James "Jim" Broadbent is an English theatre, film, and television actor. He is known for his roles in Iris, Moulin Rouge!, Topsy-Turvy, Hot Fuzz, and Bridget Jones' Diary. He also appears in the Harry Potter films as Horace Slughorn. Broadbent was born in Holton cum Beckering, the son of Doreen "Dee" Broadbent , a sculptor, and Roy Laverick Broadbent, an artist, sculptor, interior designer, and furniture maker who turned a former church into a theatre named after him. Broadbent's parents were both amateur actors who co-founded the Holton Players acting troupe at Holton cum Beckering; the two... were described by the BBC as conscientious objectors who "worked the land" rather than participate in World War II. He had a twin sister who died at birth. Broadbent was educated at Leighton Park School, a Quaker school in Reading, and briefly attended art college before transferring to the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art from which he graduated in 1972.
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| Birthdate: | May 24, 1949 |
| Birthplace: | Lincoln |
| Age: | 62 |
| Height: | 6' 2" |
| Education: | London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art |
| Religion: | Atheism |
| Also known as: | James Broadbent, Broadbent, Jim |