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Bill Nighy
Acting

Bill Nighy
Homepage
https://www.independenttalent.com/actors/bill-nighy/
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1949-12-12,Caterham, Surrey, England, UK
Gender
Male
Biography
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).

Filmography

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

7.365

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
2006-07-06

6.833

Underworld
2003-09-19

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

7.257

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
2007-05-19

7.108

Love Actually
2003-09-07

Notes on a Scandal

7.1

Notes on a Scandal
2006-12-25

Below Deck: An Interactive History Of Pirates

4

Below Deck: An Interactive History Of Pirates
2003-12-02

6.7

Still Crazy
1998-10-30

Shaun of the Dead

7.538

Shaun of the Dead
2004-04-09

6.947

Valkyrie
2008-12-25

Underworld: Evolution

6.588

Underworld: Evolution
2006-01-12

7.8

10 Lives
2024-04-18

The Constant Gardener

7

The Constant Gardener
2005-08-31

Guest House Paradiso

6.2

Guest House Paradiso
1999-12-03

7.6

Hot Fuzz
2007-02-14

Thirteen at Dinner

5.53

Thirteen at Dinner
1985-09-19

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

6.668

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
2005-04-28

6.305

Flushed Away
2006-10-22

The Little Drummer Girl

5.5

The Little Drummer Girl
1984-10-19

Underworld: Rise of the Lycans

6.532

Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
2009-01-22

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

7.743

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
2010-11-17

Anatomy of a Global Thriller: Behind the Scenes of The Constant Gardener

4

Anatomy of a Global Thriller: Behind the Scenes of The Constant Gardener
2006-01-10

5.7

Enduring Love
2004-10-29

5.2

Stormbreaker
2006-07-21

The Girl in the Café

7.125

The Girl in the Café
2005-06-25

6

Glorious 39
2009-11-20

6.2

Lucky Break
2001-08-24

FairyTale: A True Story

6.4

FairyTale: A True Story
1997-10-24

6.429

Wild Target
2010-06-17

6.87

Rango
2011-03-02

The Magic Roundabout

5.4

The Magic Roundabout
2004-10-24

6.3

Astro Boy
2009-10-15

6.021

Total Recall
2012-08-02

5.9

Blow Dry
2001-03-01

I Capture the Castle

6.8

I Capture the Castle
2003-05-09

6.1

True Blue
1996-11-15

The Boat That Rocked

7.236

The Boat That Rocked
2009-04-01

7.3

Longitude
2000-01-02

Arthur Christmas

6.8

Arthur Christmas
2011-11-10

Real Creatures of Dirt

6

Real Creatures of Dirt
2011-07-15

5.456

G-Force
2009-07-24

6.6

Mack the Knife
1989-11-01

Jack the Giant Slayer

5.8

Jack the Giant Slayer
2013-02-27

6.569

Page Eight
2011-08-28

The Young Visiters

5.1

The Young Visiters
2003-12-26

Unnatural Causes

0

Unnatural Causes
1993-01-02

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

6.9

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
2012-02-23

Wrath of the Titans

5.738

Wrath of the Titans
2012-03-28

6.414

Chalet Girl
2011-02-02

5.3

Lawless Heart
2002-06-28

Gideon's Daughter

6.176

Gideon's Daughter
2005-10-21

The Phantom of the Opera

5.566

The Phantom of the Opera
1989-11-04

Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil

4.5

Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil
1985-02-17

I, Frankenstein

5.357

I, Frankenstein
2014-01-22

The World's End

6.806

The World's End
2013-07-18

7.915

About Time
2013-09-04

6.9

The First Omen
2024-04-03

Alive and Kicking

4.9

Alive and Kicking
1996-11-08

7.7

Pride
2014-09-12

6.964

Joy
2024-11-15

Little Lord Fauntleroy

7.4

Little Lord Fauntleroy
1980-12-01

6.3

Turks & Caicos
2014-03-20

Salting the Battlefield

6.242

Salting the Battlefield
2014-03-27

0

Easter 2016
1982-05-18

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

6.4

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
2015-02-26

6

Role Play
2023-12-14

Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue

6.5

Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue
2024-05-01

National Theatre Live: Skylight

9.1

National Theatre Live: Skylight
2014-07-24

Christmas Magic at Kew Gardens

0

Christmas Magic at Kew Gardens
2021-12-14

0

The Maitlands
1993-11-13

Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz

0

Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz
2007-06-11

Curse of the Pink Panther

4.6

Curse of the Pink Panther
1983-08-12

1.7

A Fox's Tale
2008-04-17

0

Darkling
2023-10-23

8.335

The Wild Robot
2024-09-12

0

500 Miles

Norm of the North

4.7

Norm of the North
2016-01-14

6.7

Their Finest
2017-02-19

The Laughter & Secrets of Love Actually: 20 Years Later – A Diane Sawyer Special

4

The Laughter & Secrets of Love Actually: 20 Years Later – A Diane Sawyer Special
2022-11-29

