Editing Jim Broadbent

{{Short description|British actor (born 1949)}}
{{About|the actor|the racing driver|Jimmy Broadbent}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2019}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Jim Broadbent
| image              = Jim Broadbent 2012.jpg
| caption            = Broadbent in 2012
| birth_name         = James Broadbent
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1949|5|24|df=y}}
| birth_place        = [[Holton cum Beckering]], [[Lincolnshire]], England
| death_date         = 
| death_place        = 
| education          = [[London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art]]
| occupation         = Actor
| years_active       = 1971–present
| spouse             = {{marriage|Anastasia Lewis|1987}}
| children           = 
}}

'''James Broadbent''' (born 24 May 1949) is an English actor. A graduate of the [[London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art]] in 1972, he came to prominence as a [[character actor]] for his many roles in film and television. He has received various accolades including an [[Academy Award]], two [[BAFTA Awards]], an [[International Emmy Award]], and two [[Golden Globe Awards]] as well as nominations for two [[Primetime Emmy Awards]] and a [[Grammy Award]].

Broadbent received an [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Academy Award]] for his supporting role as [[John Bayley (writer)|John Bayley]] in the film ''[[Iris (2001 film)|Iris]]'' (2001). Broadbent won the [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role]] for ''[[Moulin Rouge!]]'' (2001). His early film roles include the [[Terry Gilliam]] films ''[[Time Bandits]]'' (1981) and ''[[Brazil (1985 film)|Brazil]]'' (1985) before a breakthrough role in [[Mike Leigh]]'s ''[[Life Is Sweet (film)|Life Is Sweet]]'' (1990). Notable film roles include ''[[Bullets Over Broadway]]'' (1994), ''[[Topsy-Turvy]]'' (1999), ''[[Bridget Jones's Diary (film)|Bridget Jones's Diary]]'' (2001), ''[[Gangs of New York]]'' (2002), ''[[Another Year (film)|Another Year]]'' (2010), ''[[The Iron Lady (film)|The Iron Lady]]'' (2011), ''[[Le Week-End]]'' (2013), and ''[[Brooklyn (film)|Brooklyn]]'' (2015).

Broadbent is also known for his roles in franchise films such as [[Hogwarts staff#Horace Slughorn|Horace Slughorn]] in the [[Harry Potter (film series)|''Harry Potter'' film series]], [[Digory Kirke]] in ''[[The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe]]'' (2005) and Samuel Gruber in the ''[[Paddington (film series)|Paddington]]'' film series. He also acted in blockbuster and studio films such as ''[[The Borrowers (1997 film)|The Borrowers]]'' (1997), ''[[Robots (2005 film)|Robots]]'' (2005), ''[[Hot Fuzz]]'' (2007), ''[[Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull]]'' (2008), ''[[Arthur Christmas]]'' (2011), and [[Cloud Atlas (film)|''Cloud Atlas'']] (2012).

Broadbent's television roles include playing [[Roy Slater]] in the [[BBC]] [[sitcom]] ''[[Only Fools and Horses]]'', [[Desmond Morton (civil servant)|Desmond Morton]] in the [[HBO]] / [[BBC]] film ''[[The Gathering Storm (2002 film)|The Gathering Storm]]'' (2002), and [[Frank Pakenham, 7th Earl of Longford|Lord Longford]] in the [[Channel 4]] film ''[[Longford (film)|Longford]]'' (2006), which won him a [[British Academy Television Award for Best Actor|BAFTA Award for Best Actor]]. He portrayed Archmaester Ebrose in the [[Game of Thrones season 7|seventh season]] of the HBO fantasy series ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' in 2017. He also acted in ''[[London Spy]]'' (2015), ''[[War & Peace (2016 TV series)|War & Peace]]'' (2016), ''[[King Lear (2018 film)|King Lear]]'' (2018) and ''[[The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry (film)|The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry]]'' (2023).

