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Jim Broadbent

Jim Broadbent

Actor · Born May 24, 1949 (77) · Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK

Oscar winner · 2 Golden Globes · 2 BAFTA Awards · 5 other major award bodies

Jim Broadbent (born May 24, 1949) is an English actor. He won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for his supporting role as John Bayley in the feature film Iris (2001), as well as winning a BAFTA TV Award and a Golden Globe for his leading role as Lord Longford in the television film Longford (2006). Broadbent received four BAFTA Film Award nominations and won for his performance in Moulin Rouge! (2001). He was also nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards and four Screen Actors Guild Awards. A graduate of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in 1972, Broadbent first came to prominence in the 1980s, chiefly appearing in television comedy including playing Roy Slater in the BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses. He appeared in the Terry Gilliam films Time Bandits (1981) and Brazil (1985) before a breakthrough role in Mike Leigh's independent comedy drama Life Is Sweet (1990). His notable film roles since include The Borrowers (1997), Bridget Jones's Diary (2001), The Gathering Storm (2002), Hot Fuzz (2007), Another Year (2010), The Iron Lady (2011), Arthur Christmas (2011), Cloud Atlas (2012) and Brooklyn (2015). He played Horace Slughorn in the Harry Potter film series, Archmaester Ebrose in the seventh season of the television series Game of Thrones and Samuel Gruber in the Paddington film series.

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Born
May 24, 1949 (77)
From
Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
115 on MovieCove · 184 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 21% in 30 days

What are Jim Broadbent's films like?

Across their 90 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama18 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy17 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Biography12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 80th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Animation11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile
: browse their Animation movies
Adventure10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Action9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 79th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 89th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Family2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 32nd percentile
: browse their Family movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
29%
Self
24%
Morality
18%
Power
8%
Society
7%
Ideas
7%
Survival
7%
Family bonds26 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity15 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose14 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship14 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love13 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice11 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity11 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth8 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 89 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 43 · Serious 22 · Dark 24

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 40 · Stylized 31 · Heightened 18

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 37 · Charged 31 · Intense 21

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 44 · Shifting 41 · Whiplash 4

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 31 · Some laughs 40 · Funny 18

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 41 · Even-paced 43 · Relentless 5

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 44 · Engaged 35 · Full focus 10

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 44 · Affecting 24 · Heavy 21

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 63 · Open-ended 19 · Ambiguous 7

Roles they play

44 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 10 of 44 analyzed roles.

Ally
10 of 44
Hero
8 of 44
Mentor
8 of 44
Threshold guardian
6 of 44
Shadow
5 of 44
Trickster
3 of 44
Herald
2 of 44
Shapeshifter
2 of 44
Show the 44 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
36
Melancholic
31
Joyful
27
Warm
25
Contemplative
29
Other
102

How their films linger

Feel-good33 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful38 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet31 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 15 with a twist

  • Happy36
  • Bittersweet37
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous14

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Jim Broadbent's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 80 of their 115 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (26).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jim Broadbent's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

184 credits, 115 with a MovieCove page; 15 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Jay Kelly(2025)

    as Peter Schneider

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy(2025)

    as Colin Jones

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Paddington in Peru(2024)

    as Samuel Gruber

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • An A to Z of Paddington (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • My Lady Jane(2024)

    Show 2 episodes · as Duke of Leicester

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Call Me Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as George

  • 2022 Wimbledon Official Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Narrator

  • The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry(2023)

    as Harold Fry

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Snaggleroot (voice)

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • Ten Percent(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Richard Nightingale

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Charlotte(2021)

    as Grosspapa (voice)

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Why Didn't They Ask Evans?(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Lord Marcham

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • A Boy Called Christmas(2021)

    as King

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Duke(2020)

    as Kempton Bunton

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Black Narcissus(2020)

    Show 3 episodes · as Father Roberts

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows

  • Six Minutes to Midnight(2020)

    as Charlie

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Staged(2020)

    Show 2 episodes · as Jim

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Trying(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as George

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Dolittle(2020)

    as Lord Thomas Badgley

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Love, Death & Robots(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Christopher the Poet (voice)

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Black '47(2018)

    as Lord Kilmichael

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • King of Thieves(2018)

    as Terry Perkins

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • King Lear(2018)

    as Earl of Gloucester

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • New Town Utopia(2018)

    as Lewis Silkin MP

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Paddington 2(2017)

    as Samuel Gruber

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Birds Like Us(2017)

    as Horozovich (voice)

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Sense of an Ending(2017)

    as Tony Webster

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Ethel & Ernest(2016)

    as Ernest Briggs (voice)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Bridget Jones's Baby(2016)

    as Dad

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Legend of Tarzan(2016)

    as Prime Minister

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Eddie the Eagle(2015)

    as BBC Commentator

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • War & Peace(2016)

    Show 6 episodes · as Prince Bolkonsky

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • London Spy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 5 episodes · as Scottie

