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).
Acting (126 movies)
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
2006
Underworld
2003
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
2007
Love Actually
2003
Notes on a Scandal
2006
Below Deck: An Interactive History Of Pirates
2003
Still Crazy
1998
Shaun of the Dead
2004
Underworld: Evolution
2006
Valkyrie
2008
10 Lives
2024
The Constant Gardener
2005
Guest House Paradiso
1999
Hot Fuzz
2007
Thirteen at Dinner
1985
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
2005
Flushed Away
2006
The Little Drummer Girl
1984
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
2009
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
2010
Anatomy of a Global Thriller: Behind the Scenes of The Constant Gardener
2006
Enduring Love
2004
Stormbreaker
2006
The Girl in the Café
2005
Glorious 39
2009
Lucky Break
2001
FairyTale: A True Story
1997
Wild Target
2010
Rango
2011
The Magic Roundabout
2004
Astro Boy
2009
Total Recall
2012
Blow Dry
2001
I Capture the Castle
2003
True Blue
1996
The Boat That Rocked
2009
Longitude
2000
Arthur Christmas
2011
Real Creatures of Dirt
2011
G-Force
2009
Mack the Knife
1989
Jack the Giant Slayer
2013
Page Eight
2011
The Young Visiters
2003
Unnatural Causes
1993
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
2012
Wrath of the Titans
2012
Chalet Girl
2011
Lawless Heart
2002
Gideon's Daughter
2005
The Phantom of the Opera
1989
Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil
1985
I, Frankenstein
2014
The World's End
2013
About Time
2013
The First Omen
2024
Alive and Kicking
1996
Pride
2014
Joy
2024
Little Lord Fauntleroy
1980
Turks & Caicos
2014
Salting the Battlefield
2014
Easter 2016
1982
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
2015
Role Play
2023
Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue
2024
National Theatre Live: Skylight
2014
Christmas Magic at Kew Gardens
2021
The Maitlands
1993
Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz
2007
Curse of the Pink Panther
1983
Darkling
2023
The Wild Robot
2024
Norm of the North
2016
Their Finest
2017
The Laughter & Secrets of Love Actually: 20 Years Later – A Diane Sawyer Special
2022
Being Human
1994
Dad's Army
2016
Slapper
2008
Spectre of the Bear
2023
That Christmas
2024
Bloody Fury
2023
Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher
2003
Ready When You Are, Mr McGill
2004
Burst
2004
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
2015
Don't Leave Me This Way
1993
Absolute Hell
1991
& Sons
2025
A Masculine Ending
1992
Astonish Me
2011
The Limehouse Golem
2016
London: The Modern Babylon
2012
Dreams of Leaving
1980
The Bookshop
2017
Red Nose Day Actually
2017
We Love Cigarettes
2006
Antonia and Jane
1990
Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'
2005
Pokémon Detective Pikachu
2019
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Page Eight | 2011 | Executive Producer |
| Sometimes Always Never | 2019 | Executive Producer |