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