Adam Godley
Acting
1964-07-22 · Amersham, England, UK
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).
Filmography
The Terrors of Jordan Mendoza
2026 · Series
The Copenhagen Test
2025 · Series
Down Cemetery Road
2025 · Series
The Last Sacrifice
2025 · Movie
The People We Hate at the Wedding
2022 · Movie
The Great North
2021 · Series
The Great
2020 · Series
National Theatre Live: The Lehman Trilogy
2019 · Movie
Missing Link
2019 · Movie
The Umbrella Academy
2019 · Series
Lodge 49
2018 · Series
Nightmare Cinema
2018 · Movie
Succession
2018 · Series
Fallet
2017 · Series
The BFG
2016 · Movie
The Prime Minister
2016 · Movie
Powers
2015 · Series
The Theory of Everything
2014 · Movie
Manhattan
2014 · Series
Wilde Salomé
2013 · Movie
The Blacklist
2013 · Series
A Young Doctor's Notebook
2012 · Series
Perception
2012 · Series
Battleship
2012 · Movie
Homeland
2011 · Series
Suburgatory
2011 · Series
Suits
2011 · Series
Case Histories
2011 · Series
The Forger
2011 · Movie
Harry's Law
2011 · Series
The Special Relationship
2010 · Movie
The Good Wife
2009 · Series
Dollhouse
2009 · Series
Lie to Me
2009 · Series
Merlin
2008 · Series
The X-Files: I Want to Believe
2008 · Movie
Breaking Bad
2008 · Series
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
2008 · Series
The Old Curiosity Shop
2007 · Movie
The Stronger
2007 · Movie
Private Practice
2007 · Series
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
2007 · Movie
Mad Men
2007 · Series
Son of Rambow
2007 · Movie
Nuremberg: Nazis on Trial
2006 · Series
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Different Faces, Different Flavors
2005 · Movie
Nanny McPhee
2005 · Movie
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
2005 · Movie
Numb3rs
2005 · Series
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004 · Series
Hawking
2004 · Movie
Around the World in 80 Days
2004 · Movie
The Young Visiters
2003 · Movie
Margery and Gladys
2003 · Movie
Love Actually
2003 · Movie
Coming Up
2003 · Series
And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen...
2002 · Movie
Thunderpants
2002 · Movie
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
2002 · Series
War Game
2002 · Movie
Sword of Honour
2001 · Movie
Cor, Blimey!
2000 · Movie
Class Act
1994 · Series
Cabaret
1993 · Movie
The Detectives
1993 · Series
An Ungentlemanly Act
1992 · Movie
Casualty
1986 · Series
The Bill
1984 · Series
Moonfleet
1984 · Series
Thomas & Sarah
1979 · Series
Tony Awards
1956 · Series