🎬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).

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Recent movies

#	Name	Character	Rating
1	Shelter (2026)	Manafort		7.3
2	The Beautiful Game (2024)	Mal		5.5
3	The Wild Robot (2024)	Longneck (voice)		8.2
4	The First Omen (2024)	Cardinal Lawrence		6.6
5	10 Lives (2024)	Professor Craven (voice)		8
6	That Christmas (2024)	Lighthouse Bill (voice)		5
7	Joy (2024)	Patrick Steptoe	-	-
8	Role Play (2023)	Bob		5.9
9	Role Play (2023)	Bob		6
10	Living (2022)	Williams		7.5
11	Minamata (2020)	Robert "Bob" Hayes		7
12	Emma. (2020)	Mr. Woodhouse		6.5
13	StarDog and TurboCat (2019)	Sinclair (voice)	-	-
14	Hope Gap (2019)	Edward		7
15	Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019)	Howard Clifford		7.2
16	The Kindness of Strangers (2019)	Timofey		7
17	The Bookshop (2017)	Mr. Brundish		6.8
18	Red Nose Day Actually (2017)	Billy Mack		7
19	Their Finest (2017)	Ambrose Hilliard / Uncle Frank		6.8
20	The Limehouse Golem (2016)	John Kildare		6.6
21	Norm of the North (2016)	Socrates (voice)		5.1
22	Dad's Army (2016)	Sergeant Wilson		5.3
23	The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015)	Douglas Ainslie		6.6
24	A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman (2015)	Self - 'Flushed Away' and 'Arthur Christmas'		8
25	Salting the Battlefield (2014)	Johnny Worricker		6
26	I, Frankenstein (2014)	Naberius		5.1
27	National Theatre Live: Skylight (2014)	Tom Sergeant	-	-
28	Turks & Caicos (2014)	Johnny Worricker		6.3
29	Pride (2014)	Cliff		7.5
30	Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)	General Fallon		6.2
31	About Time (2013)	Dad		8
32	Great White Shark (2013)	Self - Narrator (voice)		7
33	The World's End (2013)	The Network (voice)		7.2
34	London: The Modern Babylon (2012)	Spoken Quotations (voice)	-	-
35	Total Recall (2012)	Matthias		6.8
36	Wrath of the Titans (2012)	Hephaestus		6.1
37	The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012)	Douglas Ainslie		7.2
38	Chalet Girl (2011)	Richard Madsen		6
39	Page Eight (2011)	Johnny Worricker		7.6
40	Arthur Christmas (2011)	Grandsanta (voice)		7.1
41	Rango (2011) Oscars 2012	Rattlesnake Jake (voice)		7
42	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010) Top 100 by FilmGator	Rufus Scrimgeour		8
43	Wild Target (2010)	Victor Maynard		7.4
44	Glorious 39 (2009)	Alexander Keyes	-	-
45	Astro Boy (2009)	Dr. Elefun / Robotsky (voice)		7
46	G-Force (2009)	Leonard Saber		5.2
47	The Boat That Rocked (2009)	Quentin		7.5
48	Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009)	Viktor		6.7
49	Valkyrie (2008)	Friedrich Olbricht		7.3
50	Hot Fuzz (2007) Recently popular movies	Met Chief Inspector		8
51	Killers Kill, Dead Men Die (2007)	The Preacher	-	-
52	Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) Oscars 2008	Davy Jones		7.2
53	Notes on a Scandal (2006) Oscars 2007	Richard Hart		6.9
54	Underworld: Evolution (2006)	Viktor		6.6
55	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) Oscars 2007	Davy Jones		7.3
56	Stormbreaker (2006)	Alan Blunt		5
57	Flushed Away (2006)	Whitey (voice)		6.7
58	The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)	Slartibartfast		7.4
59	The Constant Gardener (2005) Oscars 2006	Sir Bernard Pellegrin		6.8
60	The Magic Roundabout (2005)	Dylan (voice)		6
61	Enduring Love (2004)	Robin		6.5
62	Shaun of the Dead (2004)	Phillip		8
63	Underworld (2003)	Viktor		6.9
64	I Capture the Castle (2003)	James Mortmain		8
65	Love Actually (2003)	Billy Mack		7.4
66	Lawless Heart (2002)	Dan	-	-
67	Blow Dry (2001)	Ray Robertson		7
68	Guest House Paradiso (1999)	Mr. Johnson		6.8
69	Still Crazy (1998)	Ray Simms		7
70	FairyTale: A True Story (1997)	Edward Gardner		6
71	True Blue (1996)	Jeremy Saville	-	-
72	Being Human (1994)	Julian	-	-
73	Don't Leave Me This Way (1993)	John Tracey	-	-
74	The Phantom of the Opera (1989)	Martin Barton		4.5
75	Mack the Knife (1989)	Tiger Brown		9
76	Thirteen at Dinner (1985)	Ronald Marsh		7
77	Curse of the Pink Panther (1983)	ENT Doctor	-	-
78	Eye of the Needle (1981)	Squadron Leader Blenkinsop		7
79	Death Watch (1980)	Katherine's Co-worker (uncredited)	-	-
80	Little Lord Fauntleroy (1980)	Officer	-	-