Jim Broadbent profile
Actor profile

Jim Broadbent

24th May 1949 Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK Acting

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.

153 Movies 45 TV Shows 198 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Dolittle poster
Dolittle 2nd January 2020 as Lord Thomas Badgley
Filth poster
Filth 23rd September 2013 as Dr Rossi
Cloud Atlas poster
Cloud Atlas 26th October 2012 as Captain Molyneux / Vyvyan Ayrs / Timothy Cavendish / Korean Musician / Prescient 2
Hot Fuzz poster
Hot Fuzz 14th February 2007 as Inspector Frank Butterman
Longford poster
Longford 26th October 2006 as Lord Longford
Valiant poster
Valiant 25th March 2005 as Sergeant (voice)
Robots poster
Robots 10th March 2005 as Madame Gasket (voice)
Pride poster
Pride 21st June 2004 as Eddie (voice)
Tooth poster
Tooth 13th February 2004 as The Rabbit (voice)
Iris poster
Iris 14th December 2001 as John Bayley
Nona poster
Nona 19th October 1991 as Carmelo
Vroom poster
Vroom 11th November 1988 as Donald
Brazil poster
Brazil 20th February 1985 as Dr. Jaffe
The Hit poster
The Hit 7th September 1984 as Barrister
Walter poster
Walter 2nd November 1982 as Joseph - Orderly
The Frame poster
The Frame 9th April 2013 as Professor Horace Slughorn
Exile poster
Exile 1st May 2011 as Sam Ronstadt
Blackadder poster
Blackadder 15th June 1983 as Don Speekingleesh, an Interpreter