==Early life and education ==
James Broadbent<ref name="tv">{{cite web|url= https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/jim-broadbent/credits/3030000008/ |title= Jim Broadbent Credits |work=tvguide.com |access-date=16 March 2025}}</ref> was born on 24 May 1949,<ref name="hello">{{cite web|url= http://www.hellomagazine.com/profiles/jimbroadbent/ |title=An in-depth look at your favourite celebrity personalities - Jim Broadbent|date=8 October 2009 |publisher= Hellomagazine.com |access-date=29 October 2011}}</ref> in [[Holton cum Beckering]],<ref name="tv"/> [[Lincolnshire]], the second son of Doreen "Dee" Findlay, a sculptor, and Roy Laverick Broadbent, an artist, sculptor, interior designer and furniture maker.<ref name="yellow"/> Broadbent's parents were both amateur actors who co-founded the Holton Players acting troupe at Holton.<ref name="broad">{{cite web|url=http://broadbent.org/broadbent/people/roy_broadbent.htm |title=Broadbent Theatre Member Profile: Roy Broadbent |publisher=Broadbent.org |access-date=29 October 2011}}</ref> The two have been described by the [[BBC]] as [[conscientious objector]]s who "worked the land" rather than participate in World War II.<ref name="yellow">{{cite web|title= Lincolnshire History – Famous Yellowbelly – Jim Broadbent |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/lincolnshire/content/articles/2005/08/24/famous_yellowbelly_jim_broadbent_feature.shtml |access-date=29 October 2011 |website=bbc.co.uk|date=24 August 2005}}</ref> In [[Wickenby]], a former Methodist Chapel was purchased in 1970 by Holton Players, who converted it into a 100-seat theatre, named Broadbent Theatre in memory of Roy Broadbent, who designed the conversion.<ref name="broad"/><ref name="yellow"/>

Broadbent was educated at [[Leighton Park School]], a [[Quaker]] school in [[Reading, Berkshire|Reading]],<ref name="leighton">{{cite web|url= https://wokingham.today/teachers-at-award-winning-school-in-reading-threatens-to-fire-teachers/ |title= Teachers at award-winning school in Reading to go on strike|date=February 19, 2025 |publisher= wokingham.today |access-date=16 March 2025}}</ref> and briefly attended art college before transferring to the [[London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art]],<ref name="lamda">{{cite web|url= https://www.lamda.ac.uk/students-alumni/acting-alumni |title=LAMDA Acting Alumni |work=lamda.ac.uk |access-date=16 March 2025}}</ref> graduating in 1972.<ref>''Newsmakers,'' Issue 4. Gale, 2008</ref> His early stage work included appearances as [[Patrick Barlow]]'s assistant in the mock ''[[National Theatre of Brent]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2015/19/national-theatre-of-brent|title=BBC – The National Theatre of Brent in the Greatest Story Ever Told – Media Centre|website=bbc.co.uk|access-date=2019-11-09}}</ref>

==Career==
=== 1971–1989: Rise to prominence ===
Broadbent's early stagework included a number of productions for [[The National Theatre of Brent]] as the downtrodden assistant Wallace to [[Patrick Barlow]]'s self-important [[actor-manager]] character Desmond Olivier Dingle. Broadbent and Barlow played many male and female character roles in comically less-than-epic tellings of historical and religious stories, such as ''The Complete Guide to Sex'', ''[[The Greatest Story Ever Told]]'', ''[[Revolution!!]]'', and ''All The World's A Globe''.<ref name="it">{{cite web|url= https://www.independenttalent.com/actors/jim-broadbent/ |title= Jim Broadbent cv |work=independenttalent.com |access-date=17 March 2025}}</ref> These were hits at the Edinburgh Fringe, in London, and on tour. In 1978, he had two roles, first as Vroomfondel (who may, or may not be, a philosopher) and then as Shooty (a gratuitously violent policeman, who writes novel in crayon) in the [[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Primary and Secondary Phases|Primary Phase]] of the groundbreaking radio series [[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy|''The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy'']].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy |url=http://www.radionouspace.net/programs/hitchhikers-guide/ |website=Radio Nouspace}}</ref> Forty years later, he took the role of [[Marvin the Paranoid Android|Marvin]] in the [[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Tertiary to Hexagonal Phases#The Hexagonal Phase|Hexagonal Phase radio series]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Hexagonal Phase – S4 |url=http://www.radiotimes.com/radio-programme/e/f9hk76/the-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy--s4-e1-the-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy-hexagonal-phase/ |access-date=2018-04-28 |website=Radio Times |language=en}}</ref> Towards the end of the decade, Broadbent began appearing in small roles on television and films, including a Fielder in ''[[The Shout]]'' and Mackanees in the ''[[Play for Today]]'' episode ''Long Distance Information''. He also appeared in an edition of ''[[Not the Nine O'Clock News]]'', playing a Union Negotiator.<ref name="it"/>

