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).
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- Born:
- Dec 12, 1949 In Caterham, Surrey, England, UK
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 118
- First Appeared:
- In the series Play for Today 1970-10-15
- Latest Project:
- Movie & Sons 2026
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | & Sons | 2026 | |
| Movie | The Beautiful Game | Mal | 2024-03-22 |
| Movie | The First Omen | Cardinal Lawrence | 2024-04-03 |
| Movie | Bloody Fury | Bloody's Consciousness (voice) | 2023-09-23 |
| Movie | Emma. | Mr. Woodhouse | 2020-02-13 |
| Movie | Minamata | Robert "Bob" Hayes | 2020-03-13 |
| Movie | Pokémon Detective Pikachu | Howard Clifford | 2019-05-03 |
| Movie | StarDog and TurboCat | Sinclair (voice) | 2019-12-06 |
| Movie | The Kindness of Strangers | Timofey | 2019-12-12 |
| Series | Ordeal by Innocence | Leo Argyll | 2018-04-01 |
| Movie | Red Nose Day Actually | Billy Mack | 2017-03-24 |
| Movie | Their Finest | Ambrose Hilliard / Uncle Frank | 2017-02-19 |
| Movie | The Bookshop | Mr. Brundish | 2017-11-10 |
| Movie | Norm of the North | Socrates (voice) | 2016-01-14 |
| Movie | Dad's Army | Sergeant Wilson | 2016-02-05 |
| Movie | The Limehouse Golem | John Kildare | 2016-10-18 |
| Movie | The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | Douglas Ainslie | 2015-02-26 |
| Movie | A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman | Self - 'Flushed Away' and 'Arthur Christmas' | 2015-12-26 |
| Series | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self | 2014-02-25 |
| Movie | I, Frankenstein | Naberius | 2014-01-22 |
| Movie | Turks & Caicos | Johnny Worricker | 2014-03-20 |
| Movie | Pride | Cliff | 2014-09-12 |
| Movie | Salting the Battlefield | Johnny Worricker | 2014-03-27 |
| Movie | National Theatre Live: Skylight | Tom Sergeant | 2014-07-24 |
| Movie | Jack the Giant Slayer | General Fallon | 2013-02-27 |
| Movie | The Hungry Corpse | The Hungry Corpse | 2013-06-26 |
| Movie | About Time | Dad | 2013-09-04 |
| Movie | The World's End | The Network (voice) | 2013-07-18 |
| Movie | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | Douglas Ainslie | 2012-02-23 |
| Movie | Wrath of the Titans | Hephaestus | 2012-03-28 |
| Movie | Total Recall | Matthias | 2012-08-02 |
| Movie | London: The Modern Babylon | Spoken Quotations (voice) | 2012-08-03 |
| Movie | Chalet Girl | Richard Madsen | 2011-02-02 |
| Movie | Rango | Rattlesnake Jake (voice) | 2011-03-02 |
| Movie | Page Eight | Johnny Worricker | 2011-08-28 |
| Movie | Arthur Christmas | Grandsanta (voice) | 2011-11-10 |
| Movie | Astonish Me | The Professor | 2011-07-26 |
| Movie | Wild Target | Victor Maynard | 2010-06-17 |
| Movie | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 | Rufus Scrimgeour | 2010-11-17 |
| Movie | The Boat That Rocked | Quentin | 2009-04-01 |
| Movie | G-Force | Leonard Saber | 2009-07-24 |
| Movie | Underworld: Rise of the Lycans | Viktor | 2009-01-22 |
| Movie | Glorious 39 | Alexander Keyes | 2009-11-20 |
| Series | Live from Studio Five | Self | 2009-09-14 |
| Movie | Astro Boy | Dr. Elefun (voice) | 2009-10-15 |
| Movie | A Fox's Tale | Ringmaster (voice) | 2008-04-17 |
| Movie | Valkyrie | Friedrich Olbricht | 2008-12-25 |
| Movie | Slapper | Arnold Percy | 2008-06-21 |
| Movie | Hot Fuzz | Met Chief Inspector | 2007-02-14 |
| Movie | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End | Davy Jones | 2007-05-19 |
| Movie | Killers Kill, Dead Men Die | The Preacher | 2007-03-13 |
| Movie | We Love Cigarettes | Narrator | 2006-06-29 |
| Movie | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest | Davy Jones | 2006-07-06 |
| Movie | Underworld: Evolution | Viktor | 2006-01-12 |
