Jim Broadbent

Known for ActingBorn 1949-05-24 (age 77)Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK

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.Read more

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The Frame

Brambly Hedge: Classic Collection

The Man Who Shot Christmas

Tales Out of School

Long Distance Information

The Life Story of Baal

Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered

New Town Utopia

The One and Only Mike Leigh

Prince Cinders

Intensive Care

Game of Thrones

Love, Death & Robots

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Staged

The Peter Principle

Blackadder: A Cunning Story

Nona

Victoria Wood

Only Fools and Horses

Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

Lost and Found

Mike Leigh: Making Plays

Objects of Affection

The Adventures of Frank: Seeds of Ice

Blackadder

Phoelix

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Inspector Morse

War and Peace

Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV

My Lady Jane

Trying

The Street

Ethel & Ernest

Paddington 2

Birth of a Nation

Hot Fuzz

Moulin Rouge!

Nina Conti: Her Master's Voice

Brazil

A Boy Called Christmas

Brooklyn

The Phone Call

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death

Blackadder's Christmas Carol