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Adam Godley

Born
July 22, 1964
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
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
(2005)
Mr. Teavee
Love Actually
(2003)
Mr Trench
Battleship
(2012)
Dr. Nogrady
Nanny McPhee
(2005)
Vicar
The BFG
(2016)
Manhugger / Lout #1
The X Files: I Want to Believe
(2008)
Father Ybarra
Around the World in 80 Days
(2004)
Mr. Sutton
Missing Link
(2019)
Lord Bilge (voice)
The Theory of Everything
(2014)
Senior Doctor - Cambridge Hospital
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
(2007)
William Walsingham
No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad
(2013)
Self
Son of Rambow
(2007)
Brethren Leader
The Forger
(2011)
Pinkus
Nightmare Cinema
(2018)
Dr. Salvadore
Thunderpants
(2002)
Placido P. Placeedo
The People We Hate at the Wedding
(2022)
Narrator (voice)
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