Jim Broadbent
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 24, 1949
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
- A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Bride's Chamber
A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Bride's Chamber TBA
Actor
- Dennis
Dennis TBA
Actor
- Fools
Fools TBA
as Cardinal Pole
Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint 2026
as Charles Dickens (voice)
What is an Ocean… Reconnecting the Cast and Crew of Cloud Atlas 2025
as Self - Interviewee
Jay Kelly 2025
as Peter Schneider
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy 2025
as Colin Jones
Paddington in Peru 2024
as Samuel Gruber
An A to Z of Paddington 2024
as Narrator (voice)
Call Me Back 2023
as George
2022 Wimbledon Official Film 2023
as Narrator
Blackadder: A Cunning Story 2023
as Self - Contributor
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry 2023
as Harold Fry
Charlotte 2022
as Grosspapa (voice)
A Boy Called Christmas 2021
as King
The Duke 2021
as Kempton Bunton
(K)nox: The Rob Knox Story 2021
as Self
Six Minutes to Midnight 2020
as Charlie
Dolittle 2020
as Lord Thomas Badgley
Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered 2019
as Self
Black '47 2018
as Lord Kilmichael
King of Thieves 2018
as Terry Perkins
King Lear 2018
as Earl of Gloucester
New Town Utopia 2018
as Lewis Silkin MP
Paddington 2 2017
as Samuel Gruber
Birds Like Us 2017
as Horozovich (voice)
The Sense of an Ending 2017
as Tony Webster
Ethel & Ernest 2016
as Ernest Briggs (voice)
Bridget Jones's Baby 2016
as Dad
The Legend of Tarzan 2016
as Prime Minister
Eddie the Eagle 2016
as BBC Commentator
The Lady in the Van 2015
as Underwood
Brooklyn 2015
as Father Flood
The Weather Inside 2015
as Britischer Botschafter
The Go-Between 2015
as Old Leo
Get Santa 2014
as Santa Claus
- The One and Only Mike Leigh
The One and Only Mike Leigh 2014
as Self
Paddington 2014
as Samuel Gruber
Big Game 2014
as Herbert
Postman Pat: The Movie 2014
as CEO (voice)
The Harry Hill Movie 2013
as Cleaner
The Phone Call 2013
as Stan (voice)
Chance Meeting 2013
Actor
Le Week-End 2013
as Nick Burrows
Filth 2013
as Dr Rossi
Closed Circuit 2013
as Attorney General
Cloud Atlas 2012
as Captain Molyneux / Vyvyan Ayrs / Timothy Cavendish / Korean Musician / Prescient 2
Nina Conti: Her Master's Voice 2012
as Self
The Iron Lady 2011
as Denis Thatcher
Arthur Christmas 2011
as Santa (voice)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 2011
as Horace Slughorn
Another Year 2010
as Tom
Perrier's Bounty 2010
as Jim McCrea
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2009
as Horace Slughorn
The Damned United 2009
as Sam Longson
The Young Victoria 2009
as King William IV
Lost and Found 2008
as Narrator (voice)
Inkheart 2008
as Fenoglio
Einstein and Eddington 2008
as Sir Oliver Lodge
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments 2008
as Self
Production Diary: Making of 'The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull' 2008
as Self
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga 2008
as Self
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 2008
as Dean Charles Stanforth
Tales of the Riverbank 2008
as G.P. (voice)
And When Did You Last See Your Father? 2007
as Arthur Morrison
Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz 2007
as Self
Hot Fuzz 2007
as Inspector Frank Butterman
Longford 2006
as Lord Longford
Art School Confidential 2006
as Jimmy
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe 2005
as Prof. Digory Kirke
Valiant 2005
as Sergeant (voice)
Robots 2005
