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Jim Broadbent
Actor· Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Jim Broadbent, born in 1949, is an acclaimed English actor whose career spans from television comedy to critically lauded performances in film. After graduating from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in 1972, he gained recognition in the 1980s for roles in shows like Only Fools and Horses. Breakthrough came with Mike Leigh's "Life Is Sweet," followed by a series of notable performances, including his Oscar-winning role in "Iris" (2001). His versatility shines in diverse projects, from Terry Gilliam's surrealism to the Harry Potter series and the intricate dramas of "The Iron Lady" and "Cloud Atlas.
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
2011
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Horace Slughorn · 2009
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Prof. Digory Kirke · 2005
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Dean Charles Stanforth · 2008
Hot Fuzz
Inspector Frank Butterman · 2007
Cloud Atlas
Captain Molyneux / Vyvyan Ayrs / Timothy Cavendish / Korean Musician / Prescient 2 · 2012
Gangs of New York
Boss Tweed · 2002
The Legend of Tarzan
Prime Minister · 2016
Filmography
80 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Jay Kelly | Peter Schneider | Film |
| 2025 | What is an Ocean… Reconnecting the Cast and Crew of Cloud Atlas | Self - Interviewee | Film |
| 2025 | Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy | Colin Jones | Film |
| 2024 | Paddington in Peru | Samuel Gruber | Film |
| 2023 | The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry | Harold Fry | Film |
| 2021 | A Boy Called Christmas | King | Film |
| 2021 | The Duke | Kempton Bunton | Film |
| 2020 | Dolittle | Lord Thomas Badgley | Film |
| 2017 | The Sense of an Ending | Tony Webster | Film |
| 2017 | Paddington 2 | Samuel Gruber | Film |
| 2016 | War and Peace | Prince Bolkonsky | TV |
| 2016 | Ethel & Ernest | Ernest Briggs (voice) | Film |
| 2016 | The Legend of Tarzan | Prime Minister | Film |
| 2016 | Bridget Jones's Baby | Dad | Film |
| 2015 | The Lady in the Van | Underwood | Film |
| 2015 | London Spy | Scottie | TV |
| 2014 | Big Game | Herbert | Film |
| 2014 | Postman Pat: The Movie | CEO (voice) | Film |
| 2014 | Paddington | Samuel Gruber | Film |
| 2013 | The Great Train Robbery | DCS Tommy Butler | TV |
| 2013 | The Phone Call | Stan (voice) | Film |
| 2013 | Closed Circuit | Attorney General | Film |
| 2013 | Le Week-End | Nick Burrows | Film |
| 2012 | Cloud Atlas | Captain Molyneux / Vyvyan Ayrs / Timothy Cavendish / Korean Musician / Prescient 2 | Film |
| 2012 | Nina Conti: Her Master's Voice | Self | Film |
| 2011 | The Iron Lady | Denis Thatcher | Film |
| 2011 | Arthur Christmas | Santa (voice) | Film |
| 2010 | Perrier's Bounty | Jim McCrea | Film |
| 2009 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Horace Slughorn | Film |
| 2009 | The Damned United | Sam Longson | Film |
| 2008 | Tales of the Riverbank | G.P. (voice) | Film |
| 2008 | Einstein and Eddington | Sir Oliver Lodge | Film |
| 2008 | Inkheart | Fenoglio | Film |
| 2008 | Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga | Self | Film |
| 2008 | Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | Dean Charles Stanforth | Film |
| 2007 | Hot Fuzz | Inspector Frank Butterman | Film |
| 2007 | And When Did You Last See Your Father? | Arthur Morrison | Film |
| 2006 | Longford | Lord Longford | Film |
| 2006 | Art School Confidential | Jimmy | Film |
| 2005 | The Magic Roundabout | Brian (voice) | Film |
| 2005 | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | Prof. Digory Kirke | Film |
| 2005 | Robots | Madame Gasket (voice) | Film |
| 2005 | Valiant | Sergeant (voice) | Film |
| 2004 | Tooth | The Rabbit (voice) | Film |
| 2004 | Vera Drake | Judge | Film |
| 2004 | Around the World in 80 Days | Lord Kelvin | Film |
| 2004 | Pride | Eddie (voice) | TV |
| 2004 | Vanity Fair | Mr. Osborne | Film |
| 2004 | Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason | Dad | Film |
| 2003 | And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself | Harry Aitken | Film |
| 2003 | Bright Young Things | The Drunken Major | Film |
| 2003 | The Young Visiters | Alfred Salteena | Film |
| 2002 | Gangs of New York | Boss Tweed | Film |
| 2002 | The Gathering Storm | Desmond Morton | Film |
| 2002 | Nicholas Nickleby | Mr. Wackford Squeers | Film |
| 2001 | Iris | John Bayley | Film |
| 2001 | Bridget Jones's Diary | Bridget's Dad | Film |
| 2001 | Moulin Rouge! | Harold Zidler | Film |
| 1999 | Topsy-Turvy | W. S. Gilbert | Film |
| 1998 | Little Voice | Mr. Boo | Film |
| 1998 | The Avengers | Mother | Film |
| 1997 | The Peter Principle | Peter Duffley | TV |
| 1997 | Smilla's Sense of Snow | Dr. Lagermann | Film |
| 1997 | The Borrowers | Pod Clock | Film |
| 1996 | The Secret Agent | Chief Inspector Heat | Film |
| 1996 | The Enchanted World of Brambly Hedge | Basil / Ernest Vole / Purslane Saltapple (voice) | TV |
| 1996 | Percy the Park Keeper | Percy (voice) | TV |
| 1995 | Richard III | The Duke of Buckingham | Film |
| 1995 | Rough Magic | Doc Ansell | Film |
| 1994 | Princess Caraboo | Mr. Worrall | Film |
| 1994 | Bullets Over Broadway | Warner Purcell | Film |
| 1994 | Widows' Peak | Con Clancy | Film |
| 1993 | Wide-Eyed and Legless | Deric Longden | Film |
| 1993 | Two Mikes Don't Make a Wright | The Earl of Leete | Film |
| 1993 | Prince Cinders | Ugly Brother / Policeman (voice) | Film |
| 1992 | A Sense of History | 23rd Earl of Leete | Film |
| 1992 | The Crying Game | Col | Film |
| 1991 | Life Is Sweet | Andy | Film |
| 1991 | Enchanted April | Frederick Arbuthnot | Film |
| 1989 | Erik the Viking | Ernest the Viking (a Rapist) | Film |
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