
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).
Filmography

The Last Sacrifice
2025

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

National Theatre Live: The Lehman Trilogy
2019
as Mayer Lehman

Missing Link
2019
as Lord Bilge (voice)

Nightmare Cinema
2018
as Dr. Salvadore

The BFG
2016
as Manhugger / Lout #1

The Prime Minister
2016
as Chief of Security

The Theory of Everything
2014
as Senior Doctor - Cambridge Hospital

Wilde Salomé
2013
as Arthur

Battleship
2012
as Dr. Nogrady

The Forger
2011
as Pinkus

The Special Relationship
2010
as Jonathan Powell

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

The Old Curiosity Shop
2007
as Samson Brass

The Stronger
2007
as Waiter

Elizabeth: The Golden Age
2007
as William Walsingham

Son of Rambow
2007
as Brethren Leader

Nanny McPhee
2005
as Vicar

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
2005
as Mr. Teavee

Hawking
2004
as Frank Hawking

Around the World in 80 Days
2004
as Mr. Sutton

The Young Visiters
2003
as Procurio

Margery and Gladys
2003
as Graham Heywood

Love Actually
2003
as Mr Trench