
Adam Godley
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1964-07-22
Place of birth: Amersham, England, UK
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

Around the World in 80 Days
2004Mr. Sutton
The X Files: I Want to Believe
2008Father Ybarra
The Old Curiosity Shop
2007Samson Brass
The Special Relationship
2010Jonathan Powell
The Stronger
2007Waiter
Cor, Blimey!
2000Kenneth Williams
The Young Visiters
2003Procurio
The Forger
2011Pinkus
Cabaret
1993Clifford Bradshaw
Thunderpants
2002Placido P. Placeedo
War Game
2002
Battleship
2012Dr. Nogrady
The Theory of Everything
2014Senior Doctor - Cambridge Hospital
Hawking
2004Frank Hawking
Sword of Honour
2001Apthorpe
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
2007William Walsingham
The People We Hate at the Wedding
2022Narrator (voice)
Love Actually
2003Mr Trench
The Prime Minister
2016Chief of Security