Jim Broadbent
Known for: Acting
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
Series
Game of Thrones
Archmaester Ebrose
2011
Series
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
Snaggleroot (voice)
2022
Series
Play for Today
Mr. Horsfall
1970
Series
Play for Today
Mr. Champing
1970
Series
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944
Series
Playhouse
Stewart
1974
Film
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Horace Slughorn
2011
Film
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Horace Slughorn
2009
Series
Trying
George
2020
Series
Love, Death & Robots
Christopher the Poet (voice)
2019
Film
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Prof. Digory Kirke
2005
Series
Tales of the Unexpected
Mr Lovejoy
1979
Series
Inspector Morse
Charlie Bennett
1987
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
Series
Blackadder
Don Speekingleesh, an Interpreter
1983
Series
Omnibus
Roulin
1967
Film
Paddington in Peru
Samuel Gruber
2024
Film
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Dean Charles Stanforth
2008
Film
Bridget Jones's Diary
Bridget's Dad
2001
Film
Cloud Atlas
Captain Molyneux / Vyvyan Ayrs / Timothy Cavendish / Korean Musician / Prescient 2
2012
Film
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
Colin Jones
2025
Film
Robots
Madame Gasket (voice)
2005
Film
Hot Fuzz
Inspector Frank Butterman
2007
Series
Only Fools and Horses
Roy Slater
1981
Series
Performance
Carmello
1991
Film
Brazil
Dr. Jaffe
1985
Film
The Legend of Tarzan
Prime Minister
2016
Film
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
Dad
2004
Comedy Blaps
DCI Ponk
2011
Film
Paddington 2
Samuel Gruber
2017
Film
Dolittle
Lord Thomas Badgley
2020
Film
Bridget Jones's Baby
Dad
2016
Series
War and Peace
Prince Bolkonsky
2016
Film
Moulin Rouge!
Harold Zidler
2001
Film
Paddington
Samuel Gruber
2014
Film
Gangs of New York
Boss Tweed
2002
Series
Staged
Jim
2020
Series
My Lady Jane
Duke of Leicester
2024
Film
Arthur Christmas
Santa (voice)
2011
Film
Around the World in 80 Days
Lord Kelvin
2004
Series
Screen One
Deric Longden
1989
Series
Murder Most Horrid
Selwyn Proops
1991
Film
Jay Kelly
Peter Schneider
2025
Film
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
Jean Pierre Dubois
1987
Film
Inkheart
Fenoglio
2008
Film
Brooklyn
Father Flood
2015
Film
Big Game
Herbert
2014
Film
Valiant
Sergeant (voice)
2005
Film
Eddie the Eagle
BBC Commentator
2016
Series
Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
Lord Marcham
2022
Film
The Iron Lady
Denis Thatcher
2011
Series
Dramarama
Uncle Keith
1983
Film
Time Bandits
Compere
1981
Film
The Avengers
Mother
1998
Film
The Borrowers
Pod Clock
1997
Film
The Duke
Kempton Bunton
2021
Film
Black '47
Lord Kilmichael
2018
Film
Filth
Dr Rossi
2013
Series
The Frame
Professor Horace Slughorn
2013
Series
London Spy
Scottie
2015
Film
King Lear
Earl of Gloucester
2018
Series
The Street
Stan McDermott
2006
Film
King of Thieves
Terry Perkins
2018
Film
The Crying Game
Col
1992
Film
A Boy Called Christmas
King
2021
Film
Nicholas Nickleby
Mr. Wackford Squeers
2002
Film
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
Harold Fry
2023
Series
The Great Train Robbery
DCS Tommy Butler
2013
Film
Vanity Fair
Mr. Osborne
2004
Series
Black Narcissus
Father Roberts
2020
Series
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
Ossipon
1988
Film
Vera Drake
Judge
2004
Film
Richard III
The Duke of Buckingham
1995
Series
Victoria Wood
Alan Hammond
1989
Film
Erik the Viking
Ernest the Viking (a Rapist)
1989
Film
The Young Victoria
King William IV
2009
Film
Closed Circuit
Attorney General
2013
Series
Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV
1985
Series
Any Human Heart
Logan Mountstuart (Older)
2010
Film
The Dogs of War
Film Crew
1980
Film
Nina Conti: Her Master's Voice
Self
2012
Film
Bullets Over Broadway
Warner Purcell
1994
Film
Art School Confidential
Jimmy
2006
Film
The Lady in the Van
Underwood
2015
Film
Rough Magic
Doc Ansell
1995
Series
Theatre Night
Maitre Jacques
1985
Film
The Magic Roundabout
Brian (voice)
2005
Film
Iris
John Bayley
2001
Film
The Passage
German Soldier (uncredited)
1979
Series
Exile
Sam Ronstadt
2011
Film
Six Minutes to Midnight
Charlie
2020
Series
Ten Percent
Richard Nightingale
2022
Film
Get Santa
Santa Claus
2014
Film
Birds Like Us
Horozovich (voice)
2017
Film
Topsy-Turvy
W. S. Gilbert
1999
Film
Widows' Peak
Con Clancy
1994
Film
Life Is Sweet
Andy
1991
Film
Smilla's Sense of Snow
Dr. Lagermann
1997
Film
What is an Ocean… Reconnecting the Cast and Crew of Cloud Atlas
Self - Interviewee
2025
Film
Einstein and Eddington
Sir Oliver Lodge
2008
Film
Princess Caraboo
Mr. Worrall
1994
Film
Another Year
Tom
2010
Film
The Gathering Storm
Desmond Morton
2002
Film
Postman Pat: The Movie
CEO (voice)
2014
Film
The Hit
Barrister
1984
Film
The Shout
Fielder in Cowpat
1978
Film
The Damned United
Sam Longson
2009
Film
The Sense of an Ending
Tony Webster
2017
Film
Little Voice
Mr. Boo
1998
Film
The Weather Inside
Britischer Botschafter
2015
Film
The Go-Between
Spectator at Cricket Match (uncredited)
1971
Series
Bird of Prey
DI Stanley Richardson
1982
Film
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
Self
2008
Series
Happy Families
Dalcroix
1985
Series
The Staggering Stories of Ferdinand de Bargos
1989
Film
Le Week-End
Nick Burrows
2013
Film
Tooth
The Rabbit (voice)
2004
Series
Gone to the Dogs
Jim Morley
1991
Film
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
Harry Aitken
2003
4 Play
Steven Parrish
1989
Film
Bright Young Things
The Drunken Major
2003
Series
Objects of Affection
Second Attendant
1982
Film
The Secret Agent
Chief Inspector Heat
1996
Series
Tales Out of School
Geoff Figg
1983
Series
Gone to Seed
Monty Plant
1992
Film
Enchanted April
Frederick Arbuthnot
1991
The Peter Principle
Peter Duffley
1997
Film
Ethel & Ernest
Ernest Briggs (voice)
2016
Film
And When Did You Last See Your Father?
