Jim Broadbent might be most popularly known as Horace Slughorn in the Harry Potter films, but this stage and screen character actor has had a long and excellent career. His big break didn't come until 1990, with Mike Leigh's Life Is Sweet, with whom he would go onto enjoy many collaborations with.

Credits include: Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Prometheus, Life of Pi and The Big Short

Credits include: Four Lions, Imagine Me & You, Magicians, High Heels and Low Lifes and Dirk Gently

Credits include: Katy Brand's Big Ass Show, Feelings Are the Worst, Home, What a Banker and The End of the Beginning

Credits include: The Six Thatchers, The Final Problem, Radioactive, Blue Lights and The Moorside

Credits include: PhoneShop, Hank Zipzer, The School That Got Teens Reading, Ghosting and Road Trip

Credits include: Trying, Uncle, Cockroaches, The Sun on Your Back and The Ex-Girlfriend

Credits include: Trying, The Sun on Your Back, The Ex-Girlfriend and Scott of the Atlantic

Credits include: The Send-Off, Ghosting, Murder at Slaughterbridge Manor, Road Trip and Mother's Day

Credits include: The Send-Off, Ghosting, Murder at Slaughterbridge Manor, Road Trip and Mother's Day

Credits include: Trying, Airport Run, Mother's Day and White Lies

Credits include: Ghosting and Road Trip