[[File:Broadbent Theatre - geograph.org.uk - 186629.jpg|thumb|The Broadbent Theatre, [[Wickenby]], Lincolnshire, named after Roy Broadbent, father of Jim. Photographed 2006]]
During that decade, his stage work included the original productions of ''[[Kafka's Dick]]'' (1986)<ref name="it"/> and ''[[Our Country's Good]]'' (1988) at the [[Royal Court Theatre]],<ref name="it"/> and work for the [[Royal National Theatre]] including "The Government Inspector".<ref name="it"/> Work on the stage with [[Mike Leigh]] includes ''Goosepimples'' and ''Ecstasy''. He had worked with [[Stephen Frears]] in ''[[The Hit (1984 film)|The Hit]]'' (1984),<ref name="it"/> and [[Terry Gilliam]] in ''[[Time Bandits]]'' (1981) and ''[[Brazil (1985 film)|Brazil]]'' (1985).<ref name="it"/>

Broadbent also appeared in 1983, 1985 and 1991 as [[DCI Roy Slater]], an associate character in the enormously popular sitcom ''[[Only Fools and Horses]]''.<ref name="tv"/> The character appeared in three episodes over an eight-year period. He had originally been offered the lead role of [[Del Boy]] in the series, but he turned it down due to other commitments. He also made occasional guest appearances in other comedy shows including [[Happy Families (1985 TV series)|''Happy Families'']],<ref name="tv"/> and ''[[Victoria Wood As Seen on TV]]''.<ref name="tv"/> In 1983, he portrayed Don Speekingleesh in ''[[The Queen of Spain's Beard]]'' in the first series of ''[[The Black Adder]]''.<ref name="tv"/> He later played Prince Albert in ''[[Blackadder's Christmas Carol]]'',<ref name="tv"/> first broadcast in 1988. One of his final roles that decade, was as the disgruntled Northern playwright Alan Hammond in the final episode of the playlet series ''[[Victoria Wood (1989 TV series)|Victoria Wood]]''.<ref name="tv"/>

===1991–2007: Established actor ===
Broadbent's film breakthrough came in [[Mike Leigh]]'s independent comedy drama ''[[Life Is Sweet (film)|Life Is Sweet]]'' (1990).<ref name="tv"/> In the 1990s he established himself as a [[character actor]] in films including [[Mike Newell (director)|Mike Newell]]'s period romance ''[[Enchanted April (1991 film)|Enchanted April]]'' (1991),<ref name="tv"/> [[Neil Jordan]]'s thriller ''[[The Crying Game]]'' (1992),<ref name="tv"/> [[Woody Allen]]'s 1920s-set showbiz comedy ''[[Bullets Over Broadway]]'' (1994),<ref name="it"/> and [[Richard Loncraine]]'s film adaptation of ''[[Richard III (1995 film)|Richard III]]'' (1995).<ref name="it"/> He appeared with [[John Goodman]] in fantasy comedy ''[[The Borrowers (1997 film)|The Borrowers]]'' (1997),<ref name="tv"/>  and with [[Michael Caine]] in the musical comedy ''[[Little Voice (film)|Little Voice]]'' (1998).<ref name="tv"/>  Broadbent ended the decade by taking a leading role playing dramatist [[Sir William S. Gilbert]] in another Mike Leigh film, ''[[Topsy-Turvy]]'' (1999).<ref name="tv"/>

