Bill Nighy profile
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Bill Nighy

12th December 1949 Caterham, Surrey, England, UK Acting

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Bill Nighy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

129 Movies 50 TV Shows 1 In Production 195 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Bulk poster
Bulk 31st January 2026 as The Voice
Joy poster
Joy 15th November 2024 as Patrick Steptoe
10 Lives poster
10 Lives 18th April 2024 as Professor Craven (voice)
Bloody Fury poster
Bloody Fury 23rd September 2023 as Bloody's Consciousness (voice)
Living poster
Living 4th November 2022 as Williams
Minamata poster
Minamata 13th March 2020 as Robert "Bob" Hayes
Emma. poster
Emma. 13th February 2020 as Mr. Woodhouse
Their Finest poster
Their Finest 19th February 2017 as Ambrose Hilliard / Uncle Frank
Pride poster
Pride 12th September 2014 as Cliff
Rango poster
Rango 2nd March 2011 as Rattlesnake Jake (voice)
Astro Boy poster
Astro Boy 15th October 2009 as Dr. Elefun / Robotsky (voice)
G-Force poster
G-Force 24th July 2009 as Leonard Saber
Valkyrie poster
Valkyrie 25th December 2008 as Friedrich Olbricht
Slapper poster
Slapper 21st June 2008 as Arnold Percy
Hot Fuzz poster
Hot Fuzz 14th February 2007 as Met Chief Inspector
Burst poster
Burst 1st January 2004 as Maxwell's Fan 22
AKA poster
AKA 19th January 2002 as Uncle Louis Gryffoyn
Death Watch poster
Death Watch 23rd January 1980 as Katherine's Co-worker (uncredited)
Occupy! poster
Occupy! 1st January 1976 as Player in Everyman Theatre Company, Liverpool
Fox poster
Fox 10th March 1980 as Colin Street
Minder poster
Minder 29th October 1979 as Oates
Agony poster
Agony 11th March 1979 as Vincent Fish
& Sons poster Coming soon
& Sons 21st August 2026 as Andrew