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Bill Nighy

Bill Nighy

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).

Personal information

Birthday

1949-12-12

Birth Place

Caterham, Surrey, England, UK

Movies and TV shows :

& Sons

& Sons

0.0

Movie
10 Lives

10 Lives

2024

8.0

Movie
poster

10 Minute Tales

2009

7.5

TV
500 Miles

500 Miles

0.0

Movie
A Fox's Tale

A Fox's Tale

2008

1.7

Movie
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman

A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman

2015

7.0

Movie
A Masculine Ending

A Masculine Ending

1992

0.0

Movie
About Time

About Time

2013

7.9

Movie
Absolute Hell

Absolute Hell

1991

5.7

Movie
poster

Agony

1979

6.4

TV
AKA

AKA

2002

5.6

Movie
Alive and Kicking

Alive and Kicking

1996

4.9

Movie
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

4.0

Movie
Antonia and Jane

Antonia and Jane

1990

5.5

Movie
Arthur Christmas

Arthur Christmas

2011

6.8

Movie
Astonish Me

Astonish Me

2011

8.0

Movie
Astro Boy

Astro Boy

2009

6.3

Movie
poster

Auf Wiedersehen, Pet

1983

7.8

TV
Being Human

Being Human

1994

5.0

Movie
Below Deck: An Interactive History Of Pirates

Below Deck: An Interactive History Of Pirates

2003

4.0

Movie
poster

Bergerac

1981

6.4

TV
poster

Black Books

2000

8.0

TV
Bloody Fury

Bloody Fury

2023

0.0

Movie
Blow Dry

Blow Dry

2001

6.0

Movie
Buckley's Chance

Buckley's Chance

2021

6.2

Movie
Burst

Burst

2004

0.0

Movie
poster

Canterbury Tales

2003

6.9

TV
poster

Castlevania

2017

8.3

TV
Chalet Girl

Chalet Girl

2011

6.4

Movie
poster

Chillers

1990

6.2

TV
Christmas Magic at Kew Gardens

Christmas Magic at Kew Gardens

2021

0.0

Movie
Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz

Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz

2007

0.0

Movie
Curse of the Pink Panther

Curse of the Pink Panther

1983

4.7

Movie
Dad's Army

Dad's Army

2016

5.0

Movie
Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene

Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene

2013

1.0

Movie
Darkling

Darkling

2023

0.0

Movie
Deasey (Desperate)

Deasey (Desperate)

1979

0.0

Movie
Death Watch

Death Watch

1980

6.3

Movie
poster

Doctor Who

2005

7.5

TV
Don't Leave Me This Way

Don't Leave Me This Way

1993

7.0

Movie
Dreams of Leaving

Dreams of Leaving

1980

7.0

Movie
Easter 2016

Easter 2016

1982

0.0

Movie
Emma.

Emma.

2020

7.0

Movie
Enduring Love

Enduring Love

2004

5.7

Movie
Eye of the Needle

Eye of the Needle

1981

6.6

Movie
poster

Eye of the Storm

1993

8.0

TV
FairyTale: A True Story

FairyTale: A True Story

1997

6.4

Movie
Flushed Away

Flushed Away

2006

6.3

Movie
Fox

Fox

1980

1.0

Movie
poster

Fox

1980

5.7

TV
G-Force

G-Force

2009

5.5

Movie
Gideon's Daughter

Gideon's Daughter

2005

6.3

Movie
Glorious 39

Glorious 39

2009

6.0

Movie
Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue

Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue

2024

6.5

Movie
Great White Shark

Great White Shark

2013

6.2

Movie
poster

Grumpy Old Men

2003

7.3

TV
Guest House Paradiso

Guest House Paradiso

1999

6.1

Movie
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

2010

7.7

Movie
poster

He Knew He Was Right

2004

7.8

TV
Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil

Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil

1985

4.5

Movie
Hope Gap

Hope Gap

2019

6.3

Movie
Hot Fuzz

Hot Fuzz

2007

7.6

Movie
I Capture the Castle

I Capture the Castle

2003

6.8

Movie
I, Frankenstein

I, Frankenstein

2014

5.4

Movie
poster

Iberia's Woodlands: Life on the Edge

2021

10.0

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

Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'

2005

0.0

Movie
Jack the Giant Slayer

Jack the Giant Slayer

2013

5.8

Movie
Joy

Joy

2024

6.8

Movie
Katherine Jenkins Christmas Spectacular

Katherine Jenkins Christmas Spectacular

2020

8.5

Movie
poster

Kavanagh Q.C.

1995

6.8

TV
poster

Kent: Garden of England

2024

0.0

TV
poster

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014

5.5

TV
Lawless Heart

Lawless Heart

2002

5.3

Movie
poster

Lazarus

0.0

TV
Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher

Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher

2003

6.0

Movie
Little Lord Fauntleroy

Little Lord Fauntleroy

1980

7.3

Movie
poster

Live from Studio Five

2009

3.3

TV
Living

Living

2022

7.0

Movie
London: The Modern Babylon

London: The Modern Babylon

2012

6.5

Movie
Longitude

Longitude

2000

7.3

Movie
poster

Longitude

2000

7.0

TV
Lotus: A New Dawn

Lotus: A New Dawn

2021

0.0

Movie
Love Actually

Love Actually

2003

7.1

Movie
Lucky Break

Lucky Break

2001

6.2

Movie
Mack the Knife

Mack the Knife

1989

6.6

Movie
poster

Making News

1990

6.0

TV
poster

Meerkat Manor

2005

7.5

TV
poster

Meerkat Manor: Rise of the Dynasty

2021

9.0

TV
Minamata

Minamata

2020

6.9

Movie
poster

Minder

1979

6.8

TV
National Theatre Live: Skylight

National Theatre Live: Skylight

2014

9.1

Movie
poster

Norfolk & Suffolk: Coast & Country

2023

0.0

TV
Norm of the North

Norm of the North

2016

4.6

Movie
Notes on a Scandal

Notes on a Scandal

2006

7.1

Movie
Occupy!

