Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Born
24 mayo 1949 (77)
Place of birth
Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Also known as
James Broadbent
Biography
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.
Conocido por
7.7
Film
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Horace Slughorn
2009
7.1
Film
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Prof. Digory Kirke
2005
4.6
Film
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
Jean Pierre Dubois
1987
6.0
Film
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Dean Charles Stanforth
2008
5.9
Film
The Legend of Tarzan
Prime Minister
2016
6.9
Film
Cloud Atlas
Captain Molyneux / Vyvyan Ayrs / Timothy Cavendish / Korean Musician / Prescient 2
2012
5.6
Film
King of Thieves
Terry Perkins
2018
6.8
Film
Paddington in Peru
Samuel Gruber
2024
6.7
Film
Bridget Jones's Diary
Bridget's Dad
2001
6.5
Film
Robots
Madame Gasket (voice)
2005
7.5
Series
War and Peace
Prince Bolkonsky
2016
7.6
Film
Hot Fuzz
Inspector Frank Butterman
2007
7.5
Film
Paddington 2
Samuel Gruber
2017
7.5
Film
Moulin Rouge!
Harold Zidler
2001
7.3
Film
Gangs of New York
Boss Tweed
2002
6.8
Film
Filth
Dr Rossi
2013
6.6
Film
Dolittle
Lord Thomas Badgley
2020
7.7
Film
Brazil
Dr. Jaffe
1985
6.6
Film
The Gathering Storm
Desmond Morton
2002
6.5
Film
Little Voice
Mr. Boo
1998
7.3
Film
Brooklyn
Father Flood
2015
7.1
Film
Paddington
Samuel Gruber
2014
5.8
Film
The Dogs of War
Film Crew
1980
6.9
Film
The Duke
Kempton Bunton
2021
6.1
Film
Get Santa
Santa Claus
2014
6.8
Film
The Crying Game
Col
1992
0.0
Film
What is an Ocean… Reconnecting the Cast and Crew of Cloud Atlas
Self - Interviewee
2025
7.2
Film
Vera Drake
Judge
2004
5.7
Film
Valiant
Sergeant (voice)
2005
7.4
Film
Blackadder's Christmas Carol
Prince Albert
1988
7.2
Film
The Young Victoria
King William IV
2009
6.1
Film
Art School Confidential
Jimmy
2006
5.8
Film
Perrier's Bounty
Jim McCrea
2010
6.4
Film
The Lady in the Van
Underwood
2015
7.0
Series
London Spy
Scottie
2015
7.1
Film
Bullets Over Broadway
Warner Purcell
1994
6.2
Film
Jay Kelly
Peter Schneider
2025
6.0
Film
Around the World in 80 Days
Lord Kelvin
2004
5.5
Film
Princess Caraboo
Mr. Worrall
1994
6.2
Film
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
Dad
2004
6.3
Film
Inkheart
Fenoglio
2008
7.0
Film
Life Is Sweet
Andy
1991
7.5
Film
Nina Conti: Her Master's Voice
Self
2012
5.1
Film
Postman Pat: The Movie
CEO (voice)
2014
6.4
Film
Bridget Jones's Baby
Dad
2016
6.8
Film
Arthur Christmas
Santa (voice)
2011
6.6
Series
Black Narcissus
Father Roberts
2020
6.7
Series
The Great Train Robbery
DCS Tommy Butler
2013
6.4
Film
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
Colin Jones
2025
6.1
Film
King Lear
Earl of Gloucester
2018
6.8
Film
Nicholas Nickleby
Mr. Wackford Squeers
2002
5.6
Film
Rough Magic
Doc Ansell
1995
6.4
Film
The Iron Lady
Denis Thatcher
2011
5.5
Film
Big Game
Herbert
2014
6.4
Series
Any Human Heart
Logan Mountstuart (Older)
2010
6.0
Film
The Borrowers
Pod Clock
1997
5.8
Film
Vanity Fair
Mr. Osborne
2004
6.4
Film
Iris
John Bayley
2001
6.6
Film
Time Bandits
Compere
1981
4.5
Film
The Avengers
Mother
1998
6.6
Film
Black '47
Lord Kilmichael
2018
8.0
Series
The Peter Principle
Peter Duffley
1997–2000
5.9
Film
Closed Circuit
Attorney General
2013
7.2
Series
Exile
Sam Ronstadt
2011
7.3
Film
A Boy Called Christmas
King
2021
6.3
Film
Charlotte
Grosspapa (voice)
2022
6.3
Film
Bright Young Things
The Drunken Major
2003
6.3
Series
Gone to the Dogs
Jim Morley
1991
7.0
Series
The Enchanted World of Brambly Hedge
Basil / Ernest Vole / Purslane Saltapple (voice)
1996–2000
3.3
Series
Gone to Seed
Monty Plant
1992
7.5
Film
Ethel & Ernest
Ernest Briggs (voice)
2016
6.6
Film
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
Harold Fry
2023
6.5
Series
The Staggering Stories of Ferdinand de Bargos
1989–1995
5.0
Series
Percy the Park Keeper
Percy (voice)
1996–1999
6.4
Film
The Sense of an Ending
Tony Webster
2017
4.1
Film
Birds Like Us
Horozovich (voice)
2017
6.2
Film
Six Minutes to Midnight
Charlie
2020
9.0
Film
Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered
Self
2019
7.7
Film
Blackadder: A Cunning Story
Self - Contributor
2023
6.0
Film
(K)nox: The Rob Knox Story
Self
2021
9.0
Film
New Town Utopia
Lewis Silkin MP
2018
Acting credits 81 titles
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
as Colin Jones
6.4
2025
What is an Ocean… Reconnecting the Cast and Crew of Cloud Atlas
as Self - Interviewee
0.0
2025
Jay Kelly
as Peter Schneider
6.2
2025
Paddington in Peru
as Samuel Gruber
6.8
2024
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
as Harold Fry
6.6
2023
Blackadder: A Cunning Story
as Self - Contributor
7.7
2023
Charlotte
as Grosspapa (voice)
6.3
2022
The Duke
as Kempton Bunton
6.9
2021
(K)nox: The Rob Knox Story
as Self
6.0
2021
A Boy Called Christmas
as King
7.3
2021
Dolittle
as Lord Thomas Badgley
6.6
2020
Black Narcissus
as Father Roberts
6.6
2020
Six Minutes to Midnight
as Charlie
6.2
2020
Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered
as Self
9.0
2019
New Town Utopia
as Lewis Silkin MP
9.0
2018
King of Thieves
as Terry Perkins
5.6
2018
King Lear
as Earl of Gloucester
6.1
2018
Black '47
as Lord Kilmichael
6.6
2018
The Sense of an Ending
as Tony Webster
6.4
2017
Birds Like Us
as Horozovich (voice)
4.1
2017
Paddington 2
as Samuel Gruber
7.5
2017
Ethel & Ernest
as Ernest Briggs (voice)
7.5
2016
Bridget Jones's Baby
as Dad
6.4
2016
The Legend of Tarzan
as Prime Minister
5.9
2016
War and Peace
as Prince Bolkonsky
7.5
2016
London Spy
as Scottie
7.0
2015
Brooklyn
as Father Flood
7.3
2015
The Lady in the Van
as Underwood
6.4
2015
Get Santa
as Santa Claus
6.1
2014
Postman Pat: The Movie
as CEO (voice)
5.1
2014
Big Game
as Herbert
5.5
2014
Paddington
as Samuel Gruber
7.1
2014
The Great Train Robbery
as DCS Tommy Butler
6.7
2013
Closed Circuit
as Attorney General
5.9
2013
Filth
as Dr Rossi
6.8
2013
Nina Conti: Her Master's Voice
as Self
7.5
2012
Cloud Atlas
as Captain Molyneux / Vyvyan Ayrs / Timothy Cavendish / Korean Musician / Prescient 2
6.9
2012
Exile
as Sam Ronstadt
7.2
2011
The Iron Lady
as Denis Thatcher
6.4
2011
Arthur Christmas
as Santa (voice)
6.8
2011
Any Human Heart
as Logan Mountstuart (Older)
6.4
2010
Perrier's Bounty
as Jim McCrea
5.8
2010
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
as Horace Slughorn
7.7
2009
The Young Victoria
as King William IV
7.2
2009
Inkheart
as Fenoglio
6.3
2008
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
as Dean Charles Stanforth
6.0
2008
Hot Fuzz
as Inspector Frank Butterman
7.6
2007
Art School Confidential
as Jimmy
6.1
2006
Valiant
as Sergeant (voice)
5.7
2005
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
as Prof. Digory Kirke
7.1
2005
Robots
as Madame Gasket (voice)
6.5
2005
Vanity Fair
as Mr. Osborne
5.8
2004
Around the World in 80 Days
as Lord Kelvin
6.0
2004
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
as Dad
6.2
2004
Vera Drake
as Judge
7.2
2004
Bright Young Things
as The Drunken Major
6.3
2003
Nicholas Nickleby
as Mr. Wackford Squeers
6.8
2002
The Gathering Storm
as Desmond Morton
6.6
2002
Gangs of New York
as Boss Tweed
7.3
2002
Iris
as John Bayley
6.4
2001
Moulin Rouge!
as Harold Zidler
7.5
2001
Bridget Jones's Diary
as Bridget's Dad
6.7
2001
The Avengers
as Mother
4.5
1998
Little Voice
as Mr. Boo
6.5
1998
The Peter Principle
as Peter Duffley
8.0
1997–2000
The Borrowers
as Pod Clock
6.0
1997
Percy the Park Keeper
as Percy (voice)
5.0
1996–1999
The Enchanted World of Brambly Hedge
as Basil / Ernest Vole / Purslane Saltapple (voice)
7.0
1996–2000
Rough Magic
as Doc Ansell
5.6
1995
Princess Caraboo
as Mr. Worrall
5.5
1994
Bullets Over Broadway
as Warner Purcell
7.1
1994
Gone to Seed
as Monty Plant
3.3
1992
The Crying Game
as Col
6.8
1992
Gone to the Dogs
as Jim Morley
6.3
1991
Life Is Sweet
as Andy
7.0
1991
The Staggering Stories of Ferdinand de Bargos
6.5
1989–1995
Blackadder's Christmas Carol
as Prince Albert
7.4
1988
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
as Jean Pierre Dubois
4.6
1987
Brazil
as Dr. Jaffe
7.7
1985
Time Bandits
as Compere
6.6
1981
The Dogs of War
as Film Crew
5.8
1980