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  • BIRTH 12/12/1949
  • Country United Kingdom
  • SHOWS 23
  • MOVIES 76
  • PRODUCTION 2

Bill Nighy

William Francis Nighy (born 12 December 1949) is an English actor. Known for his work on screen and stage, he has received numerous awards, including two BAFTA Awards, a Golden Globe Award and nominations for an Academy Award and a Tony Award.

Nighy started his career with the Everyman Theatre, Liverpool and made his London debut with the Royal National Theatre starting with The Illuminatus! in 1977. There he gained acclaim for his roles in David Hare's Pravda in 1985, Harold Pinter's Betrayal in 1991, Tom Stoppard's Arcadia in 1993, and Anton Chekov's The Seagull in 1994. He received a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor nomination for his performance in Blue/Orange in 2001. He made his Broadway debut in Hare's The Vertical Hour in 2006, and returned in the 2015 revival of Hare's Skylight earning a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play nomination.

Early film roles include in the comedies Still Crazy (1998), and Blow Dry (1999) before his breakout role in Love Actually (2003) which earned him a BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor. He soon gained recognition portraying Davy Jones in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series (2006-2007), and Viktor in the Underworld film series (2003-2009). Other films include Shaun of the Dead (2004), The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005), The Constant Gardener (2005), Notes on a Scandal (2006), Hot Fuzz (2007), Valkyrie (2008), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010), The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012), About Time (2013), Emma (2020), and Living (2022), the last of these earning him his first career Academy Award nomination.

Nighy has gained acclaim for his roles in television earning a British Academy Television Award for Best Actor for his performance in BBC One series State of Play (2003), and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for the BBC film Gideon's Daughter (2007). He's also known for his roles in HBO's The Girl in the Café (2006) and PBS's Page Eight (2012).

Bill Nighy

Shows (23)

Doctor Who (2005)
Doctor Who (2005)
Dr Black
Castlevania
Castlevania
Saint Germain (voice)
Ordeal by Innocence
Ordeal by Innocence
Leo Argyll
The Man Who Fell to Earth
The Man Who Fell to Earth
Thomas Jerome Newton
Black Books
Black Books
Man at bar
State of Play
State of Play
Cameron Foster
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
Lockwood
He Knew He Was Right
He Knew He Was Right
Colonel Osborne
People Like Us
People Like Us
Will Rushmore
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
Himself
The Lost Prince
The Lost Prince
Stamfordham
Wycliffe
Wycliffe
David Cleeve
Meerkat Manor
Meerkat Manor
Narrator
Kavanagh Q.C.
Kavanagh Q.C.
Giles Culpepper QC
Minder
Minder
Oates
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
Bergerac
Bergerac
Barry
Peak Practice
Peak Practice
Alan Sinclair
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
Jeffrey Grainger
Canterbury Tales
Canterbury Tales
James
Timeshift
Timeshift
self (voice)
World's Most Scenic River Journeys
World's Most Scenic River Journeys
Narrator
Meerkat Manor: Rise of the Dynasty
Meerkat Manor: Rise of the Dynasty
Self - Narrator (voice)

Movies (76)

The Wild Robot
The Wild Robot
Longneck (voice)
That Christmas
That Christmas
Lighthouse Bill (voice)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Rufus Scrimgeour
Joy
Joy
Patrick Steptoe
Love Actually
Love Actually
Billy Mack
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Davy Jones
10 Lives
10 Lives
Professor Craven (voice)
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Davy Jones
Shaun of the Dead
Shaun of the Dead
Phillip
The First Omen
The First Omen
Cardinal Lawrence
Pokémon Detective Pikachu
Pokémon Detective Pikachu
Howard Clifford
About Time
About Time
Dad
Underworld
Underworld
Viktor
The World's End
The World's End
The Network (voice)
Total Recall
Total Recall
Matthias
Valkyrie
Valkyrie
Friedrich Olbricht
The Boat That Rocked
The Boat That Rocked
Quentin
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
Viktor
Underworld: Evolution
Underworld: Evolution
Viktor
Rango
Rango
Rattlesnake Jake (voice)
Wrath of the Titans
Wrath of the Titans
Hephaestus
Arthur Christmas
Arthur Christmas
Grandsanta (voice)
Jack the Giant Slayer
Jack the Giant Slayer
General Fallon
I, Frankenstein
I, Frankenstein
Naberius
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Slartibartfast
Role Play
Role Play
Bob
Astro Boy
Astro Boy
Dr. Elefun (voice)
Flushed Away
Flushed Away
Whitey (voice)
Pride
Pride
Cliff
The Beautiful Game
The Beautiful Game
Mal
Emma.
Emma.
Mr. Woodhouse
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Douglas Ainslie
Red Nose Day Actually
Red Nose Day Actually
Billy Mack
G-Force
G-Force
Leonard Saber
Wild Target
Wild Target
Victor Maynard
The Constant Gardener
The Constant Gardener
Sir Bernard Pellegrin
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Douglas Ainslie
StarDog and TurboCat
StarDog and TurboCat
Sinclair (voice)
Minamata
Minamata
Robert "Bob" Hayes
Their Finest
Their Finest
Ambrose Hilliard / Uncle Frank
Turks & Caicos
Turks & Caicos
Johnny Worricker
Page Eight
Page Eight
Johnny Worricker
Chalet Girl
Chalet Girl
Richard Madsen
Blow Dry
Blow Dry
Ray Robertson
Notes on a Scandal
Notes on a Scandal
Richard Hart
Stormbreaker
Stormbreaker
Alan Blunt
Living
Living
Williams
The Magic Roundabout
The Magic Roundabout
Dylan (voice)
Being Human
Being Human
Julian
The Limehouse Golem
The Limehouse Golem
John Kildare
Hope Gap
Hope Gap
Edward
I Capture the Castle
I Capture the Castle
James Mortmain
Glorious 39
Glorious 39
Alexander Keyes
The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera
Martin Barton
Still Crazy
Still Crazy
Ray Simms
The Kindness of Strangers
The Kindness of Strangers
Timofey
The Little Drummer Girl
The Little Drummer Girl
Al
Indian Summer
Indian Summer
Tristan
Pokémon: Thám Tử Pikachu 2
Pokémon: Thám Tử Pikachu 2
Howard Clifford
Sometimes Always Never
Sometimes Always Never
Alan
Norm of the North
Norm of the North
Socrates (voice)
La Mort en direct
La Mort en direct
Katherine's Co-worker (uncredited)
La librería
La librería
Mr. Brundish
Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil
Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil
Helmut Hoffmann
Buckley's Chance
Buckley's Chance
Spencer
Enduring Love
Enduring Love
Robin
Thirteen at Dinner
Thirteen at Dinner
Ronald Marsh
The Girl in the Café
The Girl in the Café
Lawrence
Killers Kill, Dead Men Die
Killers Kill, Dead Men Die
The Preacher
Gideon's Daughter
Gideon's Daughter
Gideon Warner
Salting the Battlefield
Salting the Battlefield
Johnny Worricker
Katherine Jenkins Christmas Spectacular
Katherine Jenkins Christmas Spectacular
Self
Great White Shark
Great White Shark
Self - Narrator (voice)
Guest House Paradiso
Guest House Paradiso
Mr. Johnson
Dad's Army
Dad's Army
Sergeant Wilson
FairyTale: A True Story
FairyTale: A True Story
Edward Gardner

Production (2)

Page Eight
Page Eight
Sometimes Always Never
Sometimes Always Never