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Date of Birth:
Place of Birth:
Siblings:
- James Broadbent
- Jim
Date of Birth:
- 24 May 1949
Place of Birth:
- Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England
Siblings:
- Youngest
The youngest son of an artist-turned furniture maker, Roy, and a sculptress, Dee, Broadbent had
art in his genes. After briefly attending an art school, he found that his passion was acting. He
graduated from London Academy of Music and Drama in 1972.
Often regarded as one of the best character actors in cinema, Broadbent has displayed his acting
chops in many supporting and lead roles alongside other master actors, such as: Dame Judi
Dench, Imelda Staunton, Daniel Day-Lewis, Gene Hackman, Helen Mirren and Sir Anthony
Hopkins.
He has starred on stage and in films and television; he’s also appeared on radio in The
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and Saturday Night Fry with Stephen Fry. Broadbent was even
nominated for a Grammy for Best Spoken Word for a Children’s Album of Winnie the Pooh in
2004.
Unfortunately, character actors are often overshadowed by their big name co-stars. Broadbent
has appeared in well over 100 projects, but many audiences would recognize his face before his
name. He has achieved some accolades but not as many as he deserves.
He has weathered some storms in his personal life. He had a twin sister who died at birth and
his mother was ravaged by Alzheimer’s disease eventually succumbing to it in 1995.
Broadbent later used this experience with the dreadful disease in his role in Iris. His character
cared for his wife as she battled Alzheimer’s, his portrayal won an Academy Award.
However, not all has been sad: he has been happily married to painter/theater designer
Anastasia Lewis since 1987.
Broadbent’s turn as Horace Slughorn in Half-Blood Prince (and the second part of the Deathly
Hallows movie) will mark the second time he’s worked with Tom Felton. The two acted together
in The Borrowers in 1997.
In a recent interview, Felton shared that he was thrilled to be working with Broadbent again and
was surprised Broadbent even remembered him from The Borrowers.
Co-stars and directors have nothing but good things to say about him and maybe it’s because he
has a great mentality on set:
art in his genes. After briefly attending an art school, he found that his passion was acting. He
graduated from London Academy of Music and Drama in 1972.
Often regarded as one of the best character actors in cinema, Broadbent has displayed his acting
chops in many supporting and lead roles alongside other master actors, such as: Dame Judi
Dench, Imelda Staunton, Daniel Day-Lewis, Gene Hackman, Helen Mirren and Sir Anthony
Hopkins.
He has starred on stage and in films and television; he’s also appeared on radio in The
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and Saturday Night Fry with Stephen Fry. Broadbent was even
nominated for a Grammy for Best Spoken Word for a Children’s Album of Winnie the Pooh in
2004.
Unfortunately, character actors are often overshadowed by their big name co-stars. Broadbent
has appeared in well over 100 projects, but many audiences would recognize his face before his
name. He has achieved some accolades but not as many as he deserves.
He has weathered some storms in his personal life. He had a twin sister who died at birth and
his mother was ravaged by Alzheimer’s disease eventually succumbing to it in 1995.
Broadbent later used this experience with the dreadful disease in his role in Iris. His character
cared for his wife as she battled Alzheimer’s, his portrayal won an Academy Award.
However, not all has been sad: he has been happily married to painter/theater designer
Anastasia Lewis since 1987.
Broadbent’s turn as Horace Slughorn in Half-Blood Prince (and the second part of the Deathly
Hallows movie) will mark the second time he’s worked with Tom Felton. The two acted together
in The Borrowers in 1997.
In a recent interview, Felton shared that he was thrilled to be working with Broadbent again and
was surprised Broadbent even remembered him from The Borrowers.
Co-stars and directors have nothing but good things to say about him and maybe it’s because he
has a great mentality on set:
- “I always think you should be totally frivolous as much as you can,
- and then take the work seriously when it has to be taken seriously. As long as
you can keep that balance going, it's good fun. If it's only frivolous it's not
fun - it would drive me potty.”
| Honors and Awards: |
- 2001 Best Supporting Actor BAFTA Award win
- Moulin Rouge!
- 2001 Best Supporting Actor Academy Award win
- Iris
- 2002 Best Supporting Actor Golden Globe Award nomination
- The Gathering Storm
- 2004 Best Spoken Word Album Grammy nomination
- Winnie the Pooh
- 2007 Best Actor Emmy Award nomination
- Longford
- 2007 Best Actor BAFTA Award win
- Longford
- 2007 Best Actor Golden Globe Award win
- Longford
| Abbreviated Filmography: |
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| Jim Broadbent |
| For Nerds. By Nerds. |
This is just a selection of the many movies Mr. Broadbent has contributed to and is no way a
judgement of the films listed (or not listed).
I also tried not to repeat cast members that starred in multiple films on the list.
judgement of the films listed (or not listed).
I also tried not to repeat cast members that starred in multiple films on the list.
- 1980 The Dogs of War
- As Film Crew
Starring with Christopher Walkin, Tom Berenger
- 1987 Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
- As Jean Pierre Dubois
Starring with Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman
- 1989 Erik the Viking
- As Ernest the Viking
Starring with John Cleese (Nearly Headless Nick), Tim Robbins, Mickey
Rooney, Eartha Kitt
- 1992 The Crying Game
- As Col
Starring with Miranda Richardson (Rita Skeeter), Forest Whitaker, Stephen Rea
- 1997 The Borrowers
- As Pod Clock
Starring with Mark Williams (Arthur Weasley), John Goodman, Hugh Laurie,
Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy)
- 1998 The Avengers
- As Mother
Starring with Ralph Fiennes (Voldemort), Uma Thurman, Sean Connery, Fiona
Shaw (Aunt Petunia), Eddie Izzard, Eileen Atkins (starred in Ballet Shoes)
- 1998 Little Voice
- As Mr. Boo
Starring with Brenda Blethyn, Ewan McGregor, Michael Caine
- 1999 Topsy-Turvy
- As W.S. Gilbert
Starring with Timothy Spall (Peter Pettigrew), Shirley Henderson (Moaning
Mrytle)
- 2001 Iris
- As John Bayley
Starring with Judi Dench, Kate Winslet
- 2001 Moulin Rouge!
- As Harold Zidler
Starring with Nicole Kidman, David Wenham, John Leguizamo
- 2001 Bridget Jones’ Diary
- As Dad
Starring with Renee Zellweger, Gemma Jones (Madame Pomfrey), Colin Firth,
Hugh Grant
- 2002 Nicholas Nickleby
- As Mr. Wackford Squeers
Starring with Christopher Plummer, Jamie Bell, Juliet Stevenson, Anne
Hathaway
- 2002 The Gathering Storm
- As Desmond Morton
Starring with Albert Finney, Vanessa Redgrave
- 2004 Vera Drake
- As Judge
Starring with Imelda Staunton (Dolores Umbridge)
- 2004 Vanity Fair
- As Mr. Osborne
Starring with Reese Witherspoon, James Purefoy, Gabriel Byrne, Jonathon Rhys
Meyers
- 2005 The Chronicles of Narnia:
- The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
- As Professor Kirke
Starring with Tilda Swinton, James McAvoy
- 2007 Hot Fuzz
- As Inspector Frank Butterman
Simon Pegg, Bill Nighy (Rufus Scrimgeour), Timothy Dalton
- 2008 Inkheart
- As Fenoglio
Starring with: Andy Serkis (Gollum), Helen Mirren, Paul Bettany, Brendan
Fraser, Sienna Guillory (Arya from Eragon)
2009 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- As Horace Slughorn
Starring with Dame Maggie Smith, Alan Rickman, Michael
Gambon, Helena Bonham Carter
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