Arthur Morrison
2007
Film
Perrier's Bounty
Jim McCrea
2010
Film
Blackadder's Christmas Carol
Prince Albert
1988
Film
The Harry Hill Movie
Cleaner
2013
Blackadder: A Cunning Story
Self - Contributor
2023
Film
Pride
Eddie (voice)
2004
Series
Percy the Park Keeper
Percy (voice)
1996
Film
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death
The Shy Doctor
1999
Nona
Carmelo
1991
Dennis
Series
The Enchanted World of Brambly Hedge
Basil / Ernest Vole / Purslane Saltapple (voice)
1996
Film
Van Gogh
Roulin
1990
Film
Vroom
Donald
1988
Film
The Young Visiters
Alfred Salteena
2003
Film
Charlotte
Grosspapa (voice)
2022
Film
Tales of the Riverbank
G.P. (voice)
2008
Film
The King's Beard
The Wizard (voice)
2002
The Last Englishman
Col. Alfred D. Wintle
1995
Film
Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz
Self
2007
Film
Breaking Glass
Station Porter
1980
Film
Long Distance Information
Mackaness
1979
Film
(K)nox: The Rob Knox Story
Self
2021
Film
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
Self
2008
Series
Perpetual Motion
Self - Narrator
1992
Film
A Sense of History
23rd Earl of Leete
1992
Film
The Good Father
Roger Miles
1985
Film
Our Winnie
Second Attendant
1982
Film
Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered
Self
2019
Film
7 Deadly Sins: Stage Acting
Standford Hartley
1989
Film
Brambly Hedge: Autumn Story: Primrose's Stormy Night
Basil
1996
Film
Happy Families
Dalcroix
1985
Film
Two Mikes Don't Make a Wright
The Earl of Leete
1993
Film
Anna Spud
Dad
2003
Film
Silas Marner
Jem Rodney
1985
Film
Prince Cinders
Ugly Brother / Policeman (voice)
1993
Film
Games Without Frontiers
Stewart
1980
Film
The Go-Between
Old Leo
2015
Film
Longford
Lord Longford
2006
Film
Dead on Time
Vicar
1983
Film
Brambly Hedge: Classic Collection
Basil / Ernest Vole / Purslane Saltapple (Voice)
2004
Film
The Life Story of Baal
Woodcutter
1978
Film
An A to Z of Paddington
Narrator (voice)
2024
Film
Lost and Found
Narrator (voice)
2008
The Man Who Shot Christmas
Nick/Father Christmas
1984
The One and Only Mike Leigh
Self
2014
Film
Walter
Joseph - Orderly
1982
Film
Walter and June
Orderly
1983
Film
Birth of a Nation
Geoff Figg
1983
Film
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
Self (archive footage)
1982
Film
The Insurance Man
Gutling
1986
Film
The Phone Call
Stan (voice)
2013
Film
The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge'
Self
2001
Film
Picture Friend
Tes Goodwin
1985
Film
Call Me Back
George
2023
Film
Wide-Eyed and Legless
Deric Longden
1993
Film
Running Out of Luck
1987
Film
2022 Wimbledon Official Film
Narrator
2023
Film
The Adventures of Frank: Seeds of Ice
Mr. Champing
1980
Film
Happy Feet
Grocer
1991
Film
Chance Meeting
2013
Film
New Town Utopia
Lewis Silkin MP
2018
Film
Phoelix
1979
Film
Intensive Care
Mr Horsfall
1982
Film
The Hangover
(voice)
1989
Film
Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown
George
1993
Film
Uliisses
1982
Fools
Cardinal Pole
Percy The Park Keeper: One Snowy Night
Percy
1996
Percy The Park Keeper: After The Storm
Percy
1998
Percy The Park Keeper: The Rescue Party
Percy
1997
Percy The Park Keeper: The Secret Path
Jim
1997