
Cast
Jim Broadbent
Acting
Cast
Jim Broadbent
Known for
Acting
Born
1949-05-24
From
Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Also known as James "Jim" Broadbent
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.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
as Horace Slughorn

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
as Horace Slughorn

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
as Prof. Digory Kirke

Robots
as Madame Gasket (voice)

Dolittle
as Lord Thomas Badgley

The Legend of Tarzan
as Prime Minister

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
as Dean Charles Stanforth

Hot Fuzz
as Inspector Frank Butterman

Paddington
as Samuel Gruber

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

Moulin Rouge!
as Harold Zidler

Paddington 2
as Samuel Gruber

Paddington in Peru
as Samuel Gruber

Gangs of New York
as Boss Tweed

Bridget Jones's Diary
as Bridget's Dad

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
as Colin Jones

Big Game
as Herbert

Brazil
as Dr. Jaffe

Arthur Christmas
as Santa (voice)

Jay Kelly
as Peter Schneider

Around the World in 80 Days
as Lord Kelvin

The Borrowers
as Pod Clock

Filth
as Dr Rossi

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
as Dad

Inkheart
as Fenoglio

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
as Jean Pierre Dubois

Bridget Jones's Baby
as Dad

Valiant
as Sergeant (voice)

Topsy-Turvy
as W. S. Gilbert

Brooklyn
as Father Flood

Eddie the Eagle
as BBC Commentator

King of Thieves
as Terry Perkins

Iris
as John Bayley

Time Bandits
as Compere

Black '47
as Lord Kilmichael

The Iron Lady
as Denis Thatcher

The Crying Game
as Col

Vanity Fair
as Mr. Osborne

Vera Drake
as Judge

The Young Victoria
as King William IV

Enchanted April
as Frederick Arbuthnot

Nicholas Nickleby
as Mr. Wackford Squeers

A Boy Called Christmas
as King

The Lady in the Van
as Underwood

Pride
as Eddie (voice)

Closed Circuit
as Attorney General

Art School Confidential
as Jimmy

The Shout
as Fielder in Cowpat

The Avengers
as Mother

The Duke
as Kempton Bunton

The Damned United
as Sam Longson

Bullets Over Broadway
as Warner Purcell

The Dogs of War
as Film Crew

Life Is Sweet
as Andy

The Sense of an Ending
as Tony Webster

Einstein and Eddington
as Sir Oliver Lodge

The Hit
as Barrister

The Magic Roundabout
as Brian (voice)

Bright Young Things
as The Drunken Major

Erik the Viking
as Ernest the Viking (a Rapist)

King Lear
as Earl of Gloucester

Tooth
as The Rabbit (voice)

Six Minutes to Midnight
as Charlie

Smilla's Sense of Snow
as Dr. Lagermann

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
as Harold Fry

Little Voice
as Mr. Boo

Another Year
as Tom

Richard III
as The Duke of Buckingham

Get Santa
as Santa Claus

Ethel & Ernest
as Ernest Briggs (voice)

The Gathering Storm
as Desmond Morton

Rough Magic
as Doc Ansell

Postman Pat: The Movie
as CEO (voice)

The Go-Between
as Spectator at Cricket Match (uncredited)

Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
as Self

Princess Caraboo
as Mr. Worrall

The Passage
as German Soldier (uncredited)

The Secret Agent
as Chief Inspector Heat

Widows' Peak
as Con Clancy

Le Week-End
as Nick Burrows

Charlotte
as Grosspapa (voice)

And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
as Harry Aitken

Longford
as Lord Longford

The Harry Hill Movie
as Cleaner

Blackadder: A Cunning Story
as Self - Contributor

What is an Ocean… Reconnecting the Cast and Crew of Cloud Atlas
as Self - Interviewee

Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown
as George

And When Did You Last See Your Father?
as Arthur Morrison

Perrier's Bounty
as Jim McCrea

Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death
as The Shy Doctor

Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
as Self

Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered
as Self

Breaking Glass
as Station Porter

Birds Like Us
as Horozovich (voice)

The One and Only Mike Leigh
as Self

Blackadder's Christmas Carol
as Prince Albert

Silas Marner
as Jem Rodney

Tales of the Riverbank
as G.P. (voice)

Vroom
as Donald

The Good Father
as Roger Miles

Running Out of Luck

Fools
as Cardinal Pole

Uliisses

Lost and Found
as Narrator (voice)

Dead on Time
as Vicar

Walter
as Joseph - Orderly

Games Without Frontiers
as Stewart

Happy Families
as Dalcroix

The Young Visiters
as Alfred Salteena

(K)nox: The Rob Knox Story
as Self

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

Dennis

Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz
as Self

The Go-Between
as Old Leo

The Weather Inside
as Britischer Botschafter

The Phone Call
as Stan (voice)

Intensive Care
as Mr Horsfall

Phoelix

Birth of a Nation
as Geoff Figg

The King's Beard
as The Wizard (voice)

Brambly Hedge: Classic Collection
as Basil / Ernest Vole / Purslane Saltapple (Voice)

Nina Conti: Her Master's Voice
as Self

The Insurance Man
as Gutling

Two Mikes Don't Make a Wright
as The Earl of Leete

Anna Spud
as Dad

Brambly Hedge: Autumn Story: Primrose's Stormy Night
as Basil

7 Deadly Sins: Stage Acting
as Standford Hartley

2022 Wimbledon Official Film
as Narrator

Van Gogh
as Roulin

Nona
as Carmelo

Walter and June
as Orderly

Our Winnie
as Second Attendant

A Sense of History
as 23rd Earl of Leete

Mike Leigh: Making Plays
as Self (archive footage)

Call Me Back
as George

The Life Story of Baal
as Woodcutter

Long Distance Information
as Mackaness

Prince Cinders
as Ugly Brother / Policeman (voice)

An A to Z of Paddington
as Narrator (voice)

New Town Utopia
as Lewis Silkin MP

Picture Friend
as Tes Goodwin

Happy Feet
as Grocer

The Hangover
as (voice)

Wide-Eyed and Legless
as Deric Longden

The Adventures of Frank: Seeds of Ice
as Mr. Champing

The Man Who Shot Christmas
as Nick/Father Christmas

Percy The Park Keeper: The Rescue Party
as Percy

The Last Englishman
as Col. Alfred D. Wintle

Chance Meeting

Percy The Park Keeper: After The Storm
as Percy

Percy The Park Keeper: One Snowy Night
as Percy

Percy The Park Keeper: The Secret Path
as Jim