Adam Godley

Adam Godley

Actor

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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Date of Birth: 22 Jul 1964 (61 years)

Place of Birth: Amersham, England, UK

Filmography

A Young Doctor's Notebook

A Young Doctor's Notebook

2012EN
Nuremberg: Nazis on Trial

Nuremberg: Nazis on Trial

2006DE, EN
Powers

Powers

2015EN
The X-Files: I Want to Believe

The X-Files: I Want to Believe

2008EN
Nightmare Cinema

Nightmare Cinema

2018EN
Son of Rambow

Son of Rambow

2007FR, EN
The People We Hate at the Wedding

The People We Hate at the Wedding

2022EN
The BFG

The BFG

2016EN
Nanny McPhee

Nanny McPhee

2005EN
Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days

2004DE, EN, FR, HI, TR, CN