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Adam Godley

Born 1964-07-22
📍 Amersham, England, UK

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).

Filmography 65

The Copenhagen Test
as Frederick Schiff
2025
Down Cemetery Road
as Joe Silverman
2025
The Last Sacrifice
2025
The People We Hate at the Wedding
as Narrator (voice)
2022
The Great North
as Dick Chateau (voice)
2021
The Great North
as Archie (voice)
2021
The Great
as Archbishop
2020
National Theatre Live: The Lehman Trilogy
as Mayer Lehman
2019
Missing Link
as Lord Bilge (voice)
2019
The Umbrella Academy
as Pogo (voice)
2019
Lodge 49
2018
Nightmare Cinema
as Dr. Salvadore
2018
Succession
as Darwin Perry
2018
Fallet
as Tom Brown
2017
The BFG
as Manhugger / Lout #1
2016
The Prime Minister
as Chief of Security
2016
Powers
as Emile Cross
2015
The Theory of Everything
as Senior Doctor - Cambridge Hospital
2014
Manhattan
as Dr. Adelman
2014
Wilde Salomé
as Arthur
2013
The Blacklist
as Silas Gouldsberry
2013
A Young Doctor's Notebook
as The Feldsher
2012
Perception
as Teddy Brennan
2012
Battleship
as Dr. Nogrady
2012
Homeland
as Jordan Harris
2011
Suburgatory
as Mr. Jacobs
2011
Suits
as Nigel Nesbitt
2011
Case Histories
as Martin Canning
2011
The Forger
as Pinkus
2011
Harry's Law
2011
The Special Relationship
as Jonathan Powell
2010
The Good Wife
as Leland Carlisle
2009
Dollhouse
as Clyde Randolph
2009
Lie to Me
as Sandy Baxter
2009
Merlin
as Jonas
2008
The X Files: I Want to Believe
as Father Ybarra
2008
Breaking Bad
as Elliott Schwartz
2008
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
as The Scientist
2008
The Old Curiosity Shop
as Samson Brass
2007
The Stronger
as Waiter
2007
Private Practice
as Henry
2007
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
as William Walsingham
2007
Mad Men
as Wayne Kirkeby
2007
Son of Rambow
as Brethren Leader
2007
Nuremberg: Nazis on Trial
as Gustave Gilbert
2006
Nanny McPhee
as Vicar
2005
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
as Mr. Teavee
2005
Numb3rs
as Dr. Joseph Baskin
2005
Agatha Christie's Marple
as Lomax
2004
Hawking
as Frank Hawking
2004
Around the World in 80 Days
as Mr. Sutton
2004
The Young Visiters
as Procurio
2003
Margery and Gladys
as Graham Heywood
2003
Love Actually
as Mr Trench
2003
Thunderpants
as Placido P. Placeedo
2002
War Game
as Lacey Christmas Goddard / Dad (voice)
2002
Sword of Honour
as Apthorpe
2001
Cor, Blimey!
as Kenneth Williams
2000
Class Act
as Graham
1994
Cabaret
as Clifford Bradshaw
1993
The Detectives
as D.C. Dominic Boyle
1993
An Ungentlemanly Act
as P.C. Anton Livermore
1992
Casualty
as Alan Decker
1986
The Bill
1984
Tony Awards
as Self - Nominee
1956