Adam Godley
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 22, 1964
- Birthplace
- Amersham, England, UK
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).
Filmography
The Last Sacrifice 2025
Actor
The People We Hate at the Wedding 2022
as Narrator (voice)
National Theatre Live: The Lehman Trilogy 2019
as Mayer Lehman
Missing Link 2019
as Lord Bilge (voice)
Nightmare Cinema 2018
as Dr. Salvadore
The BFG 2016
as Manhugger / Lout #1
The Prime Minister 2016
as Chief of Security
The Theory of Everything 2014
as Senior Doctor - Cambridge Hospital
Wilde Salomé 2013
as Arthur
Battleship 2012
as Dr. Nogrady
The Forger 2011
as Pinkus
The Special Relationship 2010
as Jonathan Powell
The X-Files: I Want to Believe 2008
as Father Ybarra
The Old Curiosity Shop 2007
as Samson Brass
The Stronger 2007
as Waiter
Elizabeth: The Golden Age 2007
as William Walsingham
Son of Rambow 2007
as Brethren Leader
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Different Faces, Different Flavors 2005
Actor
Nanny McPhee 2005
as Vicar
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 2005
as Mr. Teavee
Hawking 2004
as Frank Hawking
Around the World in 80 Days 2004
as Mr. Sutton
The Young Visiters 2003
as Procurio
Margery and Gladys 2003
as Graham Heywood
Love Actually 2003
as Mr Trench
And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen... 2002
Actor
Thunderpants 2002
as Placido P. Placeedo
War Game 2002
as Lacey Christmas Goddard / Dad (voice)
Sword of Honour 2001
as Apthorpe
Cor, Blimey! 2000
as Kenneth Williams
Cabaret 1993
as Clifford Bradshaw
An Ungentlemanly Act 1992
as PC Anton Livermore
Credits from TMDB.