Person Details

Birthday:

Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Amersham, England, UK

Homepage:

Movie Involvements: 17

TV Involvements: 15


Most Famous Work

Biography

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).

Most Famous Work

Suits
Average
8

Suits

(2011) Nigel Nesbitt
The Blacklist
Average
8

The Blacklist

(2013) Silas Gouldsberry
Breaking Bad
Average
9

Breaking Bad

(2008) Elliott Schwartz
The Good Wife
Average
8

The Good Wife

(2009) Leland Carlisle
Merlin
Average
8

Merlin

(2008) Jonas
Agatha Christie's Marple
Average
8
Casualty
Average
6

Casualty

(1986) Alan Decker
Perception
Average
7

Perception

(2012) Teddy Brennan

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2022 Narrator (voice)
2020 Archbishop
2019 Mayer Lehman
Lord Bilge (voice)
Pogo
2018 N/A
Dr. Salvadore
Darwin Perry
2017 Tom Brown
2016 Manhugger / Lout #1
Chief of security
2014 Senior Doctor - Cambridge Hospital
Dr. Adelman
2013 Self
Silas Gouldsberry
Julius Halbach
2012 The Feldsher
Teddy Brennan
Pinkus
Dr. Nogrady
2011 Mr. Jacobs
Nigel Nesbitt
2010 Jonathan Powell
2009 Leland Carlisle
Clyde Randolph
2008 Jonas
Father Ybarra
Elliott Schwartz
The Scientist
2007 Samson Brass
Waiter
William Walsingham
N/A
Brethren Leader
2006 Gustave Gilbert
2005 Vicar
Mr. Teavee
N/A
2004 Lomax
Frank Hawking
Mr. Sutton
2003 Procurio
Graham Heywood
Mr Trench
2002 N/A
Placido P. Placeedo
N/A
2001 Apthorpe
2000 Kenneth Williams
1994 Graham
1993 Clifford Bradshaw
D.C. Dominic Boyle
1992 P.C. Anton Livermore
1986 Alan Decker
1984 N/A
1956 Self - Nominee
Year Character Movie/Tv

Join the discussion

Please Log in to comment