Jim Broadbent

Jim Broadbent

ActorWriter May 24 (age 76) Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK 1953–2025 (72 year career)
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Biography

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 Awar…

Known For

Filmography

Acting (204)

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Movies (157)

Jay Kelly

Jay Kelly

2025

as Peter Schneider

6.1
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

2025

as Colin Jones

6.4
What is an Ocean… Reconnecting the Cast and Crew of Cloud Atlas

What is an Ocean… Reconnecting the Cast and Crew of Cloud Atlas

2025

as Self - Interviewee

Paddington in Peru

Paddington in Peru

2024

as Samuel Gruber

6.8
An A to Z of Paddington

An A to Z of Paddington

2024

as Narrator (voice)

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

2023

as Harold Fry

6.6
Blackadder: A Cunning Story

Blackadder: A Cunning Story

2023

as Self - Contributor

7.5
Call Me Back

Call Me Back

2023

as George

2022 Wimbledon Official Film

2022 Wimbledon Official Film

2023

as Narrator

Charlotte

Charlotte

2022

as Grosspapa (voice)

6.3
A Boy Called Christmas

A Boy Called Christmas

2021

as King

7.3
The Duke

The Duke

2021

as Kempton Bunton

7.0
(K)nox: The Rob Knox Story

(K)nox: The Rob Knox Story

2021

as Self

6.0
Rhythm of Life

Rhythm of Life

2021

as Self

6.5
Dolittle

Dolittle

2020

as Lord Thomas Badgley

6.6
Six Minutes to Midnight

Six Minutes to Midnight

2020

as Charlie

6.1
Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered

Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered

2019

as Self

9.0
King of Thieves

King of Thieves

2018

as Terry Perkins

5.5
Black '47

Black '47

2018

as Lord Kilmichael

6.6
King Lear

King Lear

2018

as Earl of Gloucester

6.1
New Town Utopia

New Town Utopia

2018

as Lewis Silkin MP

9.0
Paddington 2

Paddington 2

2017

as Samuel Gruber

7.5
Birds Like Us

Birds Like Us

2017

as Horozovich (voice)

4.1
The Sense of an Ending

The Sense of an Ending

2017

as Tony Webster

6.4
The Legend of Tarzan

The Legend of Tarzan

2016

as Prime Minister

5.9
Eddie the Eagle

Eddie the Eagle

2016

as BBC Commentator

7.2
Bridget Jones's Baby

Bridget Jones's Baby

2016

as Dad

6.4
Ethel & Ernest

Ethel & Ernest

2016

as Ernest Briggs (voice)

7.5
Brooklyn

Brooklyn

2015

as Father Flood

7.3
The Lady in the Van

The Lady in the Van

2015

as Underwood

6.4
The Weather Inside

The Weather Inside

2015

as Britischer Botschafter

4.3
The Go-Between

The Go-Between

2015

as Old Leo

6.8
Paddington

Paddington

2014

as Samuel Gruber

7.1
Postman Pat: The Movie

Postman Pat: The Movie

2014

as CEO (voice)

5.1
Big Game

Big Game

2014

as Herbert

5.5
Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods

Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods

2014

as Julius Caesar (voice UK Dub)

6.8
The One and Only Mike Leigh

The One and Only Mike Leigh

2014

as Self

9.0
Get Santa

Get Santa

2014

as Santa Claus

6.1
Filth

Filth

2013

as Dr Rossi

6.8
Chance Meeting

Chance Meeting

2013
Closed Circuit

Closed Circuit

2013

as Attorney General

5.9
The Phone Call

The Phone Call

2013

as Stan (voice)

7.3
The Harry Hill Movie

The Harry Hill Movie

2013

as Cleaner

4.9
Le Week-End

Le Week-End

2013

as Nick Burrows

6.2
Cloud Atlas

Cloud Atlas

2012

as Captain Molyneux / Vyvyan Ayrs / Timothy Cavendish / Korean Musician / Prescient 2

