
Acting
Adam Godley
EN, NL cinema · 32 credits
Born
22 July 1964 (age 62)
Birthplace
Amersham, England, UK
Also known as آدام گادلی
Adam Godley (born 22 July 1964) is a British actor. He has been nominated for two Tony Awards and four Laurence Olivier Awards for his performances on the New York and London stages which include, Private Lives in 2001, The Pillowman in 2002, Anything Goes in 2011, and The Lehman Trilogy in 2019. He made his Broadway debut in 2002 in a revival of Noël Coward's Private Lives for which he earned a Theatre World Award for Outstanding Broadway debut. In 2011 he returned to Broadway in the musical Anything Goes for which he earned a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical nomination. In 2021, The Lehman Trilogy made its Broadway transfer to great critical acclaim, and securing Godley another Tony nomination for Best Actor in a Play. His film roles include Love Actually (2003), Nanny McPhee (2005), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Elizabeth The Golden Age (2007) and The Theory Of Everything (2014). He has also had recurring roles as Elliot Schwartz in AMC's Breaking Bad, Nigel Nesbit in USA's Suits (2013), Phinneus Pogo in Netflix's The Umbrella Academy (2019 to present), and Archie the Archbishop in Hulu's The Great (2020–present).
Known for
Filmography

The People We Hate at the Wedding
as Narrator (voice)

Missing Link
as Lord Bilge (voice)

National Theatre Live: The Lehman Trilogy
as Mayer Lehman

Nightmare Cinema
as Dr. Salvadore

The Prime Minister
as Chief of Security

The BFG
as Manhugger / Lout #1

The Theory of Everything
as Senior Doctor - Cambridge Hospital

Wilde Salomé
as Arthur

Battleship
as Dr. Nogrady

The Forger
as Pinkus

The Special Relationship
as Jonathan Powell

The X-Files: I Want to Believe
as Father Ybarra

The Old Curiosity Shop
as Samson Brass

The Stronger
as Waiter

Elizabeth: The Golden Age
as William Walsingham

Son of Rambow
as Brethren Leader

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
as Mr. Teavee

Nanny McPhee
as Vicar

Around the World in 80 Days
as Mr. Sutton

Hawking
as Frank Hawking

The Young Visiters
as Procurio

Love Actually
as Mr Trench

Margery and Gladys
as Graham Heywood

Thunderpants
as Placido P. Placeedo

War Game
as Lacey Christmas Goddard / Dad (voice)

Sword of Honour
as Apthorpe

Cor, Blimey!
as Kenneth Williams

Cabaret
as Clifford Bradshaw

An Ungentlemanly Act
as PC Anton Livermore




