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Jim Broadbent

Jim Broadbent

Birthday: 1949-05-24 | Place of Birth: 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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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2025
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

as    Colin Jones

2025
Jay Kelly

as    Peter Schneider

2024
My Lady Jane: Early Access Screening

as    Lord Leicester

2024
An A to Z of Paddington

as    Narrator (voice)

2023
Call Me Back

as    George

2023
2023
2022 Wimbledon Official Film

as    Narrator

2023
Blackadder: A Cunning Story

as    Self - Contributor

2022
Charlotte

as    Grosspapa (voice)

2022
The Duke

as    Kempton Bunton

2021
Six Minutes to Midnight

as    Charlie

2021
A Boy Called Christmas

as    King

2021
2021
Rhythm of Life

as    Self

2020
Black Narcissus

as    Father Roberts

2020
Dolittle

as    Lord Thomas Badgley

2019
King of Thieves

as    Terry Perkins

2018
King Lear

as    Earl of Gloucester

2018
New Town Utopia

as    Lewis Silkin MP

2018
Black '47

as    Lord Kilmichael

2018
Paddington 2

as    Samuel Gruber

2017
Birds Like Us

as    Horozovich (voice)

2017
The Sense of an Ending

as    Tony Webster

2016
Bridget Jones's Baby

as    Dad

2016
The Legend of Tarzan

as    Prime Minister

2016
The Lady in the Van

as    Underwood