Adam Godley
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Adam Godley is an English actor.
, Elizabeth: The Golden Age and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
(2005).
On stage he has most recently appeared in the role of Raymond Babbitt in the West End
production of Rain Man
. Also Mouth to Mouth at The Royal Court Theatre, and as Kenneth Williams in Terry Johnson
's Cleo, Camping, Emmanuelle and Dick
at the National Theatre. Other London stage work includes Martin McDonagh
's The Pillowman
, Paul, Cabaret
, Mr Kolpert, The Rivals
, June Moon
, The Importance of Being Earnest
and, on Broadway, Private Lives
and the Broadway revival of Anything Goes
as Lord Evelyn Oakleigh.
Theatre awards and nominations include:
TV movies include Cor, Blimey!, The Old Curiosity Shop, In the Dark
, The Young Visiters
and Hawking. Other TV work includes Breaking Bad
, Nuremberg, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Sword of Honour
, Mad Men
, Dollhouse
, "Lie To Me", "Case Histories", "Marple-The Secret of Chimneys" and the HBO
film The Special Relationship
.
Biography
Adam Godley has appeared in numerous movies including Love ActuallyLove Actually
Love Actually is a 2003 British romantic comedy film written and directed by Richard Curtis. The screenplay delves into different aspects of love as shown through ten separate stories involving a wide variety of individuals, many of whom are shown to be interlinked as their tales progress...
, Elizabeth: The Golden Age and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (film)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a 2005 film adaptation of the 1964 book of the same name by Roald Dahl. The film was directed by Tim Burton. The film stars Freddie Highmore as Charlie Bucket and Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka...
(2005).
On stage he has most recently appeared in the role of Raymond Babbitt in the West End
West End of London
The West End of London is an area of central London, containing many of the city's major tourist attractions, shops, businesses, government buildings, and entertainment . Use of the term began in the early 19th century to describe fashionable areas to the west of Charing Cross...
production of Rain Man
Rain Man
Rain Man is a 1988 drama film written by Barry Morrow and Ronald Bass and directed by Barry Levinson. It tells the story of an abrasive and selfish yuppie, Charlie Babbitt, who discovers that his estranged father has died and bequeathed all of his multimillion-dollar estate to his other son,...
. Also Mouth to Mouth at The Royal Court Theatre, and as Kenneth Williams in Terry Johnson
Terry Johnson (dramatist)
Terry Johnson is a British dramatist and director working for stage, television and film. He is a Literary Associate at the Royal Court Theatre. At The Court he directed Dumb Show by Joe Penhall and opened his play Piano/Forte...
's Cleo, Camping, Emmanuelle and Dick
Cleo, Camping, Emmanuelle and Dick
Cleo, Camping, Emmanuelle and Dick is a 1998 play written by the English dramatist Terry Johnson, who also directed the original production at the National Theatre....
at the National Theatre. Other London stage work includes Martin McDonagh
Martin McDonagh
Martin McDonagh is an Irish-British playwright, filmmaker, and screenwriter. Although he has lived in London his entire life, he is considered one of the most important living Irish playwrights.-Life:...
's The Pillowman
The Pillowman
The Pillowman is a 2003 play by Irish playwright Martin McDonagh. It received its first public reading in an early version at the Finborough Theatre, London, in 1995...
, Paul, Cabaret
Cabaret
Cabaret is a form, or place, of entertainment featuring comedy, song, dance, and theatre, distinguished mainly by the performance venue: a restaurant or nightclub with a stage for performances and the audience sitting at tables watching the performance, as introduced by a master of ceremonies or...
, Mr Kolpert, The Rivals
The Rivals
The Rivals, a play by Richard Brinsley Sheridan, is a comedy of manners in five acts. It was first performed on 17 January 1775.- Production :...
