Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1949-05-24 (Age: 77)
Place of Birth
Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Jim 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.
Filmography (150)
What is an Ocean… Reconnecting the Cast and Crew of Cloud Atlas
2025
Jay Kelly
2025
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
2025
Paddington in Peru
2024
An A to Z of Paddington
2024
Call Me Back
2023
2022 Wimbledon Official Film
2023Blackadder: A Cunning Story
2023
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
2023
Charlotte
2022
A Boy Called Christmas
2021
The Duke
2021
(K)nox: The Rob Knox Story
2021
Six Minutes to Midnight
2020