Occupy!

1976

0.0

Movie
poster

Ordeal by Innocence

2018

7.0

TV
Page Eight

Page Eight

2011

6.6

Movie
poster

Parkinson

1998

0.0

TV
poster

Peak Practice

1993

5.9

TV
poster

People Like Us

1999

8.1

TV
poster

Performance

1991

6.0

TV
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

2007

7.3

Movie
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

2006

7.4

Movie
poster

Play for Today

1970

6.1

TV
Pokémon Detective Pikachu

Pokémon Detective Pikachu

2019

6.9

Movie
Pride

Pride

2014

7.7

Movie
Rango

Rango

2011

6.9

Movie
Ready When You Are, Mr McGill

Ready When You Are, Mr McGill

2004

7.3

Movie
Real Creatures of Dirt

Real Creatures of Dirt

2011

6.0

Movie
Red Nose Day Actually

Red Nose Day Actually

2017

7.1

Movie
poster

Reilly: Ace of Spies

1983

7.1

TV
poster

Richard & Judy

2001

3.1

TV
Role Play

Role Play

2023

6.0

Movie
Salting the Battlefield

Salting the Battlefield

2014

6.3

Movie
Shaun of the Dead

Shaun of the Dead

2004

7.5

Movie
Slapper

Slapper

2008

3.5

Movie
Soldiers Talking, Cleanly

Soldiers Talking, Cleanly

1978

0.0

Movie
Sometimes Always Never

Sometimes Always Never

2019

6.4

Movie
poster

South Of The Border

1988

0.0

TV
Spectre of the Bear

Spectre of the Bear

2023

0.0

Movie
Standing in for Henry

Standing in for Henry

1980

0.0

Movie
StarDog and TurboCat

StarDog and TurboCat

2019

7.1

Movie
poster

State of Play

2003

7.5

TV
Still Crazy

Still Crazy

1998

6.8

Movie
Stormbreaker

Stormbreaker

2006

5.2

Movie
poster

Testament: The Bible in Animation

1996

6.0

TV
That Christmas

That Christmas

2024

7.3

Movie
The Beautiful Game

The Beautiful Game

2024

6.4

Movie
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

2012

6.9

Movie
poster

The Big Art Project

2009

0.0

TV
The Boat That Rocked

The Boat That Rocked

2009

7.2

Movie
The Bookshop

The Bookshop

2017

6.5

Movie
The Constant Gardener

The Constant Gardener

2005

7.0

Movie
The First Omen

The First Omen

2024

6.9

Movie
The Girl in the Café

The Girl in the Café

2005

7.1

Movie
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

2005

6.7

Movie
The Hungry Corpse

The Hungry Corpse

2013

0.0

Movie
poster

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries

2002

7.1

TV
The Kindness of Strangers

The Kindness of Strangers

2019

6.3

Movie
poster

The Last Place on Earth

1985

6.8

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

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

2022

0.0

Movie
The Limehouse Golem

The Limehouse Golem

2016

6.2

Movie
The Little Drummer Girl

The Little Drummer Girl

1984

5.5

Movie
poster

The Lost Prince

2003

7.0

TV
The Magic Roundabout

The Magic Roundabout

2005

5.4

Movie
The Maitlands

The Maitlands

1993

0.0

Movie
poster

The Man Who Fell to Earth

2022

7.4

TV
poster

The One Show

2006

4.6

TV
The Phantom of the Opera

The Phantom of the Opera

1989

5.5

Movie
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

2015

6.4

Movie
The Wild Robot

The Wild Robot

2024

8.4

Movie
The World's End

The World's End

2013

6.8

Movie
The Young Visiters

The Young Visiters

2003

5.1

Movie
Their Finest

Their Finest

2017

6.7

Movie
Thirteen at Dinner

Thirteen at Dinner

1985

5.5

Movie
poster

This Morning

1988

5.7

TV
poster

Timeshift

2002

7.0

TV
Total Recall

Total Recall

2012

6.0

Movie
True Blue

True Blue

1996

6.1

Movie
Turks & Caicos

Turks & Caicos

2014

6.3

Movie
Under the Skin

Under the Skin

1982

0.0

Movie
Underworld

Underworld

2003

6.8

Movie
Underworld: Evolution

Underworld: Evolution

2006

6.6

Movie
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans

Underworld: Rise of the Lycans

2009

6.5

Movie
Unnatural Causes

Unnatural Causes

1993

0.0

Movie
Valkyrie

Valkyrie

2008

6.9

Movie
We Love Cigarettes

We Love Cigarettes

2006

0.0

Movie
Wild Target

Wild Target

2010

6.4

Movie
poster

World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys

2019

8.3

TV
poster

World's Most Scenic River Journeys

2021

8.0

TV
Wrath of the Titans

Wrath of the Titans

2012

5.7

Movie
poster

Wycliffe

1994

6.0

TV