Acting · Amersham, England, UK · Born July 22, 1964
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).
TVThe Copenhagen Test
2025
as Frederick Schiff
TVDown Cemetery Road
2025
as Joe Silverman
MovieThe Last Sacrifice
2025
MovieThe People We Hate at the Wedding
2022
as Narrator (voice)
TVThe Great North
2021
as Archie (voice)
TVThe Great
2020
as Archbishop
MovieNational Theatre Live: The Lehman Trilogy
2019
as Mayer Lehman
MovieMissing Link
2019
as Lord Bilge (voice)
TVThe Umbrella Academy
2019
as Pogo (voice)
TVLodge 49
2018
MovieNightmare Cinema
2018
as Dr. Salvadore
TVSuccession
2018
as Darwin Perry
TVFallet
2017
as Tom Brown
MovieThe BFG
2016
as Manhugger / Lout #1
MovieThe Prime Minister
2016
as Chief of Security
TVPowers
2015
as Emile Cross
MovieThe Theory of Everything
2014
as Senior Doctor - Cambridge Hospital
TVManhattan
2014
as Dr. Adelman
MovieWilde Salomé
2013
as Arthur
TVThe Blacklist
2013
as Silas Gouldsberry
TVA Young Doctor's Notebook
2012
as The Feldsher
TVPerception
2012
as Teddy Brennan
MovieBattleship
2012
as Dr. Nogrady
TVHomeland
2011
as Jordan Harris
TVSuburgatory
2011
as Mr. Jacobs
TVSuits
2011
as Nigel Nesbitt
TVCase Histories
2011
as Martin Canning
MovieThe Forger
2011
as Pinkus
TVHarry's Law
2011
MovieThe Special Relationship
2010
as Jonathan Powell
TVThe Good Wife
2009
as Leland Carlisle
TVDollhouse
2009
as Clyde Randolph
TVLie to Me
2009
as Sandy Baxter
TVMerlin
2008
as Jonas
MovieThe X-Files: I Want to Believe
2008
as Father Ybarra
TVBreaking Bad
2008
as Elliott Schwartz
TVTerminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
2008
as The Scientist
MovieThe Old Curiosity Shop
2007
as Samson Brass
MovieThe Stronger
2007
as Waiter
TVPrivate Practice
2007
as Henry
MovieElizabeth: The Golden Age
2007
as William Walsingham
TVMad Men
2007
as Wayne Kirkeby
MovieSon of Rambow
2007
as Brethren Leader
TVNuremberg: Nazis on Trial
2006
as Gustave Gilbert
MovieNanny McPhee
2005
as Vicar
MovieCharlie and the Chocolate Factory
2005
as Mr. Teavee
TVNumb3rs
2005
as Dr. Joseph Baskin
TVAgatha Christie's Marple
2004
as Lomax
MovieHawking
2004
as Frank Hawking
MovieAround the World in 80 Days
2004
as Mr. Sutton
MovieThe Young Visiters
2003
as Procurio
MovieMargery and Gladys
2003
as Graham Heywood
MovieLove Actually
2003
as Mr Trench
MovieThunderpants
2002
as Placido P. Placeedo
MovieWar Game
2002
as Lacey Christmas Goddard / Dad (voice)
MovieSword of Honour
2001
as Apthorpe
MovieCor, Blimey!
2000
as Kenneth Williams
TVClass Act
1994
as Graham
MovieCabaret
1993
as Clifford Bradshaw
TVThe Detectives
1993
as D.C. Dominic Boyle
MovieAn Ungentlemanly Act
1992
as P.C. Anton Livermore
TVCasualty
1986
as Alan Decker
TVThe Bill
1984
TVMoonfleet
1984
as John Trenchard
TVTony Awards
1956
as Self - Nominee
