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Jim Broadbent (born 24 May 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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Jim Broadbent

Jim Broadbent Biography / Wiki

NameJim Broadbent
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GenderMale
Known ForActing
Place of BirthLincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Date of Birth1949-05-24
Age(as in 2022)73
Deathday

Jim Broadbent Acting Movies

Movie NameCharacterRelease DateOverview
Lost and FoundNarrator (voice)2008-12-24A magical tale of friendship and loneliness, which tells the story of a little boy who one day finds a penguin on his doorstep. Although at first he i…
LongfordLord Longford2006-10-26A portrait of Lord Longford, a tireless British campaigner whose controversial beliefs often resulted in furious political debate and personal conflic…
Princess CarabooMr. Worrall1994-09-16Bristol, England, early 19th century. A beautiful young stranger who speaks a weird language is tried for the crime of begging. But when a man claims …
A Sense of History23rd Earl of Leete1992-01-01Jim Broadbent wrote and starred in this short film directed by none other than Mike Leigh. As a member of the landed gentry, the 23rd Earl of Leete ha…
Another YearTom2010-11-05During a year, a very content couple approaching retirement are visited by friends and family less happy with their lives….
Topsy-TurvyW. S. Gilbert1999-12-15After their production “Princess Ida” meets with less-than-stunning reviews, the relationship between Gilbert and Sullivan is strained to breaking. Th…
The Young VisitersAlfred Salteena2003-12-26The Young Visiters, written in twelve days by nine-year-old Daisy Ashford in 1890, is a surreal blend of naiveté, precocious perception and inadverte…
Le Week-EndNick Burrows2013-10-04Nick and Meg Burrows return to Paris, the city where they honeymooned, to celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary and rediscover some romance in thei…
Birth of a NationGeoff Figg1983-06-19A new teacher at a highly problematic comprehensive school feels that corporal punishment may just be inflaming the problems, and so begins to campaig…
When Did You Last See Your Father?Arthur Morrison2007-10-05The story of a son’s conflicting memories of his dying father….
Get SantaSanta Claus2014-12-05A father and son must team up to save Christmas when they discover Santa Claus sleeping in their garage, having crashed his sleigh and found himself o…
The Sense of an EndingTony Webster2017-03-10A man becomes haunted by his past and is presented with a mysterious legacy that causes him re-think his current situation in life….
Ethel & ErnestErnest Briggs (voice)2016-10-15This hand drawn animated film, based on the award winning graphic novel by Raymond Briggs, is an intimate and affectionate depiction of the life and t…
New Town UtopiaLewis Silkin MP2018-05-04What happened when we built Utopia? New Town Utopia is feature documentary about the power of art, architecture, the state of the nation – and some …
The King’s BeardThe Wizard (voice)2002-10-02
The DukeKempton Bunton2021-07-23In 1961, a 60 year old taxi driver stole Goya’s portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London. It was the first (and remai…
The BorrowersPod Clock1997-12-05The four-inch-tall Clock family secretly share a house with the normal-sized Lender family, “borrowing” such items as thread, safety pins, batteries a…
Life Is SweetAndy1990-11-15Just north of London live Wendy, Andy, and their twenty-something twins, Natalie and Nicola. Wendy clerks in a shop, leads aerobics at a primary schoo…
The Good FatherRoger Miles1985-11-01Bill is a man who’s very bitter about his divorce and losing custody of his son. So, when one of his friends is being sued for divorce by his wife so …
Wide-Eyed and LeglessDeric Longden1993-09-05Diana and Deric have an ideal marriage: they thrive in each other’s company, they’re funny, and they enjoy their two grown children and Deric’s dotty …
Nina Conti: Her Master’s VoiceHimself2012-03-11Internationally acclaimed ventriloquist Nina Conti takes the bereaved puppets of her mentor and erstwhile lover Ken Campbell on a pilgrimage to “Venth…
The Phone CallStan (voice)2013-10-20Heather is a shy lady who works in a helpline call centre. When she receives a phone call from a mystery man, she has no idea that the encounter will …
Postman Pat: The MovieCEO (voice)2014-05-23Like always, Postman Pat is happily going about his duty delivering letters and parcels around the fictional town of Greendale. One day, auditions for…
Any Human HeartLogan Mountstuart (Older)2010-06-30A novelist’s life ricochets from 1920s Paris to ’50s New York and ’80s London. Along the way he meets Ernest Hemingway, Ian Fleming and the Duke and D…
Tales of the RiverbankG.P. (voice)2008-02-07Tales of the Riverbank tells the story of three friends – Hammy Hamster, Roderick Rat and GP the Guinea Pig – who, having swept down the river in a vi…
King of ThievesTerry Perkins2018-09-04London, England, April 2015. Brian Reader, a retired thief, gathers an unlikely gang of burglars to perpetrate the biggest and boldest heist in Britis…
Prince CindersUgly Brother / Policeman (voice)1993-12-27Fairy-tale fantasy is turned on its head this time, as a fairy godmother in training commits the ultimate faux pas and transforms a handsome young man…
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold FryHarold Fry2023-04-28Harold Fry was never meant to be a hero. He’s an unremarkable man who has made mistakes with all the important things: being a husband, a father and…
(K)nox: The Rob Knox StorySelf2021-04-09A young actor is stabbed to death just days after filming his big break in the Harry Potter franchise….
