Adam Godley

Birthday: 1964-07-22
Birthplace: Amersham, England, UK
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned

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).

Credits

Year Title Character
2024-09-29 The Last Sacrifice
2019-07-25 National Theatre Live: The Lehman Trilogy Mayer Lehman
2019-04-04 Missing Link Lord Bilge (voice)
2018-06-21 Nightmare Cinema Dr. Salvadore
2016-06-01 The BFG Manhugger / Lout #1
2016-03-02 The Prime Minister Chief of security
2014-11-26 The Theory of Everything Senior Doctor - Cambridge Hospital
2012-04-11 Battleship Dr. Nogrady
2011-03-09 The Forger Pinkus
2010-05-29 The Special Relationship Jonathan Powell
2008-07-24 The X Files: I Want to Believe Father Ybarra
2007-12-26 The Old Curiosity Shop Samson Brass
2007-10-04 The Stronger Waiter
2007-09-09 Elizabeth: The Golden Age William Walsingham
2007-01-22 Son of Rambow Brethren Leader
2005-10-21 Nanny McPhee Vicar
2005-07-13 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Mr. Teavee
2004-12-10 Hawking Frank Hawking
2004-06-16 Around the World in 80 Days Mr. Sutton
2003-12-26 The Young Visiters Procurio
2003-09-21 Margery and Gladys Graham Heywood
2003-09-07 Love Actually Mr Trench
2002-05-24 Thunderpants Placido P. Placeedo
2002-02-11 War Game
2001-01-02 Sword of Honour Apthorpe
2000-04-24 Cor, Blimey! Kenneth Williams
1993-12-09 Cabaret Clifford Bradshaw
1992-06-13 An Ungentlemanly Act P.C. Anton Livermore