Jim Broadbent

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

199

Gender

Male

Birthday

1949-05-24 (76 years old)

Place of Birth

Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK

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.

Known For

  • Game of Thrones

    Game of Thrones

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

    The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

  • Love, Death & Robots

    Love, Death & Robots

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

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

  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

  • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

    Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

  • Inspector Morse

    Inspector Morse

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Playhouse

    Playhouse

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • Blackadder

    Blackadder

  • Tales of the Unexpected

    Tales of the Unexpected

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • Vera Drake

    Vera Drake

  • War and Peace

    War and Peace

  • Get Santa

    Get Santa

  • Widows' Peak

    Widows' Peak

  • Inkheart

    Inkheart

  • Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

    Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

  • Longford

    Longford

  • Performance

    Performance

  • Robots

    Robots

  • Gangs of New York

    Gangs of New York

  • Hot Fuzz

    Hot Fuzz

  • Only Fools and Horses

    Only Fools and Horses

  • Filth

    Filth

  • Why Didn't They Ask Evans?

    Why Didn't They Ask Evans?

  • Princess Caraboo

    Princess Caraboo

  • Iris

    Iris

  • King Lear

    King Lear

  • The Great Train Robbery

    The Great Train Robbery

  • Big Game

    Big Game

  • Silas Marner

    Silas Marner

  • Dolittle

    Dolittle

  • Chance Meeting

    Chance Meeting

  • Jay Kelly

    Jay Kelly

  • Cloud Atlas

    Cloud Atlas

  • Trying

    Trying

  • Fools

    Fools

  • Paddington in Peru

    Paddington in Peru

  • Vroom

    Vroom

  • Walter

    Walter

  • Nona

    Nona

  • The Legend of Tarzan

    The Legend of Tarzan

  • Valiant

    Valiant

  • King of Thieves

    King of Thieves

  • Moulin Rouge!

    Moulin Rouge!