Broadbent's television work during the Nineties included playing Jim Morley in ''[[Gone to the Dogs (TV series)|Gone to the Dogs]]'',<ref name="tv"/> and Monty in the follow-up series ''[[Gone to Seed]]''.<ref name="tv"/> Further comic roles included ''[[Murder Most Horrid]]''<ref name="tv"/> as Selwyn Proops, ''[[The Comic Strip Presents]]''<ref name="tv"/> as George and most notably the lead role of branch manager Peter Duffley in the sitcom ''[[The Peter Principle (TV series)|The Peter Principle]]''<ref name="it"/> which ran for two series, broadcast between 1995 - 2000. He also appeared as Charlie Bennett in an episode of ''[[Inspector Morse (TV series)|Inspector Morse]]''.<ref name="tv"/> In 1999, he made a notable appearance as the eleventh incarnation of the Doctor in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' spoof ''[[The Curse of Fatal Death|Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death]]''.<ref name="tv"/>

In 2001, Broadbent starred in three of the year's most successful films: [[Richard Curtis]]' ''[[Bridget Jones's Diary (film)|Bridget Jones's Diary]]'',<ref name="tv"/> [[Baz Luhrmann]]'s ''[[Moulin Rouge!]]'',<ref name="tv"/> and [[Richard Eyre]]'s ''[[Iris (2001 film)|Iris]]'',<ref name="tv"/> for which he won an [[Academy Award]] for [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] for his performance.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/74th-winners.html |title=The 74th Academy Awards (2002) Nominees and Winners, Sunday, 24 March 2002 |publisher=Oscars.org |date=24 March 2002 |access-date=29 October 2011}}</ref> In 2002, he appeared in [[Martin Scorsese]]'s ''[[Gangs of New York]]'',<ref name="tv"/> and in the film adaptation of Dickens' [[Nicholas Nickleby (2002 film)|Nicholas Nickleby]].<ref name="tv"/> In 2005, Broadbent appeared in the film adaptation of [[C. S. Lewis]]' classic children's fantasy novel ''[[The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe]]'' as [[Digory Kirke|Professor Kirke]].<ref name="tv"/> That same year Broadbent had voice roles in ''[[Robots (2005 film)|Robots]]'',<ref name="tv"/> ''[[Valiant (film)|Valiant]]'',<ref name="tv"/> and ''[[The Magic Roundabout (film)|The Magic Roundabout]]''.<ref name="tv"/> He also joined [[Rowan Atkinson]] in his ''Spider-Man'' spoof ''[[Spider-Plant Man]]'', as a disgruntled and evious ''[[Batman]]''.<ref name="tv"/>

Broadbent played the lead role of the TV film ''[[Wide-Eyed and Legless]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7c559f68|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160923212141/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7c559f68|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 September 2016|title=Wide Eyed & Legless (1993)|website=BFI}}</ref> Based on a true story, the drama tells of [[Deric Longden|Deric Longden's]] wife, Diana and her fight against a mysterious wasting illness which turned out to be [[Chronic fatigue syndrome|myalgic encephalomyelitis]]. It began as a type of flu but it grew progressively worse. She was subject to blackouts and became so debilitated that she could barely get out of her wheelchair. It led to years of pain and paralysis that ended in her death. Broadbent portrayed the title role in the Channel 4 drama ''[[Longford (film)|Longford]]''<ref name="tv"/> in October 2006, earning a [[BAFTA TV Award]], a [[Golden Globe]] and a 2007 [[Emmy]] nomination for his performance as [[Frank Pakenham]] (1905–2001), Earl of Longford, which was centred on Longford's ultimately unsuccessful campaign for the parole of Myra Hindley from her [[life imprisonment]] for the [[Moors Murders]]. Broadbent appeared as Inspector Frank Butterman in ''[[Hot Fuzz (film)|Hot Fuzz]]'' in 2007. He was also a regular in [[Stephen Fry]]'s radio comedy show ''[[Saturday Night Fry]]'', which aired on BBC Radio 4 in 1988. In 2008, he starred as pro-[[Newtonianism|Newtonian]] physicist [[Oliver Lodge|Sir Oliver Lodge]] in the fact-based single drama ''[[Einstein and Eddington]]'' for the [[BBC]].<ref name="tv"/>

