Jim Broadbent won the Academy Award and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of John Bayley, opposite Dame Judi Dench, in Richard Eyre's Iris.

Among his many other films are Terry Gilliam's Time Bandits and Brazil, Mike Newell's The Good Father and Enchanted April, Neil Jordan's The Crying Game, Woody Allen's Bullets over Broadway, Richard Loncraine's Richard III and The Gathering Storm (for HBO, which brought him another Golden Globe Award nomination as well as an Emmy Award nomination), Mark Herman's Little Voice, Baz Luhrmann's Academy Award-winning Moulin Rouge!, Martin Scorsese's Gangs of New York, Stephen Fry's Bright Young Things, Frank Coraci's Around the World in 80 Days, and Sharon Maguire's Bridget Jones's Diary and Beeban Kidron's forthcoming Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason.

He has collaborated several times with Mike Leigh, starring for the filmmaker in Life is Sweet, the Academy Award-winning Topsy-Turvy, the soon-to-be-released Vera Drake, and the short feature A Sense of History (which Mr. Broadbent also wrote). The two have also teamed on stagings of Goosepimples, Ecstasy, and Clay.

Mr. Broadbent's notable stage work also includes Sam Mendes' Donmar Warehouse production of Habeas Corpus. Richard Eyre directed him in the Royal Court production of Kafka's Dick and in the National Theatre production of The Government Inspector. He was a longtime member of the National Theatre of Brent, appearing in productions of The Greatest Story Ever Told, The Complete Guide to Sex, and The Messiah. Most recently, he starred in the National Theater staging of Martin McDonagh's The Pillowman, directed by John Crowley.

He has also made several appearances on U.K. television over the years, ranging from Tales of the Unexpected to Black Adder to Inspector Morse.