Hot FuzzInspector Frank Butterman2007-02-14As a former London constable, Nicholas Angel finds it difficult to adapt to his new assignment in the sleepy British village of Sandford. Not only doe…
Richard IIIThe Duke of Buckingham1995-12-29A murderous lust for the British throne sees Richard III descend into madness. Though the setting is transposed to the 1930s, England is torn by civil…
IrisJohn Bayley2001-12-14True story of the lifelong romance between novelist Iris Murdoch and her husband John Bayley, from their student days through her battle with Alzheime…
Perrier’s BountyJim McCrea2009-09-11A gangster named Perrier looks to exact his revenge on a trio of fugitives responsible for the accidental death of one of his cronies….
Nicholas NicklebyMr. Wackford Squeers2002-12-27Nicholas Nickleby, a young boy in search of a better life, struggles to save his family and friends from the abusive exploitation of his coldheartedly…
The Gathering StormDesmond Morton2002-04-22A love story offering an intimate look inside the marriage of Winston and Clementine Churchill during a particularly troubled, though little-known, mo…
Rough MagicDoc Ansell1995-09-07A sleazy politician sends an agent after his ex-fiancee, who fled to Mexico with incriminating film of him….
Walter and JuneOrderly1983-04-30Sequel to the TV film “Walter”. In the United States, the two films have been released together on DVD as a package, called “Loving Walter”….
NonaCarmelo1991-10-19British production of Argentinan Roberto Cossa’s play, set in Argentina in 1982. Nona is an elderly woman who is causing a drain on the resources of h…
Cloud AtlasCaptain Molyneux / Vyvyan Ayrs / Timothy Cavendish / Korean Musician / Prescient 22012-10-26A set of six nested stories spanning time between the 19th century and a distant post-apocalyptic future. Cloud Atlas explores how the actions and con…
The Secret AgentChief Inspector Heat1996-11-08In 1880s London, pornographic bookseller Verloc is a double agent for the Russian government, providing information to Chief Inspector Heat about a la…
The Go-BetweenOld Leo2015-09-20An elderly man pieces together his childhood memories after finding his diary from 1900, which he wrote when he was 13 years old….
Birds Like UsHorozovich (voice)2022-06-30The story follows a group of birds on a journey where they try to find a better life for themselves and the ones they love….
Six Minutes to MidnightCharlie2020-10-15Summer 1939. Influential families in Nazi Germany have sent their daughters to a finishing school in an English seaside town to learn the language and…
Dead on TimePriest1983-01-01Bernard Fripp is told by his doctor that he has only 30 minutes left to live. This sets Bernard bumbling off on a mission to live his final minutes to…
The Adventures of Frank: Seeds of IceMr. Champing1980-11-11In his further adventures Frank finds success and unhappiness….
Bridget Jones’s DiaryBridget’s Dad2001-04-13A chaotic Bridget Jones meets a snobbish lawyer, and he soon enters her world of imperfections….
Moulin Rouge!Harold Zidler2001-05-24A celebration of love and creative inspiration takes place in the infamous, gaudy and glamorous Parisian nightclub, at the cusp of the 20th century. A…
Around the World in 80 DaysLord Kelvin2004-06-16A bet pits a British inventor, a Chinese thief and a French artist on a worldwide adventure that they can circle the globe in 80 days….
