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
CREDITS
PHOTOS

TV Series

Mad Men

Mad Men

8.12
Numb3rs

Numb3rs

7
The Bill

The Bill

6.7
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

7.514
Dollhouse

Dollhouse

7.238
Breaking Bad

Breaking Bad

8.927
A Young Doctor's Notebook

A Young Doctor's Notebook

7.103
Succession

Succession

8.3
Agatha Christie's Marple

Agatha Christie's Marple

7.694
Perception

Perception

7.2
Manhattan

Manhattan

7.077
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

5.1
Class Act

Class Act

0
Merlin

Merlin

7.817
The Detectives

The Detectives

6.7
Suburgatory

Suburgatory

6.7
The Good Wife

The Good Wife

7.598
Suits

Suits

8.2
Fallet

Fallet

7.2
Casualty

Casualty

6.1
Spies of Warsaw

Spies of Warsaw

6.6
The Blacklist

The Blacklist

7.639
Powers

Powers

6.7
Nuremberg: Nazis on Trial

Nuremberg: Nazis on Trial

6
The Umbrella Academy

The Umbrella Academy

8.522
The Great North

The Great North

6.9
The Great North

The Great North

6.9
The Great

The Great

8.102
Lodge 49

Lodge 49

6.6
Down Cemetery Road

Down Cemetery Road

0
Case Histories

Case Histories

7.8
Private Practice

Private Practice

7.517
Harry's Law

Harry's Law

7.3

Movies

Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days

5.9
The X Files: I Want to Believe

The X Files: I Want to Believe

5.832
The Old Curiosity Shop

The Old Curiosity Shop

5
The Special Relationship

The Special Relationship

6.5
The Stronger

The Stronger

8
Cor, Blimey!

Cor, Blimey!

6.944
The Young Visiters

The Young Visiters

5.357
The Forger

The Forger

5.755
Cabaret

Cabaret

7.719
Thunderpants

Thunderpants

3.482
War Game

War Game

7
Battleship

Battleship

5.864
The Theory of Everything

The Theory of Everything

7.842
Hawking

Hawking

7
Sword of Honour

Sword of Honour

6.1
Elizabeth: The Golden Age

Elizabeth: The Golden Age

6.7
The People We Hate at the Wedding

The People We Hate at the Wedding

6.28
Love Actually

Love Actually

7.105
The Prime Minister

The Prime Minister

5.859
The BFG

The BFG

6.282
An Ungentlemanly Act

An Ungentlemanly Act

5.5
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

7.042
Nanny McPhee

Nanny McPhee

6.678
Margery and Gladys

Margery and Gladys

7.4
Nightmare Cinema

Nightmare Cinema

5.8
Missing Link

Missing Link

6.944
National Theatre Live: The Lehman Trilogy

National Theatre Live: The Lehman Trilogy

8.7
Son of Rambow

Son of Rambow

6.709
The Last Sacrifice

The Last Sacrifice

0