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).

Known For

The Great North 2021 ★ 6.9
The Great 2020 ★ 8.1
The Umbrella Academy 2019 ★ 8.5
Succession 2018 ★ 8.3
The Blacklist 2013 ★ 7.6
Perception 2012 ★ 7.1
Battleship 2012 ★ 5.9
Suits 2011 ★ 8.2
Homeland 2011 ★ 7.6
Suburgatory 2011 ★ 6.7
Harry's Law 2011 ★ 7.4
The Good Wife 2009 ★ 7.6
Lie to Me 2009 ★ 7.9
Dollhouse 2009 ★ 7.2
Breaking Bad 2008 ★ 8.9
Merlin 2008 ★ 7.8
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 2008 ★ 7.5
Mad Men 2007 ★ 8.1
Private Practice 2007 ★ 7.5
Numb3rs 2005 ★ 7.0
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 2005 ★ 7.0
Agatha Christie's Marple 2004 ★ 7.8
Casualty 1986 ★ 6.2
The Bill 1984 ★ 6.8