Adam Godley
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jul 22, 1964 (age 62)
- Place of birth
- Amersham, England, UK
- Credits
- 68
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
Breaking Bad
2008TV
Elliott Schwartz
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
2005Movie
Mr. Teavee
The Theory of Everything
2014Movie
Senior Doctor - Cambridge Hospital
The Umbrella Academy
2019TV
Pogo (voice)
Love Actually
2003Movie
Mr Trench
Battleship
2012Movie
Dr. Nogrady
Filmography
The Copenhagen Test
2025TV
Frederick Schiff
Down Cemetery Road
2025TV
Joe Silverman
The Last Sacrifice
2025Movie
The People We Hate at the Wedding
2022Movie
Narrator (voice)
The Great North
2021TV
Archie (voice), Dick Chateau (voice)
The Great
2020TV
Archbishop
National Theatre Live: The Lehman Trilogy
2019Movie
Mayer Lehman
Missing Link
2019Movie
Lord Bilge (voice)
The Umbrella Academy
2019TV
Pogo (voice)
Lodge 49
2018TV
Nightmare Cinema
2018Movie
Dr. Salvadore
Succession
2018TV
Darwin Perry
Fallet
2017TV
Tom Brown
The BFG
2016Movie
Manhugger / Lout #1
The Prime Minister
2016Movie
Chief of Security
Powers
2015TV
Emile Cross
The Theory of Everything
2014Movie
Senior Doctor - Cambridge Hospital
Manhattan
2014TV
Dr. Adelman
Wilde Salomé
2013Movie
Arthur
The Blacklist
2013TV
Silas Gouldsberry
A Young Doctor's Notebook
2012TV
The Feldsher
Perception
2012TV
Teddy Brennan
Battleship
2012Movie
Dr. Nogrady
Homeland
2011TV
Jordan Harris
Suburgatory
2011TV
Mr. Jacobs
Suits
2011TV
Nigel Nesbitt
Case Histories
2011TV
Martin Canning
The Forger
2011Movie
Pinkus
Harry's Law
2011TV
The Special Relationship
2010Movie
Jonathan Powell
The Good Wife
2009TV
Leland Carlisle
Dollhouse
2009TV
Clyde Randolph
Lie to Me
2009TV
Sandy Baxter
Merlin
2008TV
Jonas
The X-Files: I Want to Believe
2008Movie
Father Ybarra
Breaking Bad
2008TV
Elliott Schwartz
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
2008TV
The Scientist
The Old Curiosity Shop
2007Movie
Samson Brass
The Stronger
2007Movie
Waiter
Private Practice
2007TV
Henry
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
2007Movie
William Walsingham
Mad Men
2007TV
Wayne Kirkeby
Son of Rambow
2007Movie
Brethren Leader
Nuremberg: Nazis on Trial
2006TV
Gustave Gilbert
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Different Faces, Different Flavors
2005Movie
Nanny McPhee
2005Movie
Vicar
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
2005Movie
Mr. Teavee
Numb3rs
2005TV
Dr. Joseph Baskin
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004TV
Lomax
Hawking
2004Movie
Frank Hawking
Around the World in 80 Days
2004Movie
Mr. Sutton
The Young Visiters
2003Movie
Procurio
Margery and Gladys
2003Movie
Graham Heywood
Love Actually
2003Movie
Mr Trench
And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen...
2002Movie
Thunderpants
2002Movie
Placido P. Placeedo
War Game
2002Movie
Lacey Christmas Goddard / Dad (voice)
Sword of Honour
2001Movie
Apthorpe
Cor, Blimey!
2000Movie
Kenneth Williams
Class Act
1994TV
Graham
Cabaret
1993Movie
Clifford Bradshaw
The Detectives
1993TV
D.C. Dominic Boyle
An Ungentlemanly Act
1992Movie
PC Anton Livermore
Casualty
1986TV
Alan Decker
The Bill
1984TV
Moonfleet
1984TV
John Trenchard
Thomas & Sarah
1979TV
Tomlinson
Tony Awards
1956TV
Self - Nominee