5.1

Being Human
1994-05-06

5

Dad's Army
2016-02-05

3.5

Slapper
2008-06-21

Spectre of the Bear

0

Spectre of the Bear
2023-10-07

7.2

That Christmas
2024-11-27

0

Bloody Fury
2023-09-23

Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher

6

Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher
2003-12-29

Ready When You Are, Mr McGill

7.3

Ready When You Are, Mr McGill
2004-09-01

0

Burst
2004-01-01

A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman

7

A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
2015-12-26

Don't Leave Me This Way

7

Don't Leave Me This Way
1993-05-30

5.7

Absolute Hell
1991-10-05

0

& Sons

A Masculine Ending

0

A Masculine Ending
1992-04-12

8

Astonish Me
2011-07-26

1

Fox
1980-03-10

The Limehouse Golem

6.2

The Limehouse Golem
2016-10-18

London: The Modern Babylon

6.5

London: The Modern Babylon
2012-08-03

Dreams of Leaving

7

Dreams of Leaving
1980-01-17

6.5

The Bookshop
2017-11-10

Red Nose Day Actually

7.051

Red Nose Day Actually
2017-03-24

We Love Cigarettes

0

We Love Cigarettes
2006-06-29

Antonia and Jane

5.5

Antonia and Jane
1990-01-01

Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'

0

Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'
2005-07-05

Pokémon Detective Pikachu

6.9

Pokémon Detective Pikachu
2019-05-03

The Kindness of Strangers

6.354

The Kindness of Strangers
2019-12-12

6.3

Hope Gap
2019-10-03

Great White Shark

6.2

Great White Shark
2013-05-24

Sometimes Always Never

6.3

Sometimes Always Never
2019-03-14

Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene

1

Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene
2013-01-01

7.013

Emma.
2020-02-13

6.945

Minamata
2020-03-13

StarDog and TurboCat

7.1

StarDog and TurboCat
2019-12-06

The Hungry Corpse

0

The Hungry Corpse
2013-06-26

Eye of the Needle

6.7

Eye of the Needle
1981-07-24

6.32

Death Watch
1980-01-23

Soldiers Talking, Cleanly

0

Soldiers Talking, Cleanly
1978-12-05

6.988

Living
2022-11-04

0

Under the Skin
1982-01-19

Katherine Jenkins Christmas Spectacular

8.5

Katherine Jenkins Christmas Spectacular
2020-12-01

5.6

AKA
2002-01-19

Buckley's Chance

6.2

Buckley's Chance
2021-06-24

0

Occupy!
1976-01-01

Lotus: A New Dawn

6

Lotus: A New Dawn
2021-07-28

The Beautiful Game

6.4

The Beautiful Game
2024-03-22

Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'

0

Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'
2005-09-05

Deasey (Desperate)

0

Deasey (Desperate)
1979-12-06

Standing in for Henry

0

Standing in for Henry
1980-12-19

The Bass Player

0

The Bass Player
1999-10-01

Untitled Jason Statham Action-Thriller

0

Untitled Jason Statham Action-Thriller

Peter Ustinov: The Parkinson Interviews

0

Peter Ustinov: The Parkinson Interviews
2004-04-22

6

Wycliffe
1994-07-24

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries

7.107

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
2002-04-08

4.6

The One Show
2006-08-14

6.6

Bergerac
1981-10-18

7.5

Meerkat Manor
2005-09-02

6

Performance
1991-02-22

6.5

Agony
1979-03-11

2.9

Richard & Judy
2001-11-26

7.5

State of Play
2003-05-18

World's Most Scenic River Journeys

8

World's Most Scenic River Journeys
2021-04-02

He Knew He Was Right

7.8

He Knew He Was Right
2004-04-18

6

Making News
1990-01-16

Meerkat Manor: Rise of the Dynasty

9

Meerkat Manor: Rise of the Dynasty
2021-06-05

The Lost Prince

7

The Lost Prince
2003-01-19

The Big Art Project

0

The Big Art Project
2009-05-10

The Last Place on Earth

6.8

The Last Place on Earth
1985-02-18

Live from Studio Five

3.3

Live from Studio Five
2009-09-14

7.542

Doctor Who
2005-03-26

6.8

Minder
1979-10-29

Canterbury Tales

6.9

Canterbury Tales
2003-09-11

5.7

Fox
1980-03-10

7.9

People Like Us
1999-09-20

6.1

Peak Practice
1993-05-10

6.2

Chillers
1990-04-14

The Man Who Fell to Earth

7.405

The Man Who Fell to Earth
2022-04-24

7

Kavanagh Q.C.
1995-01-03

Norfolk & Suffolk: Coast & Country

0

Norfolk & Suffolk: Coast & Country
2023-09-06

South Of The Border

0

South Of The Border
1988-10-25

Ordeal by Innocence

7

Ordeal by Innocence
2018-04-01

10 Minute Tales

7.5

10 Minute Tales
2009-12-21

8.057

Black Books
2000-09-29

Iberia's Woodlands: Life on the Edge

10

Iberia's Woodlands: Life on the Edge
2021-06-29

Auf Wiedersehen, Pet

7.9

Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
1983-11-11

Eye of the Storm

8

Eye of the Storm
1993-01-08

Late Night with Seth Meyers

5.374

Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014-02-25

0

Lazarus

7.2

Grumpy Old Men
2003-10-10

7

Longitude
2000-01-02

6

Performance
1991-02-22

8.265

Castlevania
2017-07-07

Testament: The Bible in Animation

6

Testament: The Bible in Animation
1996-12-11

6.1

Play for Today
1970-10-15

7

Timeshift
2002-10-10

Reilly: Ace of Spies

7

Reilly: Ace of Spies
1983-09-05

World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys

8.1

World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys
2019-10-25

Kent: Garden of England

0

Kent: Garden of England
2024-09-11

0

Parkinson
1998-01-09

5.5

This Morning
1988-10-03

0

Ride or Die