Jim Broadbent

Personal Informations

Known for Department
Acting
Known appearances
179
Gender
Male
Birthday
May 24, 1949 (75 old)
Place of Birth
Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK
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Jim Broadbent

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.

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Known for

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
Paddington in Peru
Paddington in Peru
My Lady Jane
My Lady Jane
Call Me Back
Call Me Back
Wimbledon 2022 Review
Wimbledon 2022 Review
Blackadder: A Cunning Story
Blackadder: A Cunning Story
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
Birds Like Us
Birds Like Us
Ten Percent
Ten Percent
Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
A Boy Called Christmas
A Boy Called Christmas
Charlotte
Charlotte
The Duke
The Duke
Rhythm of Life
Rhythm of Life
(K)nox: The Rob Knox Story
(K)nox: The Rob Knox Story
Black Narcissus
Black Narcissus
Six Minutes to Midnight
Six Minutes to Midnight
Staged
Staged
Dolittle
Dolittle
Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered
Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered
Black '47
Black '47
King of Thieves
King of Thieves
King Lear
King Lear
New Town Utopia
New Town Utopia
Paddington 2
Paddington 2
The Sense of an Ending
The Sense of an Ending
Ethel & Ernest
Ethel & Ernest
Bridget Jones's Baby
Bridget Jones's Baby
The Legend of Tarzan
The Legend of Tarzan
Eddie the Eagle
Eddie the Eagle
War and Peace
War and Peace
London Spy
London Spy
The Lady in the Van
The Lady in the Van
Brooklyn
Brooklyn
The Weather Inside
The Weather Inside
The Go-Between
The Go-Between
Big Game
Big Game
Get Santa
Get Santa
Postman Pat: The Movie
Postman Pat: The Movie
The Harry Hill Movie
The Harry Hill Movie
The Great Train Robbery
The Great Train Robbery
The Phone Call
The Phone Call
Chance Meeting
Chance Meeting
Le Week-End
Le Week-End
Filth
Filth
Closed Circuit
Closed Circuit
The Frame
The Frame
Cloud Atlas
Cloud Atlas
Nina Conti: Her Master's Voice
Nina Conti: Her Master's Voice
The Iron Lady
The Iron Lady
Arthur Christmas
Arthur Christmas
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Exile
Exile
Game of Thrones
Game of Thrones
Any Human Heart
Any Human Heart
Another Year
Another Year
Downton Abbey
Downton Abbey
Perrier's Bounty
Perrier's Bounty
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
The Damned United
The Damned United
The Young Victoria
The Young Victoria
Lost and Found
Lost and Found
Inkheart
Inkheart
Einstein and Eddington
Einstein and Eddington
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Tales of the Riverbank
Tales of the Riverbank
When Did You Last See Your Father?
When Did You Last See Your Father?
Would I Lie to You?
Would I Lie to You?
Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz
Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show
Hot Fuzz
Hot Fuzz
Longford
Longford
Art School Confidential
Art School Confidential
Free Jimmy
Free Jimmy
The Street
The Street
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Valiant
Valiant
Spider-Plant Man
Spider-Plant Man
Robots
Robots
The Magic Roundabout
The Magic Roundabout
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
Vera Drake
Vera Drake
Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair
Pride
Pride
Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days
Tooth
Tooth
The Young Visiters
The Young Visiters
Bright Young Things
Bright Young Things
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
Anna Spud
Anna Spud
Nicholas Nickleby
Nicholas Nickleby
Gangs of New York
Gangs of New York
The King's Beard
The King's Beard
The Gathering Storm
The Gathering Storm
Iris
Iris
Moulin Rouge!
Moulin Rouge!
The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge'
The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge'
Bridget Jones's Diary
Bridget Jones's Diary
Topsy-Turvy
Topsy-Turvy
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death
Little Voice
Little Voice
The Avengers
The Avengers
The Borrowers
The Borrowers
Smilla's Sense of Snow
Smilla's Sense of Snow
Percy the Park Keeper
Percy the Park Keeper
The Secret Agent
The Secret Agent
Richard III
Richard III
Rough Magic
Rough Magic
Bullets Over Broadway
Bullets Over Broadway
Princess Caraboo
Princess Caraboo
Widows' Peak
Widows' Peak
Wide-Eyed and Legless
Wide-Eyed and Legless
Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown
Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown
Two Mikes Don't Make a Wright
Two Mikes Don't Make a Wright
Gone to Seed
Gone to Seed
A Sense of History
A Sense of History
The Crying Game
The Crying Game
Perpetual Motion
Perpetual Motion
Gone to the Dogs
Gone to the Dogs
Murder Most Horrid
Murder Most Horrid
Enchanted April
Enchanted April
Performance
Performance
Happy Feet
Happy Feet
Life Is Sweet
Life Is Sweet
Victoria Wood
Victoria Wood
Erik the Viking
Erik the Viking
The Hangover
The Hangover
Blackadder's Christmas Carol
Blackadder's Christmas Carol
Vroom
Vroom
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
Running Out of Luck
Running Out of Luck
Inspector Morse
Inspector Morse
The Insurance Man
The Insurance Man
Silas Marner
Silas Marner
The Good Father
The Good Father
Brazil
Brazil
Victoria Wood As Seen On TV
Victoria Wood As Seen On TV
The Hit
The Hit
Dramarama
Dramarama
Tales Out of School
Tales Out of School
Blackadder
Blackadder
Walter and June
Walter and June
Dead on Time
Dead on Time
Objects of Affection
Objects of Affection
The Comic Strip Presents...
The Comic Strip Presents...
Uliisses
Uliisses
Bird of Prey
Bird of Prey
Time Bandits
Time Bandits
The Adventures of Frank: Seeds of Ice
The Adventures of Frank: Seeds of Ice
Breaking Glass
Breaking Glass
Games Without Frontiers
Games Without Frontiers
Long Distance Information
Long Distance Information
Phoelix
Phoelix
Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected
The Passage
The Passage
The Shout
The Shout
The Go-Between
The Go-Between
Play for Today
Play for Today
The Oscars
The Oscars

