Adam Godley
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 Acting
Popularity 14.53
Birthday 1964-07-22
Place of Birth Amersham, England, UK
Also Known As
Around the World in 80 Days
2004

Around the World in 80 Days

The X Files: I Want to Believe
2008

The X Files: I Want to Believe

The Old Curiosity Shop
2007

The Old Curiosity Shop

The Special Relationship
2010

The Special Relationship

Cor, Blimey!
2000

Cor, Blimey!

The Young Visiters
2003

The Young Visiters

The Forger
2011

The Forger

Cabaret
1993

Cabaret

Thunderpants
2002

Thunderpants

Battleship
2012

Battleship

The Theory of Everything
2014

The Theory of Everything

Hawking
2004

Hawking

Sword of Honour
2001

Sword of Honour

Elizabeth: The Golden Age
2007

Elizabeth: The Golden Age

The BFG
2016

The BFG

The Prime Minister
2016

The Prime Minister

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
2005

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Nanny McPhee
2005

Nanny McPhee

An Ungentlemanly Act
1992

An Ungentlemanly Act

Margery and Gladys
2003

Margery and Gladys

Nightmare Cinema
2018

Nightmare Cinema

Missing Link
2019

Missing Link

National Theatre Live: The Lehman Trilogy
2019

National Theatre Live: The Lehman Trilogy

Son of Rambow
2007

Son of Rambow

The People We Hate at the Wedding
2022

The People We Hate at the Wedding

Love Actually
2003

Love Actually

The Stronger
2007

The Stronger

War Game
2002

War Game

No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad
2013

No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad

Fallet
2017

Fallet

Dollhouse
2009

Dollhouse

Numb3rs
2005

Numb3rs

Mad Men
2007

Mad Men

The Bill
1984

The Bill

War Game
2002

War Game

Breaking Bad
2008

Breaking Bad

Agatha Christie's Marple
2004

Agatha Christie's Marple

A Young Doctor's Notebook
2012

A Young Doctor's Notebook

Perception
2012

Perception

Merlin
2008

Merlin

Class Act
1994

Class Act

The Detectives
1993

The Detectives

Suburgatory
2011

Suburgatory

Casualty
1986

Casualty

Nuremberg: Nazis on Trial
2006

Nuremberg: Nazis on Trial

Spies of Warsaw
2013

Spies of Warsaw

The Blacklist
2013

The Blacklist

The Umbrella Academy
2019

The Umbrella Academy

The Great
2020

The Great

Lodge 49
2018

Lodge 49

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
2008

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

Manhattan
2014

Manhattan

Suits
2011

Suits

Succession
2018

Succession

Tony Awards
1956

Tony Awards

The Good Wife
2009

The Good Wife

Powers
2015

Powers

The Great North
2021

The Great North

The Great North
2021

The Great North