Previously, recent casting notices for the HBO epic were leaked, and while Broadbent fits the description asking for a "venerable priest" in his 60s with a "characterful face," TVGuide.com has a different theory (and posted cast listings have been misleading before). Broadbent won an Academy Award for his supporting role in the 2001 film Iris, and his storied career includes appearances in Cloud Atlas, Longford, Brazil, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Doctor Who and much more.