Gangs of New YorkWilliam “Boss” Tweed2002-12-14In 1863, Amsterdam Vallon returns to the Five Points of America to seek vengeance against the psychotic gangland kingpin, Bill the Butcher, who murder…
The Damned UnitedSam Longson2009-03-27Taking over Leeds United, Brian Clough’s abrasive approach and his clear dislike of the players’ dirty style of play make it certain there is going to…
Spider-Plant ManBatman2005-03-11Spider-Plant Man is a parody of Spider-Man, made for the Comic Relief 2005 appeal and aired on BBC One. It featured Rowan Atkinson as Peter Piper/Spid…
And Starring Pancho Villa as HimselfHarry Aitken2003-09-07In 1914, the Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa invites studios to shoot his actual battles against Porfírio Diaz army to raise funds for financing g…
Art School ConfidentialJimmy2006-05-05Starting from childhood attempts at illustration, the protagonist pursues his true obsession to art school. But as he learns how the art world really …
ValiantSergeant (voice)2005-03-25Set in 1944, Valiant is a woodland pigeon who wants to become a great hero someday. When he hears they are hiring recruits for the Royal Homing Pigeon…
Arthur ChristmasSanta (voice)2011-11-10Each Christmas, Santa and his vast army of highly trained elves produce gifts and distribute them around the world in one night. However, when one of …
The Iron LadyDenis Thatcher2011-12-26A look at the life of Margaret Thatcher, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, with a focus on the price she paid for power….
Closed CircuitAttorney General2013-08-28A terrorist attack in London results in the capture of suspect, and the attorney general appoints Claudia Simmons-Howe as special advocate on his defe…
Smilla’s Sense of SnowDr. Lagermann1997-02-28Smilla Jaspersen, half Danish, half Greenlander, attempts to understand the death of a small boy who falls from the roof of her apartment building. Su…
BrooklynFather Flood2015-10-20In 1950s Ireland and New York, young Eilis Lacey has to choose between two men and two countries….
Bridget Jones’s BabyMr. Colin Jones2016-09-14After breaking up with Mark Darcy, Bridget Jones’s ‘happily ever after’ hasn’t quite gone according to plan. Fortysomething and single again, she deci…
The Weather InsideBritischer Botschafter2015-09-29A luxury hotel in a conflict zone. Development aid worker Dorothea begins an affair with a young drifter, Alec, but what starts as sweet distraction b…
The One and Only Mike LeighHimself2014-11-24In a revealing documentary, Mike Leigh, director of Secrets & Lies, Vera Drake and Abigail’s Party among many others, talks to Alan Yentob about a…
King LearEarl of Gloucester2018-05-28An aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one….
Children In Need 2019: Got It CoveredSelf2019-10-30Ten big name actors, including Jim Broadbent, Jodie Whittaker, David Tennant and Olivia Colman, come together to record an album for Children In Need…
DolittleLord Thomas Badgley2020-01-01After losing his wife seven years earlier, the eccentric Dr. John Dolittle, famed doctor and veterinarian of Queen Victoria’s England, hermits himse…
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood PrinceHorace Slughorn2009-07-07As Lord Voldemort tightens his grip on both the Muggle and wizarding worlds, Hogwarts is no longer a safe haven. Harry suspects perils may even lie wi…
Little VoiceMr. Boo1998-11-05After the death of her father, Little Voice or LV becomes a virtual recluse, never going out and hardly ever saying a word. She just sits in her bedro…
Widows’ PeakCon Clancy1994-05-13Scandal and mystery reign following the arrival of Edwina in a small Irish town populated entirely by widows. Edwina quickly falls out with the locals…
The AvengersMother1998-08-13British Ministry agent John Steed, under direction from “Mother”, investigates a diabolical plot by arch-villain Sir August de Wynter to rule the worl…
Bridget Jones: The Edge of ReasonBridget’s Dad2004-11-10Bridget Jones is becoming uncomfortable in her relationship with Mark Darcy. Apart from discovering that he’s a conservative voter, she has to deal wi…
RobotsMadame Gasket (voice)2005-03-10Rodney Copperbottom is a young robot inventor who dreams of making the world a better place, until the evil Ratchet takes over Big Weld Industries. No…
The Magic RoundaboutBrian (voice)2005-02-02A shaggy, candy-loving puppy named Dougal along with a group of friends embarks on a dangerous journey in an effort to imprison their oppressor — the…
The Young VictoriaKing William IV2009-03-04As the only legitimate heir of England’s King William, teenage Victoria gets caught up in the political machinations of her own family. Victoria’s mot…
PrideEddie (voice)2004-06-21The story of Suki, a lioness cub, who rebels against her mother and her Pride to mate with an unsuitable lion from the other side of the river….
