Adam Godley
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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
Credits
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
as Mr. Teavee
Battleship (2012)
as Dr. Nogrady
The BFG (2016)
as Manhugger / Lout #1
Nanny McPhee (2005)
as Vicar
Love Actually (2003)
as Mr Trench
The Theory of Everything (2014)
as Senior Doctor - Cambridge Hospital
Around the World in 80 Days (2004)
as Mr. Sutton
Missing Link (2019)
as Lord Bilge (voice)
The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008)
as Father Ybarra
Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007)
as William Walsingham
Nightmare Cinema (2018)
as Dr. Salvadore
Son of Rambow (2007)
as Brethren Leader
The People We Hate at the Wedding (2022)
as Narrator (voice)
Hawking (2004)
as Frank Hawking
The Forger (2011)
as Pinkus
Cabaret (1993)
as Clifford Bradshaw
Thunderpants (2002)
as Placido P. Placeedo
War Game (2002)
as Lacey Christmas Goddard / Dad (voice)
Wilde Salomé (2013)
as Arthur
The Prime Minister (2016)
as Chief of Security
Sword of Honour (2001)
as Apthorpe
The Special Relationship (2010)
as Jonathan Powell
The Last Sacrifice (2025)
Actor
Cor, Blimey! (2000)
as Kenneth Williams
An Ungentlemanly Act (1992)
as P.C. Anton Livermore
The Old Curiosity Shop (2007)
as Samson Brass
The Young Visiters (2003)
as Procurio
The Stronger (2007)
as Waiter
National Theatre Live: The Lehman Trilogy (2019)
as Mayer Lehman
Margery and Gladys (2003)
as Graham Heywood