Acting
Jim Broadbent
Born May 24, 1949 · Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK
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.
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Comedy
What is an Ocean… Reconnecting the Cast and Crew of Cloud Atlas
2025
Documentary
Jay Kelly
2025
Drama · Comedy
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
2025
Romance · Comedy · Drama
Paddington in Peru
2024
Adventure · Comedy · Family
An A to Z of Paddington
2024
Documentary · Family
My Lady Jane
2024
Drama · Comedy · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Call Me Back
2023
Drama
2022 Wimbledon Official Film
2023
Blackadder: A Cunning Story
2023
Documentary
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
2023
Drama
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
2022
Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Ten Percent
2022
Comedy
Charlotte
2022
Animation · Drama · War
Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
2022
Drama · Mystery
A Boy Called Christmas
2021
Family · Adventure · Fantasy
The Duke
2021
Comedy · Drama · History
(K)nox: The Rob Knox Story
2021
Documentary · Crime
Black Narcissus
2020
Drama
Six Minutes to Midnight
2020
Thriller · Drama · History
Staged
2020
Comedy
Trying
2020
Comedy
Dolittle
2020
Family · Comedy · Fantasy
Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered
2019
Documentary
Love, Death & Robots
2019
Animation · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Black '47
2018
Drama
King of Thieves
2018
Crime · Drama
King Lear
2018
Drama · TV Movie
New Town Utopia
2018
Documentary
Paddington 2
2017
Adventure · Comedy · Family
Birds Like Us
2017
Animation · Adventure · Family
The Sense of an Ending
2017
Mystery · Drama
Ethel & Ernest
2016
Animation · Drama · War
Bridget Jones's Baby
2016
Drama · Comedy · Romance
The Legend of Tarzan
2016
Fantasy · Action · Adventure
Eddie the Eagle
2016
Drama · History
War and Peace
2016
Drama
London Spy
2015
Drama
The Lady in the Van
2015
Comedy · Drama
Brooklyn
2015
Drama · History · Romance
The Weather Inside
2015
Drama
The Go-Between
2015
TV Movie · Drama
Get Santa
2014
Comedy · Family
Paddington
2014
Comedy · Adventure · Family
Big Game
2014
Action · Adventure · Thriller
Postman Pat: The Movie
2014
Animation · Comedy · Family
The Harry Hill Movie
2013
Comedy · Adventure · Family
The Great Train Robbery
2013
Drama
The Phone Call
2013
Drama
Chance Meeting
2013
Romance
Le Week-End
2013
Comedy · Drama
Filth
2013
Crime · Drama · Comedy
Closed Circuit
2013
Mystery · Drama · Crime
The Frame
2013
News · Documentary
Cloud Atlas
2012
Drama · Science Fiction
Nina Conti: Her Master's Voice
2012
Comedy · Documentary · Drama
The Iron Lady
2011
History · Drama
Arthur Christmas
2011
Drama · Animation · Family
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
2011
Adventure · Fantasy
Exile
2011
Mystery · Drama
Game of Thrones
2011
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama · Action & Adventure
Any Human Heart
2010
Drama
Another Year
2010
Drama · Comedy
Perrier's Bounty
2010
Action · Comedy · Crime
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
2009
Adventure · Fantasy
The Damned United
2009
Drama · History
The Young Victoria
2009
Drama · History · Romance
Lost and Found
2008
Family · Animation
Inkheart
2008
Adventure · Family · Fantasy
Einstein and Eddington
2008
History · Drama · TV Movie
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
2008
Comedy · Documentary
Production Diary: Making of 'The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull'
2008
Documentary
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
2008
Comedy · Documentary · TV Movie
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
2008
Adventure · Action
Tales of the Riverbank
2008
Animation · Family
And When Did You Last See Your Father?
2007
Drama
Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz
2007
Documentary
Hot Fuzz
2007
Crime · Action · Comedy
Longford
2006
Crime · Drama · TV Movie
Art School Confidential
2006
Comedy · Drama
The Street
2006
Drama
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
2005
Adventure · Family · Fantasy
Valiant
2005
Family · Animation · Adventure
Robots
2005
Animation · Comedy · Family
The Magic Roundabout
2005
Animation · Family · Comedy
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
2004
Comedy · Romance
Vera Drake
2004
Drama
Vanity Fair
2004
Drama · Romance
Pride
2004
Adventure · Drama · Family
Around the World in 80 Days
2004
Action · Adventure · Comedy
Tooth
2004
Fantasy · Comedy · Family
Brambly Hedge: Classic Collection
2004
Family · Adventure · Animation
The Young Visiters
2003
TV Movie · Comedy · Drama
Bright Young Things
2003
Comedy · Drama
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
2003
Drama · History · War
Anna Spud
2003
Animation · Comedy
Nicholas Nickleby
2002
Adventure · Drama
Gangs of New York
2002
Drama · History · Crime
The King's Beard
2002
Animation · Family · Adventure
The Gathering Storm
2002
Drama · History
Iris
2001
Drama · Romance
Moulin Rouge!
