Bill Nighy
Acting
🎂 1949-12-12
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).
Cast credits(181)
Self
2014
Dr Black
2005
Dave
1970
Saint Germain (voice)
2017
Self
2001
self (voice)
2002
Bruno
1974
Oates
1979
Thomas Jerome Newton
2022
Self
1998
Giles Culpepper QC
1995
Longneck (voice)
2024
David Cleeve
1994
Man at bar
2000
Self
2006
Alan Sinclair
1993
Roger Maitland
1991
Hugh Marriner
1991
Rufus Scrimgeour
2010
Belshazzar (voice)
1996
Will Rushmore
1999
Stamfordham
2003
2009
Tom Dickenson
1990
Narrator
2005
Davy Jones
2006
Leo Argyll
2018
Cameron Foster
2003
Davy Jones
2007
Vincent Fish
1979
Lockwood
2002
Self
2003
Goschen
1983
Dad
2013
Cecil Meares
1985
Phillip
2004
Rattlesnake Jake (voice)
2011
Self
2009
Cardinal Lawrence
2024
Narrator (voice)
2019
General Fallon
2013
Narrator
2009
Hephaestus
2012
Whitey (voice)
2006
Howard Clifford
2019
Friedrich Olbricht
2008
Self - Narrator (voice)
2021
Viktor
2003
Self - Narrator (voice)
2021
Professor Craven (voice)
2024
Met Chief Inspector
2007
Self - Narrator (voice)
2021
Self - Narrator (voice)
2023
Viktor
2009
Tony Freason
1988
Viktor
2006
Billy Mack
2003
Matthias
2012
Lighthouse Bill (voice)
2024
Self - Narrator (voice)
2024
Mr. Woodhouse
2020
The Network (voice)
2013
Bob
2023
Conrad (voice)
2024
Dr. Elefun / Robotsky (voice)
2009
Colonel Osborne
2004
Slartibartfast
2005
Williams
2022
Naberius
2014
Cliff
2014
Patrick Steptoe
2024
Grandsanta (voice)
2011
Leonard Saber
2009
James
2003
Jeffrey Grainger
1983
Richard Hart
2006
Lord Sandwich
2000
Sam Courtney
1990
Victor Maynard
2010
Douglas Ainslie
2012
Sir Bernard Pellegrin
2005
Quentin
2009
Squadron Leader Blenkinsop
1981
Socrates (voice)
2016
Mr. Brundish
2017
ENT Doctor
1983
Sergeant Wilson
2016
Ray Robertson
2001
John Kildare
2016
Mal
2024
Douglas Ainslie
2015
Doctor Lazarus ' Dr L'
Richard Madsen
2011
Self
1988
Johnny Worricker
2011
Edward
2019
The Director
Helmut Hoffmann
1985
Robert "Bob" Hayes
2020
Officer
1980
Alan Blunt
2006
Dylan (voice)
2004
Colin Street
1980
Sinclair (voice)
2019
Ambrose Hilliard / Uncle Frank
2017
Johnny Worricker
2014
Lawrence
2005
Tom Frewen
1993
Lord Sandwich
2000
Ray Simms
1998
Robin
2004
Alexander Keyes
2009
Ronald Marsh
1985
Martin Barton
1989
Julian
1994
Timofey
2019
James Mortmain
2003
Katherine's Co-worker (uncredited)
1980
Edward Gardner
1997
Al
1984
Self - 'Flushed Away' and 'Arthur Christmas'
2015
Uncle Louis Gryffoyn
2002
Billy Mack
2017
Johnny Worricker
2014
Alan
2019
Mr. Johnson
1999
Roger
2001
Jerry
Spencer
2021
Tristan
1996
Tiger Brown
1989
John Tracey
1993
Spoken Quotations (voice)
2012
Dave
1982
Jeremy Saville
1996
Narrator
2003
Bloody's Consciousness (voice)
2023
Self
2007
Arnold Percy
2008
Gideon Warner
2005
Dan
2002
Self
2022
Phil Parish
2004
Self
2005
Tom Sergeant
2014
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Oliver Latham
1993
Self
2005
Earl of Clincham
2003
Self
2006
Self
2020
Roger Maitland
1993
John Tracey
1992
Maxwell's Fan 22
2004
Self - Narrator (voice)
2021
Hugh Marriner
1991
Howard Nash
1990
Self - Narrator (voice)
2013
The Hungry Corpse
2013
Self / Rattlesnake Jake
2011
Connor Mullan
1982
Colin Street
1980
William
1980
Player in Everyman Theatre Company, Liverpool
1976
1999
Deasy
1979
Hooker Duck Host (voice)
The Professor
2011
2023
Graham Greene (voice)
2013
Bennett (voice)
2023
2003
Bill
1978
Bruno
1980
Narrator
2006
Self - Narrator
2004
Man
Self - Narrator (voice)
2021