  • The Lady in the Van(2015)

    as Underwood

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Brooklyn(2015)

    as Father Flood

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Weather Inside(2015)

    as Britischer Botschafter

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Go-Between(2015)

    as Old Leo

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Get Santa(2014)

    as Santa Claus

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Paddington(2014)

    as Samuel Gruber

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Big Game(2014)

    as Herbert

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Postman Pat: The Movie(2014)

    as CEO (voice)

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Harry Hill Movie(2013)

    as Cleaner

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Great Train Robbery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · as DCS Tommy Butler

  • The Phone Call (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Stan (voice)

  • Chance Meeting (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • Le Week-End(2013)

    as Nick Burrows

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Filth(2013)

    as Dr Rossi

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Closed Circuit(2013)

    as Attorney General

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Frame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Professor Horace Slughorn

  • Cloud Atlas(2012)

    as Captain Molyneux / Vyvyan Ayrs / Timothy Cavendish / Korean Musician / Prescient 2

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Iron Lady(2011)

    as Denis Thatcher

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Comedy Blaps (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 3 episodes · as DCI Ponk

  • Arthur Christmas(2011)

    as Santa (voice)

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2(2011)

    as Horace Slughorn

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Exile(2011)

    Show 3 episodes · as Sam Ronstadt

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Game of Thrones(2011)

    Show 4 episodes · as Archmaester Ebrose

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Any Human Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 4 episodes · as Logan Mountstuart (Older)

  • Another Year(2010)

    as Tom

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Perrier's Bounty(2009)

    as Jim McCrea

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince(2009)

    as Horace Slughorn

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Damned United(2009)

    as Sam Longson

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Young Victoria(2009)

    as King William IV

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Lost and Found(2008)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Inkheart(2008)

    as Fenoglio

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Einstein and Eddington(2008)

    as Sir Oliver Lodge

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull(2008)

    as Dean Charles Stanforth

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Tales of the Riverbank(2008)

    as G.P. (voice)

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • When Did You Last See Your Father?(2007)

    as Arthur Morrison

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Hot Fuzz(2007)

    as Inspector Frank Butterman

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Longford (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Lord Longford

  • Art School Confidential(2006)

    as Jimmy

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Street(2006)

    Show 6 episodes · as Stan McDermott

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe(2005)

    as Prof. Digory Kirke

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Valiant(2005)

    as Sergeant (voice)

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Robots(2005)

    as Madame Gasket (voice)

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • The Magic Roundabout(2004)

    as Brian (voice)

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason(2004)

    as Dad

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Vera Drake(2004)

    as Judge

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Vanity Fair(2004)

    as Mr. Osborne

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Pride(2004)

    as Eddie (voice)

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Around the World in 80 Days(2004)

    as Lord Kelvin

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Tooth(2004)

    as The Rabbit (voice)

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Brambly Hedge: Classic Collection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Basil / Ernest Vole / Purslane Saltapple (Voice)

  • The Young Visiters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Alfred Salteena

  • Bright Young Things(2003)

    as The Drunken Major

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself(2003)

    as Harry Aitken

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Anna Spud (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Dad

  • Nicholas Nickleby(2002)

    as Mr. Wackford Squeers

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Gangs of New York(2002)

    as Boss Tweed

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The King's Beard(2002)

    as The Wizard (voice)

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Gathering Storm(2002)

    as Desmond Morton

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Iris(2001)

    as John Bayley

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Moulin Rouge!(2001)

    as Harold Zidler

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Bridget Jones's Diary(2001)

    as Bridget's Dad

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Topsy-Turvy(1999)

    as W. S. Gilbert

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Comic Relief: Doctor Who - The Curse of Fatal Death(1999)

    as The Shy Doctor

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Little Voice(1998)

    as Mr. Boo

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Avengers(1998)

    as Mother

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Percy The Park Keeper: After The Storm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Percy

  • Percy The Park Keeper: The Rescue Party (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Percy

  • The Borrowers(1997)

    as Pod Clock

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Peter Principle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 12 episodes · as Peter Duffley

  • Percy The Park Keeper: The Secret Path (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Jim

  • Smilla's Sense of Snow(1997)

    as Dr. Lagermann

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Brambly Hedge: Autumn Story: Primrose's Stormy Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Basil

  • Percy The Park Keeper: One Snowy Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Percy

  • The Enchanted World of Brambly Hedge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 8 episodes · as Basil / Ernest Vole / Purslane Saltapple (voice)

  • Percy the Park Keeper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 17 episodes · as Percy (voice)

  • The Secret Agent(1996)

    as Chief Inspector Heat

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Richard III(1995)

    as The Duke of Buckingham

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Rough Magic(1995)

    as Doc Ansell

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Last Englishman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Col. Alfred D. Wintle

  • Bullets Over Broadway(1994)

    as Warner Purcell

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Princess Caraboo(1994)

    as Mr. Worrall

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Widows' Peak(1994)

    as Con Clancy

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Prince Cinders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Ugly Brother / Policeman (voice)

  • Wide-Eyed and Legless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Deric Longden

  • Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as George

  • Two Mikes Don't Make a Wright (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Writer · as The Earl of Leete

  • Gone to Seed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 6 episodes · as Monty Plant

  • A Sense of History (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Writer · as 23rd Earl of Leete

