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Adam N. Godley (born 22 July 1964) is an English actor. He has been nominated for two Tony Awards and four Laurence Olivier Awards for his performances on the Broadway theatre and London stages, including 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.
Godley's film roles include Love Actually (2003), Nanny McPhee (2005), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), (2007), and The Theory of Everything (2014). He has also had television roles as Elliott Schwartz in Breaking Bad (2008–2013), Nigel Nesbitt in Suits (2013), Phinneus Pogo in The Umbrella Academy (2019–2024), and Archie the Archbishop in The Great (2020–2023).
In 1986, Godley joined Alan Ayckbourn's theatre company in Scarborough, where he stayed for three seasons. Productions included June Moon and The Revengers' Comedies, both of which transferred to the West End, and Mr A's Amazing Maze Plays, which transferred to the National Theatre.
He spent one season as a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, before creating the role of Cliff in Sam Mendes's production of Cabaret at the Donmar Warehouse in 1993. Several major productions followed, including Mouth to Mouth at the Royal Court, The Front Page at the Donmar, and The Rivals in the West End, after which Godley went on to create a series of roles at the National, including Kenneth Williams in Cleo, Camping, Emmanuelle and Dick; and the title role in Howard Davies' production of Paul. In 1999 he played John Worthing in the West End production of The Importance of Being Earnest. In 2002 he made his film debut in Claude Lelouch's And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen starring Jeremy Irons and Patricia Kaas which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. He continued acting in films such as the Christmas classic Love Actually (2003), Around the World in 80 Days (2004), Nanny McPhee (2005), and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005).
In 2002 he starred as Victor Prynne alongside Alan Rickman and Lindsay Duncan in a revival of Noël Coward's Private Lives at the Richard Rogers Theatre in New York City, where Godley made his Broadway debut. For his performance he earned a Theatre World Award. The following year Godley starred as Michal in Martin McDonagh's The Pillowman opposite Jim Broadbent and David Tennant at the Royal National Theatre.
In 2008 he played Raymond Babbitt in the West End production of Rain Man opposite Josh Hartnett. In 2010 he played Jonathan Powell in the HBO television film The Special Relationship about Tony Blair's relationship with Bill Clinton. He had recurring roles as Elliott Schwartz in AMC's Breaking Bad and Jocelyn Pugh in Lodge 49. He also appeared in BBC's A Young Doctor's Notebook (2011), CBS's The Good Wife (2012), USA Networks's Suits (2012), Showtime's Homeland (2015), and NBC's The Blacklist (2017). In 2011 he played Lord Evelyn Oakleigh in Roundabout Theatre's multi-award-winning Broadway theatre revival of Anything Goes. The production starred Sutton Foster, John McMartin, Jessica Walter and Joel Grey. For his performance he earned a Tony Award nomination, a Drama Desk Award nomination, and an Outer Critics Circle Award. In 2013 he led a new adaptation by Dennis Kelly of Georg Kaiser's 1912 Germany expressionist masterpiece, From Morning to Midnight, at the National Theatre.
His most recent stage role was as one of the three Lehman brothers in the 2019 National Theatre's The Lehman Trilogy for which he was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Play alongside Simon Russell Beale and Ben Miles. The play transferred to Broadway in 2021 where he received a Tony Award nomination for Best Actor in a Play along with Adrian Lester and Simon Russell Beale.
In 2023, he portrayed pollster Darwin Perry in the HBO drama series Succession episode "America Decides".
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| 2002 | War Game | Lacey / Dad | Voice; short film |
| And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen | Son of London Jeweller | ||
| Thunderpants | Placido P. Placeedo | ||
| 2003 | Love Actually | Mr. Trench | |
| 2004 | Around the World in 80 Days | Mr. Sutton | |
| 2005 | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | Mr. Teavee | |
| Nanny McPhee | Vicar | ||
| 2007 | William Walsingham | ||
| Son of Rambow | Brethren Leader | ||
| 2008 | Father Ybarra | ||
| 2011 | The Forger | Pinkus | |
| 2012 | Battleship | Dr. Nogrady | |
| 2014 | The Theory of Everything | Senior Doctor - Cambridge Hospital | |
| 2016 | The BFG | The Manhugger / Lout No. 1 | |
| 2018 | Nightmare Cinema | Dr. Salvadore | |
| 2019 | Missing Link | Lord Bilge | Voice |
| 2022 | The People We Hate at the Wedding | Narrator | Voice |
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| 1978 | A Horseman Riding By | Simon Craddock | 3 episodes |
| 1979 | Thomas & Sarah | Tomlinson | 1 episode |
| 1984 | Moonfleet | John Trenchard | 6 episodes |
| 1991; 1998 | The Bill | Duxford/Nigel Penway | 2 episodes |
| 1992 | An Ungentlemanly Act | P.C. Anton Livermore | Television film |
