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Jim Broadbent
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| Born | James Broadbent (1949-05-24) 24 May 1949 Holton cum Beckering, Lincolnshire, England |
| Education | London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1972–present |
| Spouse(s) | Anastasia Lewis (m. 1987) |
James Broadbent (born 24 May 1949) is an English actor.[1] 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 one for his performance in Moulin Rouge! (2001). He was also nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards and four Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Broadbent played Horace Slughorn in the fantasy films Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011). He joined the cast of the television series Game of Thrones, playing a role of Archmaester Ebrose, in the seventh season (2017). His other notable roles were in Topsy-Turvy (1999), The Gathering Storm (2002), And When Did You Last See Your Father? (2007), Hot Fuzz, Another Year (2010), and The Iron Lady (2011).
Contents
1 Early life
2 Career
3 Filmography
4 Personal life
5 Awards and nominations
5.1 Other awards and honours
6 References
7 External links
Early life
Broadbent was born on 24 May 1949 in Holton cum Beckering,[2] in Lincolnshire, the second son of Doreen "Dee" Broadbent (née Findlay), a sculptor, and Roy Laverick Broadbent, an artist, sculptor, interior designer and furniture maker.[3] Broadbent's parents were both amateur actors who co-founded the Holton Players acting troupe at Holton.[4] The two have been described by the BBC as conscientious objectors who "worked the land" rather than participate in World War II.[3] In Wickenby, a former Methodist Chapel was purchased in 1970 by Holton Players, who converted it into a 100-seat theatre, named Broadbent Theatre in memory of Roy Broadbent, who designed the conversion.
Broadbent had a twin sister who died at birth. Broadbent was educated at Leighton Park School, a Quaker school in Reading,[5] and briefly attended art college before transferring to the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. He graduated in 1972.[6] His early stage work included appearances as Patrick Barlow's assistant in the mock National Theatre of Brent.
Career
Broadbent at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival
Broadbent's early stagework included a number of productions for The National Theatre of Brent as the downtrodden assistant Wallace to Patrick Barlow's self-important actor/manager character Desmond Olivier Dingle. Broadbent and Barlow played many male and female character roles in comically less-than-epic tellings of historical and religious stories, such as The Complete Guide to Sex, The Greatest Story Ever Told, Revolution!!, and All The World's A Globe. These were hits at the Edinburgh Fringe, in London, and on tour. Later stage work included the original productions of Kafka's Dick (1986) and Our Country's Good (1988) at the Royal Court Theatre and work for the Royal National Theatre including "The Government Inspector". Work on the stage with Mike Leigh includes Goosepimples and Ecstasy.
He had worked with Stephen Frears in The Hit (1984) and Terry Gilliam in Time Bandits (1981) and Brazil (1985) before establishing himself in Mike Leigh's Life Is Sweet (1990). He proved his ability as a character actor in films including The Crying Game (1992), Enchanted April (1992), Bullets over Broadway (1994), The Borrowers (1997), and Little Voice (1998) before taking a leading role in another Mike Leigh film, Topsy-Turvy (1999), playing dramatist Sir William S. Gilbert. He played "The Shy Doctor" in the 1999 Comic Relief parody Doctor Who sketch, Doctor Who and the Curse of Fatal Death. In 2001, Broadbent starred in three of the year's most successful films: Bridget Jones's Diary; Moulin Rouge!, for which he won a BAFTA; and Iris, for which he won an Oscar for his portrayal of John Bayley.[7]
Broadbent voiced Madame Gasket in the 2005 film Robots. Broadbent also appeared as DCI Roy Slater, an associate character in the enormously popular sitcom Only Fools and Horses. The character appeared in three episodes over an eight-year period. He had originally been offered the lead role of Del Boy in the series, but he turned it down due to other commitments. He has also played a role in the Inspector Morse series. Other comic roles include the lead role in the sitcom The Peter Principle and occasional guest appearances in Not The Nine O'Clock News, Only Fools and Horses, and Victoria Wood As Seen on TV. He portrayed Don Speekingleesh in "The Queen of Spain's Beard" in the first series of The Black Adder in 1983. He also played the role of Prince Albert in Blackadder's Christmas Carol, first broadcast in 1988. He joined Rowan Atkinson in his Spider-Man spoof Spider-Plant Man, as a disgruntled Batman, jealous of Spider-Plant Man's success.
Broadbent played the lead role of the TV film Wide-Eyed and Legless.[8] Based on a true story, the drama tells of Deric Longden's wife, Diana, and her fight against a mysterious wasting illness which turned out to be myalgic encephalomyelitis. It began as a type of flu but it grew progressively worse. She was subject to blackouts and became so debilitated that she could barely get out of her wheelchair. It led to years of pain and paralysis that ended in her death.
Broadbent portrayed the title role in the Channel 4 drama Longford in October 2006, earning a BAFTA TV Award, a Golden Globe, and a 2007 Emmy nomination for his performance as Frank Pakenham (1905–2001), Earl of Longford, which was centred on Longford's ultimately unsuccessful campaign for the parole of Myra Hindley from her life imprisonment for the Moors Murders.
Broadbent appeared as Inspector Frank Butterman in Hot Fuzz in 2007.