=== 2008–present: Career expansion ===
[[File:JimBroadbent07TIFF cropped.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Broadbent in 2007]] 
Broadbent also appeared in the fourth film in the [[Indiana Jones]] series, ''[[Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull]]'' (2008)<ref name="tv"/> with [[Harrison Ford]], [[Shia LaBeouf]], [[Cate Blanchett]] and [[Ray Winstone]], directed by [[Steven Spielberg]]; and in ''[[The Young Victoria]]'' (2009),<ref name="tv"/> alongside [[Emily Blunt]] as [[William IV of the United Kingdom|King William IV]]. Broadbent joined a long list of British actors by appearing in ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'',<ref name="tv"/> as well as the final movie in the series ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2]]'' as [[Horace Slughorn]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.darkhorizons.com/news07/070917l.php |archive-url= https://archive.today/20120525095037/http://www.darkhorizons.com/news07/070917l.php |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 May 2012 |title=Broadbent on "Potter" & "Indy 4" (17 September 2007) |publisher=Darkhorizons.com |access-date=29 October 2011 }}</ref> In 2009, he portrayed [[Sam Longson]], [[chairman]] of [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County football club]] in the 1960s and 1970s, in the film ''The Damned United'';<ref name="tv"/> the starring character in the film was football manager [[Brian Clough]], played by [[Michael Sheen]]. In 2010, he provided the voice for the character Major Mouse in a series of radio advertisements and one produced for television for an energy company, [[E.ON]], for their eonenergyfit.com website campaign.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fernandez |first=Joe |date=November 5, 2010 |title=Jim Broadbent stars in E.on TV ad |url=https://www.marketingweek.com/jim-broadbent-stars-in-e-on-tv-ad/ |website=Marketing Week}}</ref> He also starred as the older Logan Mountstuart in the [[Any Human Heart (TV series)|TV adaptation]] of William Boyd's novel ''[[Any Human Heart]]''.<ref name="it"/> He had a lead role in ''[[Exile (TV series)|Exile]]'',<ref name="tv"/> a BBC One drama, starring [[John Simm]] and written by [[Danny Brocklehurst]].<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11755408 |title=Jim Broadbent and John Simm star in BBC drama Exile |date=15 November 2010 |access-date=29 October 2011|work=BBC News }}</ref>
[[File:Jim Broadbent (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|right|Broadbent at the [[2010 Toronto International Film Festival]]]]

In 2010, Broadbent reunited with director [[Mike Leigh]], in ''[[Another Year (film)|Another Year]]''<ref name="tv"/> In 2012, he played [[Denis Thatcher]] opposite [[Meryl Streep]] as the former Prime Minister in ''[[The Iron Lady (film)|The Iron Lady]]''. That same year he also starred in ''[[Cloud Atlas (film)|Cloud Atlas]]'' with [[Tom Hanks]], [[Hugh Grant]], [[Halle Berry]], [[Hugo Weaving]], and [[Ben Whishaw]]. In 2014, he starred alongside [[Lindsay Duncan]] in the [[Roger Mitchell (director)|Roger Mitchell]] directed film, ''[[Le Week-End]]''.<ref name="tv"/> 

