
Adam Godley
Acting
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).
TV Shows(34)

The Copenhagen Test
Frederick Schiff
2025

Down Cemetery Road
Joe Silverman
2025

The Great North
Archie (voice)
2021

The Great
Archbishop
2020

The Umbrella Academy
Pogo (voice)
2019

Lodge 49
2018

Succession
Darwin Perry
2018

Fallet
Tom Brown
2017

Powers
Emile Cross
2015

Manhattan
Dr. Adelman
2014

The Blacklist
Silas Gouldsberry
2013

A Young Doctor's Notebook
The Feldsher
2012

Perception
Teddy Brennan
2012

Homeland
Jordan Harris
2011

Suburgatory
Mr. Jacobs
2011

Suits
Nigel Nesbitt
2011

Case Histories
Martin Canning
2011

Harry's Law
2011

The Good Wife
Leland Carlisle
2009

Dollhouse
Clyde Randolph
2009

Lie to Me
Sandy Baxter
2009

Merlin
Jonas
2008

Breaking Bad
Elliott Schwartz
2008

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
The Scientist
2008

Private Practice
Henry
2007

Mad Men
Wayne Kirkeby
2007

Nuremberg: Nazis on Trial
Gustave Gilbert
2006

Numb3rs
Dr. Joseph Baskin
2005

Agatha Christie's Marple
Lomax
2004

Class Act
Graham
1994

The Detectives
D.C. Dominic Boyle
1993

Casualty
Alan Decker
1986

The Bill
1984

Tony Awards
Self - Nominee
1956
Movies(30)

The Last Sacrifice
2025

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

National Theatre Live: The Lehman Trilogy
Mayer Lehman
2019

Missing Link
Lord Bilge (voice)
2019

Nightmare Cinema
Dr. Salvadore
2018

The BFG
Manhugger / Lout #1
2016

The Prime Minister
Chief of Security
2016

The Theory of Everything
Senior Doctor - Cambridge Hospital
2014

Wilde Salomé
Arthur
2013

Battleship
Dr. Nogrady
2012

The Forger
Pinkus
2011

The Special Relationship
Jonathan Powell
2010

The X Files: I Want to Believe
Father Ybarra
2008

The Old Curiosity Shop
Samson Brass
2007

The Stronger
Waiter
2007

Elizabeth: The Golden Age
William Walsingham
2007

Son of Rambow
Brethren Leader
2007

Nanny McPhee
Vicar
2005

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Mr. Teavee
2005

Hawking
Frank Hawking
2004

Around the World in 80 Days
Mr. Sutton
2004

The Young Visiters
Procurio
2003

Margery and Gladys
Graham Heywood
2003

Love Actually
Mr Trench
2003

Thunderpants
Placido P. Placeedo
2002

War Game
Lacey Christmas Goddard / Dad (voice)
2002

Sword of Honour
Apthorpe
2001

Cor, Blimey!
Kenneth Williams
2000

Cabaret
Clifford Bradshaw
1993

An Ungentlemanly Act
P.C. Anton Livermore
1992