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Adam Godley

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 Last Sacrifice poster

The Last Sacrifice

EN · 20255.4

Actor

The People We Hate at the Wedding poster

The People We Hate at the Wedding

EN · 20226.3

as Narrator (voice)

Missing Link poster

Missing Link

EN · 20196.9

as Lord Bilge (voice)

National Theatre Live: The Lehman Trilogy poster

National Theatre Live: The Lehman Trilogy

EN · 20198.2

as Mayer Lehman

Nightmare Cinema poster

Nightmare Cinema

EN · 20185.8

as Dr. Salvadore

The Prime Minister poster

The Prime Minister

NL · 20165.8

as Chief of Security

The BFG poster

The BFG

EN · 20166.3

as Manhugger / Lout #1

The Theory of Everything poster

The Theory of Everything

EN · 20147.8

as Senior Doctor - Cambridge Hospital

Wilde Salomé poster

Wilde Salomé

EN · 20136.2

as Arthur

Battleship poster

Battleship

EN · 20125.9

as Dr. Nogrady

The Forger poster

The Forger

EN · 20115.8

as Pinkus

The Special Relationship poster

The Special Relationship

EN · 20106.4

as Jonathan Powell

The X-Files: I Want to Believe poster

The X-Files: I Want to Believe

EN · 20085.9

as Father Ybarra

The Old Curiosity Shop poster

The Old Curiosity Shop

EN · 20075.0

as Samson Brass

The Stronger poster

The Stronger

EN · 20078.0

as Waiter

Elizabeth: The Golden Age poster

Elizabeth: The Golden Age

EN · 20076.7

as William Walsingham

Son of Rambow poster

Son of Rambow

EN · 20076.7

as Brethren Leader

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory poster

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

EN · 20057.0

as Mr. Teavee

Nanny McPhee poster

Nanny McPhee

EN · 20056.7

as Vicar

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Different Faces, Different Flavors poster

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Different Faces, Different Flavors

EN · 2005Not rated

Actor

Around the World in 80 Days poster

Around the World in 80 Days

EN · 20046.0

as Mr. Sutton

Hawking poster

Hawking

EN · 20047.1

as Frank Hawking

The Young Visiters poster

The Young Visiters

EN · 20035.3

as Procurio

Love Actually poster

Love Actually

EN · 20037.1

as Mr Trench

Margery and Gladys poster

Margery and Gladys

EN · 20037.7

as Graham Heywood

Thunderpants poster

Thunderpants

EN · 20023.4

as Placido P. Placeedo

War Game poster

War Game

EN · 20027.2

as Lacey Christmas Goddard / Dad (voice)

And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen... poster

And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen...

EN · 20025.8

Actor

Sword of Honour poster

Sword of Honour

EN · 20015.7

as Apthorpe

Cor, Blimey! poster

Cor, Blimey!

EN · 20007.2

as Kenneth Williams

Cabaret poster

Cabaret

EN · 19938.1

as Clifford Bradshaw

An Ungentlemanly Act poster

An Ungentlemanly Act

EN · 19925.8

as PC Anton Livermore