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Jim Broadbent
Jim Broadbent, an English actor, was born on 24 May 1949. A graduate from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in 1972, he rose to prominence as a character actor for his numerous appearances in film and television. Broadbent's prowess and talent earned him various awards including an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards, an International Emmy Award, and two Golden Globe Awards as well as nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Grammy Award. His distinguished filmography includes acclaimed movies like Iris, Moulin Rouge!, Time Bandits, Brazil, and Life Is Sweet. Broadbent's broad spectrum of roles stretches from playing Horace Slughorn in Harry Potter film series to Digory Kirke in The Chronicles of Narnia and Samuel Gruber in the Paddington film series.
Broadbent's television roles include Roy Slater in the BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses and Lord Longford in the Channel 4 film Longford, amongst others. He portrayed Archmaester Ebrose in HBO's popular fantasy series Game of Thrones in 2017, and also acted in London Spy, War & Peace, and King Lear. Conjunctively with his acting career, Broadbent has established himself as a celebrated personality in theater, having been involved in numerous stage productions and plays.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: James Broadbent
Born: Holton cum Beckering, Lincolnshire, England
Citizenship: British
Birthday: May 24, 1949
Occupations: Actor
Years Active: 1971-present
Spouses: Anastasia Lewis
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Awards and Nominations Received by Jim Broadbent
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Movies Featuring Jim Broadbent
Dolittle
Paddington 2
Topsy-Turvy
Life Is Sweet
Another Year
A Boy Called Christmas
Mary and The Witch's Flower
Arthur Christmas
Paddington
Ethel & Ernest
The Duke
The Hit
Enchanted April
Nicholas Nickleby
When Did You Last See Your Father?
Le Week-End
Iris
Black '47
Closed Circuit
Brooklyn
King of Thieves
Around the World in 80 Days
Six Minutes to Midnight
Charlotte
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
Exile
The Harry Hill Movie
Nina Conti: Her Master’s Voice
The Phone Call
Any Human Heart
The Great Train Robbery
The One and Only Mike Leigh
Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods
War and Peace
Birds Like Us
The Weather Inside
New Town Utopia
London Spy
The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of ‘Moulin Rouge’
The Gathering Storm
The King’s Beard
The Go-Between
King Lear
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
The Young Visiters
Percy The Park Keeper - The Classic Collection
The Magic Roundabout
Spider-Plant Man
Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered
Tooth
Longford
Uliisses
Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
Walter
Walter and June
Only Fools and Horses: To Hull and Back
Breaking Glass
Our Winnie
Dead on Time
Silas Marner
The Insurance Man
Vroom
Blackadder’s Christmas Carol
7 Deadly Sins: Stage Acting
Erik the Viking
The Good Father
Running Out of Luck
Black Narcissus
Rhythm of Life
Birth of a Nation
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(K)nox: The Rob Knox Story
Blackadder: A Cunning Story
Prince Cinders
The Shout
Princess Caraboo
A Sense of History
Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown
Rough Magic
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
The Borrowers
Widows’ Peak
Two Mikes Don’t Make a Wright
Wide-Eyed and Legless
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death
The Go-Between
Blackadder’s Most Cunning Moments
Bullets Over Broadway
An A to Z of Paddington
Love, Death & Robots: For He Can Creep
Einstein and Eddington
Jay Kelly
Career Timeline
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2025
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
Bridget's Dad
Love, Death & Robots: For He Can Creep
Christopher The Poet
Jay Kelly
Jimbo
2021
A Boy Called Christmas
King
The Duke
Kempton Bunton
Six Minutes to Midnight
Charlie
Rhythm of Life
Self
(K)nox: The Rob Knox Story
Self
2018
Paddington 2
Mr Gruber
Mary and The Witch's Flower
Doctor Dee
Black '47
Lord Kilmichael
King Lear
Earl of Gloucester
2014
Le Week-End
The One and Only Mike Leigh
Self
Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods
Julius Caesar (voice UK Dub)
2008
When Did You Last See Your Father?
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
Self
Blackadder’s Most Cunning Moments
Self
Einstein and Eddington
Sir Oliver Lodge
1993
Prince Cinders
Ugly Brother / Policeman (voice)
Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown
George
Two Mikes Don’t Make a Wright
The Earl of Leete
Wide-Eyed and Legless
Deric Longden
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