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Bill Nighy

b. 1949 · 78 titles in the catalogue

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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Their work

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  1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 12010as Rufus Scrimgeour
  2. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest2006as Davy Jones
  3. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End2007as Davy Jones
  4. Shaun of the Dead2004as Phillip
  5. About Time2013as Dad
  6. Hot Fuzz2007as Met Chief Inspector
  7. Love Actually2003as Billy Mack
  8. Pokémon Detective Pikachu2019as Howard Clifford
  9. Rango2011as Rattlesnake Jake (voice)
  10. Underworld2003as Viktor
  11. The Wild Robot2024as Longneck (voice)
  12. The World's End2013as The Network (voice)
  13. Total Recall2012as Matthias
  14. Jack the Giant Slayer2013as General Fallon
  15. Wrath of the Titans2012as Hephaestus
  16. Underworld: Evolution2006as Viktor
  17. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy2005as Slartibartfast
  18. Flushed Away2006as Whitey (voice)
  19. Valkyrie2008as Friedrich Olbricht
  20. Underworld: Rise of the Lycans2009as Viktor
  21. Doctor Who2005as Dr Black
  22. The Boat That Rocked2009as Quentin
  23. I, Frankenstein2014as Naberius
  24. G-Force2009as Leonard Saber
  25. Emma.2020as Mr. Woodhouse
  26. The Constant Gardener2005as Sir Bernard Pellegrin
  27. Astro Boy2009as Dr. Elefun / Robotsky (voice)
  28. Arthur Christmas2011as Grandsanta (voice)
  29. Castlevania2017as Saint Germain (voice)
  30. Shelter2026as Manafort
  31. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel2012as Douglas Ainslie
  32. Pride2014as Cliff
  33. The First Omen2024as Cardinal Lawrence
  34. Notes on a Scandal2006as Richard Hart
  35. Wild Target2010as Victor Maynard
  36. The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel2015as Douglas Ainslie
  37. The Limehouse Golem2016as John Kildare
  38. Stormbreaker2006as Alan Blunt
  39. Chalet Girl2011as Richard Madsen
  40. Role Play2023as Bob
  41. Black Books2000as Man at bar
  42. Living2022as Williams
  43. The Bookshop2017as Mr. Brundish
  44. Their Finest2017as Ambrose Hilliard / Uncle Frank
  45. That Christmas2024as Lighthouse Bill (voice)
  46. Norm of the North2016as Socrates (voice)
  47. Page Eight2011as Johnny Worricker · Executive Producer
  48. Minamata2020as Robert "Bob" Hayes
  49. Little Lord Fauntleroy1980as Officer
  50. Red Nose Day Actually2017as Billy Mack
  51. Eye of the Needle1981as Squadron Leader Blenkinsop
  52. 10 Lives2024as Professor Craven (voice)
  53. Dad's Army2016as Sergeant Wilson
  54. Curse of the Pink Panther1983as ENT Doctor
  55. The Man Who Fell to Earth2022as Thomas Jerome Newton
  56. The Beautiful Game2024as Mal
  57. Joy2024as Patrick Steptoe
  58. The Magic Roundabout2005as Dylan (voice)
  59. Hope Gap2019as Edward
  60. Turks & Caicos2014as Johnny Worricker
  61. Blow Dry2001as Ray Robertson
  62. Guest House Paradiso1999as Mr. Johnson
  63. Enduring Love2004as Robin
  64. The Phantom of the Opera1989as Martin Barton
  65. Ordeal by Innocence2018as Leo Argyll
  66. Late Night with Seth Meyers2014as Self - Guest
  67. Salting the Battlefield2014as Johnny Worricker
  68. The Kindness of Strangers2019as Timofey
  69. Still Crazy1998as Ray Simms
  70. FairyTale: A True Story1997as Edward Gardner
  71. Death Watch1980as Katherine's Co-worker (uncredited)
  72. State of Play2003as Cameron Foster
  73. The Girl in the Café2005as Lawrence
  74. StarDog and TurboCat2019as Sinclair (voice)
  75. I Capture the Castle2003as James Mortmain
  76. Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue2024as Conrad (voice)
  77. Glorious 392009as Alexander Keyes
  78. LIGHT & MAGIC2022as Self (archive footage)