Jim Broadbent

Jim Broadbent

1949-05-24

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.

Also appears in

Bridget Jones’s Baby

Bridget Jones’s Baby

6.4

Inkheart

Inkheart

6.3

Brooklyn

Brooklyn

7.3

Time Bandits

Time Bandits

6.6

The Avengers

The Avengers

4.4

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason

6.2

Valiant

Valiant

5.5

Eddie the Eagle

Eddie the Eagle

7.2

The Crying Game

The Crying Game

6.8

The Borrowers

The Borrowers

6.0

Smilla’s Sense of Snow

Smilla’s Sense of Snow

6.3

The Magic Roundabout

The Magic Roundabout

5.4

The Young Victoria

The Young Victoria

7.2

The Iron Lady

The Iron Lady

6.4

Filth

Filth

6.9

Big Game

Big Game

5.5

Get Santa

Get Santa

6.1

Closed Circuit

Closed Circuit

5.9

Bullets Over Broadway

Bullets Over Broadway

7.1

King of Thieves

King of Thieves

5.5