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Adam Godley

Adam Godley

Born: 1964-07-22 • Amersham, England, UK

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).

Filmography
The Last Sacrifice poster
The Last Sacrifice
2025
The People We Hate at the Wedding poster
The People We Hate at the Wedding
2022 • Narrator (voice)
National Theatre Live: The Lehman Trilogy poster
National Theatre Live: The Lehman Trilogy
2019 • Mayer Lehman
Missing Link poster
Missing Link
2019 • Lord Bilge (voice)
Nightmare Cinema poster
Nightmare Cinema
2018 • Dr. Salvadore
The BFG poster
The BFG
2016 • Manhugger / Lout #1
The Prime Minister poster
The Prime Minister
2016 • Chief of Security
The Theory of Everything poster
The Theory of Everything
2014 • Senior Doctor - Cambridge Hospital
Battleship poster
Battleship
2012 • Dr. Nogrady
The Forger poster
The Forger
2011 • Pinkus
The Special Relationship poster
The Special Relationship
2010 • Jonathan Powell
The X Files: I Want to Believe poster
The X Files: I Want to Believe
2008 • Father Ybarra
The Old Curiosity Shop poster
The Old Curiosity Shop
2007 • Samson Brass
The Stronger poster
The Stronger
2007 • Waiter
Elizabeth: The Golden Age poster
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
2007 • William Walsingham
Son of Rambow poster
Son of Rambow
2007 • Brethren Leader
Nanny McPhee poster
Nanny McPhee
2005 • Vicar
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory poster
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
2005 • Mr. Teavee
Hawking poster
Hawking
2004 • Frank Hawking
Around the World in 80 Days poster
Around the World in 80 Days
2004 • Mr. Sutton
The Young Visiters poster
The Young Visiters
2003 • Procurio
Margery and Gladys poster
Margery and Gladys
2003 • Graham Heywood
Love Actually poster
Love Actually
2003 • Mr Trench
Thunderpants poster
Thunderpants
2002 • Placido P. Placeedo
War Game poster
War Game
2002
Sword of Honour poster
Sword of Honour
2001 • Apthorpe
Cor, Blimey! poster
Cor, Blimey!
2000 • Kenneth Williams
Cabaret poster
Cabaret
1993 • Clifford Bradshaw
An Ungentlemanly Act poster
An Ungentlemanly Act
1992 • P.C. Anton Livermore