Jim Broadbent

Jim Broadbent
Broadbent at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival
Born	James Broadbent (1949-05-24) 24 May 1949 Holton cum Beckering, England
Alma mater	London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1972–present
Spouse(s)	Anastasia Lewis (m. 1987)

James Broadbent (born 24 May 1949) is an Academy Award-, Golden Globe- and BAFTA-winning English theatre, movie and television actor.

Broadbent was born in Lincoln, England; he lives in London.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1980	Breaking Glass	Station Porter
1981	Dogs of War, TheThe Dogs of War	Film crew
1981	Time Bandits	Compere
1982	Bird of Prey	DI Richardson
1982	Birth of a Nation	Geoff Fig
1983	Black Adder, TheThe Black Adder	Don Speekingleesh	Television Series Episode: "The Queen of Spain's Beard"
1983–1991	Only Fools and Horses	Det. Chief Insp. Roy Slater	Television Series: 3 Episodes
1985	Brazil	Dr. Jaffe
1985	Good Father, TheThe Good Father	Roger Miles
1985	Happy Families	Dalcroix	Television Series: 3 Episodes
1987	Superman IV: The Quest for Peace	Jean Pierre Dubois
1988	Blackadder's Christmas Carol	Prince Albert	Television Special
1989	Revolution!!	Wallace	Television Film Also Writer
1989	Erik the Viking	Ernest the Viking
1990	Life Is Sweet	Andy
1991	Gone to the Dogs	Jim Morley
1992	A Sense of History	The 23rd Earl of Leete	Television Film Also Writer
1992	Enchanted April	Frederick Arbuthnot
1992	Crying Game, TheThe Crying Game	Col
1993	Prince Cinders	Ugly Brother
1994	Bullets Over Broadway	Warner Purcell
1994	Princess Caraboo	Mr. Worrall
1994	Widows' Peak	Con Clancy
1995	Richard III	The Duke of Buckingham
1995	The Last Englishman	Col. Alfred D. Wintle
1996-2000	Percy the Park Keeper	Percy	Voice for animated children's series
1997	Borrowers, TheThe Borrowers	Pod Clock
1997	Smilla's Sense of Snow	Dr. Lagermann
1998	Avengers, TheThe Avengers	Mother
1998	Little Voice	Mr. Boo	Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
1999	Topsy-Turvy	W. S. Gilbert	Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Actor London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Volpi Cup for Best Actor Nominated – BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Nominated – British Independent Film Award for Best Actor Nominated – Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
1999	Doctor Who: Curse of Fatal Death	Unofficial Eleventh Doctor	Television Special
2001	Bridget Jones's Diary	Colin Jones, Bridget's father
2001	Moulin Rouge!	Harold Zidler	BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actor Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
2001	Iris	John Bayley	Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated — BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Nominated — Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated — European Film Award for Best Actor Nominated — Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
2002	Gathering Storm, TheThe Gathering Storm	Desmond Morton	Television Film Nominated — Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor – Miniseries or a Movie Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film
2002	Gangs of New York	Boss Tweed
2002	Nicholas Nickleby	Mr. Wackford Squeers	National Board of Review Award for Best Cast
2003	Bright Young Things	Drunk Major
2003	Young Visiters, TheThe Young Visiters	Alfred Salteena	Television Film Nominated — British Academy Television Award for Best Actor
2004	Around the World in 80 Days	Lord Kelvin
2004	Pride	Eddie	Voice Role Television Film
2004	Vanity Fair	Mr. Osborne
2004	Vera Drake	Judge
2004	Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason	Colin Jones, Bridget's father
2005	Robots	Madame Gasket	Voice Role
2005	Valiant	Sergeant	Voice Role
2005	Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, TheThe Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe	Professor Kirke
2006	Free Jimmy	Igor Stromowskij	Voice Role for 2008 English version
2006	Street, TheThe Street	Stan McDermott	Television Series: 3 Episodes International Emmy Awards for Best Performance by an Actor
2006	Longford	Lord Longford	Television film British Academy Television Award for Best Actor Broadcasting Press Guild Award for Best Actor Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film Nominated — Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor – Miniseries or a Movie Nominated — Monte Carlo TV Festival for Television Films - Best Performance by an Actor Nominated — Royal Television Society Award for Best Actor – Male Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film
2006	Art School Confidential	Jimmy
2007	Hot Fuzz	Inspector Frank Butterman
2007	And When Did You Last See Your Father?	Arthur Morrison	Nominated — British Independent Film Award for Best Actor Nominated — London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor
2008	Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull	Dean Charles Stanforth
2008	Einstein and Eddington	Sir Oliver Lodge	Television Film
2008	Inkheart	Fenoglio
2009	Young Victoria, TheThe Young Victoria	King William IV
2009	Damned United, TheThe Damned United	Sam Longson	Nominated — British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
2009	Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince	Horace Slughorn
2009	Perrier's Bounty	Jim McCrea
2010	Another Year	Tom	Nominated — British Independent Film Award for Best Actor Nominated — London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Nominated — San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast
2010	Animals United	Winston
2010	Any Human Heart	Logan Mountstuart (older)	Television Series: 4 Episodes Royal Television Society Award for Best Actor – Male Nominated — British Academy Television Award for Best Actor
2011	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2	Horace Slughorn
2011	Exile	Sam Ronstadt	Television Series: 3 Episodes
2011	Arthur Christmas	Santa	Voice Role
2011	The Iron Lady	Denis Thatcher	Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
2012	Cloud Atlas	Captain Molyneux Vyvyan Ayrs Timothy Cavendish Korean Musician Prescient 2
2013	Postman Pat: The Movie — You Know You're The One	Unknown	Voice only

Other websites

• Jim Broadbent on IMDb
• Jim Broadbent at AllMovie
• Jim Broadbent at the British Film Institute's Screenonline

• Biography on the Broadbent Theatre website