Bill Nighy
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).
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Bill Nighy
Andrew
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The Voice
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Manafort
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Lighthouse Bill (voice)
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Patrick Steptoe
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Longneck (voice)
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Conrad (voice)
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Professor Craven (voice)
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Cardinal Lawrence
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Bob
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Bennett (voice)
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Bloody's Consciousness (voice)
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Williams
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Self - Narrator (voice)
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Self - Narrator (voice)
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Spencer
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Robert "Bob" Hayes
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Mr. Woodhouse
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Timofey
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Sinclair (voice)
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Edward
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Howard Clifford
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Mr. Brundish
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Billy Mack
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Ambrose Hilliard / Uncle Frank
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John Kildare
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Sergeant Wilson
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Socrates (voice)
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Self - 'Flushed Away' and 'Arthur Christmas'
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Himself
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Douglas Ainslie
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Cliff
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Tom Sergeant
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Johnny Worricker
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Johnny Worricker
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Naberius
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Dad
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The Network (voice)
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The Hungry Corpse
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Self - Narrator (voice)
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General Fallon
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Graham Greene (voice)
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Spoken Quotations (voice)
... 2012
Matthias
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Hephaestus
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Douglas Ainslie
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Grandsanta (voice)
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Johnny Worricker
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The Professor
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Self / Rattlesnake Jake
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Narrator
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Rattlesnake Jake (voice)
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Richard Madsen
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Rufus Scrimgeour
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Victor Maynard
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Alexander Keyes
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Dr. Elefun / Robotsky (voice)
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Leonard Saber
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Quentin
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Friedrich Olbricht
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Arnold Percy
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Davy Jones
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Met Chief Inspector
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Richard Hart
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Whitey (voice)
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Alan Blunt
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Davy Jones
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Narrator
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Viktor
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Gideon Warner
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Sir Bernard Pellegrin
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Lawrence
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Slartibartfast
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Dylan (voice)
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Mr. Johnson (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Robin
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Phil Parish
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Self - Narrator
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Phillip
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Maxwell's Fan 22
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Self - Narrator
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Earl of Clincham
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Viktor
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Billy Mack
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James Mortmain
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Dan
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Uncle Louis Gryffoyn
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Roger
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Ray Robertson
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Lord Sandwich
... 2000
Mr. Johnson
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Ray Simms
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Edward Gardner
... 1997
Jeremy Saville
... 1996
Tristan
... 1996
Julian
... 1994
Roger Maitland
... 1993
John Tracey
... 1993
Oliver Latham
... 1993
John Tracey
... 1992
Hugh Marriner
... 1991
Howard Nash
... 1990
Martin Barton
... 1989
Tiger Brown
... 1989
Ronald Marsh
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Helmut Hoffmann
... 1985
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ENT Doctor
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Connor Mullan
... 1982
Dave
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Squadron Leader Blenkinsop
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Bruno
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Officer
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Colin Street
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Katherine's Co-worker (uncredited)
... 1980
William
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Deasy
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Player in Everyman Theatre Company, Liverpool
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Hooker Duck Host (voice)
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Mats Steen