MagikGarretLewis Clark is a brilliant author who stumbles upon a world of Magic after the disappearance of his two young children. He begins a quest to try to st…
The Insurance ManGutling1986-02-22Franz, a young man, works in a dye factory in Prague. One day he notices a skin-rash, like eczema, growing on his hands. All attempts to treat it with…
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal DeathThe Doctor1999-03-26Before the Doctor can settle down to married life, he must face one last confrontation with his deadly enemy of certain death – the Master….
Uliisses1982-06-18Director Werner Nekes has created this experimental film in the mode of James Joyce’s Ulysses to the extent that human interactions are represented by…
Chance Meeting2013-10-08Short romance about a man and woman who bump into each other outside the BFI…
InkheartFenoglio2008-12-11The adventures of a father and his young daughter, in their search for a long lost book that will help reunite a missing, close relative….
Einstein and EddingtonSir Oliver Lodge2008-11-29A look at the evolution of Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity, and Einstein’s relationship with British scientist Sir Arthur Eddington, the first …
FilthDr. Rossi2013-09-23A bigoted junkie cop suffering from bipolar disorder and drug addiction manipulates and hallucinates his way through the festive season in a bid to se…
The Legend of TarzanPrime Minister2016-06-29Tarzan, having acclimated to life in London, is called back to his former home in the jungle to investigate the activities at a mining encampment….
Long Distance InformationMackaness1979-10-11Play For Today written by and starring Neville Smith. Christian Harvey , a local radio DJ and ageing rocker, is an obsessive fan of Elvis and the news…
Free JimmyStomowskij (voice)2006-04-21Four stoners, five vegans, three mobsters, four hunters and a million reasons to free one junkie elephant….
A Boy Called ChristmasKing2021-11-24An ordinary young boy called Nikolas sets out on an extraordinary adventure into the snowy north in search of his father who is on a quest to discover…
CharlotteGrosspapa (voice)2022-04-22The true story of Charlotte Salomon, a young German-Jewish painter who comes of age in Berlin on the eve of the Second World War. Fiercely imaginative…
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal SkullDean Charles Stanforth2008-05-21Set during the Cold War, the Soviets—led by sword-wielding Irina Spalko—are in search of a crystal skull which has supernatural powers related to …
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the WardrobeProfessor Kirke2005-12-07Siblings Lucy, Edmund, Susan and Peter step through a magical wardrobe and find the land of Narnia. There, they discover a charming, once peaceful kin…
Vanity FairMr. Osborne2004-09-01Beautiful, funny, passionate, and calculating, Becky is the orphaned daughter of a starving English artist and a French chorus girl. She yearns for a …
Enchanted AprilFrederick Arbuthnot1991-11-06Four English women, unhappy with their lives, rent an Italian villa on holiday….
The HitBarrister1984-09-12Ex-gangster Willie Parker has betrayed his former “colleagues” and now lives in Spain where he thinks he can hide from their vengeance……
Bullets Over BroadwayWarner Purcell1994-10-14After young playwright, David Shayne obtains funding for his play from gangster Nick Valenti, Nick’s girlfriend Olive miraculously lands the role of a…
Eddie the EagleBBC Commentator2016-02-25The feel-good story of Michael ‘Eddie’ Edwards, an unlikely but courageous British ski-jumper who never stopped believing in himself—even as an enti…
The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of ‘Moulin Rouge’2001-05-01This made-for-tv documentary treats romance fans to a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Moulin Rouge!, Baz Luhrmann’s musical tale of love betwe…
PaddingtonSamuel Gruber2014-11-24A young Peruvian bear travels to London in search of a new home. Finding himself lost and alone at Paddington Station, he meets the kindly Brown famil…
Big GameHerbert2014-09-05Air Force One is shot down by terrorists, leaving the President of the United States stranded in the wilderness. 13-year old Oskari is also in that wi…
Black ’47Lord Kilmichael2018-09-05In 1847, when Ireland is in the grip of the Great Famine that has ravaged the country for two long years, Feeney, a hardened Irish Ranger who has been…
Blackadder’s Christmas CarolPrince Albert1988-12-23After a genial spirit shows the benevolent Ebenezer Blackadder visions of his unscrupulous ancestors, he resolves to mend his generous ways….
