Adam Godley
- Acting
- July 22, 1964 · 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
Filmography
- The Copenhagen Test · Frederick Schiff
- Down Cemetery Road · Joe Silverman
- The Last Sacrifice
- The People We Hate at the Wedding · Narrator (Voice)
- The Great North · Dick Chateau (Voice), Archie (Voice)
- The Great · Archbishop
- National Theatre Live: The Lehman Trilogy · Mayer Lehman
- Missing Link · Lord Bilge (Voice)
- The Umbrella Academy · Pogo (Voice)
- Lodge 49 · Jocelyn Pugh
- Nightmare Cinema · Dr. Salvadore
- Succession · Darwin Perry
- Fallet · Tom Brown
- The BFG · Manhugger / Lout #1
- The Prime Minister · Chief of Security
- Powers · Emile Cross
- The Theory of Everything · Senior Doctor - Cambridge Hospital
- Manhattan · Dr. Adelman
- Wilde Salomé · Arthur
- The Blacklist · Silas Gouldsberry
- A Young Doctor's Notebook · The Feldsher
- Perception · Teddy Brennan
- Battleship · Dr. Nogrady
- Homeland · Jordan Harris
- Suburgatory · Mr. Jacobs
- Suits · Nigel Nesbitt
- Case Histories · Martin Canning
- The Forger · Pinkus
- Harry's Law
- The Special Relationship · Jonathan Powell
- The Good Wife · Leland Carlisle
- Dollhouse · Clyde Randolph
- Lie to Me · Sandy Baxter
- Merlin · Jonas
- The X-Files: I Want to Believe · Father Ybarra
- Breaking Bad · Elliott Schwartz
- Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles · The Scientist
- The Old Curiosity Shop · Samson Brass
- The Stronger · Waiter
- Private Practice · Henry
- Elizabeth: The Golden Age · William Walsingham
- Mad Men · Wayne Kirkeby
- Son of Rambow · Brethren Leader
- Nuremberg: Nazis on Trial · Gustave Gilbert
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Different Faces, Different Flavors
- Nanny McPhee · Vicar
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory · Mr. Teavee
- Numb3rs · Dr. Joseph Baskin
- Agatha Christie's Marple · Lomax
- Hawking · Frank Hawking
- Around the World in 80 Days · Mr. Sutton
- The Young Visiters · Procurio
- Margery and Gladys · Graham Heywood
- Love Actually · Mr Trench
- Coming Up · Paul
- And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen...
- Thunderpants · Placido P. Placeedo
- War Game · Lacey Christmas Goddard / Dad (Voice)
- Sword of Honour · Apthorpe
- Cor, Blimey! · Kenneth Williams
- Class Act · Graham
- Cabaret · Clifford Bradshaw
- The Detectives · D.C. Dominic Boyle
- An Ungentlemanly Act · PC Anton Livermore
- Casualty · Alan Decker
- The Bill
- Moonfleet · John Trenchard
- Thomas & Sarah · Tomlinson
- Tony Awards · Self