Bill Nighy

Bill Nighy

Date of Birth:

Dec 12, 1949

Place of Birth:

Caterham, Surrey, England, UK

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:

The Kindness of Strangers The Kindness of Strangers

2019

Hope Gap Hope Gap

2019

Pokémon Detective Pikachu Pokémon Detective Pikachu

2019

Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'

2005

We Love Cigarettes We Love Cigarettes

2006

Antonia and Jane Antonia and Jane

1990

Great White Shark Great White Shark

2013

Sometimes Always Never Sometimes Always Never

2019

The Hungry Corpse The Hungry Corpse

2013

Eye of the Needle Eye of the Needle

1981

StarDog and TurboCat StarDog and TurboCat

2019

Minamata Minamata

2020

Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene

2013

Emma. Emma.

2020

A Masculine Ending A Masculine Ending

1992

Red Nose Day Actually Red Nose Day Actually

2017

Don't Leave Me This Way Don't Leave Me This Way

1993

Absolute Hell Absolute Hell

1991

A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman

2015

Norm of the North Norm of the North

2016

Burst Burst

2004

Ready When You Are, Mr McGill Ready When You Are, Mr McGill

2003

Astonish Me Astonish Me

2011

Fox Fox

1980

Dreams of Leaving Dreams of Leaving

1980

The Bookshop The Bookshop

2017

The Limehouse Golem The Limehouse Golem

2016

Their Finest Their Finest

2017

London: The Modern Babylon London: The Modern Babylon

2012

Death Watch Death Watch

1980

Soldiers Talking, Cleanly Soldiers Talking, Cleanly

1978

Joy Joy

1970

Gracie and Pedro: Pets to the Rescue Gracie and Pedro: Pets to the Rescue

2024

The First Omen The First Omen

2024

Real Creatures of Dirt Real Creatures of Dirt

2011

10 Lives 10 Lives

2024

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

2006

Christmas Magic at Kew Gardens Christmas Magic at Kew Gardens

2021

Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz

2007

That Christmas That Christmas

1970

Bloody Fury Bloody Fury

2023

Spectre of the Bear Spectre of the Bear

2023

500 Miles 500 Miles

1970

Darkling Darkling

2023

The Wild Robot The Wild Robot

2024

Below Deck: An Interactive History Of Pirates Below Deck: An Interactive History Of Pirates

2003

The Laughter & Secrets of 'Love Actually': 20 Years Later The Laughter & Secrets of 'Love Actually': 20 Years Later

2022

Buckley's Chance Buckley's Chance

2021

Occupy! Occupy!

1976

AKA AKA

2002

Katherine Jenkins Christmas Spectacular Katherine Jenkins Christmas Spectacular

2020

Living Living

2022

Under the Skin Under the Skin

1982

Lotus: A New Dawn Lotus: A New Dawn

2021

The Beautiful Game The Beautiful Game

2024

The Maitlands The Maitlands

1993

Curse of the Pink Panther Curse of the Pink Panther

1983

Role Play Role Play

2023

Little Lord Fauntleroy Little Lord Fauntleroy

1980

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' 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

Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher

2003

Dad's Army Dad's Army

2016

The Girl in the Café The Girl in the Café

2005

Lucky Break Lucky Break

2001

Stormbreaker Stormbreaker

2006

Enduring Love Enduring Love

2004

Underworld: Rise of the Lycans Underworld: Rise of the Lycans

2009

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

2010

Glorious 39 Glorious 39

2009

FairyTale: A True Story FairyTale: A True Story

1997

Total Recall Total Recall

2012

Blow Dry Blow Dry

2001

Astro Boy Astro Boy

2009

The Magic Roundabout The Magic Roundabout

2005

Wild Target Wild Target

2010

Rango Rango

2011

The Little Drummer Girl The Little Drummer Girl

1984

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

2005

Underworld: Evolution Underworld: Evolution

2006

Notes on a Scandal Notes on a Scandal

2006

Shaun of the Dead Shaun of the Dead

2004

Love Actually Love Actually

2003

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

2007

Underworld Underworld

2003

Still Crazy Still Crazy

1998

The Constant Gardener The Constant Gardener

2005

Thirteen at Dinner Thirteen at Dinner

1985

Flushed Away Flushed Away

2006

Hot Fuzz Hot Fuzz

2007

Guest House Paradiso Guest House Paradiso

1999

Valkyrie Valkyrie

2008

True Blue True Blue

1996

I Capture the Castle I Capture the Castle

2003

Alive and Kicking Alive and Kicking

1996

Salting the Battlefield Salting the Battlefield

2014

The World's End The World's End

2013

About Time About Time

2013

I, Frankenstein I, Frankenstein

2014

Hitler's SS : Portrait In Evil Hitler's SS : Portrait In Evil

1985

Turks & Caicos Turks & Caicos

2014

Easter 2016 Easter 2016

1982

Being Human Being Human

1994

Slapper Slapper

2008

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

2015

A Fox's Tale A Fox's Tale

2008

Pride Pride

2014

National Theatre Live: Skylight National Theatre Live: Skylight

2014

The Phantom of the Opera The Phantom of the Opera

1989

Gideon's Daughter Gideon's Daughter

2005

Arthur Christmas Arthur Christmas

2011

Jack the Giant Slayer Jack the Giant Slayer

2013

Mack the Knife Mack the Knife

1989

G-Force G-Force

2009

The Boat That Rocked The Boat That Rocked

2009

Longitude Longitude

2000

The Young Visiters The Young Visiters

2003

Page Eight Page Eight

2011

Chalet Girl Chalet Girl

2011

Lawless Heart Lawless Heart

2002

Wrath of the Titans Wrath of the Titans

2012

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

2012

Unnatural Causes Unnatural Causes

1993

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

2006

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