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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1964-07-22 (60 years old)

Place of Birth

Amersham, England, UK

Adam Godley

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).

Known For

Acting

2024

2022

2021

The Great North as Archie (voice)
The Great North as Dick Chateau (voice)

2020

The Great as Archbishop

2019

Missing Link as Lord Bilge (voice)
The Umbrella Academy as Pogo (voice)

2018

Nightmare Cinema as Dr. Salvadore
Succession as Darwin Perry

2017

Fallet as Tom Brown

2016

The Prime Minister as Chief of security
The BFG as Manhugger / Lout #1

2015

Powers as Emile Cross

2014

The Theory of Everything as Senior Doctor - Cambridge Hospital
Manhattan as Dr. Adelman

2013

Spies of Warsaw as Julius Halbach
The Blacklist as Silas Gouldsberry

2012

Battleship as Dr. Nogrady
Perception as Teddy Brennan

2011

The Forger as Pinkus
Suburgatory as Mr. Jacobs
Suits as Nigel Nesbitt
Case Histories as Martin Canning

2010

The Special Relationship as Jonathan Powell

2009

Dollhouse as Clyde Randolph
The Good Wife as Leland Carlisle

2008

Breaking Bad as Elliott Schwartz
Merlin as Jonas

2007

The Old Curiosity Shop as Samson Brass
The Stronger as Waiter
Elizabeth: The Golden Age as William Walsingham
Son of Rambow as Brethren Leader
Mad Men as Wayne Kirkeby

2006

Nuremberg: Nazis on Trial as Gustave Gilbert

2005

2004

Hawking as Frank Hawking

2003

The Young Visiters as Procurio
Love Actually as Mr Trench
Margery and Gladys as Graham Heywood

2002

Thunderpants as Placido P. Placeedo

2001

Sword of Honour as Apthorpe

2000

Cor, Blimey! as Kenneth Williams

1994

Class Act as Graham

1993

Cabaret as Clifford Bradshaw
The Detectives as D.C. Dominic Boyle

1992

An Ungentlemanly Act as P.C. Anton Livermore

1986

Casualty as Alan Decker

1984

1956

Tony Awards as Self - Nominee

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Down Cemetery Road as Joe Silverman