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Adam Godley
Adam Godley’s screen credits include Mr. Teavee in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and William Walsingham in Elizabeth: The Golden Age.
Born July 22, 1964 Amersham, England, UK2 movies on MoviHero
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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). …
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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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- 2025The Last SacrificeActor
- 2022The People We Hate at the WeddingNarrator (voice)
- 2019National Theatre Live: The Lehman TrilogyMayer Lehman
- 2019Missing LinkLord Bilge (voice)
- 2018Nightmare CinemaDr. Salvadore
- 2016The BFGManhugger / Lout #1
- 2016The Prime MinisterChief of Security
- 2014The Theory of EverythingSenior Doctor - Cambridge Hospital
- 2013Wilde SaloméArthur
- 2012BattleshipDr. Nogrady
- 2011The ForgerPinkus
- 2010The Special RelationshipJonathan Powell
- 2008The X-Files: I Want to BelieveFather Ybarra
- 2007The Old Curiosity ShopSamson Brass
- 2007The StrongerWaiter
- 2007Son of RambowBrethren Leader
- 2005Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Different Faces, Different FlavorsActor
- 2005Nanny McPheeVicar
- 2004HawkingFrank Hawking
- 2004Around the World in 80 DaysMr. Sutton
- 2003The Young VisitersProcurio
- 2003Margery and GladysGraham Heywood
- 2003Love ActuallyMr Trench
- 2002And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen...Actor
- 2002ThunderpantsPlacido P. Placeedo
- 2002War GameLacey Christmas Goddard / Dad (voice)
- 2001Sword of HonourApthorpe
- 2000Cor, Blimey!Kenneth Williams
- 1993CabaretClifford Bradshaw
- 1992An Ungentlemanly ActPC Anton Livermore
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