Acting

Magik
  —
Garret
Fools
  —
Cardinal Pole
2025
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
  —
Bridget's Dad
2024
Paddington in Peru
  —
Samuel Gruber
My Lady Jane
  —
Duke of Leicester
2023
Call Me Back
  —
George
Wimbledon 2022 Review
  —
Narrator
Blackadder: A Cunning Story
  —
Self – Contributor
2022
Birds Like Us
  —
Horozovich (voice)
Ten Percent
  —
Richard Nightingale
Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
  —
Lord Marcham
2021
A Boy Called Christmas
  —
King
Charlotte
  —
Grosspapa (voice)
The Duke
  —
Kempton Bunton
Rhythm of Life
  —
Self
2020
Black Narcissus
  —
Father Roberts
Staged
  —
Jim
Dolittle
  —
Lord Thomas Badgley
2018
Black '47
  —
Lord Kilmichael
King of Thieves
  —
Terry Perkins
King Lear
  —
Earl of Gloucester
New Town Utopia
  —
Lewis Silkin MP
2017
Paddington 2
  —
Samuel Gruber
The Sense of an Ending
  —
Tony Webster
2016
Ethel & Ernest
  —
Ernest Briggs (voice)
Bridget Jones's Baby
  —
Mr. Colin Jones
The Legend of Tarzan
  —
Prime Minister
Eddie the Eagle
  —
BBC Commentator
War and Peace
  —
Prince Bolkonsky
2015
London Spy
  —
Scottie
The Lady in the Van
  —
Underwood
Brooklyn
  —
Father Flood
The Weather Inside
  —
Britischer Botschafter
The Go-Between
  —
Old Leo
Big Game
  —
Herbert
2014
Get Santa
  —
Santa Claus
Postman Pat: The Movie
  —
CEO (voice)
2013
The Harry Hill Movie
  —
Cleaner
The Great Train Robbery
  —
DCS Tommy Butler
The Phone Call
  —
Stan (voice)
Le Week-End
  —
Nick Burrows
Filth
  —
Dr Rossi
Closed Circuit
  —
Attorney General
The Frame
  —
Professor Horace Slughorn
2012
Cloud Atlas
  —
Captain Molyneux / Vyvyan Ayrs / Timothy Cavendish / Korean Musician / Prescient 2
2011
The Iron Lady
  —
Denis Thatcher
Arthur Christmas
  —
Santa (voice)
Game of Thrones
  —
Archmaester Ebrose
2010
Any Human Heart
  —
Logan Mountstuart
Another Year
  —
Tom
Downton Abbey
  —
Jim Broadbent
2009
Perrier's Bounty
  —
Jim McCrea
The Damned United
  —
Sam Longson
The Young Victoria
  —
King William IV
2008
Lost and Found
  —
Narrator (voice)
Inkheart
  —
Fenoglio
Einstein and Eddington
  —
Sir Oliver Lodge
Tales of the Riverbank
  —
G.P. (voice)
2007
When Did You Last See Your Father?
  —
Arthur Morrison
Hot Fuzz
  —
Inspector Frank Butterman
2006
Longford
  —
Lord Longford
Free Jimmy
  —
Stomowskij (voice)
The Street
  —
Stan McDermott
Valiant
  —
Sergeant (voice)
Spider-Plant Man
  —
Batman
Robots
  —
Madame Gasket (voice)
The Magic Roundabout
  —
Brian (voice)
2004
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
  —
Bridget's Dad
Vera Drake
  —
Judge
Vanity Fair
  —
Mr. Osborne
Pride
  —
Eddie (voice)