2001
Drama · Romance · Music
The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge'
2001
Documentary
Bridget Jones's Diary
2001
Comedy · Romance · Drama
Topsy-Turvy
1999
Drama · Music · Comedy
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death
1999
Comedy · Science Fiction · TV Movie
Little Voice
1998
Comedy · Drama · Music
The Avengers
1998
Action · Adventure · Thriller
Percy The Park Keeper: After The Storm
1998
Percy The Park Keeper: The Rescue Party
1997
The Borrowers
1997
Adventure · Fantasy · Action
Percy The Park Keeper: The Secret Path
1997
Smilla's Sense of Snow
1997
Drama · Thriller
Brambly Hedge: Autumn Story: Primrose's Stormy Night
1996
Animation · Family
Percy The Park Keeper: One Snowy Night
1996
The Enchanted World of Brambly Hedge
1996
Animation · Family · Kids
Percy the Park Keeper
1996
Animation
The Secret Agent
1996
Drama · Thriller
Richard III
1995
Drama · War
Rough Magic
1995
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Bullets Over Broadway
1994
Comedy · Crime
Princess Caraboo
1994
Comedy · Drama · History
Widows' Peak
1994
Comedy · Thriller · Mystery
Prince Cinders
1993
Animation · Comedy · Family
Wide-Eyed and Legless
1993
TV Movie · Drama · Romance
Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown
1993
Comedy
Two Mikes Don't Make a Wright
1993
Comedy · Documentary
Gone to Seed
1992
Comedy · Drama
A Sense of History
1992
Drama · Comedy
The Crying Game
1992
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Gone to the Dogs
1991
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Enchanted April
1991
Romance · Drama
Murder Most Horrid
1991
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Performance
1991
Drama
Life Is Sweet
1991
Comedy · Drama
Happy Feet
1991
Comedy · TV Movie
Van Gogh
1990
History · Documentary
The Staggering Stories of Ferdinand de Bargos
1989
Comedy
Victoria Wood
1989
Comedy
Screen One
1989
Drama
Erik the Viking
1989
Adventure · Fantasy · Comedy
7 Deadly Sins: Stage Acting
1989
Comedy
The Hangover
1989
Comedy
Blackadder's Christmas Carol
1988
Comedy · TV Movie
Vroom
1988
Romance · Drama
Comic Relief
1988
Comedy
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
1988
Documentary
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
1987
Action · Adventure · Science Fiction
Running Out of Luck
1987
Music · Adventure · Comedy
Inspector Morse
1987
Crime · Drama · Mystery
The Insurance Man
1986
Drama · TV Movie
Silas Marner
1985
Drama
The Good Father
1985
Drama
Happy Families
1985
Drama · Comedy
Theatre Night
1985
Drama
Picture Friend
1985
Brazil
1985
Comedy · Science Fiction
Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV
1985
Comedy
The Hit
1984
Drama · Thriller · Crime
Dramarama
1983
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama
Birth of a Nation
1983
Drama · TV Movie
Tales Out of School
1983
Drama
Blackadder
1983
Comedy
Walter and June
1983
Drama · TV Movie
Dead on Time
1983
Comedy
Our Winnie
1982
Objects of Affection
1982
Drama
Intensive Care
1982
Comedy · Drama · TV Movie
Walter
1982
Drama · TV Movie
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
1982
Documentary
Uliisses
1982
Drama
Bird of Prey
1982
Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Only Fools and Horses
1981
Comedy
Time Bandits
1981
Family · Fantasy · Science Fiction
The Dogs of War
1980
Thriller · Action · Adventure
The Adventures of Frank: Seeds of Ice
1980
Drama · Music · TV Movie
Breaking Glass
1980
Music · Drama
Games Without Frontiers
1980
TV Movie
Long Distance Information
1979
Drama · TV Movie
Phoelix
1979
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
Drama
The Passage
1979
War · Action · Thriller
The Life Story of Baal
1978
The Shout
1978
Thriller · Mystery · Horror
Playhouse
1974
Drama
The Go-Between
1971
Drama · Romance
Play for Today
1970
Drama
Omnibus
1967
Documentary
Written
Two Mikes Don't Make a Wright
1993
Comedy · Documentary
A Sense of History
1992
Drama · Comedy
7 Deadly Sins: Stage Acting
1989
Comedy