Jim Broadbent

Biography

Born 05/24/1949

Actor Jim Broadbent rose from the ranks of British theater to become an internationally acclaimed player, recognized for excessive theatrical romps like “Topsy Turvy” (1999) and “Moulin Rouge” (2001), as well as subtle character-based dramas “Life is Sweet” (1991) and “Iris”...
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Filmography

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Awards

In 2008, received Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Miniseries or TV Movie
In 2002, received BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor
In 2002, received London Film Critics Circle Award for Best British Supporting Actor

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Highlights

In 2009, Joined the cast of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" as Horace Slughorn, the newly appointed Hogwarts Potions master
In 2008, Cast in the fourth film in the Indiana Jones series, "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull"
In 2007, Portrayed the Earl of Longford in the HBO original movie, "Longford"; earned an Emmy nomination for Best Actor

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Family & Companions

Roy Broadbent: father (Helped to convert a church into a theater that was later named in his honor)
mother: Died of Alzheimer's disease in 1995 at age 81

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