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Birthday: Jul 22, 1964
Place of Birth: Amersham, England, UK

Adam Godley

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
Movie Cast Year
Around the World in 80 Days Mr. Sutton 2004
The X Files: I Want to Believe Father Ybarra 2008
The Old Curiosity Shop Samson Brass 2007
The Special Relationship Jonathan Powell 2010
The Stronger Waiter 2007
Cor, Blimey! Kenneth Williams 2000
The Young Visiters Procurio 2003
The Forger Pinkus 2011
Cabaret Clifford Bradshaw 1993
Thunderpants Placido P. Placeedo 2002
War Game 2002
Battleship Dr. Nogrady 2012
No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad Self 2013
The Theory of Everything Senior Doctor - Cambridge Hospital 2014
Hawking Frank Hawking 2004
Sword of Honour Apthorpe 2001
Elizabeth: The Golden Age William Walsingham 2007
The People We Hate at the Wedding Narrator (voice) 2022
Love Actually Mr Trench 2003
The Prime Minister Chief of security 2016
The BFG Manhugger / Lout #1 2016
An Ungentlemanly Act P.C. Anton Livermore 1992
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Mr. Teavee 2005
Nanny McPhee Vicar 2005
Margery and Gladys Graham Heywood 2003
Nightmare Cinema Dr. Salvadore 2018
Missing Link Lord Bilge (voice) 2019
National Theatre Live: The Lehman Trilogy Mayer Lehman 2019
Son of Rambow Brethren Leader 2007
The Last Sacrifice 2024
Series Cast Year
Mad Men Wayne Kirkeby 2007
Numb3rs 2005
The Bill 1984
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles The Scientist 2008
Dollhouse Clyde Randolph 2009
War Game 2002
Breaking Bad Elliott Schwartz 2008
A Young Doctor's Notebook The Feldsher 2012
Succession Darwin Perry 2018
Agatha Christie's Marple Lomax 2004
Perception Teddy Brennan 2012
Manhattan Dr. Adelman 2014
Tony Awards Self - Nominee 1956
Class Act Graham 1994
Merlin Jonas 2008
The Detectives D.C. Dominic Boyle 1993
Suburgatory Mr. Jacobs 2011
The Good Wife Leland Carlisle 2009
Suits Nigel Nesbitt 2011
Fallet Tom Brown 2017
Casualty Alan Decker 1986
Spies of Warsaw Julius Halbach 2013
The Blacklist Silas Gouldsberry 2013
Powers Emile Cross 2015
Nuremberg: Nazis on Trial Gustave Gilbert 2006
The Umbrella Academy Pogo (voice) 2019
The Great North Dick Chateau (voice) 2021
The Great North Archie (voice) 2021
The Great Archbishop 2020
Lodge 49 2018
Down Cemetery Road Joe Silverman 1970
Case Histories Martin Canning 2011
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