6.9
Nina Conti: Her Master's Voice

Nina Conti: Her Master's Voice

2012

as Self

7.4
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

2011

as Horace Slughorn

8.1
Arthur Christmas

Arthur Christmas

2011

as Santa (voice)

6.8
The Iron Lady

The Iron Lady

2011

as Denis Thatcher

6.4
Another Year

Another Year

2010

as Tom

7.0
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

2009

as Horace Slughorn

7.7
The Damned United

The Damned United

2009

as Sam Longson

7.2
The Young Victoria

The Young Victoria

2009

as King William IV

7.2
Perrier's Bounty

Perrier's Bounty

2009

as Jim McCrea

5.8
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

2008

as Dean Charles Stanforth

6.0
Inkheart

Inkheart

2008

as Fenoglio

6.3
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments

Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments

2008

as Self

4.5
Einstein and Eddington

Einstein and Eddington

2008

as Sir Oliver Lodge

6.9
Lost and Found

Lost and Found

2008

as Narrator (voice)

7.8
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga

Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga

2008

as Self

7.8
Tales of the Riverbank

Tales of the Riverbank

2008

as G.P. (voice)

4.6
Hot Fuzz

Hot Fuzz

2007

as Inspector Frank Butterman

7.6
And When Did You Last See Your Father?

And When Did You Last See Your Father?

2007

as Arthur Morrison

6.5
Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz

Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz

2007

as Self

Longford

Longford

2006

as Lord Longford

6.5
Art School Confidential

Art School Confidential

2006

as Jimmy

6.1
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

2005

as Prof. Digory Kirke

7.1
Robots

Robots

2005

as Madame Gasket (voice)

6.5
Spider-Plant Man

Spider-Plant Man

2005

as Batman

6.1
Valiant

Valiant

2005

as Sergeant (voice)

5.6
The Magic Roundabout

The Magic Roundabout

2005

as Brian (voice)

5.4
Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days

2004

as Lord Kelvin

6.0
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason

2004

as Dad

6.2
Tooth

Tooth

2004

as The Rabbit (voice)

3.8
Vera Drake

Vera Drake

2004

as Judge

7.2
Vanity Fair

Vanity Fair

2004

as Mr. Osborne

5.8
Pride

Pride

2004

as Eddie (voice)

6.2
Brambly Hedge: Classic Collection

Brambly Hedge: Classic Collection

2004

as Basil / Ernest Vole / Purslane Saltapple (Voice)

10.0
Bright Young Things

Bright Young Things

2003

as The Drunken Major

6.2
Anna Spud

Anna Spud

2003

as Dad

The Young Visiters

The Young Visiters

2003

as Alfred Salteena

5.4
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself

And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself

2003

as Harry Aitken

6.7
Gangs of New York

Gangs of New York

2002

as Boss Tweed

7.3
Nicholas Nickleby

Nicholas Nickleby

2002

as Mr. Wackford Squeers

6.9
The Gathering Storm

The Gathering Storm

2002

as Desmond Morton

6.6
The King's Beard

The King's Beard

2002

as The Wizard (voice)

6.0
Moulin Rouge!

Moulin Rouge!

2001

as Harold Zidler

7.5
Bridget Jones's Diary

Bridget Jones's Diary

2001

as Bridget's Dad

6.7
Iris

Iris

2001

as John Bayley

6.4
The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge'

The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge'

