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Bill Nighy
Actor, ProducerBorn December 12, 1949 (76 years)
William Francis Nighy (/naɪ/; born 12 December 1949) is a British actor. Known for his work on stage and screen, he has received various accolades, including two BAFTA Awards and a Golden Globe Award, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award, a Tony Award, a Laurence Olivier Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awards.
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. 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 Chekhov's The Seagull in 1994. He received a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor nomination for his role in Blue/Orange in 2001. He acted on Broadway in the David Hare plays The Vertical Hour (2006) and Skylight (2015), earning a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play nomination for the latter.
Nighy's early film roles include the comedies Still Crazy (1998), Guest House Paradiso (1999) and Blow Dry (2001). He rose to international stardom with his role in Love Actually (2003), for which he won a BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor. He went on to portray Viktor in the Underworld film series (2003–2009) and Davy Jones in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series (2006–2007). His 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), Wild Target (2010), 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 which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor.
Nighy has gained acclaim for his television roles, earning a BAFTA Award for his role in the BBC One series State of Play (2003), and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for the BBC film Gideon's Daughter (2007). He is also known for his roles in The Girl in the Café (2006), the BBC's Worricker trilogy, which includes Page Eight (2012), Turks & Caicos (2014), and Salting the Battlefield (2014), and the BBC's Ordeal by Innocence (2018).
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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. 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 Chekhov's The Seagull in 1994. He received a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor nomination for his role in Blue/Orange in 2001. He acted on Broadway in the David Hare plays The Vertical Hour (2006) and Skylight (2015), earning a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play nomination for the latter.
Nighy's early film roles include the comedies Still Crazy (1998), Guest House Paradiso (1999) and Blow Dry (2001). He rose to international stardom with his role in Love Actually (2003), for which he won a BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor. He went on to portray Viktor in the Underworld film series (2003–2009) and Davy Jones in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series (2006–2007). His 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), Wild Target (2010), 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 which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor.
Nighy has gained acclaim for his television roles, earning a BAFTA Award for his role in the BBC One series State of Play (2003), and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for the BBC film Gideon's Daughter (2007). He is also known for his roles in The Girl in the Café (2006), the BBC's Worricker trilogy, which includes Page Eight (2012), Turks & Caicos (2014), and Salting the Battlefield (2014), and the BBC's Ordeal by Innocence (2018).
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| 2026 | Ride or Die (TV Series) · as The Director |
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| 2026 | Shelter · as Manafort |
| 2025 | Harlan Coben's Lazarus (TV Series) · as Doctor Lazarus 'dr L' |
