Adam Godley
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
Credits
- 2024 · The Last Sacrifice as
- 2022 · The People We Hate at the Wedding as Narrator (voice)
- 2021 · The Great North as Dick Chateau (voice)
- 2021 · The Great North as Archie (voice)
- 2020 · The Great as Archbishop
- 2019 · National Theatre Live: The Lehman Trilogy as Mayer Lehman
- 2019 · Missing Link as Lord Bilge (voice)
- 2019 · The Umbrella Academy as Pogo (voice)
- 2018 · Lodge 49 as
- 2018 · Nightmare Cinema as Dr. Salvadore
- 2018 · Succession as Darwin Perry
- 2017 · Fallet as Tom Brown
- 2016 · The BFG as Manhugger / Lout #1
- 2016 · The Prime Minister as Chief of security
- 2015 · Powers as Emile Cross
- 2014 · The Theory of Everything as Senior Doctor - Cambridge Hospital
- 2014 · Manhattan as Dr. Adelman
- 2013 · No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad as Self
- 2013 · The Blacklist as Silas Gouldsberry
- 2013 · Spies of Warsaw as Julius Halbach
- 2012 · A Young Doctor's Notebook as The Feldsher
- 2012 · Perception as Teddy Brennan
- 2012 · Battleship as Dr. Nogrady
- 2011 · Suburgatory as Mr. Jacobs
- 2011 · Suits as Nigel Nesbitt
- 2011 · Case Histories as Martin Canning
- 2011 · The Forger as Pinkus
- 2010 · The Special Relationship as Jonathan Powell
- 2009 · The Good Wife as Leland Carlisle
- 2009 · Dollhouse as Clyde Randolph
- 2008 · 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
- 2007 · 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
- 2006 · Nuremberg: Nazis on Trial as Gustave Gilbert
- 2005 · Nanny McPhee as Vicar
- 2005 · Charlie and the Chocolate Factory as Mr. Teavee
- 2005 · Numb3rs as
- 2004 · Agatha Christie's Marple as Lomax
- 2004 · Hawking as Frank Hawking
- 2004 · Around the World in 80 Days as Mr. Sutton
- 2003 · The Young Visiters as Procurio
- 2003 · Margery and Gladys as Graham Heywood
- 2003 · Love Actually as Mr Trench
- 2002 · War Game as
- 2002 · Thunderpants as Placido P. Placeedo
- 2002 · War Game as
- 2001 · Sword of Honour as Apthorpe
- 2000 · Cor, Blimey! as Kenneth Williams
- 1994 · Class Act as Graham
- 1993 · Cabaret as Clifford Bradshaw
- 1993 · The Detectives as D.C. Dominic Boyle
- 1992 · An Ungentlemanly Act as P.C. Anton Livermore
- 1986 · Casualty as Alan Decker
- 1984 · The Bill as
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Nominee
- Future · Down Cemetery Road as Joe Silverman