Bill Nighy

Acting

Born Dec 12, 1949 (age 76) · Caterham, Surrey, England, UK

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.

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 12010
as ⁨Rufus Scrimgeour⁩
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest2006
as ⁨Davy Jones⁩
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End2007
as ⁨Davy Jones⁩
Shaun of the Dead2004
as ⁨Phillip⁩
About Time2013
as ⁨Dad⁩
Hot Fuzz2007
as ⁨Met Chief Inspector⁩
Love Actually2003
as ⁨Billy Mack⁩
as ⁨Howard Clifford⁩
as ⁨Rattlesnake Jake (voice)⁩
as ⁨Viktor⁩
as ⁨Longneck (voice)⁩
as ⁨The Network (voice)⁩
as ⁨Matthias⁩
as ⁨General Fallon⁩
as ⁨Hephaestus⁩
as ⁨Viktor⁩
as ⁨Slartibartfast⁩
as ⁨Friedrich Olbricht⁩
as ⁨Whitey (voice)⁩
as ⁨Viktor⁩
as ⁨Quentin⁩
as ⁨Naberius⁩
as ⁨Leonard Saber⁩
as ⁨Mr. Woodhouse⁩
as ⁨Manafort⁩
as ⁨Sir Bernard Pellegrin⁩
as ⁨Dr. Elefun / Robotsky (voice)⁩
as ⁨Grandsanta (voice)⁩
as ⁨Douglas Ainslie⁩
as ⁨Cliff⁩
as ⁨Cardinal Lawrence⁩
as ⁨Richard Hart⁩
as ⁨Victor Maynard⁩
as ⁨Douglas Ainslie⁩
as ⁨John Kildare⁩
as ⁨Alan Blunt⁩
as ⁨Richard Madsen⁩
as ⁨Bob⁩
as ⁨Williams⁩
as ⁨Mr. Brundish⁩
as ⁨Ambrose Hilliard / Uncle Frank⁩
as ⁨Lighthouse Bill (voice)⁩
as ⁨Socrates (voice)⁩
as ⁨Johnny Worricker⁩ · Executive producer
as ⁨Robert "Bob" Hayes⁩
as ⁨Officer⁩
as ⁨Billy Mack⁩
as ⁨Squadron Leader Blenkinsop⁩
as ⁨Professor Craven (voice)⁩
as ⁨Sergeant Wilson⁩
as ⁨ENT Doctor⁩
as ⁨Patrick Steptoe⁩
as ⁨Mal⁩
as ⁨Edward⁩
as ⁨Dylan (voice)⁩
as ⁨Johnny Worricker⁩
as ⁨Mr. Johnson⁩
as ⁨Ray Robertson⁩
as ⁨Robin⁩
as ⁨Martin Barton⁩
as ⁨Timofey⁩
as ⁨Johnny Worricker⁩
as ⁨Edward Gardner⁩
as ⁨Ray Simms⁩
as ⁨Katherine's Co-worker (uncredited)⁩
as ⁨Lawrence⁩
as ⁨Conrad (voice)⁩
as ⁨Sinclair (voice)⁩
as ⁨James Mortmain⁩
as ⁨Alexander Keyes⁩
as ⁨Ronald Marsh⁩
as ⁨Alan⁩ · Executive producer
as ⁨Julian⁩
as ⁨(voice)⁩
Out Thu, Mar 25

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 12010
as ⁨Rufus Scrimgeour⁩
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest2006
as ⁨Davy Jones⁩
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End2007
as ⁨Davy Jones⁩
Shaun of the Dead2004
as ⁨Phillip⁩
About Time2013
as ⁨Dad⁩
Hot Fuzz2007
as ⁨Met Chief Inspector⁩
Love Actually2003
as ⁨Billy Mack⁩
as ⁨Howard Clifford⁩
as ⁨Rattlesnake Jake (voice)⁩
as ⁨Viktor⁩
as ⁨Longneck (voice)⁩
as ⁨The Network (voice)⁩
as ⁨Matthias⁩
as ⁨General Fallon⁩
as ⁨Hephaestus⁩
as ⁨Viktor⁩
as ⁨Slartibartfast⁩
as ⁨Friedrich Olbricht⁩
as ⁨Whitey (voice)⁩
as ⁨Viktor⁩
as ⁨Quentin⁩
as ⁨Naberius⁩
as ⁨Leonard Saber⁩
as ⁨Mr. Woodhouse⁩
as ⁨Manafort⁩
as ⁨Sir Bernard Pellegrin⁩
as ⁨Dr. Elefun / Robotsky (voice)⁩
as ⁨Grandsanta (voice)⁩
as ⁨Douglas Ainslie⁩
as ⁨Cliff⁩
as ⁨Cardinal Lawrence⁩
as ⁨Richard Hart⁩
as ⁨Victor Maynard⁩
as ⁨Douglas Ainslie⁩
as ⁨John Kildare⁩
as ⁨Alan Blunt⁩
as ⁨Richard Madsen⁩
as ⁨Bob⁩
as ⁨Williams⁩
as ⁨Mr. Brundish⁩
as ⁨Ambrose Hilliard / Uncle Frank⁩
as ⁨Lighthouse Bill (voice)⁩
as ⁨Socrates (voice)⁩
as ⁨Johnny Worricker⁩ · Executive producer
as ⁨Robert "Bob" Hayes⁩
as ⁨Officer⁩
as ⁨Billy Mack⁩
as ⁨Squadron Leader Blenkinsop⁩
as ⁨Professor Craven (voice)⁩
as ⁨Sergeant Wilson⁩
as ⁨ENT Doctor⁩
as ⁨Patrick Steptoe⁩
as ⁨Mal⁩
as ⁨Edward⁩
as ⁨Dylan (voice)⁩
as ⁨Johnny Worricker⁩
as ⁨Mr. Johnson⁩
as ⁨Ray Robertson⁩
as ⁨Robin⁩
as ⁨Martin Barton⁩
as ⁨Timofey⁩
as ⁨Johnny Worricker⁩
as ⁨Edward Gardner⁩
as ⁨Ray Simms⁩
as ⁨Katherine's Co-worker (uncredited)⁩
as ⁨Lawrence⁩
as ⁨Conrad (voice)⁩
as ⁨Sinclair (voice)⁩
as ⁨James Mortmain⁩
as ⁨Alexander Keyes⁩
as ⁨Ronald Marsh⁩
as ⁨Alan⁩ · Executive producer
as ⁨Julian⁩
as ⁨(voice)⁩
Out Thu, Mar 25