Bill Nighy
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).
Acted Movies
Director: Simon Otto
Writers: Peter Souter,
Cast: Bill Nighy, Brian Cox, Fiona Shaw, Guz Khan, India Brown, Jack Wisniewski, Jodie Whittaker, Lolly Adefope, Sienna Sayer, Zazie Hayhurst,
Director: Ben Taylor
Writers: Jack Thorne,
Cast: Abbiegail Mills, Bill Nighy, Cecily Cleeve, Charlie Murphy, Eoin Duffy, James Norton, Mariam Haque, Olivia Sellers, Rish Shah, Thomasin McKenzie,
Director: Chris Sanders
Writers: Chris Sanders,
Cast: Bill Nighy, Boone Storm, Catherine O'Hara, Kit Connor, Lupita Nyong'o, Mark Hamill, Matt Berry, Pedro Pascal, Stephanie Hsu, Ving Rhames,
Director: Kevin Donovan
Writers: Kelly Peters,
Cast: Al Franken, Alicia Silverstone, Bianca Alongi, Bill Nighy, Brooke Shields, Claire Alan, Cory Doran, Danny Trejo, Mike Nadajewski, Susan Sarandon,
Director: Christopher Jenkins
Writers: Ken Cinnamon,
Cast: Bill Nighy, Christopher Jenkins, Dylan Llewellyn, Jeremy Swift, Mo Gilligan, Naomi McDonald, Simone Ashley, Sophie Okonedo, Tabitha Cross, Zayn Malik,
Director: Arkasha Stevenson
Writers: Keith Thomas,
Cast: Andrea Arcangeli, Bill Nighy, Charles Dance, Ishtar Currie Wilson, María Caballero, Nell Tiger Free, Nicole Sorace, Ralph Ineson, Sônia Braga, Tawfeek Barhom,
Director: Thea Sharrock
Writers: Frank Cottrell Boyce,
Cast: Bill Nighy, Callum Scott Howells, Cristina Rodlo, Kit Young, Micheal Ward, Robin Nazari, Sheyi Cole, Susan Wokoma, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Valeria Golino,
Director: Thomas Vincent
Writers: Andrew Baldwin,
Cast: Bill Nighy, Connie Nielsen, David Oyelowo, Jade-Eleena Dregorius, Kaley Cuoco, Lucia Aliu, Reagan Bryan-Gudgeon, Rudi Dharmalingam, Simon Delaney, Sonita Henry,
Director: Oliver Hermanus
Writers: Kazuo Ishiguro,
Cast: Adrian Rawlins, Aimee Lou Wood, Alex Sharp, Barney Fishwick, Bill Nighy, Hubert Burton, Oliver Chris, Patsy Ferran, Tom Burke, Zoe Boyle,
Director: Andrew Levitas
Writers: Andrew Levitas,
Cast: Akiko Iwase, Bill Nighy, Hiroyuki Sanada, Johnny Depp, Jun Kunimura, Katherine Jenkins, Lily Robinson, Minami, Ryo Kase, Tadanobu Asano,
Director: Autumn de Wilde
Writers: Eleanor Catton,
Cast: Amber Anderson, Anya Taylor-Joy, Bill Nighy, Callum Turner, Gemma Whelan, Johnny Flynn, Josh O'Connor, Mia Goth, Miranda Hart, Rupert Graves,
Director: Lone Scherfig
Writers: Gaby Chiappe,
Cast: Bill Nighy, Eddie Marsan, Gemma Arterton, Helen McCrory, Henry Goodman, Jack Huston, Jake Lacy, Paul Ritter, Rachael Stirling, Sam Claflin,
Director: Matthew Warchus
Writers: Stephen Beresford,
Cast: Andrew Scott, Ben Schnetzer, Bill Nighy, Chris Overton, Dominic West, Freddie Fox, George MacKay, Imelda Staunton, Joseph Gilgun, Paddy Considine,
Director: David Hare
Writers: David Hare,
Cast: Bill Nighy, Ewen Bremner, Felicity Jones, Helena Bonham Carter, Judy Davis, Olivia Williams, Ralph Fiennes, Rupert Graves, Saskia Reeves, Shazad Latif,
Director: David Hare
Writers: David Hare,
Cast: Bill Nighy, Christopher Walken, Dylan Baker, Ewen Bremner, Helena Bonham Carter, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Ralph Fiennes, Rupert Graves, Winona Ryder, Zach Grenier,
Director: Stuart Beattie
Writers: Stuart Beattie,
Cast: Aaron Eckhart, Aden Young, Bill Nighy, Caitlin Stasey, Deniz Akdeniz, Jai Courtney, Kevin Grevioux, Miranda Otto, Penny Higgs, Yvonne Strahovski,
Director: Richard Curtis
Writers: Richard Curtis,
Cast: Bill Nighy, Domhnall Gleeson, Joshua McGuire, Lindsay Duncan, Lydia Wilson, Margot Robbie, Rachel McAdams, Richard Cordery, Tom Hollander, Will Merrick,
Director: Bryan Singer
Writers: Dan Studney,
Cast: Bill Nighy, Eddie Marsan, Eleanor Tomlinson, Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Ian McShane, Nicholas Hoult, Ralph Brown, Stanley Tucci, Warwick Davis,
Director: Len Wiseman
Writers: Kurt Wimmer,
