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Jim Broadbent
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English actor (born 1949)
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Jim Broadbent is a British television, film, stage, and voice actor. Born James Broadbent on May 24, 1949, in Holton cum Beckering, he is a citizen of the United Kingdom. He began his professional work period in 1972 and was educated at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Broadbent resides in the Lincolnshire Wolds and London.
He has received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Volpi Cup for Best Actor. Additionally, he has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actor. His works are included in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 3
Top works
- Le Week-End
- Le Week-End
- Dull Margaret
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Film & TV
Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Jim Broadbent (born May 24, 1949) is an English actor. He won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for his supporting role as John Bayley in the feature film Iris (2001), as well as winning a BAFTA TV Award and a Golden Globe for his leading role as Lord Longford in the television film Longford (2006). Broadbent received four BAFTA Film Award nominations and won for his performance in Moulin…
Known for
- Jay Kelly — Peter Schneider2025
- Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy — Colin Jones2025
- What is an Ocean… Reconnecting the Cast and Crew of Cloud Atlas — Self - Interviewee2025
- Paddington in Peru — Samuel Gruber2024
- An A to Z of Paddington — Narrator (voice)2024
- My Lady Jane — Duke of Leicester2024
- Blackadder: A Cunning Story — Self - Contributor2023
- Call Me Back — George2023
- 2022 Wimbledon Official Film — Narrator2023
- The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry — Harold Fry2023
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- James
- Family name
- Broadbent
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Holton cum Beckering
- Occupation
- screenwriter
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Official website
- jimbroadbent.com
- Image
- Jim Broadbent 2012.jpg
- Residence
- London
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- Jim Broadbent
- date of birth
- 1949-05-24
- nominated for
- Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actor
- start of work period
- 1972-00-00
- has works in the collection
- Victoria and Albert Museum
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Encyclopedic overview
James Broadbent (born 24 May 1949) is an English actor. A graduate of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in 1972, he came to prominence as a character actor for his many roles in film and television. He has received various accolades including an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards, an International Emmy Award, two Golden Globe Awards and one Volpi Cup as well as nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Grammy Award.
Broadbent received an Academy Award for his supporting role as John Bayley in the film Iris (2001), and a BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for playing Harold Zidler in Moulin Rouge! (2001). His early film roles include the Terry Gilliam films Time Bandits (1981) and Brazil (1985) before a breakthrough role in Mike Leigh's Life Is Sweet (1990). Notable film roles include Bullets Over Broadway (1994), Topsy-Turvy (1999), Bridget Jones's Diary (2001), Gangs of New York (2002), Another Year (2010), The Iron Lady (2011), Le Week-End (2013), and Brooklyn (2015).
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