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