Jim Broadbent
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Biography
Jim Broadbent (born 24 May 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.
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Known For
The Graham Norton Show
Inspector Morse
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
Game of Thrones
My Lady Jane
Downton Abbey
Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
Ten Percent
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts
Happy Feet
Blackadder
Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods
Time Bandits
War and Peace
Bright Young Things
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
Paddington
Paddington 2
Big Game
The Crying Game
Brazil
Filth
Paddington in Peru
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Blackadder's Christmas Carol
Enchanted April
Vanity Fair
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
The Oscars
The Legend of Tarzan
A Boy Called Christmas
Robots
Six Minutes to Midnight
Free Jimmy
The Young Victoria
Black Narcissus
The Avengers
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
Gangs of New York
Around the World in 80 Days
Dolittle
Arthur Christmas
Valiant
Bridget Jones's Diary
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Moulin Rouge!
Bridget Jones's Baby
King Lear
Cloud Atlas
Hot Fuzz
Two Mikes Don't Make a Wright
Production Credits
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