Cunning Story

2023

Blackadder: A Cunning Story

as

Self – Contributor

Closed Circuit

2013

Closed Circuit

as

Attorney General

Paddington

2014

Paddington

as

Samuel Gruber

Le Week-End

2013

Le Week-End

as

Nick Burrows

Walter and June

1983

Walter and June

as

Orderly

The Phone Call

2013

The Phone Call

as

Stan (voice)

Get Santa

2014

Get Santa

as

Santa Claus

Nona

1991

Nona

as

Carmelo

Postman Pat: The Movie

2014

Postman Pat: The Movie

as

CEO (voice)

Birth of a Nation

1983

Birth of a Nation

as

Geoff Figg

Call Me Back

2023

Call Me Back

as

George

Bullets Over Broadway

1994

Bullets Over Broadway

as

Warner Purcell

Smilla's Sense of Snow

1997

Smilla's Sense of Snow

as

Dr. Lagermann

Anna Spud

2003

Anna Spud

as

Dad

Erik the Viking

1989

Erik the Viking

as

Ernest the Viking (a Rapist)

The Secret Agent

1996

The Secret Agent

as

Chief Inspector Heat

The Hangover

1989

The Hangover

as

(voice)

Fools

Fools

as

Cardinal Pole

Magik

Magik

as

Garret

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

1987

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

as

Jean Pierre Dubois

Intensive Care

1982

Intensive Care

as

Mr Horsfall

The Insurance Man

1986

The Insurance Man

as

Gutling

Big Game

2015

Big Game

as

Herbert

Jay Kelly

Jay Kelly

as

Jimbo

The Sense of an Ending

2017

The Sense of an Ending

as

Tony Webster

Wimbledon 2022 Review

2023

Wimbledon 2022 Review

as

Narrator

Brooklyn

2015

Brooklyn

as

Father Flood

The Go-Between

2015

The Go-Between

as

Old Leo

Rhythm of Life

2021

Rhythm of Life

as

Self

The Lady in the Van

2015

The Lady in the Van

as

Underwood

The Weather Inside

2015

The Weather Inside

as

Britischer Botschafter

Eddie the Eagle

2016

Eddie the Eagle

as

BBC Commentator

The Legend of Tarzan

2016

The Legend of Tarzan

as

Prime Minister

Uliisses

1982

Uliisses

as

Ethel & Ernest

2016

Ethel & Ernest

as

Ernest Briggs (voice)

Tales of the Riverbank

2008

Tales of the Riverbank

as

G.P. (voice)

Paddington 2

2017

Paddington 2

as

Samuel Gruber

Pride

2004

Pride

as

Eddie (voice)

Brambly Hedge: Classic Collection

2004

Brambly Hedge: Classic Collection

as

Basil / Ernest Vole / Purslane Saltapple (Voice)

Mike Leigh: Making Plays

1982

Mike Leigh: Making Plays

as

Self (archive footage)

Black '47

2018

Black '47

as

Lord Kilmichael

Tooth

2004

Tooth

as

The Rabbit (voice)

Time Bandits

1981

Time Bandits

as

Compere

Birds Like Us

2022

Birds Like Us

as

Horozovich (voice)

Breaking Glass

1980

Breaking Glass

as

Station Porter

Vroom

1988

Vroom

as

Donald

King Lear

2018

King Lear

as

Earl of Gloucester

New Town Utopia

2018

New Town Utopia

as

Lewis Silkin MP

King of Thieves

2018

King of Thieves

as

Terry Perkins

The King's Beard

2002

The King's Beard

as

The Wizard (voice)

The Passage

1979

The Passage

as

German Soldier

The Duke

2021

The Duke

as

Kempton Bunton

Dolittle

2020

Dolittle

as

Lord Thomas Badgley

The Shout

1978

The Shout

as

Fielder in Cowpat

Dead on Time

1983

Dead on Time

as

Priest

The Go-Between

1971

The Go-Between

as

Spectator at Cricket Match (uncredited)

Prince Cinders

1993

Prince Cinders

as

Ugly Brother / Policeman (voice)

Charlotte

2022

Charlotte

as

Grosspapa (voice)

Happy Feet

1991

Happy Feet

as

Grocer

7 Deadly Sins: Stage Acting

1989

7 Deadly Sins: Stage Acting

as

Standford Hartley

Our Winnie

1982

Our Winnie

as

Second Attendant

An A to Z of Paddington

2024

An A to Z of Paddington

as

Narrator (voice)

Murder Most Horrid

Murder Most Horrid

as

Selwyn Proops

Inspector Morse

Inspector Morse

as

Charlie Bennett

Blackadder

Blackadder

as

Don Speekingleesh, an Interpreter

The Peter Principle

The Peter Principle

as

Peter Duffley

Play for Today

Play for Today

as

Mr. Horsfall

Percy the Park Keeper

Percy the Park Keeper

as

Percy (voice)

Any Human Heart

Any Human Heart

as

Logan Mountstuart

Victoria Wood

Victoria Wood

as

Alan Hammond

The Street

The Street

as

Stan McDermott

Perpetual Motion

Perpetual Motion

as

Self - Narrator

The Great Train Robbery

The Great Train Robbery

as

DCS Tommy Butler

London Spy

London Spy

as

Scottie

War and Peace

War and Peace

as

Prince Bolkonsky

Downton Abbey

Downton Abbey

as

Jim Broadbent

Game of Thrones

Game of Thrones

as

Archmaester Ebrose

Ten Percent

Ten Percent

as

Richard Nightingale

Gone to Seed

Gone to Seed

as

Monty Plant

Gone to the Dogs

Gone to the Dogs

as

Jim Morley

The Frame

The Frame

as

Professor Horace Slughorn

Staged

Staged

as

Jim

Performance

Performance

as

Carmello

Objects of Affection

Objects of Affection

as

Second Attendant

Play for Today

Play for Today

as

Mr. Champing

My Lady Jane

My Lady Jane

as

Duke of Leicester

Blackadder

Blackadder

as

Prince Albert

Black Narcissus

Black Narcissus

as

Father Roberts

The Enchanted World of Brambly Hedge

The Enchanted World of Brambly Hedge

as

Basil / Ernest Vole / Purslane Saltapple (voice)

Happy Families

Happy Families

as

Dalcroix

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

as

Self - Winner

Trying

Trying

as

George

Creating the World of Harry Potter

Creating the World of Harry Potter

as

Self - 'Professor Horace Slughorn'

Production

Crew

Directing