
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).
Also Known As
Movie Appearances

Around the World in 80 Days
as Mr. Sutton
2004

The X Files: I Want to Believe
as Father Ybarra
2008

The Old Curiosity Shop
as Samson Brass
2007

The Special Relationship
as Jonathan Powell
2010

The Stronger
as Waiter
2007

Cor, Blimey!
as Kenneth Williams
2000

The Young Visiters
as Procurio
2003

The Forger
as Pinkus
2011

Cabaret
as Clifford Bradshaw
1993

Thunderpants
as Placido P. Placeedo
2002

War Game
as Lacey Christmas Goddard / Dad (voice)
2002

Battleship
as Dr. Nogrady
2012

The Theory of Everything
as Senior Doctor - Cambridge Hospital
2014

Hawking
as Frank Hawking
2004

Sword of Honour
as Apthorpe
2001

Elizabeth: The Golden Age
as William Walsingham
2007

The People We Hate at the Wedding
as Narrator (voice)
2022

Love Actually
as Mr Trench
2003

The Prime Minister
as Chief of Security
2016

The BFG
as Manhugger / Lout #1
2016
TV Appearances

Mad Men
as Wayne Kirkeby
2007

Numb3rs
as Dr. Joseph Baskin
2005

The Bill
1984

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
as The Scientist
2008

Dollhouse
as Clyde Randolph
2009

Breaking Bad
as Elliott Schwartz
2008

A Young Doctor's Notebook
as The Feldsher
2012

Succession
as Darwin Perry
2018

Agatha Christie's Marple
as Lomax
2004

Perception
as Teddy Brennan
2012

Manhattan
as Dr. Adelman
2014

Class Act
as Graham
1994