About

Known credits:
160
Birthday:
1949-05-24
Place of birth:
Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK
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Jim Broadbent

Overview

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

Acting
2025 Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy Actor Colin Jones N/A
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2024 Paddington in Peru Actor Samuel Gruber 59
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2023 Call Me Back Actor George N/A
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2023 Wimbledon 2022 Review Actor Narrator N/A
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2023 Blackadder: A Cunning Story Actor Self – Contributor 59
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2023 The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry Actor Harold Fry 60
Fair
2022 Birds Like Us Actor Horozovich (voice) 58
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2021 A Boy Called Christmas Actor King 67
Fair
2021 Charlotte Actor Grosspapa (voice) 59
Average
2021 The Duke Actor Kempton Bunton 63
Fair
2021 Rhythm of Life Actor Self 59
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2021 (K)nox: The Rob Knox Story Actor Self N/A
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2020 Black Narcissus Actor Father Roberts 67
Fair
2020 Six Minutes to Midnight Actor Charlie 59
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2020 Dolittle Actor Lord Thomas Badgley 65
Fair
2019 Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered Actor Self 59
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2018 Black '47 Actor Lord Kilmichael 61
Fair
2018 King of Thieves Actor Terry Perkins 57
Average
2018 King Lear Actor Earl of Gloucester 59
Average
2018 New Town Utopia Actor Lewis Silkin MP 59
Average
2017 Paddington 2 Actor Samuel Gruber 72
Good
2017 The Sense of an Ending Actor Tony Webster 60
Fair
2016 Ethel & Ernest Actor Ernest Briggs (voice) 61
Fair
2016 Bridget Jones's Baby Actor Mr. Colin Jones 63
Fair
2016 The Legend of Tarzan Actor Prime Minister 58
Average
2016 Eddie the Eagle Actor BBC Commentator 69
Fair
2016 War and Peace Actor Prince Bolkonsky 74
Good
2015 London Spy Actor Scottie 69
Fair
2015 The Lady in the Van Actor Underwood 61
Fair
2015 Brooklyn Actor Father Flood 71
Good
2015 The Weather Inside Actor Britischer Botschafter 58
Average
2015 The Go-Between Actor Old Leo 59
Average
2015 Big Game Actor Herbert 56
Average
2014 Get Santa Actor Santa Claus 59
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2014 Paddington Actor Samuel Gruber 69
Fair
2014 The One and Only Mike Leigh Actor Self 59
Average
2014 Postman Pat: The Movie Actor CEO (voice) 58
Average
2013 The Harry Hill Movie Actor Cleaner 58
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2013 The Great Train Robbery Actor DCS Tommy Butler 68
Fair
2013 The Phone Call Actor Stan (voice) 60
Fair
2013 Chance Meeting Actor N/A
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2013 Le Week-End Actor Nick Burrows 59
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2013 Filth Actor Dr Rossi 66
Fair
2013 Closed Circuit Actor Attorney General 59
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2012 Cloud Atlas Actor Captain Molyneux / Vyvyan Ayrs / Timothy Cavendish / Korean Musician / Prescient 2 68
Fair
2012 Nina Conti: Her Master's Voice Actor Self 59
Average
2011 The Iron Lady Actor Denis Thatcher 62
Fair
2011 Arthur Christmas Actor Santa (voice) 65
Fair
2011 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 Actor Horace Slughorn 80
Very good
2011 Exile Actor 70
Good
2010 Any Human Heart Actor Logan Mountstuart 69
Fair
2010 Another Year Actor Tom 63
Fair
2010 Any Human Heart Actor Logan Mountstuart (Older) 59
Average
2009 Perrier's Bounty Actor Jim McCrea 58
Average
2009 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Actor Horace Slughorn 76
Good
2009 The Damned United Actor Sam Longson 66
Fair
2009 The Young Victoria Actor King William IV 67
Fair
2008 Lost and Found Actor Narrator (voice) 59
Average
2008 Inkheart Actor Fenoglio 62
Fair
2008 Einstein and Eddington Actor Sir Oliver Lodge 60
Fair
2008 Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments Actor Self N/A
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2008 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Actor Dean Charles Stanforth 59
Average
2008 Tales of the Riverbank Actor G.P. (voice) 58
Average
2007 When Did You Last See Your Father? Actor Arthur Morrison 59
Average
2007 Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz Actor Self N/A
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2007 Hot Fuzz Actor Inspector Frank Butterman 74
Good
2006 Longford Actor Lord Longford 59
Average
2006 Art School Confidential Actor Jimmy 59
Average
2006 Free Jimmy Actor Stomowskij (voice) 58
Average
2005 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Actor Prof. Digory Kirke 70
Good
2005 Valiant Actor Sergeant (voice) 56
Average
2005 Spider-Plant Man Actor Batman 59
Average
2005 Robots Actor Madame Gasket (voice) 64
Fair
2005 The Magic Roundabout Actor Brian (voice) 57
Average
2004 Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason Actor Bridget's Dad 61
Fair
2004 Vera Drake Actor Judge 64
Fair
2004 Vanity Fair Actor Mr. Osborne 58
Average
2004 Pride Actor Eddie (voice) 59
Average
