Jim Broadbent

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  • Birth Place: Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 05/24/1949, Gemini
  • Profession: Actor; writer
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Jim Broadbent Fast Facts:
  • Made his stage debut at age 4 in A Doll's House at a theater founded by his father.
  • Was stage manager at Regent's Park's Open Air Theatre.
  • Formed a comedy duo with Peter Barlow called the National Theatre of Brent.
  • Worked several times with director Mike Leigh, including plays Ecstasy (1979) and Goose-pimples (1981), films Life is Sweet (1990) and Topsy Turvy (1999) and TV movie A Sense of History (1992).
  • Had a breakthrough year in 2001, playing three very different characters in Bridget Jones's Diary, Moulin Rouge and Iris. He won an Academy Award for Iris and all three of his leading ladies (Renee Zellweger, Nicole Kidman and Judi Dench, respectively) were nominated for Academy Awards as well.
  • Jim Broadbent Relationships:
  • Roy Broadbent - Father
  • Dee Broadbent - Mother
  • Anastasia Lewis - Wife
  • Tom Lewis - Stepson
  • Paul Lewis - Stepson
  • Jim Broadbent Awards:
  • 2011 BAFTA Awards: Best Supporting Actor - Nominee
  • 2002 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie - Nominee
  • 2001 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role - Winner
  • 2007 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie - Nominee
  • 2008 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Winner
  • 2001 BAFTA Awards: Best Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
  • 2001 BAFTA Awards: Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Winner
  • 1999 BAFTA Awards: Best Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
  • 2001 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture - Nominee
  • 2001 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role - Nominee
  • 1998 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture - Nominee
  • 2002 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Winner
  • 2003 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Nominee
  • College:
  • The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, London, England (1972)
Richard Eyre, Hugh Bonneville, Judi Dench, Kate Winslet and Jim Broadbent, Iris  Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage.com
Longford, Jim Broadbent, Samantha Morton Giles Keyte/HBO
Longford, Lindsay Duncan, Jim Broadbent Giles Keyte/HBO
Longford, Jim Broadbent Giles Keyte/HBO
Longford, Samantha Morton, Jim Broadbent Giles Keyte/HBO
Longford, Jim Broadbent Giles Keyte/HBO
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