Around the World in 80 Days
  —
Lord Kelvin
Tooth
  —
The Rabbit (voice)
2003
The Young Visiters
  —
Alfred Salteena
Bright Young Things
  —
The Drunken Major
Anna Spud
  —
Dad
2002
Nicholas Nickleby
  —
Mr. Wackford Squeers
Gangs of New York
  —
Boss Tweed
The King's Beard
  —
The Wizard (voice)
The Gathering Storm
  —
Desmond Morton
2001
Iris
  —
John Bayley
Moulin Rouge!
  —
Harold Zidler
Bridget Jones's Diary
  —
Bridget's Dad
1999
Topsy-Turvy
  —
W. S. Gilbert
1998
Little Voice
  —
Mr. Boo
The Avengers
  —
Mother
1997
The Borrowers
  —
Pod Clock
The Peter Principle
  —
Peter Duffley
Smilla's Sense of Snow
  —
Dr. Lagermann
The Secret Agent
  —
Chief Inspector Heat
1995
Richard III
  —
The Duke of Buckingham
Rough Magic
  —
Doc Ansell
1994
Bullets Over Broadway
  —
Warner Purcell
Princess Caraboo
  —
Mr. Worrall
Widows' Peak
  —
Con Clancy
1993
Prince Cinders
  —
Ugly Brother / Policeman (voice)
Wide-Eyed and Legless
  —
Deric Longden
Two Mikes Don't Make a Wright
  —
The Earl of Leete
1992
Gone to Seed
  —
Monty Plant
A Sense of History
  —
23rd Earl of Leete
The Crying Game
  —
Col
Perpetual Motion
  —
Self - Narrator
1991
Gone to the Dogs
  —
Jim Morley
Murder Most Horrid
  —
Selwyn Proops
Enchanted April
  —
Frederick Arbuthnot
Nona
  —
Carmelo
Performance
  —
Carmello
Happy Feet
  —
Grocer
1990
Life Is Sweet
  —
Andy
1989
Victoria Wood
  —
Alan Hammond
Erik the Viking
  —
Ernest the Viking (a Rapist)
The Hangover
  —
(voice)
1988
Blackadder's Christmas Carol
  —
Prince Albert
Vroom
  —
Donald
1987
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
  —
Jean Pierre Dubois
Inspector Morse
  —
Charlie Bennett
1986
The Insurance Man
  —
Gutling
1985
Silas Marner
  —
Jem Rodney
The Good Father
  —
Roger Miles
Brazil
  —
Dr. Jaffe
1984
The Hit
  —
Barrister
Tales Out of School
  —
Geoff Figg
Blackadder
  —
Prince Albert
Walter and June
  —
Orderly
Dead on Time
  —
Priest
1982
Objects of Affection
  —
Second Attendant
Intensive Care
  —
Mr Horsfall
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
  —
(Archive Material)
1981
Time Bandits
  —
Compere
1980
The Adventures of Frank: Seeds of Ice
  —
Mr. Champing
Breaking Glass
  —
Station Porter
1979
Long Distance Information
  —
Mackaness
Tales of the Unexpected
  —
Mr Lovejoy
The Passage
  —
German Soldier
1978
The Shout
  —
Fielder in cowpat
1971
The Go-Between
  —
Spectator at Cricket Match
1970
Play for Today
  —
Mr. Champing
1953
The Oscars
  —
Self

Writing

1993
Two Mikes Don't Make a Wright
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1992
A Sense of History
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