| 1995 | Class Act | Graham | 1 episode |
| 1998 | Casualty | Alan Decker | 1 episode |
| 2000 | Cor, Blimey! | Kenneth Williams | Television film |
| 2001 | Sword of Honour | Apthorpe | Television film |
| 2002 | The Inspector Lynley Mysteries | Tony Phillips | 1 episode |
| 2003 | Margery & Gladys | Graham Heywood | Television film |
| 2004 | Hawking | Frank Hawking | Television film |
| 2006 | Gustave Gilbert | Miniseries | |
| 2007 | Coming Up | Paul | 1 episode |
| 2007 | The Old Curiosity Shop | Sampson Brass | Television film |
| 2008; 2013 | Breaking Bad | Elliott Schwartz | 3 episodes |
| 2008 | The Scientist | 1 episode | |
| 2008 | Mad Men | Wayne Kirkeby | 1 episode |
| 2009 | Numbers | Dr. Joseph Baskin | 1 episode |
| 2009 | Merlin | Jonas | 2 episodes |
| 2009 | Dollhouse | Clyde Randolph | 1 episode |
| 2010 | Private Practice | Henry | 1 episode |
| 2010 | Agatha Christie's Marple | Lomax | 1 episode |
| 2010 | The Special Relationship | Jonathan Powell | Television film |
| 2011 | Lie to Me | Sandy Baxter | 1 episode |
| 2011 | CHAOS | Jonathan Aldridge | 1 episode |
| 2011 | Case Histories | Martin Canning | 2 episodes |
| 2012 | A Young Doctor's Notebook | Demyan Lukich | Main role, 8 episodes |
| 2012 | Harry's Law | Hospital Administrator | 1 episode |
| 2012 | The Good Wife | Leland Carlisle | 1 episode |
| 2012 | Suburgatory | Mr. Jacobs | 1 episode |
| 2013 | Spies of Warsaw | Julius Halbech | Miniseries |
| 2013 | Elementary | British Man | Uncredited voice role, 1 episode |
| 2013 | Suits | Nigel Alexander Nesbitt | Recurring role, 5 episodes |
| 2014 | Perception | Teddy Brennan | 1 episode |
| 2014 | Manhattan | Dr. Adelman | 3 episodes |
| 2014 | Homeland | Jordan Harris | 1 episode |
| 2015–2016 | Powers | Captain Emile Cross | Main role, 20 episodes |
| 2015 | The Blacklist | Silas Gouldsberry | 1 episode |
| 2017 | Fallet | DCI Tom Brown | Main role, 8 episodes |
| 2018–2019 | Lodge 49 | Jocelyn Pugh | Recurring role, 10 episodes |
| 2019–2024 | The Umbrella Academy | Phinneus Pogo | Main role, 16 episodes Voice and motion capture role ‘The Umbrella Academy’: Cameron Britton, Colm Feore, Adam Godley & Ashley Madekwe Join Netflix Series |
| 2020–2023 | The Great | Archbishop "Archie" | Main role, 30 episodes |
| 2021–2025 | The Great North | Dick Chateau / Archie | Voice role, 5 episodes |
| 2022 | Bob's Burgers | Ghost | Voice role, 1 episode |
| 2023 | Succession | Darwin Perry | 1 episode |
| Down Cemetery Road | Joe Silverman | Upcoming series |
| 1976 | The White Devil | Prince Giovanni | The Old Vic |
| 1979 | Close Of Play | Matthew | National Theatre |
| 1980 | Watch on the Rhine | Joshua Muller | National Theatre |
| 1987 | An Inspector Calls | Eric Birling | Westminster Theatre |
| 1991 | The Revengers' Comedies | Oliver Knightly | The Strand Theatre |
| 1992 | June Moon | Fred Stevens | Vaudeville Theatre |
| 1993 | Mr A's Amazing Maze Plays | Neville | National Theatre |
| 1993 | A Going Concern | David | Hampstead Theatre |
| Donmar Warehouse | |||
| 1994 | The Rivals | Faulkland | Albery Theatre |
| 1996 | The White Devil Three Hours After Marriage The General From America | Camilo Underplot Majot André | Royal Shakespeare Company |
| 1997 | The Wood Demon | Fyodor | Playhouse Theatre |
| 1997 | The Front Page | Bensinger | Donmar Warehouse |
| National Theatre | |||
| 1999 | The Importance of Being Earnest | John Worthing | Haymarket Theatre |
| 2000 | Mr Kolpert | Ralf | Royal Court Theatre |
| 2001 | Mouth To Mouth | Dr Gompertz | Royal Court Theatre |
| Richard Rodgers Theater, Broadway | |||
| 2003 | The Pillowman | Michal | National Theatre |
| 2005 | Two Thousand Years | Jonathan | National Theatre |
| 2005 | Paul | Paul | National Theatre |
| 2008 | Rain Man | Raymond Babbitt | Apollo Theatre |
| Stephen Sondheim Theater, Broadway | |||
| 2013 | From Morning to Midnight | The Bank Clerk | National Theatre |
| National Theatre | |||
| Park Avenue Armory | |||
| Piccadilly Theatre | |||
| Nederlander Theater, Broadway | |||
| Marquis Theatre, Broadway |
| 1975 | My Old Man | Joe | BBC Radio |
| 1977 | Sister Ninian's Nightingale | Johnny Dean | BBC Radio |
| 1977 | These Modern Ways | Grisha | BBC Radio |
| 1979 | The Rocking Horse Winner | Paul | BBC Radio |
| 1979 | The Happiest Days of Your Life | Hopcroft | BBC Radio |
| 1994 | Wide Sargasso Sea | Edward Rochester | BBC Radio |
| 1998 | The Ghost Train | Teddy Deakin | BBC Radio |
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| 2004 | Black Beauty | Black Beauty | BBC Radio |
| 2004 | Mort | Cutwell | BBC Radio |
| 2004 | Christopher Himself | Christopher Isherwood | BBC Radio |
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| 2005 | The Madness of George III | George IV | BBC Radio |
| 2006 | Another Country | Vaughan | BBC Radio |
| 2009 | Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde | Dr Jekyll | BBC Radio |
| LA Theatre Works | |||
| 2011 | Strangers and Brothers | Lewis Elliot | BBC Radio |
| LA Theatre Works | |||
| 2018 | An Enemy of the People | Peter Stockman | BBC Radio |
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