Acting
Jim Broadbent
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
Jay Kelly
Film · 2025
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
Film · 2025
What is an Ocean… Reconnecting the Cast and Crew of Cloud Atlas
Film · 2025
Paddington in Peru
Film · 2024
An A to Z of Paddington
Film · 2024
My Lady Jane
Series · 2024
Blackadder: A Cunning Story
Film · 2023
Call Me Back
Film · 2023
2022 Wimbledon Official Film
Film · 2023
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
Film · 2023
Charlotte
Film · 2022
Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
Series · 2022
Ten Percent
Series · 2022
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
Series · 2022
(K)nox: The Rob Knox Story
Film · 2021
A Boy Called Christmas
Film · 2021
The Duke
Film · 2021
Six Minutes to Midnight
Film · 2020
Dolittle
Film · 2020
Staged
Series · 2020
Black Narcissus
Series · 2020
Trying
Series · 2020
Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered
Film · 2019
Love, Death & Robots
Series · 2019
Black '47
Film · 2018
King Lear
Film · 2018
New Town Utopia
Film · 2018
King of Thieves
Film · 2018
The Sense of an Ending
Film · 2017
Paddington 2
Film · 2017
Birds Like Us
Film · 2017
Bridget Jones's Baby
Film · 2016
Eddie the Eagle
Film · 2016
The Legend of Tarzan
Film · 2016
Ethel & Ernest
Film · 2016
War and Peace
Series · 2016
Brooklyn
Film · 2015
The Go-Between
Film · 2015
The Lady in the Van
Film · 2015
The Weather Inside
Film · 2015
London Spy
Series · 2015
Paddington
Film · 2014
Get Santa
Film · 2014
Postman Pat: The Movie
Film · 2014
Big Game
Film · 2014
The One and Only Mike Leigh
Film · 2014
Filth
Film · 2013
Closed Circuit
Film · 2013
Le Week-End
Film · 2013
The Phone Call
Film · 2013
The Harry Hill Movie
Film · 2013
Chance Meeting
Film · 2013
The Great Train Robbery
Series · 2013
The Frame
Series · 2013
Cloud Atlas
Film · 2012
Nina Conti: Her Master's Voice
Film · 2012
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Film · 2011
Arthur Christmas
Film · 2011
The Iron Lady
Film · 2011
Exile
Series · 2011
Game of Thrones
Series · 2011
Comedy Blaps
Series · 2011
Perrier's Bounty
Film · 2010
Another Year
Film · 2010
Any Human Heart
Series · 2010
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Film · 2009
The Damned United
Film · 2009
The Young Victoria
Film · 2009
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Film · 2008
Inkheart
Film · 2008
Lost and Found
Film · 2008
Einstein and Eddington
Film · 2008
Tales of the Riverbank
Film · 2008
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
Film · 2008
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
Film · 2008
Production Diary: Making of 'The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull'
Film · 2008
Hot Fuzz
Film · 2007
And When Did You Last See Your Father?
Film · 2007
Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz
Film · 2007
The Graham Norton Show
Series · 2007
Art School Confidential
Film · 2006
Longford
Film · 2006
The Street
Series · 2006
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Film · 2005
Robots
Film · 2005
Valiant
Film · 2005
The Magic Roundabout
Film · 2005
Around the World in 80 Days
Film · 2004
Vera Drake
Film · 2004
Vanity Fair
Film · 2004
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
Film · 2004
Pride
Film · 2004
Brambly Hedge: Classic Collection
Film · 2004
Tooth
Film · 2004
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
Film · 2003
Bright Young Things
Film · 2003
The Young Visiters
Film · 2003
Anna Spud
Film · 2003
Gangs of New York
Film · 2002
Nicholas Nickleby
Film · 2002
The Gathering Storm
Film · 2002
The King's Beard
Film · 2002
Bridget Jones's Diary
Film · 2001
Moulin Rouge!
Film · 2001
Iris
Film · 2001
The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge'
Film · 2001
Topsy-Turvy
Film · 1999
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death
Film · 1999
Little Voice
Film · 1998
The Avengers
Film · 1998
Percy The Park Keeper: After The Storm
Film · 1998
The Borrowers
Film · 1997
Smilla's Sense of Snow
Film · 1997
Percy The Park Keeper: The Secret Path
Film · 1997
Percy The Park Keeper: The Rescue Party
Film · 1997
The Peter Principle
Series · 1997
The Secret Agent
Film · 1996
Brambly Hedge: Autumn Story: Primrose's Stormy Night
Film · 1996
Percy The Park Keeper: One Snowy Night
Film · 1996
Percy the Park Keeper
Series · 1996
The Enchanted World of Brambly Hedge
Series · 1996
Richard III
Film · 1995
Rough Magic
Film · 1995
The Last Englishman
Film · 1995
Widows' Peak
Film · 1994
Princess Caraboo
Film · 1994
Bullets Over Broadway
Film · 1994
Two Mikes Don't Make a Wright
Film · 1993
Wide-Eyed and Legless
Film · 1993
Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown
Film · 1993
Prince Cinders
Film · 1993
The Crying Game
Film · 1992
A Sense of History
Film · 1992
Perpetual Motion
Series · 1992
Gone to Seed
Series · 1992
Enchanted April
Film · 1991
Life Is Sweet
Film · 1991
Nona
Film · 1991
Happy Feet
Film · 1991
Gone to the Dogs
Series · 1991
Performance
Series · 1991
Murder Most Horrid
Series · 1991
Van Gogh
Film · 1990
Erik the Viking
Film · 1989
The Hangover
Film · 1989
7 Deadly Sins: Stage Acting
Film · 1989
The Staggering Stories of Ferdinand de Bargos
Series · 1989
Victoria Wood
Series · 1989
Screen One
Series · 1989
4 Play
Series · 1989
Blackadder's Christmas Carol
Film · 1988
Vroom
Film · 1988
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
Series · 1988
Comic Relief
Series · 1988
Running Out of Luck
Film · 1987
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
Film · 1987
Inspector Morse
Series · 1987
The Insurance Man
Film · 1986
Brazil
Film · 1985
The Good Father
Film · 1985
Silas Marner
Film · 1985
Picture Friend
Film · 1985
Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV
Series · 1985
Happy Families
Series · 1985
Theatre Night
Series · 1985
Summer Season
Series · 1985
The Hit
Film · 1984
The Man Who Shot Christmas
Film · 1984
Walter and June
Film · 1983
Birth of a Nation
Film · 1983
Dead on Time
Film · 1983
Dramarama
Series · 1983
Blackadder
Series · 1983
Tales Out of School
Series · 1983
Walter
Film · 1982
Intensive Care
Film · 1982
Uliisses
Film · 1982
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
Film · 1982
Our Winnie
Film · 1982
Objects of Affection
Series · 1982
Bird of Prey
Series · 1982
Time Bandits
Film · 1981
Only Fools and Horses
Series · 1981
Games Without Frontiers
Film · 1980
Breaking Glass
Film · 1980
The Adventures of Frank: Seeds of Ice
Film · 1980
The Dogs of War
Film · 1980
Phoelix
Film · 1979
Long Distance Information
Film · 1979
The Passage
Film · 1979
Tales of the Unexpected
Series · 1979
The Shout
Film · 1978
The Life Story of Baal
Film · 1978
Playhouse
Series · 1974
The Go-Between
Film · 1971
Play for Today
Series · 1970
Play for Today
Series · 1970
Omnibus
Series · 1967
The Oscars
Series · 1953
Golden Globe Awards
Series · 1944
Fools
Film
Dennis
Film
A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Bride's Chamber
Film