In 2015, Broadbent starred alongside [[Saoirse Ronan]], [[Domhnall Gleeson]] and [[Julie Walters]] in the [[Oscar award|Oscar]] nominated film ''[[Brooklyn (film)|Brooklyn]]''.<ref name="tv"/>  Later that year, he also appeared alongside [[Maggie Smith]] and [[Alex Jennings]] in [[Alan Bennett]]'s comedy film ''[[The Lady in the Van]]'' (2015).<ref name="tv"/> In 2015, Broadbent along with [[Daniel Rigby]], [[Antonia Thomas]], [[Fearne Cotton]] and [[Jane Horrocks]] are revealed to be the new cast with Broadbent as a Voice Trumpet in the reboot of classic British children's television series ''[[Teletubbies]]''.<ref name="tv"/>  Since 2016, Broadbent narrates Kevin the Carrot Christmas adverts for the UK branch of [[Aldi]]. In the 2020 advert, Broadbent portrayed Santa Claus, who was revealed to be the narrator.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.thegrocer.co.uk/aldi/jim-broadbent-plays-santa-claus-in-aldi-christmas-ad/650122.article|title=Jim Broadbent plays Santa Claus in Aldi Christmas ad|first=Steve|last=Farrell|website=The Grocer}}</ref> Broadbent has also appeared alongside [[Hugh Bonneville]], [[Sally Hawkins]], [[Julie Walters]] and [[Ben Whishaw]] in the British comedy films, ''[[Paddington (film)|Paddington]]'' (2014)<ref name="tv"/>  and ''[[Paddington 2]]'' (2018).<ref name="tv"/>

In 2016, he was cast in the [[Game of Thrones season 7|seventh season]] of the [[HBO]] series ''[[Game of Thrones]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|url= https://www.ew.com/article/2016/08/31/game-thrones-jim-broadbent-season-7|title=Game of Thrones casts Jim Broadbent in first season 7 role|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|last=Hibberd|first=James|date=31 August 2016|access-date=31 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nme.com/news/tv/harry-potter-star-joins-game-of-thrones-cast-for-872277|title='Harry Potter' star joins 'Game of Thrones' cast for season seven|date=2016-09-01|newspaper=NME|access-date=2017-01-17}}</ref> In 2017 he starred alongside [[Charlotte Rampling]], [[Michelle Dockery]], and [[Emily Mortimer]] in the ensemble thriller ''[[The Sense of an Ending (film)|The Sense of an Ending]]''.<ref name="tv"/> 

On 28 May 2018, he played Gloucester in the BBC Two production of ''[[King Lear (2018 film)|King Lear]]'' acting alongside [[Anthony Hopkins]], [[Emma Thompson]] and [[Florence Pugh]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/anthony-hopkins-emma-thompson-star-king-lear-amazon-bbc-1046025|title=Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson to Star in 'King Lear' for Amazon and BBC|date=5 October 2017|website=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref>

In 2018, he played [[Hans Christian Andersen]] in the premiere of [[Martin McDonagh]]'s play ''[[A Very Very Very Dark Matter]]'' at the [[Bridge Theatre]] in [[London]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bridgetheatre.co.uk/whats-on/a-very-very-very-dark-matter/|title=A Very Very Very Dark Matter|website=The Bridge Theatre|language=en-US|access-date=2018-10-20}}</ref> In 2020, Broadbent starred in the limited series ''[[Black Narcissus (TV series)|Black Narcissus]]''<ref name="it"/> based on the [[Black Narcissus|classic Powell and Pressburger film]]. The series premiered on 23 November 2020 on [[FX (TV channel)|FX]]. The series also stars [[Gemma Arterton]], [[Alessandro Nivola]] and [[Diana Rigg]]. Broadbent starred  opposite [[Helen Mirren]] in the comedy drama film ''[[The Duke (2020 film)|The Duke]]''.<ref name="tv"/> The film had its world premiere at the [[Venice International Film Festival]] on 4 September 2020 and was pushed to be released in cinemas in the UK on 25 February 2021 because of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.thepavlovictoday.com/british-comedy-drama-the-duke-to-premiere-at-venice-film-festival/|title= British Comedy Drama the Duke to Premiere|website= the pavlovictoday|date= 29 July 2020|access-date= December 31, 2020}}</ref> 

In 2024, he was involved in the third instalment of Paddington alongside [[Hugh Bonneville]], [[Julie Walters]], [[Carla Tous]], [[Antonio Banderas]], [[Olivia Colman]] and [[Emily Mortimer]] in ''[[Paddington in Peru]]'' (2024).<ref name="peru">{{cite web|url= https://www.comedy.co.uk/film/paddington-3/ |title= Paddington In Peru |work=comedy.co.uk |access-date=16 March 2025}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{{Main|Jim Broadbent on screen and stage}}

