
Born May 24, 1949 (age 77) · Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK
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.

as Horace Slughorn

as Horace Slughorn

as Prof. Digory Kirke

as Dean Charles Stanforth

as Inspector Frank Butterman

as Captain Molyneux / Vyvyan Ayrs / Timothy Cavendish / Korean Musician / Prescient 2

as Boss Tweed
as Prime Minister
as Bridget's Dad
as Madame Gasket (voice)
as Harold Zidler
as Samuel Gruber
as Lord Thomas Badgley
as Dr. Jaffe
as Father Flood
as Dad
as Dad
as Samuel Gruber
as Lord Kelvin
as BBC Commentator
as Fenoglio
as Dr Rossi
as Denis Thatcher
as Santa (voice)
as Jean Pierre Dubois
as Herbert
as Compere
as King William IV
as Sergeant (voice)
as Col
as King
as Underwood
as Mother
as Samuel Gruber
as Sam Longson
as Warner Purcell
as Colin Jones
as Pod Clock
as Attorney General
as Peter Schneider
as Terry Perkins
as Tom
as Judge
as Kempton Bunton
as Mr. Osborne
as Lord Kilmichael
as Dr. Lagermann
as Ernest the Viking (a Rapist)
as Barrister
as Jimmy
as Tony Webster
as John Bayley
as Mr. Wackford Squeers
as Mr. Boo
as The Duke of Buckingham
as Charlie
as Film Crew
as Andy
as Brian (voice)
as W. S. Gilbert
as Sir Oliver Lodge
as Harold Fry
as Spectator at Cricket Match (uncredited)
as Santa Claus
as Nick Burrows
as Ernest Briggs (voice)
as Fielder in Cowpat
as Jim McCrea
as Earl of Gloucester
as Harry Aitken
as The Drunken Major
as Desmond Morton
as Stan (voice)
as Frederick Arbuthnot
as Eddie (voice)
as Arthur Morrison
as The Shy Doctor
as German Soldier (uncredited)
as CEO (voice)
as Lord Longford
as Charles Dickens (voice)
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