Jim Broadbent

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

195

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

  • 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

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • 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 Half-Blood Prince

    Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

  • Tales of the Unexpected

    Tales of the Unexpected

  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

  • Playhouse

    Playhouse

  • Inspector Morse

    Inspector Morse

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Trying

    Trying

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • Blackadder

    Blackadder

  • My Lady Jane

    My Lady Jane

  • Paddington in Peru

    Paddington in Peru

  • Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

    Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

  • Performance

    Performance

  • The Legend of Tarzan

    The Legend of Tarzan

  • Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

    Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

  • Hot Fuzz

    Hot Fuzz

  • Robots

    Robots

  • Cloud Atlas

    Cloud Atlas

  • Paddington

    Paddington

  • Murder Most Horrid

    Murder Most Horrid

  • Erik the Viking

    Erik the Viking

  • Gangs of New York

    Gangs of New York

  • The Borrowers

    The Borrowers

  • Bridget Jones's Baby

    Bridget Jones's Baby

  • Jay Kelly

    Jay Kelly

  • Moulin Rouge!

    Moulin Rouge!

  • The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

    The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

  • Nicholas Nickleby

    Nicholas Nickleby

  • Staged

    Staged

  • Dolittle

    Dolittle

  • Valiant

    Valiant

  • War and Peace

    War and Peace

  • The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

    The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

  • Inkheart

    Inkheart

  • King of Thieves

    King of Thieves

  • Bullets Over Broadway

    Bullets Over Broadway

  • Bridget Jones's Diary

    Bridget Jones's Diary

  • Time Bandits

    Time Bandits

  • Brazil

    Brazil

  • The Frame

    The Frame

  • Paddington 2

    Paddington 2

  • The Avengers

    The Avengers

  • Creating the World of Harry Potter

    Creating the World of Harry Potter

  • Around the World in 80 Days

    Around the World in 80 Days

  • Bright Young Things

    Bright Young Things

  • Brooklyn

    Brooklyn

  • Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason

    Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason

  • Topsy-Turvy

    Topsy-Turvy

  • Comedy Blaps

    Comedy Blaps

  • The Iron Lady

    The Iron Lady

  • Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death

    Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death

  • Blackadder: A Cunning Story

    Blackadder: A Cunning Story

  • Little Voice

    Little Voice

  • Tooth

    Tooth

  • The Lady in the Van

    The Lady in the Van

  • Arthur Christmas

    Arthur Christmas

  • Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered

    Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered

  • Intensive Care

    Intensive Care

  • The Crying Game

    The Crying Game

  • The Street

    The Street

  • Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods

    Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods

  • A Boy Called Christmas

    A Boy Called Christmas

  • Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

    Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

  • Vera Drake

    Vera Drake

  • The Magic Roundabout

    The Magic Roundabout

  • Big Game

    Big Game

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

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

  • Why Didn't They Ask Evans?

    Why Didn't They Ask Evans?

  • Walter

    Walter

  • The Damned United

    The Damned United

  • Black '47

    Black '47

  • New Town Utopia

    New Town Utopia

  • Happy Feet

    Happy Feet

  • Dramarama

    Dramarama

  • Prince Cinders

    Prince Cinders

  • London Spy

    London Spy

  • A Sense of History

    A Sense of History

  • The Young Victoria

    The Young Victoria

  • Ten Percent

    Ten Percent

  • Art School Confidential

    Art School Confidential

  • The Duke

    The Duke

  • Six Minutes to Midnight

    Six Minutes to Midnight

  • Perrier's Bounty

    Perrier's Bounty

  • The Young Visiters

    The Young Visiters

  • When Did You Last See Your Father?

    When Did You Last See Your Father?

