Adam Godley

Adam Godley

Born 1964-07-22 (age 61) Amersham, England, UK
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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).

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Known For

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Battleship
Battleship

2012

as Dr. Nogrady

Love Actually
Love Actually

2003

as Mr Trench

The BFG
The BFG

2016

as Manhugger / Lout #1

Nanny McPhee
Nanny McPhee

2005

as Vicar

Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Elizabeth: The Golden Age

2007

as William Walsingham

The Theory of Everything
The Theory of Everything

2014

as Senior Doctor - Cambridge Hospital

Around the World in 80 Days
The X-Files: I Want to Believe
The X-Files: I Want to Believe

2008

as Father Ybarra

Missing Link
Missing Link

2019

as Lord Bilge (voice)

Cabaret
Cabaret

1993

as Clifford Bradshaw

The Forger
The Forger

2011

as Pinkus

Nightmare Cinema
Nightmare Cinema

2018

as Dr. Salvadore

An Ungentlemanly Act
An Ungentlemanly Act

1992

as P.C. Anton Livermore

The Prime Minister
The Prime Minister

2016

as Chief of Security

The People We Hate at the Wedding
The People We Hate at the Wedding

2022

as Narrator (voice)

Thunderpants
Thunderpants

2002

as Placido P. Placeedo

Son of Rambow
Son of Rambow

2007

as Brethren Leader

Hawking
Hawking

2004

as Frank Hawking

The Old Curiosity Shop
The Old Curiosity Shop

2007

as Samson Brass