The Broadbent Theatre, Wickenby, Lincolnshire, named after Roy Broadbent, father of Jim. Photographed 2006.
He appeared in the original radio production of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, playing the character Vroomfondel. Forty years later, he took the role of Marvin in the Hexagonal Phase radio series.[9] He was also a regular in Stephen Fry's radio comedy show Saturday Night Fry, which aired on BBC Radio 4 in 1988.
Broadbent played Dean Charles Stanforth in the fourth film in the Indiana Jones series, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull; King William IV in The Young Victoria; and Horace Slughorn in the sixth Harry Potter movie, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, as well as the final movie in the series Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2.[10] In 2008, he starred as pro-Newtonian physicist Sir Oliver Lodge in the fact-based single drama Einstein and Eddington for the BBC.
In 2009, he portrayed Sam Longson, chairman of Derby County football club in the 1960s and 1970s, in the film The Damned United; the starring character in the film was football manager Brian Clough, played by Michael Sheen.
In 2010, he provided the voice for the character Major Mouse in a series of radio advertisements and one produced for television for an energy company, E.ON, for their eonenergyfit.com website campaign. He also starred as the older Logan Mountstuart in the TV adaptation of William Boyd's novel Any Human Heart.
He had a lead role in Exile, a BBC One drama, starring John Simm and written by Danny Brocklehurst.[11]
In 2012, he played Denis Thatcher opposite Oscar-winner Meryl Streep as the former Prime Minister in The Iron Lady. He also had several minor and major roles in Cloud Atlas (film), the primary role being that of ageing publisher Timothy Cavendish.
In 2016, he was cast in the seventh season of the HBO series Game of Thrones.[12][13]
On 28 May 2018, he played Gloucester in the BBC Two's of King Lear.[14]
In 2018, he played Hans Christian Andersen in the premiere of Martin McDonagh's play A Very Very Very Dark Matter at the Bridge Theatre in London.[15]
Filmography
Personal life
Broadbent has been married to painter and former theatre designer Anastasia Lewis[16] since 1987. He is an atheist.[17]
Awards and nominations
| Year |
Title |
Award |
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| 1998 |
Little Voice |
Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture |
| 1999 |
Topsy-Turvy |
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Moulin Rouge! |
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Iris |
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| 2002 |
Nicholas Nickleby |
National Board of Review Award for Best Cast |
The Gathering Storm |
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| 2003 |
The Young Visiters |
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| 2006 |
The Street |
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Longford |
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| 2007 |
Nicholas Nickleby |
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| 2009 |
The Damned United |
Nominated—British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 2010 |
Any Human Heart |
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Another Year |
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| 2011 |
The Iron Lady |
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Other awards and honours
- 2004: Nominated Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for Children for Winnie-the-Pooh.
- 2007: British Independent Film Awards—Richard Harris Award
Broadbent was offered an OBE in 2002, but he declined it, stating that there were more deserving recipients than actors and that the British Empire was not something he wanted to “celebrate”.[18][19]
References
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^ "It's a Golden Globe for Jim Broadbent", Louth Leader, 14 January 2008. Retrieved 29 October 2011
^ ab "BBC – Lincolnshire – History – Famous Yellowbelly – Jim Broadbent". Bbc.co.uk. 24 August 2005. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
^ "Broadbent Theatre Member Profile: Roy Broadbent". Broadbent.org. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
^ Home. "An in-depth look at your favourite celebrity personalities – hellomagazine.com, HELLO!". Hellomagazine.com. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
^ Newsmakers, Issue 4. Gale, 2008
^ "The 74th Academy Awards (2002) Nominees and Winners, Sunday, 24 March 2002". Oscars.org. 24 March 2002. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
^ "Wide-Eyed And Legless".
^ "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Hexagonal Phase - S4". Radio Times. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
^ "Broadbent on "Potter" & "Indy 4" (17 September 2007)". Darkhorizons.com. Archived from the original on 25 May 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
^ "BBC news entertainment-arts". BBC News. Bbc.co.uk. 15 November 2010. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
^ Hibberd, James (August 31, 2016). "Game of Thrones casts Jim Broadbent in first season 7 role". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
^ "'Harry Potter' star joins 'Game Of Thrones' cast for season seven". NME. 2016-09-01. Retrieved 2017-01-17.
^ "Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson to Star in 'King Lear' for Amazon and BBC".
^ "A Very Very Very Dark Matter | The Bridge Theatre". The Bridge Theatre. Retrieved 2018-10-20.
^ Walden, By Celia (2010-11-24). "Jim Broadbent: 'I love being someone else'".
^ Farndale, Nigel (22 September 2007). "Jim Broadbent: the heartbreak kid" – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
^ Eden, Richard (8 January 2012). "Oscar-winning star Jim Broadbent says 'rogue' actors should reject honours". The Telegraph. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
^ "Broadbent Snubbed Obe". contactmusic.com. 5 March 2007. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
External links
Jim Broadbent on IMDb
Jim Broadbent at AllMovie
Jim Broadbent at the BFI's Screenonline
Biography on the Broadbent Theatre website
- Interview with Broadbent at the BAFTA website
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