2001

as Self

6.5
Topsy-Turvy

Topsy-Turvy

1999

as W. S. Gilbert

6.6
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death

Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death

1999

as The Shy Doctor

7.4
Percy The Park Keeper: After The Storm

Percy The Park Keeper: After The Storm

1998

as Percy

The Avengers

The Avengers

1998

as Mother

4.4
Little Voice

Little Voice

1998

as Mr. Boo

6.5
Percy The Park Keeper: The Rescue Party

Percy The Park Keeper: The Rescue Party

1997

as Percy

The Borrowers

The Borrowers

1997

as Pod Clock

6.0
Smilla's Sense of Snow

Smilla's Sense of Snow

1997

as Dr. Lagermann

6.3
Percy The Park Keeper: The Secret Path

Percy The Park Keeper: The Secret Path

1997

as Jim

Percy The Park Keeper: One Snowy Night

Percy The Park Keeper: One Snowy Night

1996

as Percy

The Secret Agent

The Secret Agent

1996

as Chief Inspector Heat

5.5
Brambly Hedge: Autumn Story: Primrose's Stormy Night

Brambly Hedge: Autumn Story: Primrose's Stormy Night

1996

as Basil

Richard III

Richard III

1995

as The Duke of Buckingham

6.7
Rough Magic

Rough Magic

1995

as Doc Ansell

5.5
The Last Englishman

The Last Englishman

1995

as Col. Alfred D. Wintle

Bullets Over Broadway

Bullets Over Broadway

1994

as Warner Purcell

7.1
Widows' Peak

Widows' Peak

1994

as Con Clancy

6.3
Princess Caraboo

Princess Caraboo

1994

as Mr. Worrall

5.5
Prince Cinders

Prince Cinders

1993

as Ugly Brother / Policeman (voice)

Wide-Eyed and Legless

Wide-Eyed and Legless

1993

as Deric Longden

6.0
Two Mikes Don't Make a Wright

Two Mikes Don't Make a Wright

1993

as The Earl of Leete

4.0
Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown

Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown

1993

as George

The Crying Game

The Crying Game

1992

as Col

6.8
A Sense of History

A Sense of History

1992

as 23rd Earl of Leete

7.3
Nona

Nona

1991

as Carmelo

Enchanted April

Enchanted April

1991

as Frederick Arbuthnot

6.7
Happy Feet

Happy Feet

1991

as Grocer

Life Is Sweet

Life Is Sweet

1990

as Andy

7.0
Van Gogh

Van Gogh

1990

as Roulin

1.0
Erik the Viking

Erik the Viking

1989

as Ernest the Viking (a Rapist)

5.9
The Hangover

The Hangover

1989

as (voice)

7 Deadly Sins: Stage Acting

7 Deadly Sins: Stage Acting

1989

as Standford Hartley

Vroom

Vroom

1988

as Donald

6.1
Blackadder's Christmas Carol

Blackadder's Christmas Carol

1988

as Prince Albert

7.6
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

1987

as Jean Pierre Dubois

4.6
Running Out of Luck

Running Out of Luck

1987
5.8
The Insurance Man

The Insurance Man

1986

as Gutling

5.3
Brazil

Brazil

1985

as Dr. Jaffe

7.7
Silas Marner

Silas Marner

1985

as Jem Rodney

5.6
The Good Father

The Good Father

1985

as Roger Miles

5.4
Picture Friend

Picture Friend

1985

as Tes Goodwin

Happy Families

Happy Families

1985

as Dalcroix

The Hit

The Hit

1984

as Barrister

6.5
The Man Who Shot Christmas

The Man Who Shot Christmas

1984

as Nick/Father Christmas

Walter and June

Walter and June

1983

as Orderly

7.0
Dead on Time

Dead on Time

1983

as Vicar

6.5
Birth of a Nation

Birth of a Nation

1983

as Geoff Figg

7.5
Mike Leigh: Making Plays

Mike Leigh: Making Plays

1982

as Self (archive footage)

8.0
Walter

Walter

1982

as Joseph - Orderly

5.4
Our Winnie

Our Winnie

1982

as Second Attendant

Uliisses

Uliisses

1982
3.8
Intensive Care

Intensive Care

1982

as Mr Horsfall

Time Bandits

Time Bandits

1981

as Compere

6.6
Games Without Frontiers

Games Without Frontiers

1980

as Stewart

The Dogs of War

The Dogs of War

1980

as Film Crew

5.8
Breaking Glass

Breaking Glass

1980

as Station Porter

6.8
The Adventures of Frank: Seeds of Ice

The Adventures of Frank: Seeds of Ice

1980

as Mr. Champing

The Passage

The Passage

1979

as German Soldier (uncredited)

6.1
Long Distance Information

Long Distance Information

1979

as Mackaness

Phoelix

Phoelix

1979
The Shout

The Shout

1978

as Fielder in Cowpat

6.0
The Life Story of Baal

The Life Story of Baal

1978

as Woodcutter

The Go-Between

The Go-Between

1971

as Spectator at Cricket Match (uncredited)

6.8
Dennis

Dennis

Fools

Fools

as Cardinal Pole

Asylum

Asylum

as The Prison Director

Superman Redeemed

Superman Redeemed

as Jean Pierre Dubois

Television (47)

My Lady Jane

My Lady Jane

2024

as Duke of Leicester

7.5
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

2022

as Snaggleroot (voice)

7.2
Why Didn't They Ask Evans?

Why Didn't They Ask Evans?

2022

as Lord Marcham

6.6
Ten Percent

Ten Percent

2022

as Richard Nightingale

5.5
Trying

Trying

2020

as George

7.6
Staged

Staged

2020

as Jim

7.9
Black Narcissus

Black Narcissus

2020

as Father Roberts

6.6
Love, Death & Robots

Love, Death & Robots

2019

as Christopher the Poet (voice)

8.2
War and Peace

War and Peace

2016

as Prince Bolkonsky

7.6
London Spy

London Spy

2015

as Scottie

6.9
The Frame

The Frame

2013

as Professor Horace Slughorn

10.0
The Great Train Robbery

The Great Train Robbery

2013

as DCS Tommy Butler

6.6
Game of Thrones

Game of Thrones

2011

as Archmaester Ebrose

8.5
Comedy Blaps

Comedy Blaps

2011

as DCI Ponk

Exile

Exile

2011

as Sam Ronstadt

7.2
Downton Abbey

Downton Abbey

2010

as Jim Broadbent

8.1
Any Human Heart

Any Human Heart

2010

as Logan Mountstuart

6.0
The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show

2007

as Self

7.2
Would I Lie to You?

Would I Lie to You?

2007

as Self

7.8
The Street

The Street

2006

as Stan McDermott

7.7
The Peter Principle

The Peter Principle

1997

as Peter Duffley

7.3
Percy the Park Keeper

Percy the Park Keeper

1996

as Percy (voice)

5.0
The Enchanted World of Brambly Hedge

The Enchanted World of Brambly Hedge

1996

as Basil / Ernest Vole / Purslane Saltapple (voice)

7.0
Gone to Seed

Gone to Seed

1992

as Monty Plant

2.6
Perpetual Motion

Perpetual Motion

1992

as Self - Narrator

Performance

Performance

1991

as Carmello

6.0
Murder Most Horrid

Murder Most Horrid

1991

as Selwyn Proops

6.8
Gone to the Dogs

Gone to the Dogs

1991

as Jim Morley

6.0
The Staggering Stories of Ferdinand de Bargos

The Staggering Stories of Ferdinand de Bargos

1989
6.0
Victoria Wood

Victoria Wood

1989

as Alan Hammond

7.5
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

1988

as Ossipon

Inspector Morse

Inspector Morse

1987

as Charlie Bennett

7.9
Theatre Night

Theatre Night

1985

as Maitre Jacques

Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV

Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV

1985
7.6
Happy Families

Happy Families

1985

as Dalcroix

6.7
Blackadder

Blackadder

1983

as Prince Albert

8.0
Dramarama

Dramarama

1983
6.7
Tales Out of School

Tales Out of School

1983

as Geoff Figg

Bird of Prey

Bird of Prey

1982

as DI Stanley Richardson

6.7
Objects of Affection

Objects of Affection

1982

as Second Attendant

7.0
Only Fools and Horses

Only Fools and Horses

1981

as Roy Slater

8.1
Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected

1979

as Mr Lovejoy

6.7
Playhouse

Playhouse

1974

as Stewart

7.0
Play for Today

Play for Today

1970

as Mr. Champing

6.3
Omnibus

Omnibus

1967

as Roulin

7.2
The Oscars

The Oscars

1953

as Self

7.0
Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

1944

as Self - Nominee

7.2