  • The Crying Game(1992)

    as Col

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Gone to the Dogs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 6 episodes · as Jim Morley

  • Enchanted April(1991)

    as Frederick Arbuthnot

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Murder Most Horrid(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Selwyn Proops

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Nona (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Carmelo

  • Performance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Carmello

  • Life Is Sweet(1990)

    as Andy

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Happy Feet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Grocer

  • Van Gogh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Roulin

  • The Staggering Stories of Ferdinand de Bargos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 27 episodes · Actor

  • Victoria Wood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Alan Hammond

  • 4 Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Steven Parrish

  • Screen One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Deric Longden

  • Erik the Viking(1989)

    as Ernest the Viking (a Rapist)

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • 7 Deadly Sins: Stage Acting (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Writer · as Standford Hartley

  • The Hangover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as (voice)

  • Blackadder's Christmas Carol(1988)

    as Prince Albert

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Vroom(1988)

    as Donald

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Modern World: Ten Great Writers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as Ossipon

  • Superman IV: The Quest for Peace(1987)

    as Jean Pierre Dubois

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Running Out of Luck(1985)

    as Jimmy

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Inspector Morse(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Charlie Bennett

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • The Insurance Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Gutling

  • Silas Marner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Jem Rodney

  • The Good Father(1985)

    as Roger Miles

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Happy Families (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Dalcroix

  • Happy Families (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dalcroix

  • Theatre Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Maitre Jacques

  • Picture Friend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Tes Goodwin

  • Brazil(1985)

    as Dr. Jaffe

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

  • The Man Who Shot Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Nick/Father Christmas

  • The Hit(1984)

    as Barrister

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Dramarama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 1 episode · as Uncle Keith

  • Birth of a Nation(1983)

    as Geoff Figg

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Tales Out of School (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 1 episode · as Geoff Figg

  • The Black Adder(1983)

    Show 1 episode · as Don Speekingleesh, an Interpreter

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Walter and June (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Orderly

  • Dead on Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Vicar

  • Objects of Affection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Second Attendant

  • Our Winnie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Second Attendant

  • Intensive Care (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Mr Horsfall

  • Walter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Joseph - Orderly

  • Uliisses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Actor

  • Bird of Prey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as DI Stanley Richardson

  • Only Fools and Horses(1981)

    Show 2 episodes · as Roy Slater

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Time Bandits(1981)

    as Compere

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Dogs of War(1980)

    as Film Crew

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Adventures of Frank: Seeds of Ice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Mr. Champing

  • Breaking Glass(1980)

    as Station Porter

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Games Without Frontiers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Stewart

  • Long Distance Information (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Mackaness

  • Phoelix (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Actor

  • Tales of the Unexpected(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr Lovejoy

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • The Passage(1979)

    as German Soldier (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Life Story of Baal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Woodcutter

  • The Shout(1978)

    as Fielder in Cowpat

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Stewart

  • The Go-Between(1971)

    as Spectator at Cricket Match (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Play for Today (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Champing · as Mr. Horsfall

  • Omnibus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Roulin

  • Dennis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Fools (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Cardinal Pole

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 184 titles, 182 of them dated from 1967 to 2025; peak year 2015.

Biggest box office

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)

$941M worldwide

Highest rated

Paddington 2 (2017)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination
19672025

Peak 2015 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 35 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Show 4 more milestones

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting184 of 184: 181 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score70thWriting3 of 184: 0 only writing, 3 with another role

184 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and writing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1960s1 · acting1970s9 · acting1980s42 · 42 acting · 1 crew1990s36 · 36 acting · 2 crew2000s35 · acting2010s40 · acting2020s19 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 15% of 89 roles
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Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

an Oscar, 2 Golden Globes, 2 BAFTA Awards and 1 other major award from 20 major nominations, 1999–2018.

WinNomination
  1. 2018
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  2. 2012
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actor
  3. 2011
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Actor
  4. 2008
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television
  5. 2007
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Actor
  6. 2004
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Actor
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Spoken Word Album for Children
  7. 2003
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
  8. 2002
    • Oscar, won · Best Actor in a Supporting Role
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actor
Show 2 earlier years
  1. 2000
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
  2. 1999
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Venice award, won · Best Actor

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Jim Broadbent's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 67th percentile, the median of all 98; across their 89 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 67th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 89

Approval · how many liked their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 89

Reach · how many have seen their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 89

Midcredits score across 115 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up51
  • 50th to 74th30
  • 25th to 49th21
  • Below 25th13

Shape of the crowd

55 of their 115 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved23
  • Universally Panned2
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser55
  • Broadly Agreed14
  • Mixed17

Most divisive · actor

Birds Like Us (2017)

93rd percentile spread · 48% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Game of Thrones (2011)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 75/100 in their films, across 81 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 50. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Jim Broadbent's work okay for kids?

Across up to 49 MovieCove titles with content scores, every category sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore38 titles12–72 · median 45 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity49 titles10–68 · median 27 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity38 titles13–81 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs38 titles10–64 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense38 titles8–68 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Jim Broadbent work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jim Broadbent's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Eric Fellner shares the most, 8.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles