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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.
Acted in 154
2020s
- 2027
The Last Dino
(voice)
- 2026
Welcome to Paradise
Hooker Duck Host (voice)
- 2025
This Is the Beginning
Movie
Pirates of the Caribbean | Disneyland Resort
Davy Jones (voice)
- 2024
- 2023
Darkling
Movie
Spectre of the Bear
Bennett (voice)
- 2022
- 2021
- 2020
2010s
- 2019
- 2018
- 2017
- 2016
Dad's Army
Sergeant Wilson
- 2015
- 2014
National Theatre Live: Skylight
Tom Sergeant
Salting the Battlefield
Johnny Worricker
Turks & Caicos
Johnny Worricker
- 2013
The Hungry Corpse
The Hungry Corpse
Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene
Graham Greene (voice)
- 2012
London: The Modern Babylon
Spoken Quotations (voice)
- 2011
Astonish Me
The Professor
- 2010
2000s
- 2009
10 Minute Tales
Mr Jellaby · 1 episode
- 2008
Slapper
Arnold Percy
- 2007
- 2006
- 2005
Gideon's Daughter
Gideon Warner
The Girl in the Café
Lawrence
The Magic Roundabout
Dylan (voice)
- 2004
Bottom Mindless Violence
Mr. Johnson (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ready When You Are, Mr McGill
Phil Parish
He Knew He Was Right
Colonel Osborne · 3 episodes
Burst
Maxwell's Fan 22
- 2003
The Young Visiters
Earl of Clincham
Below Deck: An Interactive History Of Pirates
Movie
Canterbury Tales
James · 1 episode
State of Play
Cameron Foster · 6 episodes
The Lost Prince
Stamfordham · 2 episodes
- 2002
Lawless Heart
Dan
AKA
Uncle Louis Gryffoyn
- 2001
- 2000
Longitude
Lord Sandwich
Longitude
Lord Sandwich · 1 episode
1990s
- 1999
- 1998
Still Crazy
Ray Simms
- 1997
FairyTale: A True Story
Edward Gardner
- 1996
True Blue
Jeremy Saville
Alive and Kicking
Tristan
- 1995
- 1994
- 1993
The Maitlands
Roger Maitland
Don't Leave Me This Way
John Tracey
Eye of the Storm
Tom Frewen · 6 episodes
Unnatural Causes
Oliver Latham
- 1992
A Masculine Ending
John Tracey
- 1991
The Men's Room
Prof. Mark Carleton · 5 episodes
- 1990
Antonia and Jane
Howard Nash
1980s
- 1989
The Phantom of the Opera
Martin Barton
Mack the Knife
Tiger Brown
- 1988
South of the Border
Tony Freason · 1 episode
- 1986
- 1985
The Last Place on Earth
Cecil Meares · 7 episodes
- 1984
The Little Drummer Girl
Al
- 1983
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
Jeffrey Grainger · 6 episodes
- 1982
Easter 2016
Connor Mullan
Under the Skin
Dave
- 1981
- 1980
Standing in for Henry
Bruno
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Officer
Fox
Colin Street · 2 episodes
Death Watch
Katherine's Co-worker (uncredited)
Dreams of Leaving
William
1970s
- 1979
Deasey (Desperate)
Deasy
Agony
Vincent Fish · 7 episodes
- 1978
Soldiers Talking, Cleanly
Bill
- 1976
- 1974
- 1970
No release date
Heart of Darkness
The Manager
Produced 2
2010s
- 2019
- 2011
Appearances32
2020s
- 2024
Kent: Garden of England
Self - Narrator (voice) · 5 episodes
- 2023
Norfolk & Suffolk: Coast & Country
Self - Narrator (voice) · 6 episodes
- 2022
The Laughter & Secrets of Love Actually: 20 Years Later – A Diane Sawyer Special
Self
- 2021
Christmas Magic at Kew Gardens
Self - Narrator (voice)
Lotus: A New Dawn
Self - Narrator (voice)
Meerkat Manor: Rise of the Dynasty
Self - Narrator (voice) · 13 episodes
World's Most Scenic River Journeys
Self - Narrator (voice) · 16 episodes
- 2020
Katherine Jenkins Christmas Spectacular
Self
2010s
- 2019
- 2015
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
Self - 'Flushed Away' and 'Arthur Christmas'
- 2014
- 2013
Great White Shark
Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2011
Real Creatures of Dirt
Self / Rattlesnake Jake
The Man with the Stolen Heart
Narrator
2000s
- 2009
Live from Studio Five
Self · 1 episode
- 2007
Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz
Self
- 2006
We Love Cigarettes
Narrator
Anatomy of a Global Thriller: Behind the Scenes of The Constant Gardener
Self
- 2005
Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'
Self
Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'
Self
- 2004
Peter Ustinov: The Parkinson Interviews
Self - Narrator
- 2003
Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher
Self - Narrator
The Armstrongs: The Office Christmas Party
Self - Narrator
Grumpy Old Men
Self · 14 episodes
- 2002
- 2001
1990s
- 1998
1980s
- 1988
This Morning
Self · 1 episode