Acting
Adam Godley
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
Film · 2025
Down Cemetery Road
Series · 2025
The Copenhagen Test
Series · 2025
The People We Hate at the Wedding
Film · 2022
The Great North
Series · 2021
The Great North
Series · 2021
The Great
Series · 2020
Missing Link
Film · 2019
National Theatre Live: The Lehman Trilogy
Film · 2019
The Umbrella Academy
Series · 2019
Nightmare Cinema
Film · 2018
Succession
Series · 2018
Lodge 49
Series · 2018
Fallet
Series · 2017
The Prime Minister
Film · 2016
The BFG
Film · 2016
Powers
Series · 2015
The Theory of Everything
Film · 2014
Manhattan
Series · 2014
Wilde Salomé
Film · 2013
The Blacklist
Series · 2013
Battleship
Film · 2012
A Young Doctor's Notebook
Series · 2012
Perception
Series · 2012
The Forger
Film · 2011
Suburgatory
Series · 2011
Suits
Series · 2011
Case Histories
Series · 2011
Harry's Law
Series · 2011
Homeland
Series · 2011
The Special Relationship
Film · 2010
Dollhouse
Series · 2009
The Good Wife
Series · 2009
Lie to Me
Series · 2009
The X-Files: I Want to Believe
Film · 2008
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Series · 2008
Breaking Bad
Series · 2008
Merlin
Series · 2008
The Old Curiosity Shop
Film · 2007
The Stronger
Film · 2007
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Film · 2007
Son of Rambow
Film · 2007
Mad Men
Series · 2007
Private Practice
Series · 2007
Nuremberg: Nazis on Trial
Series · 2006
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Film · 2005
Nanny McPhee
Film · 2005
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Different Faces, Different Flavors
Film · 2005
Numb3rs
Series · 2005
Around the World in 80 Days
Film · 2004
Hawking
Film · 2004
Agatha Christie's Marple
Series · 2004
The Young Visiters
Film · 2003
Love Actually
Film · 2003
Margery and Gladys
Film · 2003
Coming Up
Series · 2003
Thunderpants
Film · 2002
War Game
Film · 2002
And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen...
Film · 2002
Sword of Honour
Film · 2001
Cor, Blimey!
Film · 2000
Class Act
Series · 1994
Cabaret
Film · 1993
The Detectives
Series · 1993
An Ungentlemanly Act
Film · 1992
Casualty
Series · 1986
The Bill
Series · 1984
Moonfleet
Series · 1984
Thomas & Sarah
Series · 1979
Tony Awards
Series · 1956