Jim Broadbent

**James Broadbent** (born 24 May 1949) is an English actor.

Broadbent was born in Lincolnshire; he lives in London.

## Filmography

|Year|Title|Role|class="unsortable"|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1980|_Breaking Glass_|Station Porter|||
|1981|__|Film crew|||
|1981|_Time Bandits_|Compere|||
|1982|_Bird of Prey_|DI Richardson|||
|1982|_Birth of a Nation_|Geoff Fig|||
|1983|__|Don Speekingleesh|||
|1983–1991|_Only Fools and Horses_|Det. Chief Insp. Roy Slater|Television Series: 3 Episodes||
|1985|_Brazil_|Dr. Jaffe|||
|1985|__|Roger Miles|||
|1985|_Happy Families_|Dalcroix|Television Series: 3 Episodes||
|1987|_Superman IV: The Quest for Peace_|Jean Pierre Dubois|||
|1988|_Blackadder's Christmas Carol_|Prince Albert|Television Special||
|1989|_Revolution!!_|Wallace|Television Film Also Writer||
|1989|_Erik the Viking_|Ernest the Viking|||
|1990|_Life Is Sweet_|Andy|||
|1991|_Gone to the Dogs_|Jim Morley|||
|1992|_A Sense of History_|The 23rd Earl of Leete|Television Film Also Writer||
|1992|_Enchanted April_|Frederick Arbuthnot|||
|1992|__|Col|||
|1993|_Prince Cinders_|Ugly Brother|||
|1994|_Bullets Over Broadway_|Warner Purcell|||
|1994|_Princess Caraboo_|Mr. Worrall|||
|1994|_Widows' Peak_|Con Clancy|||
|1995|_Richard III_|The Duke of Buckingham|||
|1995|_The Last Englishman_|Col. Alfred D. Wintle|||
|1996–2000|Percy the Park Keeper|Percy|Voice for animated children's series||
|1997|__|Pod Clock|||
|1997|_Smilla's Sense of Snow_|Dr. Lagermann|||
|1998|__|Mother|||
|1998|_Little Voice_|Mr. Boo|Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture||
|1999|_Topsy-Turvy_|W. S. Gilbert|||
|1999|_Doctor Who: Curse of Fatal Death_|Unofficial Eleventh Doctor|Television Special||
|2001|_Bridget Jones's Diary_|Colin Jones, Bridget's father|||
|2001|_Moulin Rouge!_|Harold Zidler|||
|2001|_Iris_|John Bayley|||
|2002|__|Desmond Morton|||
|2002|_Gangs of New York_|Boss Tweed|||
|2002|_Nicholas Nickleby_|Mr. Wackford Squeers|National Board of Review Award for Best Cast||
|2003|_Bright Young Things_|Drunk Major|||
|2003|__|Alfred Salteena|||
|2004|_Around the World in 80 Days_|Lord Kelvin|||
|2004|_Pride_|Eddie|Voice Role Television Film||
|2004|_Vanity Fair_|Mr. Osborne|||
|2004|_Vera Drake_|Judge|||
|2004|_Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason_|Colin Jones, Bridget's father|||
|2005|_Robots_|Madame Gasket|Voice Role||
|2005|_Valiant_|Sergeant|Voice Role||
|2005|__|Professor Kirke|||
|2006|_Free Jimmy_|Igor Stromowskij|Voice Role for 2008 English version||
|2006|__|Stan McDermott|||
|2006|_Longford_|Lord Longford|||
|2006|_Art School Confidential_|Jimmy|||
|2007|_Hot Fuzz_|Inspector Frank Butterman|||
|2007|_And When Did You Last See Your Father?_|Arthur Morrison|||
|2008|_Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull_|Dean Charles Stanforth|||
|2008|_Einstein and Eddington_|Sir Oliver Lodge|Television Film||
|2008|_Inkheart_|Fenoglio|||
|2009|__|King William IV|||
|2009|__|Sam Longson|Nominated — British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actor||
|2009|_Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince_|Horace Slughorn|||
|2009|_Perrier's Bounty_|Jim McCrea|||
|2010|_Another Year_|Tom|||
|2010|_Animals United_|Winston|||
|2010|_Any Human Heart_|Logan Mountstuart (older)|||
|2011|_Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2_|Horace Slughorn|||
|2011|_Exile_|Sam Ronstadt|Television Series: 3 Episodes||
|2011|_Arthur Christmas_|Santa|Voice Role||
|2011|_The Iron Lady_|Denis Thatcher|Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role||
|2012|_Cloud Atlas_|Captain Molyneux Vyvyan Ayrs Timothy Cavendish Korean Musician Prescient 2|||
|2013|_Postman Pat: The Movie — You Know You're The One_|Unknown|Voice only||

## Other websites

- Biography on the Broadbent Theatre website

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Jim Broadbent
- **image**: JimBroadbent07TIFF cropped.jpg
- **caption**: Broadbent at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival
- **birth name**: James Broadbent
- **birth place**: Holton cum Beckering, Lincolnshire, England
- **alma mater**: London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
- **occupation**: Actor
- **years active**: 1972–present