Adam Godley

July 22, 1964 (age 61) Amersham, England, UK
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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).

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Last updated: June 14, 2026

23 titles
Community avg: 7.62 /10
  • 1
    1
    2005July 2005 by Tim Burton
    Adventure, Comedy, Family
    Adventure, Comedy, Family
    7.97 Excellent
  • 2
    2
    2012April 2012 by Peter Berg
    Thriller, Action, Adventure
    Thriller, Action, Adventure
    6.86 Good-
  • 3
    3
    2016June 2016 by Steven Spielberg
    Adventure, Family, Fantasy
    Adventure, Family, Fantasy
    7.24 Good+
  • 4
    4
    2005October 2005 by Kirk Jones
    Fantasy, Comedy, Family
    Fantasy, Comedy, Family
    7.63 Excellent--
  • 5
    5
    2008July 2008 by Chris Carter
    Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller
    Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller
    6.86 Good-
  • 6
    6
    2020–2023 by Tony McNamara
    Drama, Comedy
    Drama, Comedy
    8.99 Masterpiece
  • 7
    7
    2007September 2007 by Shekhar Kapur
    Drama, History, Romance
    Drama, History, Romance
    7.64 Excellent--
  • 8
    8
    2019April 2019 by Chris Butler
    Family, Animation, Comedy
    Family, Animation, Comedy
    7.84 Excellent-
  • 9
    9
    2007January 2007 by Garth Jennings
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.68 Excellent--
  • 10
    10
    2012–2013 by Kenton Allen
    Comedy, Drama
    Comedy, Drama
    8.02 Excellent
  • 11
    11
    2015–2016 by Charlie Huston
    Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
    Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
    7.62 Excellent--
  • 12
    12
    2018June 2018 by Ryuhei Kitamura
    Horror
    Horror
    6.97 Good
  • 13
    13
    2022November 2022 by Claire Scanlon
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.36 Good++
  • 14
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    2004December 2004 by Philip Martin
    Drama
    Drama
    7.95 Excellent
  • 15
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    2010May 2010 by Richard Loncraine
    Drama, History
    Drama, History
    7.59 Excellent--
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    2011March 2011 by Lawrence Roeck
    Drama
    Drama
    7.09 Good
  • 17
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    2016March 2016 by Erik Van Looy
    Thriller
    Thriller
    7.23 Good+
  • 18
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    2002May 2002 by Peter Hewitt
    Comedy, Family, Science Fiction
    Comedy, Family, Science Fiction
    5.81 Decent-
  • 19
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    2017 by Rikard Ulvshammar
    Drama, Crime, Comedy
    Drama, Crime, Comedy
    7.96 Excellent
  • 20
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    1993December 1993 by Sam Mendes
    Romance, Music, Drama
    Romance, Music, Drama
    8.17 Excellent+
  • 21
    21
    1992June 1992 by Stuart Urban
    War, History, Drama
    War, History, Drama
    7.59 Excellent--
  • 22
    22
    2001January 2001 by Bill Anderson
    Drama, War
    Drama, War
    7.64 Excellent--
  • 23
    23
    2006
    Documentary, Drama
    Documentary, Drama
    7.81 Excellent-