Cast: Bill Nighy, Bokeem Woodbine, Bryan Cranston, Cam Clarke, Colin Farrell, Dylan Smith, Ethan Hawke, Jessica Biel, John Cho, Kate Beckinsale,
Director: John Madden
Writers: Ol Parker,
Cast: Bill Nighy, Celia Imrie, Dev Patel, Judi Dench, Lillete Dubey, Maggie Smith, Penelope Wilton, Ronald Pickup, Tina Desai, Tom Wilkinson,
Director: Sarah Smith
Writers: Peter Baynham,
Cast: Ashley Jensen, Bill Nighy, Eva Longoria, Hugh Laurie, Imelda Staunton, James McAvoy, Jim Broadbent, Laura Linney, Marc Wootton, Ramona Marquez,
Director: David Hare
Writers: David Hare,
Cast: Bill Nighy, Ewen Bremner, Felicity Jones, Judy Davis, Michael Gambon, Rachel Weisz, Rakhee Thakrar, Ralph Fiennes, Saskia Reeves, Tom Hughes,
Director: Gore Verbinski
Writers: John Logan,
Cast: Abigail Breslin, Alfred Molina, Bill Nighy, Harry Dean Stanton, Isla Fisher, Johnny Depp, Ned Beatty, Ray Winstone, Stephen Root, Timothy Olyphant,
Director: Phil Traill
Writers: Tom Williams,
Cast: Bill Bailey, Bill Nighy, Brooke Shields, Ed Westwick, Felicity Jones, Georgia King, Nicholas Braun, Sophia Bush, Tamsin Egerton, Tom Goodman-Hill,
Director: Jonathan Lynn
Writers: Lucinda Coxon,
Cast: Bill Nighy, Eileen Atkins, Emily Blunt, Geoff Bell, Graham Seed, James O'Donnell, Martin Freeman, Rory Kinnear, Rupert Everett, Rupert Grint,
Director: Richard Curtis
Writers: Richard Curtis,
Cast: Bill Nighy, Emma Thompson, Gemma Arterton, Jack Davenport, January Jones, Kenneth Branagh, Nick Frost, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rhys Ifans, Tom Sturridge,
Director: Bryan Singer
Writers: Christopher McQuarrie,
Cast: Bill Nighy, Carice van Houten, Kenneth Branagh, Kenneth Cranham, Kevin McNally, Suzy Eddie Izzard, Terence Stamp, Thomas Kretschmann, Tom Cruise, Tom Wilkinson,
Director: Richard Eyre
Writers: Patrick Marber,
Cast: Andrew Simpson, Bill Nighy, Cate Blanchett, Joanna Scanlan, Judi Dench, Julia McKenzie, Juno Temple, Max Lewis, Michael Maloney, Phil Davis,
Director: Len Wiseman
Writers: Danny McBride,
Cast: Bill Nighy, Brian Steele, Derek Jacobi, John Mann, Kate Beckinsale, Scott Speedman, Shane Brolly, Steven Mackintosh, Tony Curran, Zita Görög,
Director: Fernando Meirelles
Writers: Jeffrey Caine,
Cast: Archie Panjabi, Bill Nighy, Danny Huston, Donald Sumpter, Hubert Koundé, Juliet Aubrey, Pete Postlethwaite, Rachel Weisz, Ralph Fiennes, Richard McCabe,
Director: Roger Michell
Writers: Joe Penhall,
Cast: Andrew Lincoln, Ben Whishaw, Bill Nighy, Corin Redgrave, Daniel Craig, Helen McCrory, Justin Salinger, Rhys Ifans, Samantha Morton, Susan Lynch,
Director: Jean Duval
Writers: Paul Bassett,
Cast: Bill Nighy, Ian McKellen, Jim Broadbent, Jimmy Hibbert, Joanna Lumley, Kylie Minogue, Lee Evans, Ray Winstone, Robbie Williams, Tom Baker,
Director: Edgar Wright
Writers: Simon Pegg,
Cast: Bill Nighy, Dylan Moran, Jessica Hynes, Kate Ashfield, Lucy Davis, Martin Freeman, Matt Lucas, Nick Frost, Penelope Wilton, Simon Pegg,
Director: Len Wiseman
Writers: Danny McBride,
Cast: Bill Nighy, Erwin Leder, Kate Beckinsale, Kevin Grevioux, Michael Sheen, Robbie Gee, Scott Speedman, Shane Brolly, Sophia Myles, Wentworth Miller,
Director: Richard Curtis
Writers: Richard Curtis,
Cast: Alan Rickman, Andrew Lincoln, Bill Nighy, Colin Firth, Emma Thompson, Hugh Grant, Laura Linney, Liam Neeson, Lúcia Moniz, Martine McCutcheon,
Director: Tim Fywell
Writers: Heidi Thomas,
Cast: Bill Nighy, Henry Cavill, Henry Thomas, Joe Sowerbutts, Marc Blucas, Romola Garai, Rose Byrne, Sinéad Cusack, Sophie Stuckey, Tara Fitzgerald,
Director: Paddy Breathnach
Writers: Simon Beaufoy,
Cast: Alan Rickman, Bill Nighy, Heidi Klum, Hugh Bonneville, Josh Hartnett, Natasha Richardson, Rachael Leigh Cook, Rachel Griffiths, Rosemary Harris, Warren Clarke,
Director: Brian Gibson
Writers: Ian La Frenais,
Cast: Bill Nighy, Billy Connolly, Bruce Robinson, Hans Matheson, Helena Bergström, Jimmy Nail, Juliet Aubrey, Rachael Stirling, Stephen Rea, Timothy Spall,