James Broadbent is an English actor. A graduate of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in 1972, he came to prominence as a character actor for his many roles in film and television. He has received various accolades including an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards, an International Emmy Award, and two Golden Globe Awards as well as nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Grammy Award.
He received an Academy Award for his supporting role as John Bayley in the film Iris. Broadbent won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Moulin Rouge!. His early film roles include in Terry Gilliam films Time Bandits and Brazil before a breakthrough role in Mike Leigh's Life Is Sweet. Notable film roles include Bullets Over Broadway, Topsy-Turvy, Bridget Jones's Diary, Gangs of New York, Another Year, The Iron Lady, Le Week-End, and Brooklyn.
Broadbent is also known for his roles in franchise films such as Horace Slughorn in the Harry Potter film series, Digory Kirke in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and Samuel Gruber in the Paddington film series.