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Jim Broadbent

About: Widely recognized as an accomplished character actor, Jim Broadbent was born May 24, 1949, in Lincolnshire, England. He was educated at a Quaker boarding school and attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, where he discovered his passion for acting.Broadbent's first film appearance was a bit part in the 1978 Jerzy Skolimowski film The Shout, and he continued to develop his acting chops in Time Bandits (1981), Brazil (1985), Bullets Over Broadway (1994), Richard III (1995) and Topsy-Turvy (1999).Broadbent's breakout year proved to be 2001, when he starred in three hit films: Bridget Jones's Diary, Moulin Rouge! (for which he won a BAFTA) and Iris, which garnered Broadbent a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his compelling portrayal of devoted husband John Bayley. He also went on to receive Emmy nominations for his roles in the TV movies The Gathering Storm and Longford.

Black Adder: Series 1

Rated: | Views Released Year: 1983
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About: England 1485. Set during the really dark part of the Dark Ages, the first season of this BBC favorite chronicles the wickedly funny misadventures of the terminally treacherous Edmund, Duke of Edinburgh (alias The Black Adder). At his side is the never-faithful scalawag Baldrick, played by Tony Robinson. The Black Adder's slimy reign of terror is about to begin in the most gripping sitcom since 1380.
URL: Black Adder: Series 1

Iris

Rated: | Views Released Year: 2001
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About: Iris Murdoch was l'enfant terrible of the literary world in early 1950s Britain -- a live wire who thumbed her nose at the conformity of the era via a voracious sex life that included male and female partners. In this snippet of her life, Murdoch (Judi Dench) faces the onset of Alzheimer's disease alongside her adoring husband (Jim Broadbent). Kate Winslet portrays the young, free-spirited Iris in flashbacks.
URL: Iris

The Good Father

Rated: | Views Released Year: 1987
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About: Anthony Hopkins stars as Bill Hooper, a man embittered by his divorce and loss of custody of his son. Feeling betrayed personally and politically, Bill finds an outlet for his anger in his friend Roger Miles (Jim Broadbent), who's also going through a custody battle. Living out his own need for reprisal, Bill persuades Roger to employ dishonest tactics to gain the upper hand in the case, escalating the situation into an ugly, all-out war.
URL: The Good Father

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