Jim Broadbent
Acting
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 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.
Born: May 24, 1949
Place of Birth: Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Known For
Brambly Hedge: Classic Collection
Four stories featuring the mice of Brambly Hedge. In 'The Secret Staircase' Primrose and Wilfred set off looking for costumes for the Midwinter celebrations. Wilfred is determined to follow in the pawprints of his exploring hero in 'The High Hills'. In 'Sea Story' the mice run out of salt. And, living in the mill with three little babies is not easy for Poppy in 'Poppy's Babies'.
The Frame
A journey through the world of classic and contemporary cinema.
New Town Utopia
What happened when we built Utopia? New Town Utopia is feature documentary about the power of art, architecture, the state of the nation – and some rather angry puppets.
Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered
Ten big-name actors, including Jim Broadbent, Jodie Whittaker, David Tennant and Olivia Colman, come together to record an album for Children in Need.
Game of Thrones
Seven noble families fight for control of the mythical land of Westeros. Friction between the houses leads to full-scale war. All while a very ancient evil awakens in the farthest north. Amidst the war, a neglected military order of misfits, the Night's Watch, is all that stands between the realms of men and icy horrors beyond.
Love, Death & Robots
Terrifying creatures, wicked surprises and dark comedy converge in this NSFW anthology of animated stories presented by Tim Miller and David Fincher.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Harry, Ron and Hermione continue their quest to vanquish the evil Voldemort once and for all. Just as things begin to look hopeless for the young wizards, Harry discovers a trio of magical objects that endow him with powers to rival Voldemort's formidable skills.
Only Fools and Horses
Only Fools and Horses.... Is a British sitcom created and written by John Sullivan. Seven series were originally transmitted on BBC One from 1981 to 1991, with sixteen sporadic Christmas specials aired until 2003. In working-class Peckham in south-east London, ambitious market trader Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter and his younger half-brother Rodney, explore their highs and lows in life, in particular their attempts to get rich. Initially not an immediate hit and receiving little promotion early on, it later achieved consistently high ratings, and the 1996 episode "Time on Our Hands" (originally billed as the series finale) holds the record for the biggest UK audience for a sitcom episode, attracting 24.3 million viewers. The series bears a significant influence on British culture, contributing several words and phrases to the English language.
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
Writer and Director Mike Leigh discusses the techniques used to create his plays.
Blackadder
Black Adder traces the deeply cynical and self-serving lineage of various Edmund Blackadders throughout British history, from the muck of the Middle Ages to the frontline of the First World War.
Filmography
as Self - Interviewee
as Peter Schneider
as Colin Jones
as Samuel Gruber
as Narrator (voice)
as Duke of Leicester
as George
as Narrator
as Self - Contributor
as Harold Fry
as Snaggleroot (voice)
as Richard Nightingale
as Grosspapa (voice)
as Lord Marcham
as King
as Kempton Bunton
as Self
as Self
as Father Roberts
as Charlie
as Jim
as George
as Lord Thomas Badgley
as Christopher the Poet (voice)
as Lord Kilmichael
as Terry Perkins
as Earl of Gloucester
as Lewis Silkin MP
as Samuel Gruber
as Horozovich (voice)
as Tony Webster
as Ernest Briggs (voice)
as Dad
as Prime Minister
as BBC Commentator
as Prince Bolkonsky
as Scottie
as Underwood
as Father Flood
as Britischer Botschafter
as Old Leo
as Santa Claus
as Julius Caesar (voice UK Dub)
as Samuel Gruber
as Herbert
as CEO (voice)
as Cleaner
as DCS Tommy Butler
as Stan (voice)
as Nick Burrows
as Dr Rossi
as Attorney General
as Professor Horace Slughorn
as Captain Molyneux / Vyvyan Ayrs / Timothy Cavendish / Korean Musician / Prescient 2
as Denis Thatcher
as Santa (voice)
as Horace Slughorn
as Sam Ronstadt
as Archmaester Ebrose
as Logan Mountstuart
as Tom
as Jim McCrea
as Horace Slughorn
as Sam Longson
as King William IV
as Narrator (voice)
as Fenoglio
as Sir Oliver Lodge
as Dean Charles Stanforth
as G.P. (voice)
as Arthur Morrison
as Self
as Self
as Inspector Frank Butterman
as Lord Longford
as Jimmy
as Stan McDermott
as Prof. Digory Kirke
as Sergeant (voice)
as Batman
as Madame Gasket (voice)
as Brian (voice)
as Judge
as Mr. Osborne
as Eddie (voice)
as Lord Kelvin
as The Rabbit (voice)
as Basil / Ernest Vole / Purslane Saltapple (Voice)
as Alfred Salteena
as The Drunken Major
as Harry Aitken
as Dad
as Mr. Wackford Squeers
as Boss Tweed
as The Wizard (voice)
as Desmond Morton
as John Bayley
as Harold Zidler
as Bridget's Dad
as W. S. Gilbert
as The Shy Doctor
as Mr. Boo
as Mother
as Pod Clock
as Dr. Lagermann
as Basil / Ernest Vole / Purslane Saltapple (voice)
as Percy (voice)
as Chief Inspector Heat
as The Duke of Buckingham
as Doc Ansell
as Warner Purcell
as Mr. Worrall
as Con Clancy
as Ugly Brother / Policeman (voice)
as Deric Longden
as The Earl of Leete
as Monty Plant
as 23rd Earl of Leete
as Col
as Self - Narrator
as Jim Morley
as Frederick Arbuthnot
as Selwyn Proops
as Carmello
as Grocer
as Andy
as Alan Hammond
as Ernest the Viking (a Rapist)
as Standford Hartley
as (voice)
as Prince Albert
as Donald
as Ossipon
as Jean Pierre Dubois
as Charlie Bennett
as Gutling
as Jem Rodney
as Roger Miles
as Dalcroix
as Dalcroix
as Tes Goodwin
as Dr. Jaffe
as Barrister
as Geoff Figg
as Geoff Figg
as Don Speekingleesh, an Interpreter
as Orderly
as Vicar
as Second Attendant
as Second Attendant
as Mr Horsfall
as Joseph - Orderly
as Self (archive footage)
as DI Stanley Richardson
as Roy Slater
as Compere
as Film Crew
as Mr. Champing
as Station Porter
as Stewart
as Mackaness
as Mr Lovejoy
as German Soldier (uncredited)
as Woodcutter
as Fielder in Cowpat
as Stewart
as Spectator at Cricket Match (uncredited)
as Mr. Horsfall
as Mr. Champing
as Roulin
as Self
as Self - Nominee
as Cardinal Pole
as The Prison Director