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Jim Broadbent
Jim Broadbent’s screen credits include Horace Slughorn in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Boss Tweed in Gangs of New York, and Harold Zidler in Moulin Rouge!.
Born May 24, 1949 Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK7 movies on MoviHero
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Jim Broadbent (born May 24, 1949) is an English actor. He won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for his supporting role as John Bayley in the feature film Iris (2001), as well as winning a BAFTA TV Award and a Golden Globe for his leading role as Lord Longford in the television film Longford (2006). Broadbent received four BAFTA Film Award nominations and won for his performance in Moulin Rouge! (2001). He was also nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards and four Screen Actors Guild Awards. A graduate of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in 1972, Broadbent first came to prominence in the 1980s, chiefly appearing in television comedy including playing Roy Slater in the BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses. He appeared in the Terry Gilliam films Time Bandits (1981) and Brazil (1985) before a breakthrough role in Mike Leigh's independent comedy drama Life Is Sweet (1990). …
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His notable film roles since include The Borrowers (1997), Bridget Jones's Diary (2001), The Gathering Storm (2002), Hot Fuzz (2007), Another Year (2010), The Iron Lady (2011), Arthur Christmas (2011), Cloud Atlas (2012) and Brooklyn (2015). He played Horace Slughorn in the Harry Potter film series, Archmaester Ebrose in the seventh season of the television series Game of Thrones and Samuel Gruber in the Paddington film series.
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- 2012Cloud Atlas2h 52m · Drama · Science FictionCaptain Molyneux / Vyvyan Ayrs / Timothy Cavendish / Korean Musician / Prescient 2
- 2011Arthur Christmas1h 37m · Animation · ComedySanta (voice)
- 2009Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince2h 33m · Adventure · FantasyHorace Slughorn
- 2008Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull2h 2m · Action · AdventureDean Charles Stanforth
- 2005The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe2h 23m · Adventure · FamilyProf. Digory Kirke
- 2002Gangs of New York2h 48m · Crime · DramaBoss Tweed
- 2001Moulin Rouge!2h 8m · Drama · MusicHarold Zidler
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- 2025What is an Ocean… Reconnecting the Cast and Crew of Cloud AtlasSelf - Interviewee
- 2025Jay KellyPeter Schneider
- 2025Bridget Jones: Mad About the BoyColin Jones
- 2024Paddington in PeruSamuel Gruber
- 2024An A to Z of PaddingtonNarrator (voice)
- 2023Call Me BackGeorge
- 20232022 Wimbledon Official FilmNarrator
- 2023Blackadder: A Cunning StorySelf - Contributor
- 2023The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold FryHarold Fry
- 2022CharlotteGrosspapa (voice)
- 2021A Boy Called ChristmasKing
- 2021The DukeKempton Bunton
- 2021(K)nox: The Rob Knox StorySelf
- 2020Six Minutes to MidnightCharlie
- 2020DolittleLord Thomas Badgley
- 2019Children In Need 2019: Got It CoveredSelf
- 2018Black '47Lord Kilmichael
- 2018King of ThievesTerry Perkins
- 2018King LearEarl of Gloucester
- 2018New Town UtopiaLewis Silkin MP
- 2017Paddington 2Samuel Gruber
- 2017Birds Like UsHorozovich (voice)
- 2017The Sense of an EndingTony Webster
- 2016Ethel & ErnestErnest Briggs (voice)
- 2016Bridget Jones's BabyDad
- 2016The Legend of TarzanPrime Minister
- 2016Eddie the EagleBBC Commentator
- 2015The Lady in the VanUnderwood
- 2015BrooklynFather Flood
- 2015The Weather InsideBritischer Botschafter
- 2015The Go-BetweenOld Leo
- 2014Get SantaSanta Claus
- 2014The One and Only Mike LeighSelf
- 2014PaddingtonSamuel Gruber
- 2014Big GameHerbert
- 2014Postman Pat: The MovieCEO (voice)
- 2013The Harry Hill MovieCleaner
- 2013The Phone CallStan (voice)
- 2013Chance MeetingActor
- 2013Le Week-EndNick Burrows
- 2013FilthDr Rossi
- 2013Closed CircuitAttorney General
- 2012Nina Conti: Her Master's VoiceSelf
- 2011The Iron LadyDenis Thatcher
- 2011Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2Horace Slughorn
- 2010Another YearTom
- 2010Perrier's BountyJim McCrea
- 2009The Damned UnitedSam Longson
- 2009The Young VictoriaKing William IV
- 2008Lost and FoundNarrator (voice)
- 2008InkheartFenoglio
- 2008Einstein and EddingtonSir Oliver Lodge
- 2008Blackadder's Most Cunning MomentsSelf
- 2008Production Diary: Making of 'The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull'Self
- 2008Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten SagaSelf
- 2008Tales of the RiverbankG.P. (voice)
- 2007And When Did You Last See Your Father?Arthur Morrison
- 2007Conclusive: We Made Hot FuzzSelf
- 2007Hot FuzzInspector Frank Butterman
- 2006LongfordLord Longford
- 2006Art School ConfidentialJimmy
- 2005ValiantSergeant (voice)
- 2005RobotsMadame Gasket (voice)
- 2005The Magic RoundaboutBrian (voice)
- 2004Bridget Jones: The Edge of ReasonDad
- 2004Vera DrakeJudge
- 2004Vanity FairMr. Osborne
- 2004PrideEddie (voice)
- 2004Around the World in 80 DaysLord Kelvin
- 2004ToothThe Rabbit (voice)
- 2004Brambly Hedge: Classic CollectionBasil / Ernest Vole / Purslane Saltapple (Voice)
- 2003The Young VisitersAlfred Salteena
- 2003Bright Young ThingsThe Drunken Major
- 2003And Starring Pancho Villa as HimselfHarry Aitken
- 2003Anna SpudDad
- 2002Nicholas NicklebyMr. Wackford Squeers
- 2002The King's BeardThe Wizard (voice)
- 2002The Gathering StormDesmond Morton
- 2001IrisJohn Bayley
- 2001The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge'Self
- 2001Bridget Jones's DiaryBridget's Dad
- 1999Topsy-TurvyW. S. Gilbert
- 1999Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal DeathThe Shy Doctor
- 1998Little VoiceMr. Boo
- 1998The AvengersMother
- 1998Percy The Park Keeper: After The StormPercy
- 1997Percy The Park Keeper: The Rescue PartyPercy
- 1997The BorrowersPod Clock
- 1997Percy The Park Keeper: The Secret PathJim
- 1997Smilla's Sense of SnowDr. Lagermann
- 1996Brambly Hedge: Autumn Story: Primrose's Stormy NightBasil
- 1996Percy The Park Keeper: One Snowy NightPercy
- 1996The Secret AgentChief Inspector Heat
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