  • Postman Pat: The Movie

    Postman Pat: The Movie

  • The Great Train Robbery

    The Great Train Robbery

  • Iris

    Iris

  • The Hit

    The Hit

  • Birth of a Nation

    Birth of a Nation

  • Smilla's Sense of Snow

    Smilla's Sense of Snow

  • Richard III

    Richard III

  • Fools

    Fools

  • Einstein and Eddington

    Einstein and Eddington

  • King Lear

    King Lear

  • Ethel & Ernest

    Ethel & Ernest

  • The Harry Hill Movie

    The Harry Hill Movie

  • Victoria Wood As Seen On TV

    Victoria Wood As Seen On TV

  • Get Santa

    Get Santa

  • Black Narcissus

    Black Narcissus

  • Any Human Heart

    Any Human Heart

  • Mike Leigh: Making Plays

    Mike Leigh: Making Plays

  • The King's Beard

    The King's Beard

  • Long Distance Information

    Long Distance Information

  • The Hangover

    The Hangover

  • Longford

    Longford

  • Rhythm of Life

    Rhythm of Life

  • Life Is Sweet

    Life Is Sweet

  • Running Out of Luck

    Running Out of Luck

  • Dead on Time

    Dead on Time

  • Vanity Fair

    Vanity Fair

  • Walter and June

    Walter and June

  • Eddie the Eagle

    Eddie the Eagle

  • Theatre Night

    Theatre Night

  • Objects of Affection

    Objects of Affection

  • The Good Father

    The Good Father

  • Victoria Wood

    Victoria Wood

  • Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz

    Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz

  • Enchanted April

    Enchanted April

  • The Insurance Man

    The Insurance Man

  • Filth

    Filth

  • The Passage

    The Passage

  • Another Year

    Another Year

  • Silas Marner

    Silas Marner

  • The Peter Principle

    The Peter Principle

  • Breaking Glass

    Breaking Glass

  • Pride

    Pride

  • Happy Families

    Happy Families

  • Charlotte

    Charlotte

  • Nona

    Nona

  • The One and Only Mike Leigh

    The One and Only Mike Leigh

  • And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself

    And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself

  • The Phone Call

    The Phone Call

  • Exile

    Exile

  • Princess Caraboo

    Princess Caraboo

  • Gone to Seed

    Gone to Seed

  • The Go-Between

    The Go-Between

  • The Staggering Stories of Ferdinand de Bargos

    The Staggering Stories of Ferdinand de Bargos

  • Gone to the Dogs

    Gone to the Dogs

  • Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments

    Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments

  • The Weather Inside

    The Weather Inside

  • Bird of Prey

    Bird of Prey

  • The Enchanted World of Brambly Hedge

    The Enchanted World of Brambly Hedge

  • The Dogs of War

    The Dogs of War

  • Lost and Found

    Lost and Found

  • The Adventures of Frank: Seeds of Ice

    The Adventures of Frank: Seeds of Ice

  • Rough Magic

    Rough Magic

  • 7 Deadly Sins: Stage Acting

    7 Deadly Sins: Stage Acting

  • Vroom

    Vroom

  • Phoelix

    Phoelix

  • 2022 Wimbledon Official Film

    2022 Wimbledon Official Film

  • Birds Like Us

    Birds Like Us

  • Our Winnie

    Our Winnie

  • Closed Circuit

    Closed Circuit

  • Tales Out of School

    Tales Out of School

  • Spider-Plant Man

    Spider-Plant Man

  • The Sense of an Ending

    The Sense of an Ending

  • Nina Conti: Her Master's Voice

    Nina Conti: Her Master's Voice

  • Le Week-End

    Le Week-End

  • The Go-Between

    The Go-Between

  • Anna Spud

    Anna Spud

  • Asylum

    Asylum

  • Percy the Park Keeper

    Percy the Park Keeper

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

    Brambly Hedge: Autumn Story: Primrose's Stormy Night

  • Two Mikes Don't Make a Wright

    Two Mikes Don't Make a Wright

  • Blackadder's Christmas Carol

    Blackadder's Christmas Carol

  • Chance Meeting

    Chance Meeting

  • Tales of the Riverbank

    Tales of the Riverbank

  • Perpetual Motion

    Perpetual Motion

  • The Shout

    The Shout

  • Brambly Hedge: Classic Collection

    Brambly Hedge: Classic Collection

  • Games Without Frontiers

    Games Without Frontiers

  • The Secret Agent

    The Secret Agent

  • The Gathering Storm

    The Gathering Storm

  • Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown

    Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown

  • An A to Z of Paddington

    An A to Z of Paddington

  • (K)nox: The Rob Knox Story

    (K)nox: The Rob Knox Story

  • Percy The Park Keeper: After The Storm

    Percy The Park Keeper: After The Storm

  • Call Me Back

    Call Me Back

  • Percy The Park Keeper: The Rescue Party

    Percy The Park Keeper: The Rescue Party

  • Widows' Peak

    Widows' Peak

  • Percy The Park Keeper: One Snowy Night

    Percy The Park Keeper: One Snowy Night

  • Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga

    Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga

  • Uliisses

    Uliisses

  • Wide-Eyed and Legless

    Wide-Eyed and Legless

  • Percy The Park Keeper: The Secret Path

    Percy The Park Keeper: The Secret Path

  • Picture Friend

    Picture Friend