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Directed credits
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TMDB popularity
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TMDB ID: 388
IMDb ID: nm0000980
Known for: Acting
Born: May 24, 1949
Age: 77
Place of birth: Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1944 - 2025
Years active: 82
Average TMDB rating: 6.68
Wikidata: Q185079
Also known as
James Broadbent
Frequent jobs
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). 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.





Highest rated movies linked with Jim Broadbent.
as Horace Slughorn
as Horace Slughorn
as Dr. Jaffe
as Inspector Frank Butterman
as Harold Zidler
as Ernest Briggs (voice)
as Samuel Gruber
as Boss Tweed
as Father Flood
as King
as Sam Longson
as King William IV
Highest rated series linked with Jim Broadbent.
as Archmaester Ebrose • 4 eps
as Christopher the Poet (voice) • 1 eps
as Roy Slater • 2 eps
as Don Speekingleesh, an Interpreter • 1 eps
as Charlie Bennett • 1 eps
as Jim • 2 eps
as George • 1 eps
as Prince Bolkonsky • 6 eps
as Duke of Leicester • 2 eps
as Snaggleroot (voice) • 1 eps
as Self • 1 eps
as Scottie • 5 eps
Most viewed movie titles linked with Jim Broadbent.
as Horace Slughorn
as Horace Slughorn
as Prof. Digory Kirke
as Dean Charles Stanforth
as Madame Gasket (voice)
as Prime Minister
as Samuel Gruber
as Inspector Frank Butterman
as Captain Molyneux / Vyvyan Ayrs / Timothy Cavendish / Korean Musician / Prescient 2
as Samuel Gruber
as Boss Tweed
as Lord Thomas Badgley
Most viewed series linked with Jim Broadbent.
as Archmaester Ebrose • 4 eps
as Self • 1 eps
as Self - Nominee • 1 eps
as Snaggleroot (voice) • 1 eps
as Mr. Horsfall • 1 eps
as Christopher the Poet (voice) • 1 eps
as Stewart • 1 eps
as Roulin • 1 eps
as Mr Lovejoy • 1 eps
as Self • 1 eps
as Charlie Bennett • 1 eps
as Don Speekingleesh, an Interpreter • 1 eps
Additional movie credits for Jim Broadbent.
Movie cast credits for Jim Broadbent.
as Self - Interviewee
as Peter Schneider
as Colin Jones
as Samuel Gruber
as Narrator (voice)
as George
as Narrator
as Harold Fry
as Grosspapa (voice)
as King
as Kempton Bunton
as Self
Series cast credits for Jim Broadbent.
as Duke of Leicester • 2 eps
as Snaggleroot (voice) • 1 eps
as Richard Nightingale • 1 eps
as Lord Marcham • 1 eps
as Father Roberts • 3 eps
as Jim • 2 eps
as George • 1 eps
as Christopher the Poet (voice) • 1 eps
as Prince Bolkonsky • 6 eps
as Scottie • 5 eps
as DCS Tommy Butler • 2 eps
as Professor Horace Slughorn • 1 eps