, June Moon
June Moon
June Moon is a play by George S. Kaufman and Ring Lardner. Based on the Lardner short story "Some Like Them Cold," about a love affair that loses steam before it ever gets started, it includes songs with words and music by Lardner but is not considered a musical per se.At its center is Fred...
, The Importance of Being Earnest
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People is a play by Oscar Wilde. First performed on 14 February 1895 at St. James's Theatre in London, it is a farcical comedy in which the protagonists maintain fictitious personae in order to escape burdensome social obligations...
and, on Broadway, Private Lives
Private Lives
Private Lives is a 1930 comedy of manners in three acts by Noël Coward. It focuses on a divorced couple who discover that they are honeymooning with their new spouses in neighbouring rooms at the same hotel. Despite a perpetually stormy relationship, they realise that they still have feelings for...
and the Broadway revival of Anything Goes
Anything Goes
Anything Goes is a musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. The original book was a collaborative effort by Guy Bolton and P.G. Wodehouse, heavily revised by the team of Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. The story concerns madcap antics aboard an ocean liner bound from New York to London...
as Lord Evelyn Oakleigh.
Theatre awards and nominations include:
- Theatre World Award – Outstanding Broadway Debut (Private Lives)
- Outer Critics Circle Award – Best Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical (Anything Goes)
- Olivier Award nomination – Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play (Cleo, Camping, Emanuelle and Dick)
- Olivier Award nomination – Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Play (Rain Man)
- Drama Desk Award nomination – Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical (Anything Goes)
- Olivier Award nomination – Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Mouth To Mouth)
- Tony nomination – Best Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical (Anything Goes)
TV movies include Cor, Blimey!, The Old Curiosity Shop, In the Dark
In the Dark
In the Dark is the twelfth studio album by the Grateful Dead. It was recorded between January 6 and 13, 1987 and originally released on July 6, 1987....
, The Young Visiters
The Young Visiters
The Young Visiters or Mister Salteena's Plan is a 1919 novel by Daisy Ashford. Ashford wrote the novel at the age of nine, in 1890, in an exercise book. Full of spelling mistakes, each chapter was also written as a single paragraph...
and Hawking. Other TV work includes Breaking Bad
Breaking Bad
Breaking Bad is an American television drama series created and produced by Vince Gilligan. Set and produced in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Breaking Bad is the story of Walter White , a struggling high school chemistry teacher who is diagnosed with advanced lung cancer at the beginning of the series...
, Nuremberg, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Sword of Honour
Sword of Honour (film)
Sword of Honour is a 1939 British drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Geoffrey Toone, Sally Gray, Wally Patch and Peter Gawthorne...
, Mad Men
Mad Men
Mad Men is an American dramatic television series created and produced by Matthew Weiner. The series premiered on Sunday evenings on the American cable network AMC and are produced by Lionsgate Television. It premiered on July 19, 2007, and completed its fourth season on October 17, 2010. Each...
, Dollhouse
Dollhouse (TV series)
Dollhouse is an American science fiction television series created by writer and director Joss Whedon under Mutant Enemy Productions. It premiered on February 13, 2009, on the Fox network and was officially cancelled on November 11, 2009. The final episode aired on January 29, 2010...
, "Lie To Me", "Case Histories", "Marple-The Secret of Chimneys" and the HBO
Home Box Office
HBO, short for Home Box Office, is an American premium cable television network, owned by Time Warner. , HBO's programming reaches 28.2 million subscribers in the United States, making it the second largest premium network in America . In addition to its U.S...
film The Special Relationship
The Special Relationship (film)
The Special Relationship is a 2010 American-British political film directed by Richard Loncraine from a screenplay by Peter Morgan. It is the third film in Morgan's informal "Blair trilogy", which dramatizes the political career of British Prime Minister Tony Blair , following The Deal and The...
.
Selected filmography
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
- Nanny McPhee
- Around The World in 80 Days
- X-Files I want to Believe
- Elizabeth The Golden Age
- Love Actually
- Thunderpants
- Son Of Rambow