The Harry Hill MovieCleaner2013-12-20The comedy film sees TV Burp star Hill embark on a road trip to Blackpool with his Nan when he discovers that his hamster only has one week to live….
ToothThe Rabbit (voice)2004-02-13Tooth is a young, feisty Tooth Fairy, who lives in a world called Fairytopia that has lost its ability to use magic. Fed up with the way most fairies …
The ShoutFielder in cowpat1978-06-16Bored while officiating a cricket match at a psychiatric hospital, Crossley tells Graves (a visitor) the tale of a mysterious stranger (also named Cro…
BrazilDr. Jaffe1985-02-20Low-level bureaucrat Sam Lowry escapes the monotony of his day-to-day life through a recurring daydream of himself as a virtuous hero saving a beautif…
The Crying GameCol1992-09-02Irish Republican Army member Fergus forms an unexpected bond with Jody, a kidnapped British soldier in his custody, despite the warnings of fellow IRA…
The Lady in the VanUnderwood2015-10-30The true story of the relationship between Alan Bennett and the singular Miss Shepherd, a woman of uncertain origins who ‘temporarily’ parked her …
Paddington 2Samuel Gruber2017-11-09Paddington, now happily settled with the Browns, picks up a series of odd jobs to buy the perfect present for his Aunt Lucy, but it is stolen….
VroomDonald1988-11-11Two young men and a sultry divorcee flee their drab hometown existence, taking to the road in a bubblegum pink chevrolet….
WalterJoseph – Orderly1982-11-02A man with learning difficulties suffers neglect and ill-treatment, and this is only exasperated when his parents die and nobody seems to know what to…
Bright Young ThingsThe Drunken Major2003-10-03In the 1930s, a social set known to the press – who follow their every move – as the “Bright Young Things” are Adam and his friends who are ec…
Silas MarnerJem Rodney1985-12-30Adaption of George Eliot’s novel. When a respectable weaver is wrongfully accused of theft, he becomes a virtual hermit until his own fortune is stole…
Superman IV: The Quest for PeaceJean Pierre Dubois1987-07-24With global superpowers engaged in an increasingly hostile arms race, Superman leads a crusade to rid the world of nuclear weapons. But Lex Luthor, re…
Intensive CareMr Horsfall1982-11-09When Denis Midgley’s father is rushed to hospital, Midgley drops everything to be by his side. They’ve never really got on, so Midgley wants to be sur…
The PassageGerman Soldier1979-03-09During WW 2, a Basque shepherd is approached by the underground, who wants him to lead a scientist and his family across the Pyrenees. While being pur…
The Go-BetweenSpectator at Cricket Match (uncredited)1971-06-16British teenager Leo Colston spends a summer in the countryside, where he develops a crush on the beautiful young aristocrat Marian. Eager to impress …
Erik the VikingErnest the Viking (a Rapist)1989-09-01Erik the Viking gathers warriors from his village and sets out on a dangerous journey to Valhalla, to ask the gods to end the Age of Ragnorok and allo…
Mike Leigh: Making Plays(Archive Material)1982-09-04Writer and Director Mike Leigh discusses the techniques used to create his plays….
Vera DrakeJudge2004-10-22Abortionist Vera Drake finds her beliefs and practices clash with the mores of 1950s Britain – a conflict that leads to tragedy for her family….
Breaking GlassStation Porter1980-10-01Breaking Glass is the story of punk singer Kate and her meteoric rise to stardom. Starting out in the rock pubs of London, Kate, assisted by her manag…
Time BanditsCompere1981-07-13Young history buff Kevin can scarcely believe it when six dwarfs emerge from his closet one night. Former employees of the Supreme Being, they’ve purl…
Blackadder’s Most Cunning MomentsSelf2008-10-16A countdown of the top 40 “Blackadder” moments chosen by cast and crew members, celebrity fans and 15 genuine Blackadders….
Happy FeetGrocer1991-01-01The pupils of the Dora Jackson School of Dancing compete in the 1960 Classical Dance Festival in Scarborough. Fifties rock ‘n’ roll meets classical ba…
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2Horace Slughorn2011-07-07Harry, Ron and Hermione continue their quest to vanquish the evil Voldemort once and for all. Just as things begin to look hopeless for the young wiza…

Writing

Movie NameJobRelease DateOverview
A Sense of HistoryWriter1992-01-01Jim Broadbent wrote and starred in this short film directed by none other than Mike Leigh. As a member of the landed gentry, the 23rd Earl of Leete ha…

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