Jim Broadbent

Jim Broadbent

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Birthday: 
24 May 1949, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Birth Name: 
James Broadbent
Height: 
188 cm
One of England's most versatile character actors, Jim Broadbent was born on May 24, 1949, in Lincolnshire, the youngest son of furniture maker Roy Laverick Broadbent and sculptress Doreen "Dee" (Findlay) Broadbent. Jim attended a Quaker boarding school in Reading before successfully applying for a place at an art school. His heart wa... Show more »
One of England's most versatile character actors, Jim Broadbent was born on May 24, 1949, in Lincolnshire, the youngest son of furniture maker Roy Laverick Broadbent and sculptress Doreen "Dee" (Findlay) Broadbent. Jim attended a Quaker boarding school in Reading before successfully applying for a place at an art school. His heart was in acting, though, and he would later transfer to the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). Following his 1972 graduation, he began his professional career on the stage, performing with the Royal National Theatre, the Royal Shakespeare Company, and as part of the National Theatre of Brent, a two-man troupe which he co-founded. In addition to his theatrical work, Broadbent did steady work on television, working for such directors as Mike Newell and Stephen Frears. Broadbent made his film debut in 1978 with a small part in Jerzy Skolimowski's The Shout (1978). He went on to work with Frears again in The Hit (1984) and with Terry Gilliam in Time Bandits (1981) and Brazil (1985), but it was through his collaboration with Mike Leigh that Broadbent first became known to an international film audience. In 1990 he starred in Leigh's Life Is Sweet (1990), a domestic comedy that cast him as a good-natured cook who dreams of running his own business. Broadbent gained further visibility the following year with substantial roles in Neil Jordan's The Crying Game (1992) and Mike Newell's Enchanted April (1991), and he could subsequently be seen in such diverse fare as Woody Allen's Bullets Over Broadway (1994), Widows' Peak (1994), Richard Loncraine's highly acclaimed adaptation of Shakespeare's Richard III (1995) and Little Voice (1998), the last of which cast him as a seedy nightclub owner. Appearing primarily as a character actor in these films, Broadbent took center stage for Leigh's Topsy-Turvy (1999), imbuing the mercurial W.S. Gilbert with emotional complexity and comic poignancy. Jim's breakthrough year was 2001, as he starred in three critically and commercially successful films. Many would consider him the definitive supporting actor of that year. First he starred as Bridget's dad (Colin Jones) in Bridget Jones's Diary (2001), which propelled RenĂ©e Zellweger to an Oscar nomination for Best Actress. Next came the multiple Oscar-nominated film (including Best Picture) Moulin Rouge! (2001), for which he won a Best Supporting Actor BAFTA award for his scene-stealing performance as Harold Zidler. Lastly, came the small biopic Iris (2001), for which he won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor as devoted husband John Bayley to Judi Dench's Iris Murdoch, the British novelist who suffered from Alzheimer's disease. The film hit home with Jim, since his own mother had passed away from Alzheimer's in 1995. Show less «

Jim Broadbent's FILMOGRAPHY

The Graham Norton Show - Season 31

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Would I Lie to You? - Season 17

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Would I Lie to You? - Season 16

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Imagine - Season 34

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Blackadder: A Cunning Story

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The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

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Staged - Season 3

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The Graham Norton Show - Season 30

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Would I Lie to You? - Season 15

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Why Didnt They Ask Evans - Season 1

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Ten Percent - Season 1

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Charlotte

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Staged - Season 2

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The Graham Norton Show - Season 29

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Would I Lie to You? - Season 14

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A Boy Called Christmas

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Staged - Season 1

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The Graham Norton Show - Season 27

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The Graham Norton Show - Season 28

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The Duke (2020)

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Six Minutes to Midnight

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Black Narcissus - Season 1

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Dolittle

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Jim Broadbent'S roles

Lord Kelvin
Lord Kelvin
Bridget's Dad
Bridget's Dad
Tom
Tom
Captain Molyneux
Captain Molyneux
Inspector Frank Butterman
Inspector Frank Butterman
William 'Boss' Tweed
William 'Boss' Tweed
Jean Pierre Dubois
Jean Pierre Dubois
William S. Gilbert
William S. Gilbert
Fenoglio
Fenoglio
Professor Horace Slughorn
Professor Horace Slughorn
Santa Claus
Santa Claus
John Bayley
John Bayley
Harold Zidler
Harold Zidler
Dean Charles Stanforth
Dean Charles Stanforth
Mr. Gruber
Mr. Gruber
Nick
Nick
Col
Col
Father Flood
Father Flood
Madame Gasket
Madame Gasket
Arthur
Arthur
CEO
CEO
King William IV
King William IV
Mother
Mother
Denis Thatcher
Denis Thatcher
Pod Clock
Pod Clock
Professor Kirke
Professor Kirke
Dr. Jaffe
Dr. Jaffe
Sergeant
Sergeant
Winston
Winston
Roy Slater
Roy Slater
Scottie
Scottie
Archmaester Ebrose
Archmaester Ebrose
Terry Perkins
Terry Perkins