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









