17-675: Godley may refer to: People [ edit ] Adam Godley (born 1964), British actor Alfred Denis Godley, known as A. D. Godley (1856–1925), English classical scholar and author of light verse Alexander Godley (1867–1957), British Army General with the New Zealand and Australian Division at Gallipoli; cousin of the 1st Baron Kilbracken Arthur Godley, 1st Baron Kilbracken (1847–1932), British Permanent Under-Secretary of State for India; cousin of Alexander Godley Bill Godley (1879–unknown), English footballer Charlotte Godley (1821–1907)
34-1458: A Theatre World Award . The following year Godley starred as Michal in Martin McDonagh 's The Pillowman opposite Jim Broadbent and David Tennant at the Royal National Theatre . In 2008 he played Raymond Babbitt in the West End production of Rain Man opposite Josh Hartnett . In 2010 he played Jonathan Powell in the HBO television film The Special Relationship about Tony Blair 's relationship with Bill Clinton . He had recurring roles as Elliott Schwartz in AMC 's Breaking Bad and Jocelyn Pugh in Lodge 49 . He also appeared in BBC 's A Young Doctor's Notebook (2011), CBS 's The Good Wife (2012), USA Networks 's Suits (2012), Showtime 's Homeland (2015), and NBC's The Blacklist (2017). In 2011 he played Lord Evelyn Oakleigh in Roundabout Theatre's multi-award-winning Broadway revival of Anything Goes . The production starred Sutton Foster , John McMartin , Jessica Walter and Joel Grey . For his performance he earned
51-461: A Tony Award nomination, a Drama Desk Award nomination, and an Outer Critics Circle Award . In 2013 he led a new adaptation by Dennis Kelly of Georg Kaiser 's 1912 German expressionist masterpiece, From Morning to Midnight , at the National Theatre. His most recent stage role was as one of the three Lehman brothers in the 2019 National Theatre 's The Lehman Trilogy for which he
68-621: A Play . Godley's film roles include Love Actually (2003), Nanny McPhee (2005), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007), and The Theory of Everything (2014). He has also had television roles as Elliott Schwartz in Breaking Bad (2008–2013), Nigel Nesbitt in Suits (2013), Phinneus Pogo in The Umbrella Academy (2019–2024), and Archie
85-422: A revival of Noël Coward 's Private Lives , for which he earned a Theatre World Award for Outstanding Broadway debut. In 2011, he returned to Broadway in the musical Anything Goes for which he earned a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical nomination. In 2021, The Lehman Trilogy made its Broadway transfer to great critical acclaim, and securing Godley another Tony nomination for Best Actor in
102-524: Is gay . He married Alex Belcourt in 1999, and they divorced in 2004. He is currently in a relationship with writer Jon Hartmere, with whom he lives in California . Godley River The Godley River is an alpine braided river flowing through Canterbury , in New Zealand's South Island . The river's headwaters are in Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park . It flows south for 30 kilometres (19 mi) from
119-533: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Adam Godley Adam N. Godley (born 22 July 1964) is an English actor. He has been nominated for two Tony Awards and four Laurence Olivier Awards for his performances on the New York and London stages, including Private Lives in 2001, The Pillowman in 2002, Anything Goes in 2011, and The Lehman Trilogy in 2019. He made his Broadway debut in 2002 in
136-764: The Cannes Film Festival . He continued acting in films such as the Christmas classic Love Actually (2003), Around the World in 80 Days (2004), Nanny McPhee (2005), and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005). In 2002 he starred as Victor Prynne alongside Alan Rickman and Lindsay Duncan in a revival of Noël Coward 's Private Lives at the Richard Rogers Theatre in New York City , where Godley made his Broadway debut. For his performance he earned
153-676: The National Theatre , in Lillian Helman 's Watch on the Rhine , and Close of Play , directed by Harold Pinter . Godley achieved national prominence after playing the lead in the 1984 BBC TV adaptation of J. Meade Falkner 's Moonfleet . In 1986, Godley joined Alan Ayckbourn 's theatre company in Scarborough , where he stayed for three seasons. Productions included June Moon and The Revengers' Comedies , both of which transferred to
170-749: The West End , and Mr A's Amazing Maze Plays , which transferred to the National Theatre . He spent one season as a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company , before creating the role of Cliff in Sam Mendes 's production of Cabaret at the Donmar Warehouse in 1993. Several major productions followed, including Mouth to Mouth at the Royal Court , The Front Page at the Donmar, and The Rivals in
187-770: The Archbishop in The Great (2020–2023). Adam N. Godley was born to Jewish parents in Amersham on 22 July 1964, the son of a magistrate mother and solicitor father. He grew up near Watford and went to Rickmansworth School in Croxley Green . Godley began his acting career at the age of nine in a BBC radio production of Hemingway's My Old Man . His first stage role came at age 11, as Prince Giovanni in The White Devil at The Old Vic . His childhood career also included work at
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#1732855528620204-520: The Godley & Creme musical partnership Leonidas M. Godley (1836–1904), American Civil War Union Army soldier; recipient of the Medal of Honor Robert Godley (born 1971), British designer of men's clothing Sean Godley (born 1981), Irish-Australian poet and writer, brother of the 4th Baron Kilbracken Sidney Godley (1889–1957), British Army World War I soldier and German prisoner of war; recipient of
221-1313: The Victoria Cross Wynne Godley (1926–2010), British economist Zack Godley (born 1990), American professional baseball pitcher Places [ edit ] New Zealand Godley Head , northern headland to Lyttelton Harbour United Kingdom Godley, Greater Manchester Godley East railway station Godley railway station Godley Reservoir Godley Hundred in Surrey United States Godley, Illinois Godley Independent School District Godley, Texas Other [ edit ] Godley & Creme , English rock duo composed of Kevin Godley and Lol Creme Changing Faces – The Very Best of 10cc and Godley & Creme , released in 1987 Cry (Godley & Creme song) , released in 1985 Consequences (Godley & Creme album) , released in 1977 Freeze Frame (Godley & Creme album) , released in 1979 Godley River , alpine braided river flowing through Canterbury in New Zealand Godley Statue , Christchurch memorial for John Robert Godley Topics referred to by
238-680: The West End, after which Godley went on to create a series of roles at the National, including Kenneth Williams in Cleo, Camping, Emmanuelle and Dick ; and the title role in Howard Davies ' production of Paul . In 1999 he played John Worthing in the West End production of The Importance of Being Earnest . In 2002 he made his film debut in Claude Lelouch 's And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen starring Jeremy Irons and Patricia Kaas which premiered at
255-500: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Godley . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Godley&oldid=1254932519 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
272-896: Was a New Zealand letter-writer and community leader; mother of Arthur Godley Eric Godley (1919–2010), New Zealand botanist and biographer G. McMurtrie Godley (1917–1999), U.S. Ambassador to Laos and Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs George Godley , British police officer involved in the hunt for Jack the Ripper in 1888 Hugh Godley, 2nd Baron Kilbracken (1877–1950), Irish nobleman Janey Godley (1961–2024), Scottish comedian, newspaper columnist, and author John Godley, 3rd Baron Kilbracken (1920–2006), British-born Irish peer John Robert Godley (1814–1861), British bureaucrat and statesman; an original resident in Canterbury, New Zealand Kevin Godley (born 1945), British musician and music video director and part of
289-520: Was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Play alongside Simon Russell Beale and Ben Miles . The play transferred to Broadway in 2021 where he received a Tony Award nomination for Best Actor in a Play along with Adrian Lester and Simon Russell Beale. In 2023, he portrayed pollster Darwin Perry in the HBO drama series Succession episode " America Decides ". Godley
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