| Movie | Anatomy of a Global Thriller: Behind the Scenes of The Constant Gardener | Self | 2006-01-10 |
| Movie | Stormbreaker | Alan Blunt | 2006-07-21 |
| Movie | Flushed Away | Whitey (voice) | 2006-10-22 |
| Movie | Notes on a Scandal | Richard Hart | 2006-12-25 |
| Series | The One Show | Self | 2006-08-14 |
| Series | Doctor Who | Dr Black | 2005-03-26 |
| Movie | The Magic Roundabout | Dylan (voice) | 2005-02-02 |
| Movie | The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | Slartibartfast | 2005-04-28 |
| Movie | The Girl in the Café | Lawrence | 2005-06-25 |
| Movie | The Lost Prince | Stamfordham | 2005-12-18 |
| Movie | Gideon's Daughter | Gideon Warner | 2005-10-21 |
| Movie | The Constant Gardener | Sir Bernard Pellegrin | 2005-08-31 |
| Movie | Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' | Self | 2005-07-05 |
| Movie | Shaun of the Dead | Phillip | 2004-04-09 |
| Movie | Enduring Love | Robin | 2004-10-29 |
| Series | He Knew He Was Right | Colonel Osborne | 2004-04-18 |
| Movie | State of Play | Cameron Foster | 2003-05-18 |
| Movie | Love Actually | Billy Mack | 2003-09-07 |
| Movie | I Capture the Castle | James Mortmain | 2003-05-09 |
| Movie | Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher | Narrator | 2003-12-29 |
| Series | Canterbury Tales | James | 2003-09-11 |
| Movie | The Young Visiters | Earl of Clincham | 2003-12-26 |
| Movie | AKA | Uncle Louis Gryffoyn | 2002-01-19 |
| Movie | Lawless Heart | Dan | 2002-06-28 |
| Series | The Inspector Lynley Mysteries | Lockwood | 2002-04-08 |
| Movie | Blow Dry | Ray Robertson | 2001-03-01 |
| Series | Richard & Judy | Self | 2001-11-26 |
| Movie | Lucky Break | Roger | 2001-08-24 |
| Movie | Longitude | Lord Sandwich | 2000-01-02 |
| Series | People Like Us | Will Rushmore | 1999-09-20 |
| Movie | Guest House Paradiso | Mr. Johnson | 1999-12-03 |
| Movie | Still Crazy | Ray Simms | 1998-10-30 |
| Movie | FairyTale: A True Story | Edward Gardner | 1997-10-24 |
| Movie | True Blue | Jeremy Saville | 1996-11-15 |
| Movie | Alive and Kicking | Tristan | 1996-11-08 |
| Series | Kavanagh Q.C. | Giles Culpepper QC | 1995-01-03 |
| Movie | Being Human | Julian | 1994-05-06 |
| Series | Peak Practice | Alan Sinclair | 1993-05-10 |
| Movie | Don't Leave Me This Way | John Tracey | 1993-05-30 |
| Movie | The Maitlands | Roger Maitland | 1993-11-13 |
| Movie | A Masculine Ending | John Tracey | 1992-04-12 |
| Movie | Absolute Hell | Hugh Marriner | 1991-10-05 |
| Movie | Antonia and Jane | Howard Nash | 1990-01-01 |
| Series | Chillers | Tom Dickenson | 1990-04-14 |
| Movie | Mack the Knife | Tiger Brown | 1989-11-01 |
| Movie | The Phantom of the Opera | Martin Barton | 1989-11-04 |
| Series | This Morning | Self | 1988-10-03 |
| Movie | Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil | Helmut Hoffmann | 1985-02-17 |
| Series | The Last Place on Earth | Cecil Meares | 1985-02-18 |
| Movie | Thirteen at Dinner | Ronald Marsh | 1985-09-19 |
| Movie | The Little Drummer Girl | Al | 1984-10-19 |
| Series | Reilly: Ace of Spies | Goschen | 1983-09-05 |
| Series | Auf Wiedersehen, Pet | Jeffrey Grainger | 1983-11-11 |
| Movie | Easter 2016 | Connor Mullan | 1982-05-18 |
| Movie | Eye of the Needle | Squadron Leader Blenkinsop | 1981-07-24 |
| Series | Bergerac | Barry | 1981-10-18 |
| Movie | Death Watch | Katherine's Co-worker (uncredited) | 1980-01-23 |
| Movie | Little Lord Fauntleroy | Officer | 1980-12-01 |
| Movie | Fox | Colin Street | 1980-03-10 |
| Series | Agony | Vincent Fish | 1979-03-11 |
| Series | Minder | Oates | 1979-10-29 |
| Movie | Soldiers Talking, Cleanly | Bill | 1978-12-05 |
| Movie | Occupy! | Player in Everyman Theatre Company, Liverpool | 1976-01-01 |
| Series | Play for Today | Dave | 1970-10-15 |