| 2025 | Bulk · as The Voice |
| 2025 | & Sons · as Andrew |
| 2024 | That Christmas · as Lighthouse Bill (voice) |
| 2024 | Joy · as Patrick Steptoe |
| 2024 | The Wild Robot · as Longneck (voice) |
| 2024 | Gracie and Pedro: Pets to the Rescue · as Conrad (voice) |
| 2024 | Dragonkeeper · as Danzi |
| 2024 | The First Omen · as Cardinal Lawrence |
| 2024 | The Beautiful Game · as Mal |
| 2024 | 10 Lives · as Professor Craven (voice) |
| 2024 | Role Play · as Bob |
| 2023 | Spectre of the Bear · as Bennett (voice) |
| 2022 | Living · as Williams |
| 2022 | Tubular Bells 50th Anniversary Tour · as Narrator |
| 2022 | The Man Who Fell to Earth (TV Series) · as Thomas Jerome Newton |
| 2021 | Buckley's Chance · as Spencer |
| 2020 | Minamata · as Robert "bob" Hayes |
| 2020 | Emma. · as Mr. Woodhouse |
| 2019 | The Kindness of Strangers · as Timofey |
| 2019 | StarDog and TurboCat · as Sinclair (voice) |
| 2019 | World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2019 | Hope Gap · as Edward |
| 2019 | Pokémon: Detective Pikachu · as Howard Clifford |
| 2018 | Sometimes Always Never · as Alan |
| 2018 | Ordeal by Innocence (TV Series) · as Leo Argyll |
| 2017 | The Bookshop · as Mr. Brundish |
| 2017 | Castlevania (TV Series) · as Saint Germain (voice) |
| 2017 | Red Nose Day Actually · as Billy Mack |
| 2016 | Their Finest · as Ambrose Hilliard / Uncle Frank |
| 2016 | The Limehouse Golem · as John Kildare |
| 2016 | Dad's Army · as Sergeant Wilson |
| 2016 | Norm of the North · as Socrates (voice) |
| 2015 | The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel · as Douglas Ainslie |
| 2014 | Agatha Christie: Ordeal by Innocence (TV Series) · as Leo Argyll |
| 2014 | Pride · as Cliff |
| 2014 | Skylight · as Tom Sergeant |
| 2014 | Salting the Battlefield · as Johnny Worricker |
| 2014 | Turks & Caicos · as Johnny Worricker |
| 2014 | I, Frankenstein · as Naberius |
| 2013 | About Time · as Dad |
| 2013 | Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor · as Dr. Black |
| 2013 | The World's End · as The Network (voice) |
| 2013 | Jack the Giant Slayer · as General Fallon |
| 2013 | Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene · as Graham Greene (voice) |
| 2012 | London: The Modern Babylon · as Spoken Quotations (voice) |
| 2012 | Total Recall · as Matthias |
| 2012 | Wrath of the Titans · as Hephaestus |
| 2011 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel · as Douglas Ainslie |
| 2011 | Arthur Christmas · as Grandsanta (voice) |
| 2011 | Page Eight · as Johnny Worricker |
| 2011 | Worricker (TV Series) · as Johnny Worricker |
| 2011 | Rango · as Rattlesnake Jake (voice) |
| 2011 | Chalet Girl · as Richard Madsen |
| 2010 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 · as Rufus Scrimgeour |
| 2010 | Wild Target · as Victor Maynard |
| 2009 | 10 Minute Tales (TV Series) · as Mr Jellaby |
| 2009 | Glorious 39 · as Alexander Keyes |
| 2009 | Astro Boy · as Dr. Elefun / Robotsky (voice) |
| 2009 | G-Force · as Leonard Saber |
| 2009 | Pirate Radio · as Quentin |
| 2009 | Underworld: Rise of the Lycans · as Viktor |
| 2008 | Valkyrie · as Friedrich Olbricht |
| 2008 | A Fox's Tale · as Ringmaster |
| 2007 | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End · as Davy Jones |
| 2007 | Hot Fuzz · as Met Chief Inspector |
| 2006 | Notes on a Scandal · as Richard Hart |
| 2006 | Flushed Away · as Whitey (voice) |
| 2006 | Stormbreaker · as Alan Blunt |
| 2006 | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest · as Davy Jones |
| 2006 | Underworld: Evolution · as Viktor |
| 2005 | Gideon's Daughter · as Gideon Warner |
| 2005 | Meerkat Manor (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 2005 | The Constant Gardener · as Sir Bernard Pellegrin |
