Adam Godley

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Known For:
Acting

Birthday:
July 22, 1964

Place of Birth:
Amersham, England, UK

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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

Filmography

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