Acting
Jim Broadbent
- Titles
- 148movies47TV shows
- Career
Active from 1979 to 2025, with up to 5 main titles a year.
- Leading roles
- 66top three billing
- Average score
65/100
- Highest rated
Longford87/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 116 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical4.2average 2.6
- Wit & Wordplay5.1average 3.7
- Family Dynamics5.9average 4.8
- Wholesome4.4average 3.3
- Nostalgia4.7average 3.7
- Wonder4.3average 3.4
- Politics3.5average 2.6
- Pathos6.1average 5.2
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism3.5, average 5.4
- Violence3.1, average 4.2
- Scare1.5, average 2.6
- Adrenaline4.0, average 4.9
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 11
- Character-Driven 9
- Character Study 7
- Class Conflict 7
- Historical Drama 6
- Psychological Drama 6
- British History 5
- Coming-of-Age Story 5
- Romantic Comedy 4
- British Humor 4
- Family-Friendly 4
- British Drama 4
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Colin FirthActorBridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, Bridget Jones's Baby, Bridget Jones's Diary, Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason, And When Did You Last See Your Father?
Timothy SpallActorThe Damned United, Nicholas Nickleby, Topsy-Turvy, Life Is Sweet, Nona
Mike LeighDirectorAnother Year, Topsy-Turvy, Life Is Sweet, A Sense of History, Two Mikes Don't Make a Wright
Dick PopeCinematographerAnother Year, Nicholas Nickleby, Topsy-Turvy, Life Is Sweet, A Sense of History
John HurtActorIndiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Valiant, The Hit, Pride
Gemma JonesActorBridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, Bridget Jones's Baby, Bridget Jones's Diary, Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
Hugh GrantActorBridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, Bridget Jones's Diary, Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason, Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death
Lesley ManvilleActorAnother Year, Topsy-Turvy, The Go-Between, Our Winnie
Charlotte ColemanActorThe Enchanted World of Brambly Hedge, Brambly Hedge: Classic Collection, Brambly Hedge: Autumn Story: Primrose's Stormy Night, The Insurance Man
Alison SteadmanActorGone to the Dogs, Gone to Seed, Life Is Sweet, 7 Deadly Sins: Stage Acting
Renée ZellwegerActorBridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, Bridget Jones's Baby, Bridget Jones's Diary, Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
Harry Gregson-WilliamsComposerArthur Christmas, Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason, The Borrowers, Smilla's Sense of Snow
Movies and TV shows
179Upcoming
1 title
as Cardinal Pole
2020s
19 titles · average score 68
as Colin Jones
as Peter Schneider
as Samuel Gruber
as Harold Fry
TV show · as Snaggleroot (voice)
as Grosspapa (voice)
TV show · as Lord Marcham
as Kempton Bunton
as Lord Thomas Badgley
TV show · as Father Roberts
as Charlie
TV show · as George
2010s
39 titles · average score 68
as Terry Perkins
as Tony Webster
TV show · as Scottie
as Father Flood
as Santa Claus
as CEO (voice)
TV show · as DCS Tommy Butler
as Captain Molyneux / Vyvyan Ayrs / Timothy Cavendish / Korean Musician / Prescient 2
as Denis Thatcher
TV show · as Sam Ronstadt
as Tom
TV show · as Logan Mountstuart (Older)
2000s
35 titles · average score 63
as Horace Slughorn
as Dean Charles Stanforth
as Inspector Frank Butterman
as Arthur Morrison
as Mr. Osborne
as Lord Kelvin
as Mr. Wackford Squeers
as Boss Tweed
as Desmond Morton
as John Bayley
as Bridget's Dad
as Harold Zidler
1990s
36 titles · average score 65
as W. S. Gilbert
as Mother
as Pod Clock
TV show · as Peter Duffley
as Chief Inspector Heat
TV show · as Percy (voice)
as The Duke of Buckingham
as Doc Ansell
as Mr. Worrall
as Warner Purcell
as 23rd Earl of Leete
as Andy
1980s
40 titles · average score 69
as Ernest the Viking (a Rapist)
TV show · as Charlie Bennett
as Roger Miles
as Dr. Jaffe
as Barrister
as Nick/Father Christmas
as Vicar
as Geoff Figg
as Orderly
TV show · as Don Speekingleesh, an Interpreter
TV show · as Roy Slater
1970s
8 titles · average score 67
TV show · as Mr Lovejoy
as Mackaness
as German Soldier (uncredited)
as Fielder in Cowpat
as Woodcutter
TV show · as Stewart
as Spectator at Cricket Match (uncredited)
TV show · as Mr. Horsfall / Mr. Champing
1960s
1 title · average score 72
TV show · as Roulin