Adam Godley

Adam Godley

  • Birthday: 1964-07-22
  • Place of birth: Amersham, England, UK

Biography

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).

Filmography

Around the World in 80 Days

2004

As Mr. Sutton

The X Files: I Want to Believe

2008

As Father Ybarra

The Old Curiosity Shop

2007

As Samson Brass

The Special Relationship

2010

As Jonathan Powell

Cor, Blimey!

2000

As Kenneth Williams

The Young Visiters

2003

As Procurio

The Forger

2011

As Pinkus

Cabaret

1993

As Clifford Bradshaw

Thunderpants

2002

As Placido P. Placeedo

Battleship

2012

As Dr. Nogrady

The Theory of Everything

2014

As Senior Doctor - Cambridge Hospital

Hawking

2004

As Frank Hawking

Sword of Honour

2001

As Apthorpe

Elizabeth: The Golden Age

2007

As William Walsingham

The BFG

2016

As Manhugger / Lout #1

The Prime Minister

2016

As Chief of security

Nanny McPhee

2005

As Vicar

An Ungentlemanly Act

1992

As P.C. Anton Livermore

Margery and Gladys

2003

As Graham Heywood

Nightmare Cinema

2018

As Dr. Salvadore

Missing Link

2019

As Lord Bilge (voice)

Son of Rambow

2007

As Brethren Leader

The People We Hate at the Wedding

2022

As Narrator (voice)

Love Actually

2003

As Mr Trench

The Stronger

2007

As Waiter

War Game

2002

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