Adam Godley

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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

61

Gender

Male

Birthday

1964-07-22 (60 years old)

Place of Birth

Amersham, England, UK

Also Known As

  • آدام گادلی

Adam Godley

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

Breaking Bad
8.9%

Breaking Bad

Jan 20, 2008

The Umbrella Academy
8.5%

The Umbrella Academy

Feb 15, 2019

Love Actually
7.1%

Love Actually

Sep 7, 2003

Battleship
5.9%

Battleship

Apr 11, 2012

Suits
8.2%

Suits

Jun 23, 2011

The BFG
6.3%

The BFG

Jun 1, 2016

The Blacklist
7.6%

The Blacklist

Sep 23, 2013

Nanny McPhee
6.7%

Nanny McPhee

Oct 21, 2005

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Acting

Down Cemetery Road as Joe Silverman
2024
The Last Sacrifice
2022
The People We Hate at the Wedding as Narrator (voice)
2021
The Great North as Archie (voice)
2021
The Great North as Dick Chateau (voice)
2020
The Great as Archbishop
2019
National Theatre Live: The Lehman Trilogy as Mayer Lehman
2019
Missing Link as Lord Bilge (voice)
2019
The Umbrella Academy as Pogo (voice)
2018
Lodge 49
2018
Nightmare Cinema as Dr. Salvadore
2018
Succession as Darwin Perry
2017
Fallet as Tom Brown
2016
The BFG as Manhugger / Lout #1
2016
The Prime Minister as Chief of security
2015
Powers as Emile Cross
2014
The Theory of Everything as Senior Doctor - Cambridge Hospital
2014
Manhattan as Dr. Adelman
2013
The Blacklist as Silas Gouldsberry
2013
Spies of Warsaw as Julius Halbach
2012
A Young Doctor's Notebook as The Feldsher
2012
Perception as Teddy Brennan
2012
Battleship as Dr. Nogrady
2011
Suburgatory as Mr. Jacobs
2011
Suits as Nigel Nesbitt
2011
Case Histories as Martin Canning
2011
The Forger as Pinkus
2010
The Special Relationship as Jonathan Powell
2009
The Good Wife as Leland Carlisle
2009
Dollhouse as Clyde Randolph
2008
Merlin as Jonas
2008
The X Files: I Want to Believe as Father Ybarra
2008
Breaking Bad as Elliott Schwartz
2008
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles as The Scientist
2007
The Old Curiosity Shop as Samson Brass
2007
The Stronger as Waiter
2007
Private Practice as Henry
2007
Elizabeth: The Golden Age as William Walsingham
2007
Mad Men as Wayne Kirkeby
2007
Son of Rambow as Brethren Leader
2006
Nuremberg: Nazis on Trial as Gustave Gilbert
2005
Nanny McPhee as Vicar
2005
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory as Mr. Teavee
2005
Numb3rs
2004
Agatha Christie's Marple as Lomax
2004
Hawking as Frank Hawking
2004
Around the World in 80 Days as Mr. Sutton
2003
The Young Visiters as Procurio
2003
Margery and Gladys as Graham Heywood
2003
Love Actually as Mr Trench
2002
Thunderpants as Placido P. Placeedo
2002
War Game
2001
Sword of Honour as Apthorpe
2000
Cor, Blimey! as Kenneth Williams
1994
Class Act as Graham
1993
Cabaret as Clifford Bradshaw
1993
The Detectives as D.C. Dominic Boyle
1992
An Ungentlemanly Act as P.C. Anton Livermore
1986
Casualty as Alan Decker
1984
The Bill
1956
Tony Awards as Self - Nominee
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