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Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK

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Movie Involvements: 77

TV Involvements: 20


Most Famous Work

Biography

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. escription above from the Wikipedia article Jim Broadbent, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most Famous Work

Game of Thrones
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8

Game of Thrones

(2011) Archmaester Ebrose
Tales of the Unexpected
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7

Tales of the Unexpected

(1979) Mr Lovejoy
The Oscars
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7

The Oscars

(1953) Self
Downton Abbey
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8

Downton Abbey

(2010) Jim Broadbent
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
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8
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
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7
Play for Today
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6

Play for Today

(1970) Mr. Champing
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
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8

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2025 Bridget's Dad
2024 Samuel Gruber
Duke of Leicester
2023 George
Narrator
Self – Contributor
Harold Fry
2022 Horozovich (voice)
Richard Nightingale
Lord Marcham
2021 King
Grosspapa (voice)
Kempton Bunton
Self
Self
2020 Father Roberts
Charlie
Jim
Lord Thomas Badgley
2019 Self
2018 Lord Kilmichael
Terry Perkins
Earl of Gloucester
Lewis Silkin MP
2017 Samuel Gruber
Tony Webster
2016 Ernest Briggs (voice)
Mr. Colin Jones
Prime Minister
BBC Commentator
Prince Bolkonsky
2015 Scottie
Underwood
Father Flood
Britischer Botschafter
Old Leo
Herbert
2014 Santa Claus
Samuel Gruber
Himself
CEO (voice)
2013 Cleaner
DCS Tommy Butler
Stan (voice)
N/A
Nick Burrows
Dr Rossi
Attorney General
Professor Horace Slughorn
2012 Captain Molyneux / Vyvyan Ayrs / Timothy Cavendish / Korean Musician / Prescient 2
Himself
2011 Denis Thatcher
Santa (voice)
Horace Slughorn
N/A
Archmaester Ebrose
2010 Logan Mountstuart
Tom
Jim Broadbent
2009 Jim McCrea
Horace Slughorn
Sam Longson
King William IV
2008 Narrator (voice)
Fenoglio
Sir Oliver Lodge
Self
Dean Charles Stanforth
G.P. (voice)
2007 Arthur Morrison
Self
Self
Self
Inspector Frank Butterman
2006 Lord Longford
Jimmy
Stomowskij (voice)
Stan McDermott
2005 Professor Kirke
Sergeant (voice)
Batman
Madame Gasket (voice)
Brian (voice)
2004 Bridget's Dad
Judge
Mr. Osborne
Eddie (voice)
Lord Kelvin
The Rabbit (voice)
2003 Alfred Salteena
The Drunken Major
Harry Aitken
Dad
2002 Mr. Wackford Squeers
Boss Tweed
The Wizard (voice)
Desmond Morton
2001 John Bayley
Harold Zidler
Self
Bridget's Dad
1999 W. S. Gilbert
The Shy Doctor
1998 Mr. Boo
Mother
1997 Pod Clock
Peter Duffley
Dr. Lagermann
1996 N/A
Chief Inspector Heat
1995 The Duke of Buckingham
Doc Ansell
1994 Warner Purcell
Mr. Worrall
Con Clancy
1993 Ugly Brother / Policeman (voice)
Deric Longden
George
The Earl of Leete
1992 Monty Plant
23rd Earl of Leete
Col
Self - Narrator
1991 Jim Morley
Selwyn Proops
Frederick Arbuthnot
Carmelo
Carmello
Grocer
1990 Andy
1989 N/A
Alan Hammond
Ernest the Viking (a Rapist)
(voice)
1988 Prince Albert
Donald
Ossipon
1987 Jean Pierre Dubois
N/A
Charlie Bennett
1986 Gutling
1985 Jem Rodney
Roger Miles
Dr. Jaffe
N/A
1984 Barrister
1983 N/A
Geoff Figg
Geoff Figg
Don Speekingleesh, an Interpreter
Prince Albert
Orderly
Priest
1982 Second Attendant
Mr Horsfall
George
Joseph - Orderly
(Archive Material)
N/A
N/A
1981 Compere
1980 Mr. Champing
Station Porter
Stewart
1979 Mackaness
N/A
Mr Lovejoy
German Soldier
1978 Fielder in cowpat
1971 Spectator at Cricket Match (uncredited)
1970 Mr. Horsfall
Mr. Champing
1953 Self
Cardinal Pole
N/A
N/A
Garret
Year Character Movie/Tv

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1993 Writer
1992 Writer
Year Role Movie/Tv

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