TV-Now
Search for your favorite stars on TV:
 Pick Of The Week
Stars on TV: Everything You Want to Know

Jim Broadbent

Jim Broadbent TV Listings

ChannelDate & TimeTitleBuy
IFCSat, Oct 11, 10:35 PMThe Dogs of WarBuy
IFCSun, Oct 12, 4:05 AMThe Dogs of WarBuy
SHOeSun, Oct 19, 3:25 AMArt School ConfidentialBuy
SUNDeThu, Oct 23, 1:30 AMTopsy-TurvyBuy
IFCThu, Oct 23, 6:45 PMThe Dogs of WarBuy

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:
  • Roy Broadbent - Father
  • Dee Broadbent - Mother
  • Anastasia Lewis - Wife
  • Tom Lewis - Stepson
  • Paul Lewis - Stepson

  • Jim Broadbent Awards:
  • 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
  • 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
  • 2002 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie - Nominee

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