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Jim Broadbent
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Biography
Jim Broadbent (born May 24, 1949) is an English actor. He won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for his supporting role as John Bayley in the feature film Iris (2001), as well as winning a BAFTA TV Award and a Golden Globe for his leading role as Lord Longford in the television film Longford (2006). Broadbent received four BAFTA Film Award nominations and won for his performance in Moulin Rouge! (2001). He was also nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards and four Screen Actors Guild Awards. A graduate of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in 1972, Broadbent first came to prominence in the 1980s, chiefly appearing in television comedy including playing Roy Slater in the BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses. He appeared in the Terry Gilliam films Time Bandits (1981) and Brazil (1985) before a breakthrough role in Mike Leigh's independent comedy drama Life Is Sweet (1990). His notable film roles since include The Borrowers (1997), Bridget Jones's Diary (2001), The Gathering Storm (2002), Hot Fuzz (2007), Another Year (2010), The Iron Lady (2011), Arthur Christmas (2011), Cloud Atlas (2012) and Brooklyn (2015). He played Horace Slughorn in the Harry Potter film series, Archmaester Ebrose in the seventh season of the television series Game of Thrones and Samuel Gruber in the Paddington film series.
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Paddington 2
Appears in a KinoChain journey
Time Bandits
Appears in a KinoChain journey
The Lady in the Van
Appears in a KinoChain journey
Eddie the Eagle
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The Damned United
Appears in a KinoChain journey
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
As Horace Slughorn
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
As Prof. Digory Kirke
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
As Dean Charles Stanforth
Chains
KinoChain journeys
Public chains that pass through their films — or name them as a bridge.
Open Doors: Cinema That Sees Everyone
From a deaf drummer to a queer romance in space, these eight films expand who gets to be a hero, a lover, a survivor. A journey through inclusive storytelling t...
8 films
Anarchy in the UK
From Ealing's sly subversions to Python's surreal dismantling of authority, a journey through the films that taught Britain to laugh at itself.
7 films
When Finishing Beats Winning
A chain of films where the protagonist loses the official contest but achieves a deeper, personal victory, redefining what it means to go the distance.
8 films
The Long Goodbye to the Small Screen
A journey through the films that turned television's intimate glow into cinema's grand spectacle, and back again.
6 films
The Classroom Without Walls
From a London schoolroom to a Parisian banlieue, a journey through films where teaching becomes an act of defiance and connection.
8 films
The Beautiful Game on Screen
From the favelas of Rio to the pitches of Glasgow, a journey through football's cinematic universe, where the sport becomes a mirror for society, identity, and...
8 films
Pure-Hearted Heroes
Sixty years after Batman '66 taught us that heroism can be bright, sincere, and utterly without irony, this chain celebrates films whose protagonists believe, s...
7 films
Growing Pains: Sequels That Leap Through Time
From a Parisian afternoon to a boxing ring, these sequels skip years ahead and find their characters changed, challenged, and achingly familiar. A journey throu...
6 films
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2025 · Peter Schneider
The Duke
2021 · Kempton Bunton
Black Narcissus
2020 · Father Roberts
Dolittle
2020 · Lord Thomas Badgley
Black '47
2018 · Lord Kilmichael
Paddington 2
2017 · Samuel Gruber
Ethel & Ernest
2016 · Ernest Briggs (voice)
Eddie the Eagle
2016 · BBC Commentator
The Lady in the Van
2015 · Underwood
Brooklyn
2015 · Father Flood
Paddington
2014 · Samuel Gruber
Postman Pat: The Movie
2014 · CEO (voice)
Cloud Atlas
2012 · Captain Molyneux / Vyvyan Ayrs / Timothy Cavendish / Korean Musician / Prescient 2
Arthur Christmas
2011 · Santa (voice)
Any Human Heart
2010 · Logan Mountstuart (Older)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
2009 · Horace Slughorn
The Damned United
2009 · Sam Longson
The Young Victoria
2009 · King William IV
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
2008 · Dean Charles Stanforth
Hot Fuzz
2007 · Inspector Frank Butterman
Art School Confidential
2006 · Jimmy
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
2005 · Prof. Digory Kirke
The Magic Roundabout
2005 · Brian (voice)
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
2004 · Dad
Around the World in 80 Days
2004 · Lord Kelvin
Bright Young Things
2003 · The Drunken Major
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
2003 · Harry Aitken
Nicholas Nickleby
2002 · Mr. Wackford Squeers
Gangs of New York
2002 · Boss Tweed
Moulin Rouge!
2001 · Harold Zidler
The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge'
2001 · Self
Bridget Jones's Diary
2001 · Bridget's Dad
Topsy-Turvy
1999 · W. S. Gilbert
The Avengers
1998 · Mother
The Borrowers
1997 · Pod Clock
Bullets Over Broadway
1994 · Warner Purcell
Princess Caraboo
1994 · Mr. Worrall
Widows' Peak
1994 · Con Clancy
The Crying Game
1992 · Col
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
1987 · Jean Pierre Dubois
Brazil
1985 · Dr. Jaffe
Time Bandits
1981 · Compere
The Dogs of War
1980 · Film Crew