Jim Broadbent

77 years old 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.

Recent movies

# Name Character Rating
1 Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (2025) Colin Jones 6
2 Paddington in Peru (2024) Samuel Gruber 7.3
3 Blackadder: A Cunning Story (2023) Self - Contributor -
4 The Duke (2021) Kempton Bunton 8
5 A Boy Called Christmas (2021) King 5.7
6 Six Minutes to Midnight (2020) Charlie 6.3
7 Dolittle (2020) Lord Thomas Badgley 6.3
8 King of Thieves (2018) Terry Perkins 5.8
9 Black '47 (2018) Lord Kilmichael 6.3
10 King Lear (2018) Earl of Gloucester 4
11 The Sense of an Ending (2017) Tony Webster 7
12 Birds Like Us (2017) Horozovich (voice) -
13 Paddington 2 (2017) Samuel Gruber 8
14 Ethel & Ernest (2016) Ernest Briggs (voice) 9.3
15 The Legend of Tarzan (2016) Prime Minister 6.5
16 Bridget Jones's Baby (2016) Dad 6.7
17 Eddie the Eagle (2016) BBC Commentator 7.4
18 The Lady in the Van (2015) Underwood 7.4
19 The Go-Between (2015) Old Leo -
20 Brooklyn (2015)
Oscars 2016 		Father Flood 7.4
21 Postman Pat: The Movie (2014) CEO (voice) -
22 Get Santa (2014) Santa Claus 6.1
23 Big Game (2014) Herbert 5.3
24 Paddington (2014) Samuel Gruber 7.5
25 The Phone Call (2013)
Oscars 2015 		Stan (voice) -
26 The Harry Hill Movie (2013) Cleaner 3.7
27 Le Week-End (2013) Nick Burrows 7
28 Filth (2013) Dr Rossi 6.7
29 Closed Circuit (2013) Attorney General 5.9
30 Nina Conti: Her Master's Voice (2012) Self 8
31 Cloud Atlas (2012) Captain Molyneux / Vyvyan Ayrs / Timothy Cavendish / Korean Musician / Prescient 2 7.3
32 Arthur Christmas (2011) Santa (voice) 7.1
33 The Iron Lady (2011)
Oscars 2012 		Denis Thatcher 6.9
34 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
Top 100 by FilmGator 		Horace Slughorn 8.4
35 Perrier's Bounty (2010) Jim McCrea 5.8
36 Another Year (2010)
Oscars 2011 		Tom 8.6
37 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
Oscars 2010 		Horace Slughorn 7.8
38 The Damned United (2009) Sam Longson 6.7
39 The Young Victoria (2009)
Oscars 2010 		King William IV 7
40 Lost and Found (2008) Narrator (voice) 9
41 Inkheart (2008) Fenoglio 6.4
42 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) Dean Charles Stanforth 6.1
43 Einstein and Eddington (2008) Sir Oliver Lodge 8
44 Tales of the Riverbank (2008) G.P. (voice) 4.5
45 And When Did You Last See Your Father? (2007) Arthur Morrison 7
46 Hot Fuzz (2007) Inspector Frank Butterman 8
47 Longford (2006) Lord Longford 5
48 Art School Confidential (2006) Jimmy 7.8
49 The Magic Roundabout (2005) Brian (voice) 6
50 Valiant (2005) Sergeant (voice) 6.1
51 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)
Oscars 2006 		Prof. Digory Kirke 7.1
52 Spider-Plant Man (2005) Batman -
53 Robots (2005) Madame Gasket (voice) 6.8
54 Around the World in 80 Days (2004) Lord Kelvin 5.9
55 Pride (2004) Eddie (voice) -
56 Tooth (2004) The Rabbit (voice) 1
57 Vera Drake (2004)
Oscars 2005 		Judge 7.5
58 Vanity Fair (2004) Mr. Osborne 4.8
59 Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004) Dad 6.4
60 And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself (2003) Harry Aitken -
61 Bright Young Things (2003) The Drunken Major -
62 The Gathering Storm (2002) Desmond Morton 10
63 Gangs of New York (2002)
Oscars 2003 		Boss Tweed 7.3
64 Nicholas Nickleby (2002) Mr. Wackford Squeers 7.5
65 Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
Oscars 2002 		Bridget's Dad 6.6
66 Iris (2001)
Oscars 2002 		John Bayley 7
67 The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge' (2001) Self 10
68 Moulin Rouge! (2001)
Oscars 2002 		Harold Zidler 7.3
69 Topsy-Turvy (1999)
Oscars 2000 		W. S. Gilbert -
70 The Avengers (1998) Mother 4.6
71 Little Voice (1998)
Oscars 1999 		Mr. Boo 5.5
72 The Borrowers (1997) Pod Clock 6.7
73 Smilla's Sense of Snow (1997) Dr. Lagermann 6.3
74 The Secret Agent (1996) Chief Inspector Heat -
75 Richard III (1995) The Duke of Buckingham 8.5
76 Rough Magic (1995) Doc Ansell -
77 Bullets Over Broadway (1994) Warner Purcell 6.8
78 Widows' Peak (1994) Con Clancy -
79 A Sense of History (1992) Director / Writer 7
80 The Crying Game (1992) Col 6.4
81 Life Is Sweet (1991) Andy 6
82 Enchanted April (1991) Frederick Arbuthnot -
83 Erik the Viking (1989) Ernest the Viking (a Rapist) 6.5
84 Blackadder's Christmas Carol (1988) Prince Albert 8
85 Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) Jean Pierre Dubois 4.6
86 Brazil (1985) Dr. Jaffe 8.1
87 The Hit (1984) Barrister 7.3
88 Time Bandits (1981) Compere 7
89 The Dogs of War (1980) Film Crew 5.5
90 Breaking Glass (1980) Station Porter -
91 The Passage (1979) German Soldier (uncredited) -
92 The Shout (1978) Fielder in Cowpat -
93 The Go-Between (1971) Spectator at Cricket Match (uncredited) 7
94 Magik Garret -