| 2005 | The Girl in the Café · as Lawrence |
| 2005 | The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy · as Slartibartfast |
| 2005 | Doctor Who (2005) (TV Series) · as Dr Black |
| 2004 | The Magic Roundabout · as Dylan (voice) |
| 2004 | Enduring Love · as Robin |
| 2004 | Bottom Mindless Violence · as Mr. Johnson (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 2004 | He Knew He Was Right (TV Series) · as Colonel Osborne |
| 2004 | Shaun of the Dead · as Phillip |
| 2003 | The Young Visiters · as Earl Of Clincham |
| 2003 | |
| 2003 | Love Actually · as Billy Mack |
| 2003 | Underworld · as Viktor |
| 2003 | Canterbury Tales (TV Series) · as James |
| 2003 | State of Play (TV Series) · as Cameron Foster |
| 2003 | I Capture the Castle · as James Mortmain |
| 2003 | The Lost Prince (TV Series) · as Stamfordham |
| 2003 | Ready When You Are Mr. McGill · as Phil Parish |
| 2002 | AKA · as Uncle Louis Gryffoyn |
| 2001 | Lawless Heart · as Dan |
| 2001 | Lucky Break · as Roger |
| 2001 | The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (TV Series) · as Lockwood |
| 2001 | Blow Dry · as Ray Robertson |
| 2000 | Animated Tales of the World (TV Series) · as Tiger |
| 2000 | Black Books (TV Series) · as Man At Bar |
| 2000 | Longitude · as Lord Sandwich |
| 2000 | Longitude (TV Series) · as Lord Sandwich |
| 1999 | Guest House Paradiso · as Mr. Johnson |
| 1999 | People Like Us (TV Series) · as Will Rushmore |
| 1998 | The Canterbury Tales (TV Series) · as The Merchant |
| 1998 | Still Crazy · as Ray Simms |
| 1998 | Kiss Me Kate (TV Series) · as Iain Cameron |
| 1997 | FairyTale: A True Story · as Edward Gardner |
| 1996 | True Blue · as Jeremy Saville |
| 1996 | Alive and Kicking · as Tristan |
| 1996 | Testament: The Bible in Animation (TV Series) · as Belshazzar (voice) |
| 1995 | Kavanagh Q.C. (TV Series) · as Giles Culpepper Qc |
| 1994 | Being Human · as Julian |
| 1993 | Wycliffe (TV Series) · as David Cleeve |
| 1993 | Don't Leave Me This Way · as John Tracey |
| 1993 | Peak Practice (TV Series) · as Alan Sinclair |
| 1993 | Unnatural Causes · as Oliver Latham |
| 1992 | A Masculine Ending · as John Tracey |
| 1991 | Performance (TV Series) · as Hugh Marriner |
| 1991 | The Men's Room (TV Series) · as Prof. Mark Carleton |
| 1991 | Antonia and Jane · as Howard Nash |
| 1990 | Chillers (TV Series) · as Tom Dickenson |
| 1989 | The Phantom of the Opera · as Martin Barton |
| 1989 | Mack the Knife · as Tiger Brown |
| 1986 | Screenplay (1986) (TV Series) · as Howard Nash |
| 1986 | Boon (TV Series) · as Steve Reeves |
| 1985 | Thirteen at Dinner · as Ronald Marsh |
| 1985 | The Last Place on Earth (TV Series) · as Cecil Meares |
| 1985 | Hitler's S.S.: Portrait in Evil · as Helmut Hoffmann |
| 1984 | The Little Drummer Girl · as Al |
| 1983 | Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (TV Series) · as Jeffrey Grainger |
| 1983 | Reilly: Ace of Spies (TV Series) · as Goschen |
| 1983 | Curse of the Pink Panther · as Ent Doctor |
| 1983 | Jemima Shore Investigates (TV Series) · as David Cullen |
| 1981 | Bergerac (TV Series) · as Barry |
| 1981 | Eye of the Needle · as Squadron Leader Blenkinsop |
| 1980 | Little Lord Fauntleroy · as Officer |
| 1980 | Fox (TV Series) · as Colin Street |
| 1980 | Death Watch · as Katherine's Co-Worker (uncredited) |
| 1979 | Minder (TV Series) · as Oates |
| 1979 | The Bitch · as Flower Delivery Boy |
| 1979 | Agony (TV Series) · as Vincent Fish |
| 1976 | Occupy! · as Player In Everyman Theatre Company, Liverpool |
| 1973 | Playhouse (TV Series) · as Bruno |
| 1972 | Crown Court (TV Series) · as Lee Sinclair |
| 1970 | Play for Today (TV Series) · as Dave |
| 1969 | Softly Softly Task Force (TV Series) · as Albert Blake |
| 1964 | Horizon (TV Series) · as Narrator |