Jim Broadbent
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.
Acting
TV
Game of Thrones
as Archmaester Ebrose
2011
Movie
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
as Horace Slughorn
2011
Movie
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
as Horace Slughorn
2009
Movie
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
as Prof. Digory Kirke
2005
Movie
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
as Dean Charles Stanforth
2008
Movie
Hot Fuzz
as Inspector Frank Butterman
2007
Movie
Cloud Atlas
as Captain Molyneux / Vyvyan Ayrs / Timothy Cavendish / Korean Musician / Prescient 2
2012
Movie
Gangs of New York
as Boss Tweed
2002
Movie
The Legend of Tarzan
as Prime Minister
2016
Movie
Bridget Jones's Diary
as Bridget's Dad
2001
Movie
Robots
as Madame Gasket (voice)
2005
Movie
Moulin Rouge!
as Harold Zidler
2001
Movie
Paddington
as Samuel Gruber
2014
TV
Love, Death & Robots
as Christopher the Poet (voice)
2019
Movie
Dolittle
as Lord Thomas Badgley
2020
TV
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
as Snaggleroot (voice)
2022
Movie
Brazil
as Dr. Jaffe
1985
Movie
Brooklyn
as Father Flood
2015
Movie
Bridget Jones's Baby
as Dad
2016
Movie
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
as Dad
2004
Movie
Paddington 2
as Samuel Gruber
2017
Movie
Around the World in 80 Days
as Lord Kelvin
2004
Movie
Eddie the Eagle
as BBC Commentator
2016
Movie
Inkheart
as Fenoglio
2008
