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Jim Broadbent is an English actor, writer, and musician. He is best known for his roles in films such as Moulin Rouge!, Bridget Jones's Diary, and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. He has won numerous awards, including an Academy Award, two BAFTAs, and four British Independent Film Awards. Broadbent was born on 24 May 1949 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England. He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and began his career in theatre, appearing in productions such as The Cherry Orchard and The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby. Broadbent's film career began in the 1980s, with roles in films such as The Dressmaker and Brazil. He has since appeared in a variety of films, including Iris, Moulin Rouge!, Bridget Jones's Diary, and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. He won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Iris. Broadbent has also appeared in television series such as The Young Ones, Blackadder, and Game of Thrones. He has also written and composed music for films such as The Borrowers and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. As of 2021, Jim Broadbent's net worth is estimated to be $10 million.

Popular As James Broadbent
Occupation actor,writer,soundtrack
Age 74 years old
Zodiac Sign Gemini
Born 24 May 1949
Birthday 24 May
Birthplace Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Nationality United Kingdom

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Jim Broadbent Height, Weight & Measurements

At 74 years old, Jim Broadbent height is 6' 2" (1.88 m) .

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Height 6' 2" (1.88 m)
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Who Is Jim Broadbent's Wife?

His wife is Anastasia Lewis (1987 - present)

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Wife Anastasia Lewis (1987 - present)
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Jim Broadbent Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Jim Broadbent worth at the age of 74 years old? Jim Broadbent’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. He is from United Kingdom. We have estimated Jim Broadbent's net worth , money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2023 $1 Million - $5 Million
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Timeline

2016

As of 2016, he has appeared in four films nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: The Crying Game (1992), Moulin Rouge! (2001), Gangs of New York (2002) and Brooklyn (2015).

2011

Has portrayed Santa Claus in two different films; Arthur Christmas (2011) and Get Santa (2014).

2007

Considered for the role of Wilbur Turnblad in Hairspray (2007).

2005

Child evacuees features as a major theme in two of his family films. In The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) he portrays a host to children leaving London during the Second World War. He later portrayed a former child evacuee in Paddington (2014).

2004

Nominated for a 2004 Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for Children for Winnie-the-Pooh.

2002

At The Orange British Academy Film Awards on Monday January 28th 2002, he was nominated for the best Performance by an Actor in a leading role Award for his role in the film Iris (2001).

2001

Jim's breakthrough year was 2001, as he starred in three critically and commercially successful films. Many would consider him the definitive supporting actor of that year.

First he starred as Bridget's dad (Colin Jones) in Bridget Jones's Diary (2001), which propelled Renée Zellweger to an Oscar nomination for Best Actress.

Next came the multiple Oscar-nominated film (including Best Picture) Moulin Rouge! (2001), for which he won a Best Supporting Actor BAFTA award for his scene-stealing performance as Harold Zidler.

Lastly, came the small biopic Iris (2001), for which he won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor as devoted husband John Bayley to Judi Dench's Iris Murdoch, the British novelist who suffered from Alzheimer's disease.

2000

Plays former President Richard Nixon in Dirty Tricks (2000). Nixon was previously played by Anthony Hopkins in Nixon (1995). Hopkins also appeared in Shadowlands (1993) as C.S. Lewis, author of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005), in which Broadbent appeared.

1999

Appearing primarily as a character actor in these films, Broadbent took center stage for Leigh's Topsy-Turvy (1999), imbuing the mercurial W. S. Gilbert with emotional complexity and comic poignancy.

1995

His mother, who died in 1995, suffered from Alzheimer's Disease.

1992

Broadbent gained further visibility the following year with substantial roles in Neil Jordan's The Crying Game (1992) and Mike Newell's Enchanted April (1991), and he could subsequently be seen in such diverse fare as Woody Allen's Bullets Over Broadway (1994), Widows' Peak (1994), Richard Loncraine's highly acclaimed adaptation of Shakespeare's Richard III (1995) and Little Voice (1998), the last of which cast him as a seedy nightclub owner.

1990

In 1990 he starred in Leigh's Life Is Sweet (1990), a domestic comedy that cast him as a good-natured cook who dreams of running his own business.

1985

Considered for the roles of Dr. Armstrong, Roger Derebridge, Lamson, Kelly and the Brash Guard in Lifeforce (1985).

1984

He went on to work with Frears again in The Hit (1984) and with Terry Gilliam in Time Bandits (1981) and Brazil (1985), but it was through his collaboration with Mike Leigh that Broadbent first became known to an international film audience.

1981

Was offered the part of Del Boy in BBC's Sitcom Only Fools and Horses (1981), but declined the role. But he did guest-star in three episodes of the show as DCI Rory Slater.

1978

Broadbent made his film debut in 1978 with a small part in Jerzy Skolimowski's The Shout (1978).

1972

Following his 1972 graduation, he began his professional career on the stage, performing with the Royal National Theatre, the Royal Shakespeare Company, and as part of the National Theatre of Brent, a two-man troupe which he co-founded. In addition to his theatrical work, Broadbent did steady work on television, working for such directors as Mike Newell and Stephen Frears.

1971

He is the son of Roy Broadbent, who was involved in converting a Methodist Church into a theater. It was later renamed the Broadbent Theater after his death in 1971.

1954

Is the only Oscar-winning actor in the Superman films who has only won a single Oscar. Marlon Brando won for On the Waterfront (1954) and The Godfather (1972); Gene Hackman for The French Connection (1971) and Unforgiven (1992); and Kevin Spacey for The Usual Suspects (1995) and American Beauty (1999). Broadbent only won for Iris (2001).

1949

One of England's most versatile character actors, Jim Broadbent was born on May 24, 1949, in Lincolnshire, the youngest son of furniture maker Roy Laverick Broadbent and sculptress Doreen "Dee" (Findlay) Broadbent. Jim attended a Quaker boarding school in Reading before successfully applying for a place at an art school. His heart was in acting, though, and he would later transfer to the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA).