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Adam Godley

Acting Born Jul 22, 1964 Amersham, England, UK 24 credits

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).

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Known for

The Blacklist

as Silas Gouldsberry
Film

Mirror

as Elliott Schwartz

Suits

as Nigel Nesbitt

Homeland

as Jordan Harris

The Good Wife

as Leland Carlisle

Casualty

as Alan Decker

Succession

as Darwin Perry
Film

Jaws

as Dr. Joseph Baskin

The Umbrella Academy

as Pogo (voice)

The Great

as Archbishop

The Great North

as Dick Chateau (voice)

The Great North

as Archie (voice)

Full filmography

  • The Blacklist (2013) as Silas Gouldsberry
  • Breaking Bad (2008) as Elliott Schwartz
  • Suits (2011) as Nigel Nesbitt
  • Private Practice (2007) as Henry
  • Homeland (2011) as Jordan Harris
  • The Good Wife (2009) as Leland Carlisle
  • Casualty (1986) as Alan Decker
  • Mad Men (2007) as Wayne Kirkeby
  • Succession (2018) as Darwin Perry
  • Tony Awards (1956) as Self - Nominee
  • Lie to Me (2009) as Sandy Baxter
  • Numb3rs (2005) as Dr. Joseph Baskin
  • Merlin (2008) as Jonas
  • Agatha Christie's Marple (2004) as Lomax
  • The Umbrella Academy (2019) as Pogo (voice)
  • Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008) as The Scientist
  • The Great (2020) as Archbishop
  • The Bill (1984)
  • Dollhouse (2009) as Clyde Randolph
  • Perception (2012) as Teddy Brennan
  • The Great North (2021) as Dick Chateau (voice)
  • The Great North (2021) as Archie (voice)
  • Suburgatory (2011) as Mr. Jacobs
  • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) as Mr. Teavee