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Jim Broadbent

Jim Broadbent TV Listings

ChannelDate & TimeTitleBuy
ENCWed, Feb 10, 6:20 PMBridget Jones's DiaryBuy
MOMAXeSun, Feb 14, 5:10 PMMoulin RougeBuy
ENCMon, Feb 15, 12:15 PMBridget Jones's DiaryBuy
IFCThu, Feb 18, 8:00 PMGangs of New YorkBuy
IFCFri, Feb 19, 3:15 AMGangs of New YorkBuy
FXFri, Feb 19, 10:30 AMRobotsBuy
ENCSun, Feb 21, 4:20 PMBridget Jones's DiaryBuy
FXTue, Feb 23, 10:00 AMRobotsBuy
MOMAXeTue, Feb 23, 6:45 PMMoulin RougeBuy

Jim Broadbent Biography

Jim Broadbent
  • Birth Place: Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 05/24/1949, Gemini
  • Profession: Actor; writer
Jim Broadbent Fast Facts:
  • Made his stage debut at age four 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.  Broadbent 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:
  • Anastasia Lewis - Wife
  • Dee Broadbent - Mother
  • Paul Lewis - Stepson
  • Roy Broadbent - Father
  • Tom Lewis - Stepson

  • Jim Broadbent Awards:
  • 2002 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie - Nominee
  • 2003 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Nominee
  • 2002 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Winner
  • 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

  • College:
  • The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, London, England (1972)
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