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Home/People/Adam Godley
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Born
Jul 22, 1964
Age 61
Place of Birth
Amersham, England, UK
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

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IMDb Profile

Adam Godley

Acting

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).
The Last Sacrifice poster

The Last Sacrifice

Cast
2025
The People We Hate at the Wedding poster

The People We Hate at the Wedding

as Narrator (voice)
2022
National Theatre Live: The Lehman Trilogy poster

National Theatre Live: The Lehman Trilogy

as Mayer Lehman
2019
Missing Link poster

Missing Link

as Lord Bilge (voice)
2019
Nightmare Cinema poster

Nightmare Cinema

as Dr. Salvadore
2018
The BFG poster

The BFG

as Manhugger / Lout #1
2016
The Prime Minister poster

The Prime Minister

as Chief of Security
2016
The Theory of Everything poster

The Theory of Everything

as Senior Doctor - Cambridge Hospital
2014
Battleship poster

Battleship

as Dr. Nogrady
2012
The Forger poster

The Forger

as Pinkus
2011
The Special Relationship poster

The Special Relationship

as Jonathan Powell
2010
The X Files: I Want to Believe poster

The X Files: I Want to Believe

as Father Ybarra
2008
The Old Curiosity Shop poster

The Old Curiosity Shop

as Samson Brass
2007
The Stronger poster

The Stronger

as Waiter
2007
Elizabeth: The Golden Age poster

Elizabeth: The Golden Age

as William Walsingham
2007
Son of Rambow poster

Son of Rambow

as Brethren Leader
2007
Nanny McPhee poster

Nanny McPhee

as Vicar
2005
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory poster

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

as Mr. Teavee
2005
Hawking poster

Hawking

as Frank Hawking
2004
Around the World in 80 Days poster

Around the World in 80 Days

as Mr. Sutton
2004