Jim Broadbent

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Jim Broadbent is a British actor from Lincoln, England, best known for his role in the musical Moulin Rouge, with Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor. Broadbent graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in 1972 and went on to work for the Royal National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company as well as acting in Ken Campbell's epic Illuminatus (1976). He also worked with the comedy group the National Theatre of Brent, with Patrick Barlow. Broadbent is also the honorary president of the Lindsey Rural Players, whose home theatre is the Broadbent Theatre. Broadbent made his film debut in 1978 with a tiny role in Jerzy Skolimowski's The Shout, and made his television debut the following year. He went on to work with Stephen Frears (for television, and in The Hit (1984)) and Terry Gilliam (in Time Bandits (1981) and Brazil (1985) before establishing himself in Mike Leigh's Life Is Sweet (1990). He proved his ability as a character actor in films including The Crying Game (1992), Enchanted April (1992), Bullets Over Broadway (1994), The Borrowers (1997) and Little Voice (1998) before taking a leading role in another Mike Leigh film, Topsy-Turvy (1999). He played "The Shy Doctor" in the 1999 Comic Relief parody Doctor Who sketch, Doctor Who and the Curse of Fatal Death. In 2001, Broadbent starred in three of the year's most successful films: Bridget Jones' Diary, Moulin Rouge!, for which he won a BAFTA and Iris, for which he won an Oscar for his portrayal of John

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Moulin Rouge 2

Moulin Rouge

Moulin Rouge Collectors Edition (Volumes 1 & 2)

Moulin Rouge 2 (Soundtrack)

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Moulin Rouge I & II [Soundtrack (International Version)]

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Moulin Rouge I & II

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Moulin Rouge! 2

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BBC Children in Need: Got It Covered

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Moulin Rouge I II

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Words For You - The Next Chapter

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WORDS FOR YOU

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