Adam Godley
ActingAdam 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
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Mr. Teavee
Battleship
Dr. Nogrady
Love Actually
Mr Trench
The BFG
Manhugger / Lout #1
Nanny McPhee
Vicar
The Theory of Everything
Senior Doctor - Cambridge Hospital
Around the World in 80 Days
Mr. Sutton
The X Files: I Want to Believe
Father Ybarra
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
William Walsingham
Hawking
Frank Hawking
Filmography — Acting
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Mr. Teavee
Battleship
Dr. Nogrady
Love Actually
Mr Trench
The BFG
Manhugger / Lout #1
Nanny McPhee
Vicar
The Theory of Everything
Senior Doctor - Cambridge Hospital
Around the World in 80 Days
Mr. Sutton
The X Files: I Want to Believe
Father Ybarra
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
William Walsingham
Hawking
Frank Hawking
Missing Link
Lord Bilge (voice)
Nightmare Cinema
Dr. Salvadore
Thunderpants
Placido P. Placeedo
The People We Hate at the Wedding
Narrator (voice)
Cabaret
Clifford Bradshaw
Son of Rambow
Brethren Leader
The Forger
Pinkus
The Special Relationship
Jonathan Powell
The Prime Minister
Chief of Security
An Ungentlemanly Act
P.C. Anton Livermore
National Theatre Live: The Lehman Trilogy
Mayer Lehman
Sword of Honour
Apthorpe
The Young Visiters
Procurio
The Old Curiosity Shop
Samson Brass
War Game
Cor, Blimey!
Kenneth Williams
Margery and Gladys
Graham Heywood
The Stronger
Waiter
Wilde Salomé
Arthur