as Madame Gasket (voice)
The Magic Roundabout 2005
as Brian (voice)
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason 2004
as Dad
Vera Drake 2004
as Judge
Vanity Fair 2004
as Mr. Osborne
Pride 2004
as Eddie (voice)
Around the World in 80 Days 2004
as Lord Kelvin
Tooth 2004
as The Rabbit (voice)
Brambly Hedge: Classic Collection 2004
as Basil / Ernest Vole / Purslane Saltapple (Voice)
The Young Visiters 2003
as Alfred Salteena
Bright Young Things 2003
as The Drunken Major
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself 2003
as Harry Aitken
Anna Spud 2003
as Dad
Nicholas Nickleby 2002
as Mr. Wackford Squeers
Gangs of New York 2002
as Boss Tweed
The King's Beard 2002
as The Wizard (voice)
The Gathering Storm 2002
as Desmond Morton
Iris 2001
as John Bayley
Moulin Rouge! 2001
as Harold Zidler
The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge' 2001
as Self
Bridget Jones's Diary 2001
as Bridget's Dad
Topsy-Turvy 1999
as W. S. Gilbert
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death 1999
as The Shy Doctor
Little Voice 1998
as Mr. Boo
The Avengers 1998
as Mother
Percy The Park Keeper: After The Storm 1998
as Percy
Percy The Park Keeper: The Rescue Party 1997
as Percy
The Borrowers 1997
as Pod Clock
Percy The Park Keeper: The Secret Path 1997
as Jim
Smilla's Sense of Snow 1997
as Dr. Lagermann
Percy The Park Keeper: One Snowy Night 1996
as Percy
Brambly Hedge: Autumn Story: Primrose's Stormy Night 1996
as Basil
The Secret Agent 1996
as Chief Inspector Heat
Richard III 1995
as The Duke of Buckingham
Rough Magic 1995
as Doc Ansell
- The Last Englishman
The Last Englishman 1995
as Col. Alfred D. Wintle
Bullets Over Broadway 1994
as Warner Purcell
Princess Caraboo 1994
as Mr. Worrall
Widows' Peak 1994
as Con Clancy
Prince Cinders 1993
as Ugly Brother / Policeman (voice)
Wide-Eyed and Legless 1993
as Deric Longden
Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown 1993
as George
Two Mikes Don't Make a Wright 1993
as The Earl of Leete, Writer
A Sense of History 1992
as 23rd Earl of Leete, Writer
The Crying Game 1992
as Col
Enchanted April 1991
as Frederick Arbuthnot
- Nona
Nona 1991
as Carmelo
Life Is Sweet 1991
as Andy
Happy Feet 1991
as Grocer
Van Gogh 1990
as Roulin
Erik the Viking 1989
as Ernest the Viking (a Rapist)
7 Deadly Sins: Stage Acting 1989
as Standford Hartley, Writer
The Hangover 1989
as (voice)
Blackadder's Christmas Carol 1988
as Prince Albert
Vroom 1988
as Donald
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace 1987
as Jean Pierre Dubois
Running Out of Luck 1987
as Jimmy
The Insurance Man 1986
as Gutling
Silas Marner 1985
as Jem Rodney
The Good Father 1985
as Roger Miles
Picture Friend 1985
as Tes Goodwin
Brazil 1985
as Dr. Jaffe
- The Man Who Shot Christmas
The Man Who Shot Christmas 1984
as Nick/Father Christmas
The Hit 1984
as Barrister
Birth of a Nation 1983
as Geoff Figg
Walter and June 1983
as Orderly
Dead on Time 1983
as Vicar
Our Winnie 1982
as Second Attendant
Intensive Care 1982
as Mr Horsfall
Walter 1982
as Joseph - Orderly
Mike Leigh: Making Plays 1982
as Self (archive footage)
Uliisses 1982
Actor
Time Bandits 1981
as Compere
The Dogs of War 1980
as Film Crew
The Adventures of Frank: Seeds of Ice 1980
as Mr. Champing
Breaking Glass 1980
as Station Porter
Games Without Frontiers 1980
as Stewart
Long Distance Information 1979
as Mackaness
Phoelix 1979
Actor
The Passage 1979
as German Soldier (uncredited)
The Life Story of Baal 1978
as Woodcutter
The Shout 1978
as Fielder in Cowpat
The Go-Between 1971
as Spectator at Cricket Match (uncredited)
Credits from TMDB.