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Adam Godley
Adam Godley

Adam Godley

ActingBorn July 22, 1964 (age 61)Amersham, England, UK

Biography

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

2025
The Copenhagen Test

as Frederick Schiff

TV
2025
Down Cemetery Road

as Joe Silverman

TV
2022Movie
2021
The Great North

as Archie (voice)

TV
2021
The Great North

as Dick Chateau (voice)

TV
2020
The Great

as Archbishop

TV
2019
Missing Link

as Lord Bilge (voice)

Movie
2019
The Umbrella Academy

as Pogo (voice)

TV
2018TV
2018
Nightmare Cinema

as Dr. Salvadore

Movie
2018
Succession

as Darwin Perry

TV
2017
Fallet

as Tom Brown

TV
2016
The BFG

as Manhugger / Lout #1

Movie
2016
The Prime Minister

as Chief of Security

Movie
2015
Powers

as Emile Cross

TV
2014
The Theory of Everything

as Senior Doctor - Cambridge Hospital

Movie
2014
Manhattan

as Dr. Adelman

TV
2013
Wilde Salomé

as Arthur

Movie
2013
The Blacklist

as Silas Gouldsberry

TV
2012TV
2012
Perception

as Teddy Brennan

TV
2012
Battleship

as Dr. Nogrady

Movie
2011
Homeland

as Jordan Harris

TV
2011
Suburgatory

as Mr. Jacobs

TV
2011
Suits

as Nigel Nesbitt

TV
2011
Case Histories

as Martin Canning

TV
2011
The Forger

as Pinkus

Movie
2010
The Special Relationship

as Jonathan Powell

Movie
2009
The Good Wife

as Leland Carlisle

TV
2009
Dollhouse

as Clyde Randolph

TV
2009
Lie to Me

as Sandy Baxter

TV
2008
Merlin

as Jonas

TV
2008Movie
2008
Breaking Bad

as Elliott Schwartz

TV
2007
The Old Curiosity Shop

as Samson Brass

Movie
2007
The Stronger

as Waiter

Movie
2007TV
2007
Elizabeth: The Golden Age

as William Walsingham

Movie
2007
Mad Men

as Wayne Kirkeby

TV
2007
Son of Rambow

as Brethren Leader

Movie
2006
Nuremberg: Nazis on Trial

as Gustave Gilbert

TV
2005
Nanny McPhee

as Vicar

Movie
2005Movie
2005
Numb3rs

as Dr. Joseph Baskin

TV
2004
Hawking

as Frank Hawking

Movie
2004Movie
2003Movie
2003
Margery and Gladys

as Graham Heywood

Movie
2003
Love Actually

as Mr Trench

Movie
2002
Thunderpants

as Placido P. Placeedo

Movie
2002
War Game

as Lacey Christmas Goddard / Dad (voice)

Movie
2001
Sword of Honour

as Apthorpe

Movie
2000
Cor, Blimey!

as Kenneth Williams

Movie
1994
Class Act

as Graham

TV
1993
Cabaret

as Clifford Bradshaw

Movie
1993
The Detectives

as D.C. Dominic Boyle

TV
1992
An Ungentlemanly Act

as P.C. Anton Livermore

Movie
1986
Casualty

as Alan Decker

TV
1984TV
1956
Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee

TV

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayJuly 22, 1964
Place of BirthAmersham, England, UK
Popularity1.1