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).
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Movies (32)
The Last Sacrifice
2025
Los odiosos invitados a la Boda
2022 · Narrator (voice)
National Theatre Live: The Lehman Trilogy
2019 · Mayer Lehman
Sr. Link
2019 · Lord Bilge (voice)
Nightmare Cinema
2018 · Dr. Salvadore
El buen amigo gigante
2016 · Manhugger / Lout #1
The Prime Minister
2016 · Chief of Security
La Teoría del Todo
2014 · Senior Doctor - Cambridge Hospital
Wilde Salomé
2013 · Arthur
Battleship: Batalla Naval
2012 · Dr. Nogrady
The Forger
2011 · Pinkus
La relación especial
2010 · Jonathan Powell
Los expedientes secretos X: Quiero creer
2008 · Father Ybarra
The Old Curiosity Shop
2007 · Samson Brass
The Stronger
2007 · Waiter
Elizabeth: La edad de oro
2007 · William Walsingham
Son of Rambow
2007 · Brethren Leader
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Different Faces, Different Flavors
2005
La nana mágica: Nanny McPhee
2005 · Vicar
Charlie y La Fábrica de Chocolate
2005 · Mr. Teavee
Hawking
2004 · Frank Hawking
La Vuelta al Mundo en 80 Días
2004 · Mr. Sutton
The Young Visiters
2003 · Procurio
Margery and Gladys
2003 · Graham Heywood
Realmente amor
2003 · Mr Trench
And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen...
2002
Thunderpants
2002 · Placido P. Placeedo
War Game
2002 · Lacey Christmas Goddard / Dad (voice)
Sword of Honour
2001 · Apthorpe
Cor, Blimey!
2000 · Kenneth Williams
Cabaret
1993 · Clifford Bradshaw
An Ungentlemanly Act
1992 · PC Anton Livermore
TV shows (39)
The Terrors of Jordan Mendoza
2026 · Alfred
The Copenhagen Test
2025 · Frederick Schiff
Down Cemetery Road: El misterio de Oxford
2025 · Joe Silverman
The Great North
2021 · Archie (voice), Dick Chateau (voice)
The Great: La Grande
2020 · Archbishop
The Umbrella Academy
2019 · Pogo (voice)
Lodge 49
2018 · Jocelyn Pugh
Succession
2018 · Darwin Perry
Fallet
2017 · Tom Brown
Powers
2015 · Emile Cross
Manhattan
2014 · Dr. Adelman
The Blacklist
2013 · Silas Gouldsberry
A Young Doctor's Notebook
2012 · The Feldsher
Perception
2012 · Teddy Brennan
Homeland
2011 · Jordan Harris
Suburgatory
2011 · Mr. Jacobs
La Ley de los Audaces
2011 · Nigel Nesbitt
Case Histories
2011 · Martin Canning
Harry's Law
2011
La esposa ejemplar
2009 · Leland Carlisle
Dollhouse
2009 · Clyde Randolph
Miénteme (Lie to Me)
2009 · Sandy Baxter
Merlín
2008 · Jonas
Breaking Bad
2008 · Elliott Schwartz
Terminator: Las Crónicas de Sarah Connor
2008 · The Scientist
Private Practice
2007 · Henry
Mad Men
2007 · Wayne Kirkeby
Nuremberg: Nazis on Trial
2006 · Gustave Gilbert
Numb3rs
2005 · Dr. Joseph Baskin
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004 · Lomax
Coming Up
2003 · Paul
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
2002 · Tony Philips
Class Act
1994 · Graham
The Detectives
1993 · D.C. Dominic Boyle
Casualty
1986 · Alan Decker
The Bill
1984
Moonfleet
1984 · John Trenchard
Thomas & Sarah
1979 · Tomlinson
Tony Awards
1956 · Self - Nominee