=== Films ===
'''Selected films:'''
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*''[[The Passage (1979 film)|The Passage]]'' (1979)
*''[[Time Bandits]]'' (1981)
*''[[Brazil (1985 film)|Brazil]]'' (1985)
*''[[Superman IV: The Quest for Peace]]'' (1987)
*''[[Life Is Sweet (film)|Life is Sweet]]'' (1990)
*''[[Enchanted April (1991 film)|Enchanted April]]'' (1992)
*''[[The Crying Game]]'' (1992)
*''[[Bullets Over Broadway]]'' (1994)
*''[[Richard III (1995 film)|Richard III]]'' (1995)
*''[[Rough Magic]]'' (1995)
*''[[The Borrowers (1997 film)|The Borrowers]]'' (1997)
*''[[Little Voice (film)|Little Voice]]'' (1998)
*''[[Topsy-Turvy]]'' (1999)
*''[[Bridget Jones's Diary (film)|Bridget Jones's Diary]]'' (2001)
*''[[Moulin Rouge!]]'' (2001)
*''[[Iris (2001 film)|Iris]]'' (2001)
*''[[Gangs of New York (film)|Gangs of New York]]'' (2002)
*''[[Nicholas Nickleby (2002 film)|Nicholas Nickleby]]'' (2002)
*''[[Bright Young Things (film)|Bright Young Things]]'' (2003)

*''[[Around the World in 80 Days (2004 film)|Around the World in 80 Days]]'' (2004)
*''[[Vanity Fair (2004 film)|Vanity Fair]]'' (2004)
*''[[Vera Drake]]'' (2004)
*''[[Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (film)|Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason]]'' (2004)
*''[[Robots (2005 film)|Robots]]'' (2005)
*''[[The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe]]'' (2005)
*''[[Art School Confidential]]'' (2006)
*''[[Hot Fuzz (film)|Hot Fuzz]]'' (2007)
*''[[Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull|Indiana Jones & the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull]]'' (2008)
*''[[Inkheart (film)|Inkheart]]'' (2008)
*''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'' (2009)
*''[[The Young Victoria (film)|The Young Victoria]]'' (2009)
*''[[The Damned United (film)|The Damned United]]'' (2009)
*''[[Another Year (film)|Another Year]]'' (2010)
*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2]]'' (2011)
*''[[The Iron Lady (film)|The Iron Lady]]'' (2011)
*''[[Cloud Atlas (film)|Cloud Atlas]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Filth (film)|Filth]]'' (2013)
*''[[Le Week-End]]'' (2013)
*''[[Big Game (2014 film)|Big Game]]'' (2014)
*''[[Paddington (film)|Paddington]]'' (2014)
*''[[Get Santa]]'' (2014)
*''[[Brooklyn (film)|Brooklyn]]'' (2015)
*''[[The Lady in the Van (film)|The Lady in the Van]]'' (2015)
*''[[Bridget Jones's Baby]]'' (2016)
*''[[The Sense of an Ending (film)|The Sense of an Ending]]'' (2017)
*''[[Paddington 2]]'' (2017)
*''[[The Duke (2020 film)|The Duke]]'' (2020)
*''[[A Boy Called Christmas]]'' (2021)
*''[[The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry]]'' (2023)
*''[[Paddington in Peru]]'' (2024)
*''[[Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy]]'' (2025)
{{div col end}}

