Bill Nighy
Biography
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).
Known For
Acting
2006
asDavy Jones
2003
asViktor
2007
asDavy Jones
2003
asBilly Mack
2006
asRichard Hart
2003
as
1998
asRay Simms
2004
asPhillip
2006
asViktor
2008
asFriedrich Olbricht
2024
asProfessor Craven (voice)
2005
asSir Bernard Pellegrin
1999
asMr. Johnson
2007
asMet Chief Inspector
1985
asRonald Marsh
2005
asSlartibartfast
2006
asWhitey (voice)
1984
asAl
2009
asViktor
2010
asRufus Scrimgeour
2006
asSelf
2004
asRobin
2006
asAlan Blunt
2005
asLawrence
2009
asAlexander Keyes
2001
asRoger
1997
asEdward Gardner
2010
asVictor Maynard
2011
asRattlesnake Jake (voice)
2004
asDylan (voice)
2009
asDr. Elefun / Robotsky (voice)
2012
asMatthias
2001
asRay Robertson
2003
asJames Mortmain
1996
asJeremy Saville
2009
asQuentin
2000
asLord Sandwich
2011
asGrandsanta (voice)
2011
asSelf / Rattlesnake Jake
2009
asLeonard Saber
1989
asTiger Brown
2013
asGeneral Fallon
2011
asJohnny Worricker
2003
asEarl of Clincham
1993
asOliver Latham
2012
asDouglas Ainslie
2012
asHephaestus
2011
asRichard Madsen
2002
asDan
2005
asGideon Warner
1989
asMartin Barton
1985
asHelmut Hoffmann
2014
asNaberius
2013
asThe Network (voice)
2013
asDad
2024
asCardinal Lawrence
1996
asTristan
2014
asCliff
2024
asPatrick Steptoe
1980
asOfficer
2014
asJohnny Worricker
2014
asJohnny Worricker
1982
asConnor Mullan
2015
asDouglas Ainslie
2023
asBob
2024
asConrad (voice)
2014
asTom Sergeant
2021
asSelf - Narrator (voice)
1993
asRoger Maitland
2007
asSelf
1983
asENT Doctor
2008
asRingmaster (voice)
2023
as
2024
asLongneck (voice)
as
2016
asSocrates (voice)
2017
asAmbrose Hilliard / Uncle Frank
2022
asSelf
1994
asJulian
2016
asSergeant Wilson
2008
asArnold Percy
2023
asBennett (voice)
2024
asLighthouse Bill (voice)
2023
asBloody's Consciousness (voice)
2003
asNarrator
2004
asPhil Parish
2004
asMaxwell's Fan 22
2015
asSelf - 'Flushed Away' and 'Arthur Christmas'
1993
asJohn Tracey
1991
asHugh Marriner
as 
1992
asJohn Tracey
2011
asThe Professor
1980
asColin Street
2016
asJohn Kildare
2012
asSpoken Quotations (voice)
1980
asWilliam
2017
asMr. Brundish
2017
asBilly Mack
2006
asNarrator
1990
asHoward Nash
2005
asSelf
2019
asHoward Clifford
2019
asTimofey
2019
asEdward
2013
asSelf - Narrator (voice)
2019
asAlan
2013
asGraham Greene (voice)
2020
asMr. Woodhouse
2020
asRobert "Bob" Hayes
2019
asSinclair (voice)
2013
asThe Hungry Corpse
1981
asSquadron Leader Blenkinsop
1980
asKatherine's Co-worker (uncredited)
1978
asBill
2022
asWilliams
1982
asDave
2020
asSelf
2002
asUncle Louis Gryffoyn
2021
asSpencer
1976
asPlayer in Everyman Theatre Company, Liverpool
2021
asSelf - Narrator (voice)
2024
asMal
2005
asSelf
1979
asDeasy
1980
asBruno
1999
asas 
2004
asSelf - Narrator
asDavid Cleeve
asLockwood
asSelf
asBarry
asNarrator
asRoger Maitland
asVincent Fish
asSelf
asCameron Foster
asSelf - Narrator (voice)
asColonel Osborne
asSam Courtney
asSelf - Narrator (voice)
asStamfordham
asNarrator
asCecil Meares
asSelf
asDr Black
asOates
asJames
asColin Street
asWill Rushmore
asAlan Sinclair
asTom Dickenson
asThomas Jerome Newton
asGiles Culpepper QC
asSelf - Narrator (voice)
asTony Freason
asLeo Argyll
as 
asMan at bar
asSelf - Narrator (voice)
asJeffrey Grainger
asTom Frewen
asSelf
asDoctor Lazarus ' Dr L'
asSelf
asLord Sandwich
asHugh Marriner
asSaint Germain (voice)
asBelshazzar (voice)
asDave
asself (voice)
asGoschen
asNarrator (voice)
asSelf - Narrator (voice)
asSelf
asSelf
asThe Director
Production
2011
as2019
asCrew
Directing
