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Adam Godley

Adam Godley

Acting1964Amersham, 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).

Known For

Acting History

2025
Down Cemetery Road
TVas Joe Silverman2 eps
The Copenhagen Test
TVas Frederick Schiff7 eps
2023
Succession
TVas Darwin Perry1 eps
2022
2021
The Great North
TVas Dick Chateau (voice) / Archie (voice)2 eps
2020
The Great
TVas Archbishop30 eps
2019
Missing Link
as Lord Bilge (voice)
The Umbrella Academy
TVas Pogo (voice)16 eps
2018
Nightmare Cinema
as Dr. Salvadore
2017
Fallet
TVas Tom Brown
2016
The BFG
as Manhugger / Lout #1
The Prime Minister
as Chief of Security
The Blacklist
TVas Silas Gouldsberry1 eps
2015
Powers
TVas Emile Cross20 eps
2014
The Theory of Everything
as Senior Doctor - Cambridge Hospital
Manhattan
TVas Dr. Adelman3 eps
Homeland
TVas Jordan Harris1 eps
Perception
TVas Teddy Brennan1 eps
2013
Suits
TVas Nigel Nesbitt5 eps
2012
Battleship
as Dr. Nogrady
A Young Doctor's Notebook
TVas The Feldsher8 eps
Suburgatory
TVas Mr. Jacobs1 eps
The Good Wife
TVas Leland Carlisle1 eps
2011
Case Histories
TVas Martin Canning2 eps
2010
The Special Relationship
as Jonathan Powell
Private Practice
TVas Henry1 eps
Agatha Christie's Marple
TVas Lomax1 eps
2009
Dollhouse
TVas Clyde Randolph1 eps
Numb3rs
TVas Dr. Joseph Baskin1 eps
Merlin
TVas Jonas2 eps
2008
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
TVas The Scientist1 eps
Breaking Bad
TVas Elliott Schwartz3 eps
Mad Men
TVas Wayne Kirkeby1 eps
2007
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
as William Walsingham
Son of Rambow
as Brethren Leader
The Stronger
as Waiter
The Old Curiosity Shop
as Samson Brass
2006
Nuremberg: Nazis on Trial
TVas Gustave Gilbert
2004
Hawking
as Frank Hawking
2003
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
1996
The Detectives
TVas D.C. Dominic Boyle1 eps
1994
Class Act
TVas Graham
1993
Cabaret
as Clifford Bradshaw
1992
An Ungentlemanly Act
as P.C. Anton Livermore
1986
Casualty
TVas Alan Decker

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
7/22/1964(61 years old)
Place of Birth
Amersham, England, UK
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