Adam Godley
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 · 65
Breaking Bad
2008 · Elliott Schwartz
The Blacklist
2013 · Silas Gouldsberry
Suits
2011 · Nigel Nesbitt
Tony Awards
1956 · Self - Nominee
The Good Wife
2009 · Leland Carlisle
Homeland
2011 · Jordan Harris
Mad Men
2007 · Wayne Kirkeby
Casualty
1986 · Alan Decker
Numb3rs
2005 · Dr. Joseph Baskin
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004 · Lomax
Private Practice
2007 · Henry
Succession
2018 · Darwin Perry
Merlin
2008 · Jonas
The Umbrella Academy
2019 · Pogo (voice)
Lie to Me
2009 · Sandy Baxter
The Great
2020 · Archbishop
Perception
2012 · Teddy Brennan
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
2005 · Mr. Teavee
The Bill
1984
Dollhouse
2009 · Clyde Randolph
The Great North
2021 · Archie (voice)
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
2008 · The Scientist
Suburgatory
2011 · Mr. Jacobs
Harry's Law
2011
The Copenhagen Test
2025 · Frederick Schiff
Battleship
2012 · Dr. Nogrady
Love Actually
2003 · Mr Trench
The BFG
2016 · Manhugger / Lout #1
Manhattan
2014 · Dr. Adelman
Lodge 49
2018
Powers
2015 · Emile Cross
The Detectives
1993 · D.C. Dominic Boyle
Down Cemetery Road
2025 · Joe Silverman
Nanny McPhee
2005 · Vicar
Around the World in 80 Days
2004 · Mr. Sutton
Case Histories
2011 · Martin Canning
The Theory of Everything
2014 · Senior Doctor - Cambri...
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
2007 · William Walsingham
A Young Doctor's Notebook
2012 · The Feldsher
The X-Files: I Want to Believe
2008 · Father Ybarra
Missing Link
2019 · Lord Bilge (voice)
Cabaret
1993 · Clifford Bradshaw
The People We Hate at the Wedding
2022 · Narrator (voice)
Thunderpants
2002 · Placido P. Placeedo
Nightmare Cinema
2018 · Dr. Salvadore
Class Act
1994 · Graham
Fallet
2017 · Tom Brown
Son of Rambow
2007 · Brethren Leader
Nuremberg: Nazis on Trial
2006 · Gustave Gilbert
War Game
2002 · Lacey Christmas Goddar...
Hawking
2004 · Frank Hawking
Moonfleet
1984 · John Trenchard
The Old Curiosity Shop
2007 · Samson Brass
The Special Relationship
2010 · Jonathan Powell
An Ungentlemanly Act
1992 · PC Anton Livermore
The Last Sacrifice
2025
The Forger
2011 · Pinkus
The Young Visiters
2003 · Procurio
Wilde Salomé
2013 · Arthur
The Prime Minister
2016 · Chief of Security
Sword of Honour
2001 · Apthorpe
Margery and Gladys
2003 · Graham Heywood
Cor, Blimey!
2000 · Kenneth Williams
National Theatre Live: The Lehman Trilogy
2019 · Mayer Lehman
The Stronger
2007 · Waiter