Jim Broadbent
Acting
Born: May 24, 1949
From: Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Credits: 30 titles
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, …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 | Horace Slughorn | 2011 | 8.08 |
| Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Horace Slughorn | 2009 | 7.681 |
| The Damned United | Sam Longson | 2009 | 7.234 |
| Perrier's Bounty | Jim McCrea | 2009 | 5.8 |
| Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | Dean Charles Stanforth | 2008 | 6.023 |
| Inkheart | Fenoglio | 2008 | 6.29 |
| Lost and Found | Narrator (voice) | 2008 | 7.8 |
| Hot Fuzz | Inspector Frank Butterman | 2007 | 7.562 |
| Art School Confidential | Jimmy | 2006 | 6.12 |
| The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | Prof. Digory Kirke | 2005 | 7.135 |
| Robots | Madame Gasket (voice) | 2005 | 6.484 |
| Around the World in 80 Days | Lord Kelvin | 2004 | 5.949 |
| Vera Drake | Judge | 2004 | 7.195 |
| Vanity Fair | Mr. Osborne | 2004 | 5.791 |
| Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason | Dad | 2004 | 6.228 |
| And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself | Harry Aitken | 2003 | 6.711 |
| Gangs of New York | Boss Tweed | 2002 | 7.315 |
| Bridget Jones's Diary | Bridget's Dad | 2001 | 6.74 |
| Moulin Rouge! | Harold Zidler | 2001 | 7.529 |
| Iris | John Bayley | 2001 | 6.422 |
| Little Voice | Mr. Boo | 1998 | 6.475 |
| The Avengers | Mother | 1998 | 4.461 |
| The Borrowers | Pod Clock | 1997 | 6.0 |
| Richard III | The Duke of Buckingham | 1995 | 6.8 |
| Widows' Peak | Con Clancy | 1994 | 6.45 |
| Two Mikes Don't Make a Wright | The Earl of Leete | 1993 | 5.333 |
| The Crying Game | Col | 1992 | 6.8 |
| Enchanted April | Frederick Arbuthnot | 1991 | 6.789 |
| Brazil | Dr. Jaffe | 1985 | 7.667 |
| Phoelix | 1979 | 8.0 | |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1949 |
| From | Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, … |