Adam Godley profile
Actor profile

Adam Godley

22nd July 1964 Amersham, England, UK Acting

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).

30 Movies 36 TV Shows 66 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

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The BFG 1st June 2016 as Manhugger / Lout #1
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Hawking 10th December 2004 as Frank Hawking
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War Game 11th February 2002 as Lacey Christmas Goddard / Dad (voice)
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Cabaret 9th December 1993 as Clifford Bradshaw
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Fallet 7th April 2017 as Tom Brown
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Powers 10th March 2015 as Emile Cross
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Suits 23rd June 2011 as Nigel Nesbitt
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Merlin 20th September 2008 as Jonas
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Mad Men 19th July 2007 as Wayne Kirkeby
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Numb3rs 23rd January 2005 as Dr. Joseph Baskin