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Jim Broadbent
Birth at
24 May 1949
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One of the most diverse actors, Jim Broadbent (Jim Broadbent), was born on May 24, 1949 in Lincoln, County Lincolnshire, England. As a child, he attended a Quaker school in Reading, and then transferred to an art school. Realizing that acting attracted him the most, he entered the London Academy of Musical and Dramatic Arts. After successfully graduating in 1972, Jim began acting in performances at the Royal National Theatre, the Royal Court Theatre and the Brent National Theatre. At the same time,
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One of the most diverse actors, Jim Broadbent (Jim Broadbent), was born on May 24, 1949 in Lincoln, County Lincolnshire, England. As a child, he attended a Quaker school in Reading, and then transferred to an art school. Realizing that acting attracted him the most, he entered the London Academy of Musical and Dramatic Arts. After successfully graduating in 1972, Jim began acting in performances at the Royal National Theatre, the Royal Court Theatre and the Brent National Theatre. At the same time, he worked on television with directors such as Mike Newell and Stephen Frears.
In 1978, Broadbent made his film debut in Scream, then he played small roles in the films Strike, Time Bandits and Brazil. But international success brought him cooperation with director Mike Lee. He directed Broadbent in the 1990 comedy Life is Sweet and in the 1999 film Cutterma. For the role of William Gilbert, he was awarded the prize of the Venice Film Festival as the best actor.
A breakthrough for Jim Broadbent was 2001, when he starred in three commercially successful films. He first appeared on the screens as the father of the main character in
Bridget Jones' Diary Then came the musical.
Moulin Rouge For which he received the BAFTA Award for the hero Harold Zitler. Finally, a biographical picture
Iris Jim played the devoted husband of Iris Murdoch, a British writer suffering from Altzheimer’s disease. For this role, he received an Oscar for Best Actor.
Broadbent also played Professor Slugnorth in films.
"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" and
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" .
He has been married to Anastasia Lewis since 1987. They live together in London. Jim Broadbent is honored to be the honorary president of the amateur acting troupe Rural Actors Lindsay, in which his parents played in his youth.