=== Television ===
'''Selected Television:'''
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*''[[Tales of the Unexpected (TV series)|Tales of the Unexpected]]'' - Stranger in Town S5 ep5 (uncredited) (1982)
*''[[Only Fools and Horses]]'' - DCI Roy Slater) (1983 to 1991)
*''[[The Gathering Storm (2002 film)|The Gathering Storm]]'' (2002)
*''[[And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself]]'' (2003) 
*''[[Longford (film)|Longford]]'' (2006)
*''[[Any Human Heart (TV series)|Any Human Heart]]'' (2010)
*''[[London Spy]]'' (2015)
*''[[War & Peace (2016 TV series)|War & Peace]]'' (2016)
*''[[Game of Thrones (TV series)|Game of Thrones]]'' (2017) 
*''[[King Lear (2018 film)|King Lear]]'' (2018)
*''[[Black Narcissus (TV series)|Black Narcissus]]'' (2020)
*''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power]]'' (2024)
*''[[Love, Death & Robots]]'' (2025)
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==Personal life==
Broadbent has been married to painter and former theatre designer Anastasia Lewis<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/8154747/Jim-Broadbent-I-love-being-someone-else.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/8154747/Jim-Broadbent-I-love-being-someone-else.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Jim Broadbent: 'I love being someone else'|first=Celia|last=Walden|date=2010-11-24}}{{cbignore}}</ref> since 1987. He has no children, but Lewis has two sons from a previous relationship. Broadbent primarily lives in the [[Lincolnshire Wolds]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lincolnshirelife.co.uk/posts/view/jim-broadbent-still-enjoying-new-roles|title=Jim Broadbent – still enjoying new roles|website=www.lincolnshirelife.co.uk|access-date=8 April 2021|archive-date=16 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516181502/https://www.lincolnshirelife.co.uk/posts/view/jim-broadbent-still-enjoying-new-roles|url-status=dead}}</ref> He also owns a property in [[London]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/profiles/jim-broadbent/|title=Jim Broadbent: Biography|website=hellomagazine.com|date=8 October 2009 }}</ref> He is an [[Atheism|atheist]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/3668118/Jim-Broadbent-the-heartbreak-kid.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/3668118/Jim-Broadbent-the-heartbreak-kid.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Jim Broadbent: the heartbreak kid|first=Nigel|last=Farndale|date=22 September 2007|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

==Awards and honours==
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Broadbent received his [[Academy Award]] for [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] for his performance in [[Richard Eyre]]'s ''[[Iris (2001 film)|Iris]]'' (2001) starring alongside [[Judi Dench]]. That same year he won his [[British Academy Film Award]] for his performance in [[Baz Luhrmann]]'s ''[[Moulin Rouge (2001 film)|Moulin Rouge!]]'' (2001). In 2007, he received a [[British Academy Television Award]] for his work in [[Tom Hooper]]'s television film, ''[[Longford (film)|Longford]]'' (2007). He has received two [[Golden Globe Awards]] for his performances in ''Iris'' (2001) and ''Longford'' (2007). He also received two [[Primetime Emmy Award]] nominations for his performance as [[Desmond Morton (civil servant)|Desmond Morton]] in the [[BBC]]/[[HBO]] production ''[[The Gathering Storm (2002 film)|The Gathering Storm]]'' (2002) and as [[Frank Pakenham, 7th Earl of Longford|Lord Longford]] in ''Longford'' (2007).

Broadbent was offered an [[Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire|OBE]] in 2002, but he declined it, stating that there were more deserving recipients than actors and that the British Empire was not something he wanted to "celebrate".<ref name="obe1">{{cite news|last=Eden|first=Richard|title=Oscar-winning star Jim Broadbent says 'rogue' actors should reject honours|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=8 January 2012|access-date=25 November 2012|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/8999858/Oscar-winning-star-Jim-Broadbent-says-rogue-actors-should-reject-honours.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/8999858/Oscar-winning-star-Jim-Broadbent-says-rogue-actors-should-reject-honours.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name="obe2">{{cite news|title=Broadbent Snubbed OBE|publisher=contactmusic.com|date=5 March 2007|access-date=25 November 2012|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news/broadbent-snubbed-obe_1023988}}</ref> Broadbent was made an Honorary Associate of [[London Film School]].

==Bibliography==
In 2018, Broadbent's first graphic novel ''Dull Margaret'' was published by Fantagraphics Books.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fantagraphics.com/dullmargaret/|title=Comics & Graphic Novels :: Graphic Novels :: Dull Margaret|website=www.fantagraphics.com|access-date=2019-06-16}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|0000980}}
*[https://www.theguardian.com/culture/jim-broadbent Jim Broadbent | Culture | The Guardian]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160419143749/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f0aee69 Jim Broadbent] at the [[British Film Institute]]

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