  • My Lady Jane

    My Lady Jane

  • Prince Cinders

    Prince Cinders

  • The Young Visiters

    The Young Visiters

  • Staged

    Staged

  • London Spy

    London Spy

  • Paddington

    Paddington

  • Brazil

    Brazil

  • Paddington 2

    Paddington 2

  • Our Winnie

    Our Winnie

  • Erik the Viking

    Erik the Viking

  • Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

    Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

  • Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV

    Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV

  • Anna Spud

    Anna Spud

  • Bridget Jones's Diary

    Bridget Jones's Diary

  • Charlotte

    Charlotte

  • The Frame

    The Frame

  • Rough Magic

    Rough Magic

  • Wide-Eyed and Legless

    Wide-Eyed and Legless

  • New Town Utopia

    New Town Utopia

  • Richard III

    Richard III

  • The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

    The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

  • Blackadder's Christmas Carol

    Blackadder's Christmas Carol

  • Life Is Sweet

    Life Is Sweet

  • A Sense of History

    A Sense of History

  • Eddie the Eagle

    Eddie the Eagle

  • Around the World in 80 Days

    Around the World in 80 Days

  • Rhythm of Life

    Rhythm of Life

  • Six Minutes to Midnight

    Six Minutes to Midnight

  • Murder Most Horrid

    Murder Most Horrid

  • Tooth

    Tooth

  • Brooklyn

    Brooklyn

  • Enchanted April

    Enchanted April

  • The Weather Inside

    The Weather Inside

  • Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

    Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

  • The Phone Call

    The Phone Call

  • Pride

    Pride

  • The King's Beard

    The King's Beard

  • Bridget Jones's Baby

    Bridget Jones's Baby

  • The Street

    The Street

  • Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason

    Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason

  • 7 Deadly Sins: Stage Acting

    7 Deadly Sins: Stage Acting

  • Birds Like Us

    Birds Like Us

  • The Young Victoria

    The Young Victoria

  • Arthur Christmas

    Arthur Christmas

  • The Magic Roundabout

    The Magic Roundabout

  • Black Narcissus

    Black Narcissus

  • Blackadder: A Cunning Story

    Blackadder: A Cunning Story

  • Time Bandits

    Time Bandits

  • Ten Percent

    Ten Percent

  • The Borrowers

    The Borrowers

  • Postman Pat: The Movie

    Postman Pat: The Movie

  • The Avengers

    The Avengers

  • The Iron Lady

    The Iron Lady

  • Nina Conti: Her Master's Voice

    Nina Conti: Her Master's Voice

  • Black '47

    Black '47

  • Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods

    Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods

  • Dramarama

    Dramarama

  • Asylum

    Asylum

  • The Harry Hill Movie

    The Harry Hill Movie

  • Call Me Back

    Call Me Back

  • Percy the Park Keeper

    Percy the Park Keeper

  • Any Human Heart

    Any Human Heart

  • A Boy Called Christmas

    A Boy Called Christmas

  • Closed Circuit

    Closed Circuit

  • Smilla's Sense of Snow

    Smilla's Sense of Snow

  • The Lady in the Van

    The Lady in the Van

  • Vanity Fair

    Vanity Fair

  • The Duke

    The Duke

  • The Go-Between

    The Go-Between

  • The Crying Game

    The Crying Game

  • Nicholas Nickleby

    Nicholas Nickleby

  • The Dogs of War

    The Dogs of War

  • The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

    The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

  • Bright Young Things

    Bright Young Things

  • Bullets Over Broadway

    Bullets Over Broadway

  • Long Distance Information

    Long Distance Information

  • Victoria Wood

    Victoria Wood

  • Art School Confidential

    Art School Confidential

  • Comedy Blaps

    Comedy Blaps

  • Einstein and Eddington

    Einstein and Eddington

  • The Shout

    The Shout

  • The Damned United

    The Damned United

  • Topsy-Turvy

    Topsy-Turvy

  • The Hit

    The Hit

  • Theatre Night

    Theatre Night

  • Exile

    Exile

  • The Gathering Storm

    The Gathering Storm

  • Another Year

    Another Year

  • Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga

    Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga

  • Little Voice

    Little Voice

  • The Enchanted World of Brambly Hedge

    The Enchanted World of Brambly Hedge

  • The Sense of an Ending

    The Sense of an Ending

  • And When Did You Last See Your Father?

    And When Did You Last See Your Father?

  • The Passage

    The Passage

  • Happy Families

    Happy Families

  • Gone to Seed

    Gone to Seed

  • Perrier's Bounty

    Perrier's Bounty

  • Le Week-End

    Le Week-End

  • Objects of Affection

    Objects of Affection

  • Gone to the Dogs

    Gone to the Dogs

  • Tales Out of School

    Tales Out of School

  • Games Without Frontiers

    Games Without Frontiers

  • Ethel & Ernest

    Ethel & Ernest

  • Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death

    Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death

  • The Secret Agent

    The Secret Agent

  • Picture Friend

    Picture Friend

  • Bird of Prey

    Bird of Prey

  • The Staggering Stories of Ferdinand de Bargos

    The Staggering Stories of Ferdinand de Bargos

  • And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself

    And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself

  • The Peter Principle

    The Peter Principle

  • Lost and Found

    Lost and Found

  • The Go-Between

    The Go-Between

  • Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz

    Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz

  • Breaking Glass

    Breaking Glass

  • Perpetual Motion

    Perpetual Motion

  • The Good Father

    The Good Father

  • Dead on Time

    Dead on Time

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

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

  • Mike Leigh: Making Plays

    Mike Leigh: Making Plays

  • (K)nox: The Rob Knox Story

    (K)nox: The Rob Knox Story

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

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

  • Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments

    Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments

  • Tales of the Riverbank

    Tales of the Riverbank

  • The Insurance Man

    The Insurance Man

  • Birth of a Nation

    Birth of a Nation

  • Phoelix

    Phoelix

  • The Last Englishman

    The Last Englishman

  • Running Out of Luck

    Running Out of Luck

  • Happy Feet

    Happy Feet

  • Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown

    Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown

  • Brambly Hedge: Classic Collection

    Brambly Hedge: Classic Collection

  • Walter and June

    Walter and June

  • An A to Z of Paddington

    An A to Z of Paddington

  • Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered

    Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered

  • The Hangover

    The Hangover

  • Intensive Care

    Intensive Care

  • The One and Only Mike Leigh

    The One and Only Mike Leigh

  • Uliisses

    Uliisses

  • Happy Families

    Happy Families

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

    Brambly Hedge: Autumn Story: Primrose's Stormy Night

  • 2022 Wimbledon Official Film

    2022 Wimbledon Official Film

  • The Man Who Shot Christmas

    The Man Who Shot Christmas

  • Two Mikes Don't Make a Wright

    Two Mikes Don't Make a Wright

  • Percy The Park Keeper: One Snowy Night

    Percy The Park Keeper: One Snowy Night

  • The Life Story of Baal

    The Life Story of Baal

  • The Adventures of Frank: Seeds of Ice

    The Adventures of Frank: Seeds of Ice

  • Percy The Park Keeper: The Secret Path

    Percy The Park Keeper: The Secret Path

  • Percy The Park Keeper: The Rescue Party

    Percy The Park Keeper: The Rescue Party

  • Percy The Park Keeper: After The Storm

    Percy The Park Keeper: After The Storm