2004 Around the World in 80 Days Actor Lord Kelvin 59
Average
2004 Tooth Actor The Rabbit (voice) 58
Average
2004 Brambly Hedge: Classic Collection Actor Basil / Ernest Vole / Purslane Saltapple (Voice) N/A
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2003 The Young Visiters Actor Alfred Salteena 58
Average
2003 Bright Young Things Actor The Drunken Major 59
Average
2003 And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself Actor Harry Aitken 60
Fair
2003 Anna Spud Actor Dad N/A
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2002 Nicholas Nickleby Actor Mr. Wackford Squeers 61
Fair
2002 Gangs of New York Actor Boss Tweed 72
Good
2002 The King's Beard Actor The Wizard (voice) 59
Average
2002 The Gathering Storm Actor Desmond Morton 59
Average
2001 Iris Actor John Bayley 60
Fair
2001 Moulin Rouge! Actor Harold Zidler 74
Good
2001 The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge' Actor Self 59
Average
2001 Bridget Jones's Diary Actor Bridget's Dad 67
Fair
1999 Topsy-Turvy Actor W. S. Gilbert 60
Fair
1999 Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death Actor The Shy Doctor 60
Fair
1998 Little Voice Actor Mr. Boo 60
Fair
1998 The Avengers Actor Mother 50
Average
1997 The Borrowers Actor Pod Clock 59
Average
1997 The Peter Principle Actor Peter Duffley 69
Fair
1997 Smilla's Sense of Snow Actor Dr. Lagermann 60
Fair
1996 Brambly Hedge: Autumn Story: Primrose's Stormy Night Actor Basil N/A
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1996 Percy the Park Keeper Actor 68
Fair
1996 The Secret Agent Actor Chief Inspector Heat 58
Average
1995 Richard III Actor The Duke of Buckingham 61
Fair
1995 Rough Magic Actor Doc Ansell 58
Average
1994 Bullets Over Broadway Actor Warner Purcell 65
Fair
1994 Princess Caraboo Actor Mr. Worrall 58
Average
1994 Widows' Peak Actor Con Clancy 59
Average
1993 Prince Cinders Actor Ugly Brother / Policeman (voice) N/A
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1993 Wide-Eyed and Legless Actor Deric Longden 59
Average
1993 Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown Actor George N/A
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1993 Two Mikes Don't Make a Wright Actor The Earl of Leete 59
Average
1992 Gone to Seed Actor Monty Plant 68
Fair
1992 A Sense of History Actor 23rd Earl of Leete 59
Average
1992 The Crying Game Actor Col 64
Fair
1992 Perpetual Motion Actor Self - Narrator N/A
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1991 Gone to the Dogs Actor Jim Morley 69
Fair
1991 Enchanted April Actor Frederick Arbuthnot 59
Average
1991 Nona Actor Carmelo N/A
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1991 Happy Feet Actor Grocer N/A
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1990 Life Is Sweet Actor Andy 61
Fair
1989 The Staggering Stories of Ferdinand de Bargos Actor 69
Fair
1989 Erik the Viking Actor Ernest the Viking (a Rapist) 58
Average
1989 7 Deadly Sins: Stage Acting Actor Standford Hartley N/A
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1989 The Hangover Actor (voice) N/A
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1988 Blackadder's Christmas Carol Actor Prince Albert 59
Average
1988 Vroom Actor Donald 59
Average
1987 Superman IV: The Quest for Peace Actor Jean Pierre Dubois 49
Bad
1987 Running Out of Luck Actor 59
Average
1986 The Insurance Man Actor Gutling 59
Average
1985 Silas Marner Actor Jem Rodney 58
Average
1985 The Good Father Actor Roger Miles 59
Average
1985 Brazil Actor Dr. Jaffe 74
Good
1984 The Hit Actor Barrister 60
Fair
1983 Birth of a Nation Actor Geoff Figg 59
Average
1983 Walter and June Actor Orderly 59
Average
1983 Dead on Time Actor Priest 59
Average
1982 Our Winnie Actor Second Attendant N/A
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1982 Our Winnie Actor Second Attendant N/A
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1982 Intensive Care Actor Mr Horsfall N/A
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1982 Walter Actor Joseph - Orderly 58
Average
1982 Mike Leigh: Making Plays Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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1982 Uliisses Actor 59
Average
1982 Bird of Prey Actor 69
Fair
1981 Time Bandits Actor Compere 63
Fair
1980 The Adventures of Frank: Seeds of Ice Actor Mr. Champing N/A
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1980 Breaking Glass Actor Station Porter 59
Average
1980 Games Without Frontiers Actor Stewart N/A
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1979 Long Distance Information Actor Mackaness N/A
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1979 Phoelix Actor N/A
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1979 The Passage Actor German Soldier 59
Average
1978 The Shout Actor Fielder in Cowpat 58
Average
1971 The Go-Between Actor Spectator at Cricket Match (uncredited) 60
Fair
Jay Kelly Actor N/A
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Magik Actor Garret 60
Fair
Fools Actor Cardinal Pole N/A
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The Choral Actor N/A
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Writing
1993 Two Mikes Don't Make a Wright Writing Writer 59
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1992 A Sense of History Writing Writer 59
Average
1989 7 Deadly Sins: Stage Acting Writing Writer N/A
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