Jim Broadbent

Jim Broadbent is an Academy Award, BAFTA, Emmy and Golden Globe-winning theatre, film and television actor, best known for roles in IRIS (for which he won Best Supporting Actor at the Academy Awards and the Golden Globes in 2001); MOULIN ROUGE (for which he was awarded the BAFTA for performance in a Supporting Role in 2001) and the International phenomenon the HARRY POTTER franchise. He was BAFTA nominated more recently for his role alongside Meryl Streep in THE IRON LADY (Phyllida Lloyd, 2011).

He has since continued to appear in an eclectic mix of projects, including John S. Baird's scurrilous Irvine Welsh adaptation FILTH; Roger Michell's romantic comedy drama LE WEEKEND (for which he was nominated for a British Independent Film Award as Best Actor); and THE HARRY HILL MOVIE, in which he appeared in drag as a three-armed cleaning lady.

More recently Jim has starred in Christopher Smith's Christmas comedy GET SANTA; and Paul King's critically acclaimed PADDINGTON, based on the beloved children's books by Michael Bond. Jim also appears in Jalmari Helander's action adventure Big Game, starring Samuel L. Jackson.

Since his film debut in 1978, Jim has appeared in countless successful and acclaimed films, establishing a long-running collaboration with Mike Leigh (LIFE IS SWEET, TOPSY-TURVY, VERA DRAKE and ANOTHER YEAR) and demonstrating his talents as a character actor in films as diverse as THE CRYING GAME (Neil Jordan, 1992), BULLETS OVER BROADWAY (Woody Allen, 1994), LITTLE VOICE (Mark Herman, 1998); BRIDGET JONES' DIARY (Sharon Maguire, 2001); HOT FUZZ (Edgar Wright, 2007); THE DAMNED UNITED (Tom Hooper, 2009) and CLOUD ATLAS (Tom Tykwer, Andy Wachowski, Lana Wachowski, 2012).

Also honored for his extensive work on television, Broadbent received a Royal Television Award and BAFTA nomination for his leading performance in "Any Human Heart" (based on William Boyd's novel of the same name), and had previously been recognized for his performance in Tom Hooper's "Longford," winning a BAFTA and a Golden Globe, and his performance in "The Street" for which he won an Emmy.  His earlier role in "The Gathering Storm" (2002) had earned him Golden Globe and Emmy nominations.

Other selected credits include "Birth of a Nation – Tales out of School" (Mike Newell, 1983); "Blackadder" (John Lloyd, 1983); "Only Fools and Horses;" "Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV;" "The Young Visiters" (David Yates, 2003); "Einstein & Eddington" (Philip Martin, 2008); "Exile" (John Alexander, 2011); "The Great Train Robbery" (James Strong, 2013). Broadbent has also filmed alongside Ben Whishaw and Charlotte Rampling "London Spy," an original production by BBC America.

Having studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, Broadbent has also appeared extensively on the stage, notably with the Royal National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company. His work on the stage has seen him appear in acclaimed productions ranging from Our Friends in the North at the RSC Pit (directed by John Caird and written by Peter Flannery) and A Place with Pigs at The National (written and directed by Athol Fugard), through to Habeas Corpus at The Donmar (directed by Sam Mendes and written by Alan Bennett) and The Pillowman at The National (directed by John Crowley and written by Martin McDonah).

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