Jim Broadbent

Acting · Born 1949-05-24 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK

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…

Filmography

• Brazil as Dr. Jaffe
• Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull as Dean Charles Stanforth
• The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe as Prof. Digory Kirke
• Bridget Jones's Diary as Bridget's Dad
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince as Horace Slughorn
• Around the World in 80 Days as Lord Kelvin
• Moulin Rouge! as Harold Zidler
• Two Mikes Don't Make a Wright as The Earl of Leete
• Inkheart as Fenoglio
• Gangs of New York as Boss Tweed