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.

Most Known For

Game of Thrones

as Archmaester Ebrose

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

as Snaggleroot (voice)

Love, Death & Robots

as Christopher the Poet (voice)

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

as Prof. Digory Kirke

Play for Today

as Mr. Horsfall

Play for Today

as Mr. Champing

Blackadder

as Don Speekingleesh, an Interpreter

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

as Horace Slughorn

Inspector Morse

as Charlie Bennett

The Oscars

as Self

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

as Horace Slughorn

Only Fools and Horses

as Roy Slater

Tales of the Unexpected

as Mr Lovejoy

Playhouse

as Stewart

Omnibus

as Roulin

War and Peace

as Prince Bolkonsky

Paddington in Peru

as Samuel Gruber

Robots

as Madame Gasket (voice)