Jim Broadbent

76 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 Dolittle (2020) Lord Thomas Badgley 6.3
7 Six Minutes to Midnight (2020) Charlie 6.3
8 King Lear (2018) Earl of Gloucester 4
9 Black '47 (2018) Lord Kilmichael 6.3
10 King of Thieves (2018) Terry Perkins 5.8
11 The Sense of an Ending (2017) Tony Webster 7
12 Paddington 2 (2017) Samuel Gruber 8
13 Birds Like Us (2017) Horozovich (voice) -
14 Bridget Jones's Baby (2016) Dad 6.7
15 Ethel & Ernest (2016) Ernest Briggs (voice) 9.3
16 Eddie the Eagle (2016) BBC Commentator 7.5
17 The Legend of Tarzan (2016) Prime Minister 6.5
18 Brooklyn (2015)
Oscars 2016 		Father Flood 7.4
19 Big Game (2015) Herbert 5.3
20 The Go-Between (2015) Old Leo -
21 The Lady in the Van (2015) Underwood 7.4
22 Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods (2014) Julius Caesar (voice UK Dub) 7
23 Postman Pat: The Movie (2014) CEO (voice) -
24 Paddington (2014) Samuel Gruber 7.5
25 Get Santa (2014) Santa Claus 6.1
26 The Phone Call (2013)
Oscars 2015 		Stan (voice) -
27 The Harry Hill Movie (2013) Cleaner 3.7
28 Filth (2013) Dr Rossi 6.7
29 Closed Circuit (2013) Attorney General 5.9
30 Le Week-End (2013) Nick Burrows 7
31 Cloud Atlas (2012) Captain Molyneux / Vyvyan Ayrs / Timothy Cavendish / Korean Musician / Prescient 2 7.4
32 Nina Conti: Her Master's Voice (2012) Self 8
33 The Iron Lady (2011)
Oscars 2012 		Denis Thatcher 6.9
34 Arthur Christmas (2011) Santa (voice) 7.1
35 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
Top 100 by FilmGator 		Horace Slughorn 8.4
36 Another Year (2010)
Oscars 2011 		Tom 8.6
37 Perrier's Bounty (2009) Jim McCrea 5.8
38 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
Oscars 2010 		Horace Slughorn 7.8
39 The Young Victoria (2009)
Oscars 2010 		King William IV 7
40 The Damned United (2009) Sam Longson 6.7
41 Einstein and Eddington (2008) Sir Oliver Lodge 8
42 Lost and Found (2008) Narrator (voice) 9
43 Tales of the Riverbank (2008) G.P. (voice) 4.5
44 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) Dean Charles Stanforth 6.1
45 Inkheart (2008) Fenoglio 6.4
46 Hot Fuzz (2007) Inspector Frank Butterman 8
47 And When Did You Last See Your Father? (2007) Arthur Morrison 7
48 Art School Confidential (2006) Jimmy 7.8
49 Longford (2006) Lord Longford 5
50 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)
Oscars 2006 		Prof. Digory Kirke 7.1
51 Valiant (2005) Sergeant (voice) 6.1
52 Robots (2005) Madame Gasket (voice) 6.8
53 Spider-Plant Man (2005) Batman -
54 Vera Drake (2004)
Oscars 2005 		Judge 7.5
55 Around the World in 80 Days (2004) Lord Kelvin 5.9
56 Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004) Dad 6.4
57 Tooth (2004) The Rabbit (voice) 1
58 Pride (2004) Eddie (voice) -
59 The Magic Roundabout (2004) Brian (voice) 6
60 Vanity Fair (2004) Mr. Osborne 4.8
61 Bright Young Things (2003) The Drunken Major -
62 The Gathering Storm (2002) Desmond Morton 10
63 Nicholas Nickleby (2002) Mr. Wackford Squeers 7.5
64 Gangs of New York (2002)
Oscars 2003 		Boss Tweed 7.3
65 Iris (2001)
Oscars 2002 		John Bayley 7
66 Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
Oscars 2002 		Bridget's Dad 6.6
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 Rough Magic (1995) Doc Ansell -
76 Richard III (1995) The Duke of Buckingham 8.5
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 Enchanted April (1991) Frederick Arbuthnot -
82 Life Is Sweet (1990) Andy 6
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 -