Portrait of Adam Godley

Adam Godley

Acting

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).

Born: July 22, 1964

Place of Birth: Amersham, England, UK

Filmography

2025
Down Cemetery Road

as Joe Silverman

2022
2021
The Great North

as Archie (voice)

2021
The Great North

as Dick Chateau (voice)

2020
The Great

as Archbishop

2019
Missing Link

as Lord Bilge (voice)

2019
The Umbrella Academy

as Pogo (voice)

2018
Nightmare Cinema

as Dr. Salvadore

2018
Succession

as Darwin Perry

2017
Fallet

as Tom Brown

2016
The BFG

as Manhugger / Lout #1

2016
The Prime Minister

as Chief of Security

2015
Powers

as Emile Cross

2014
The Theory of Everything

as Senior Doctor - Cambridge Hospital

2014
Manhattan

as Dr. Adelman

2013
The Blacklist

as Silas Gouldsberry

2012
2012
Perception

as Teddy Brennan

2012
Battleship

as Dr. Nogrady

2011
Suburgatory

as Mr. Jacobs

2011
Suits

as Nigel Nesbitt

2011
Case Histories

as Martin Canning

2011
The Forger

as Pinkus

2010
The Special Relationship

as Jonathan Powell

2009
The Good Wife

as Leland Carlisle

2009
Dollhouse

as Clyde Randolph

2008
Merlin

as Jonas

2008
2008
Breaking Bad

as Elliott Schwartz

2007
The Old Curiosity Shop

as Samson Brass

2007
The Stronger

as Waiter

2007
2007
Elizabeth: The Golden Age

as William Walsingham

2007
Mad Men

as Wayne Kirkeby

2007
Son of Rambow

as Brethren Leader

2006
Nuremberg: Nazis on Trial

as Gustave Gilbert

2005
Nanny McPhee

as Vicar

2005
Numb3rs

as Dr. Joseph Baskin

2004
Hawking

as Frank Hawking

2003
2003
Margery and Gladys

as Graham Heywood

2003
Love Actually

as Mr Trench

2002
Thunderpants

as Placido P. Placeedo

2001
Sword of Honour

as Apthorpe

2000
Cor, Blimey!

as Kenneth Williams

1994
Class Act

as Graham

1993
Cabaret

as Clifford Bradshaw

1993
The Detectives

as D.C. Dominic Boyle

1992
An Ungentlemanly Act

as P.C. Anton Livermore

1986
Casualty

as Alan Decker

1956
Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee