Adam Godley
Born July 22, 1964 in Amersham, United Kingdom (62 years old)
Theatre
Adam Godley is an English and American 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. Godley made his Broadway debut in 2002 in a revival of Noël Coward's Private Lives, for which he earned a Theatre World Award for Outstanding Broadway debut. In 2011, Godley 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 a Play.
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Known For
Prince Giovanni in The White DevilCliff in CabaretJack Worthing in The Importance of Being EarnestVictor Prynne in Private LivesRaymond Babbitt in Rain ManLord Evelyn Oakleigh/Moonface Martin in Anything GoesMayer Lehman in The Lehman TrilogyMichal in The PillowmanKenneth Williams in Cleo, Camping, Emmanuelle and Dick
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Career Trajectory
Beginning as a child actor in BBC radio at nine and making his stage debut at eleven, Adam Godley spent his formative years in the ensemble traditions of British repertory theatre before emerging as a leading man of considerable range and intelligence. His 2002 Broadway debut in *Private Lives* announced him to American audiences with a Theatre World Award, initiating a transatlantic career that has encompassed major roles at the National Theatre, the Donmar Warehouse, and Broadway's finest stages. Now in his sixth decade of performance, Godley remains an actor of undiminished vitality, celebrated for his work in classical roles and contemporary character studies alike.
Career Highlight
Theatre World Award for Outstanding Broadway Debut (2002, *Private Lives*); four-time Laurence Olivier Award nominee; two-time Tony Award nominee
Training & Education
Rickmansworth School
Engagements
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