Adam Godley
Acting
Born: July 22, 1964 (age 62) · Amersham, England, UK
Highest Rated
Biography
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
Breaking Bad
2008
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
2005
The Theory of Everything
2014
The Umbrella Academy
2019
Love Actually
2003
Battleship
2012
Suits
2011
The BFG
2016
The Blacklist
2013
Nanny McPhee
2005
Around the World in 80 Days
2004
Homeland
2011
Photos (2)
Movies (31)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Mr. Teavee
Battleship
Dr. Nogrady
Love Actually
Mr Trench
The Theory of Everything
Senior Doctor - Cambridge Hospital
The BFG
Manhugger / Lout #1
Nanny McPhee
Vicar
The X-Files: I Want to Believe
Father Ybarra
Around the World in 80 Days
Mr. Sutton
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
William Walsingham
Missing Link
Lord Bilge (voice)
Nightmare Cinema
Dr. Salvadore
Son of Rambow
Brethren Leader
The People We Hate at the Wedding
Narrator (voice)
Cabaret
Clifford Bradshaw
Thunderpants
Placido P. Placeedo
The Forger
Pinkus
War Game
Lacey Christmas Goddard / Dad (voice)
The Special Relationship
Jonathan Powell
Hawking
Frank Hawking
Wilde Salomé
Arthur
An Ungentlemanly Act
PC Anton Livermore
The Young Visiters
Procurio
And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen...
2002
Sword of Honour
Apthorpe
The Old Curiosity Shop
Samson Brass
The Last Sacrifice
2025
The Prime Minister
Chief of Security
National Theatre Live: The Lehman Trilogy
Mayer Lehman
Cor, Blimey!
Kenneth Williams
Margery and Gladys
Graham Heywood
The Stronger
Waiter
TV Shows (35)
Breaking Bad
Elliott Schwartz · 3 eps
The Blacklist
Silas Gouldsberry · 1 eps
The Good Wife
Leland Carlisle · 1 eps
Suits
Nigel Nesbitt · 5 eps
Homeland
Jordan Harris · 1 eps
Mad Men
Wayne Kirkeby · 1 eps
Casualty
Alan Decker · 1 eps
Numb3rs
Dr. Joseph Baskin · 1 eps
Succession
Darwin Perry · 1 eps
Lie to Me
Sandy Baxter · 1 eps
Private Practice
Henry · 1 eps
The Umbrella Academy
Pogo (voice) · 16 eps
Merlin
Jonas · 2 eps
Agatha Christie's Marple
Lomax · 1 eps
The Great North
Dick Chateau (voice) · 2 eps
The Great North
Archie (voice) · 2 eps
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
The Scientist · 1 eps
The Great
Archbishop · 30 eps
Dollhouse
Clyde Randolph · 1 eps
The Bill
1 eps
Suburgatory
Mr. Jacobs · 1 eps
Perception
Teddy Brennan · 1 eps
Harry's Law
1 eps
The Copenhagen Test
Frederick Schiff · 7 eps
Powers
Emile Cross · 20 eps
Manhattan
Dr. Adelman · 3 eps
Down Cemetery Road
Joe Silverman · 2 eps
Lodge 49
4 eps
Case Histories
Martin Canning · 2 eps
The Detectives
D.C. Dominic Boyle · 1 eps
A Young Doctor's Notebook
The Feldsher · 8 eps
Fallet
Tom Brown · 8 eps
Class Act
Graham · 1 eps
Moonfleet
John Trenchard · 6 eps
Nuremberg: Nazis on Trial
Gustave Gilbert · 3 eps
