
William Francis "Bill" Nighy (pronounced /ˈnaɪ/ ny) is a British actor and comedian. He worked in theatre and television before his first cinema role in 1981, and made his name in television with The Men's Room in 1991, in which he played the womanizer Prof. Mark Carleton, whose extra-marital affairs kept him "vital". He became known around the world in 2003 as Billy Mack, the aging pop star in Love Actually, and in the same year played James Mortmain, the eccentric husband struggling to keep his family afloat in a decaying English castle, in I Capture the Castle. He is also known for his roles in the films Underworld, Shaun of the Dead, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Pirates of the Caribbean, Hot Fuzz, Valkyrie, G-Force and provided voice talents in the films The Magic Roundabout, Flushed Away and Rango. He recently played Rufus Scrimgeour in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Bill Nighy is a Patron and supporter of the artistic collective The Factory Theatre Company alongside other actors such as Mark Rylance, Ewan McGregor and Richard Wilson. Other notable members include founder Alex Hassell, Catherine Bailey and Alan Morrissey. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bill Nighy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Movie | Dragonkeeper | Danzi (voice) | 2021-07-01 |
Movie | Emma. | Mr. Woodhouse | 2020-02-13 |
Movie | Minamata | Robert "Bob" Hayes | 2020-03-13 |
Movie | Katherine Jenkins Christmas Spectacular | Unknown | 2020-12-01 |
Movie | Pokémon Detective Pikachu | Howard Clifford | 2019-05-03 |
Movie | Sometimes Always Never | Alan | 2019-03-14 |
Movie | Hope Gap | Edward | 2019-10-03 |
Series | World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys | Narrator (voice) | 2019-10-25 |
Movie | The Kindness of Strangers | Timofey | 2019-12-19 |
Series | The Worlds Most Scenic Railway Journeys | Narrator | 2019-10-25 |
Movie | StarDog and TurboCat | Sinclair (voice) | 2019-12-06 |
Series | Ordeal by Innocence | Leo Argyll | 2018-04-01 |
Series | The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale | Himself | 2018-02-18 |
Movie | Their Finest | Ambrose Hilliard/Uncle Frank | 2017-04-06 |
Movie | Red Nose Day Actually | Billy Mack | 2017-03-24 |
Series | Castlevania | Saint Germain (voice) | 2017-07-07 |
Movie | The Bookshop | Mr. Brundish | 2017-11-10 |
Movie | Dad's Army | Sergeant Wilson | 2016-02-05 |
Movie | Norm of the North | Socrates (voice) | 2016-01-14 |
Movie | The Limehouse Golem | John Kildare | 2016-10-18 |
Movie | The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | Douglas Ainslie | 2015-02-26 |
Movie | A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman | Himself | 2015-12-26 |
Movie | Turks & Caicos | Johnny Worricker | 2014-03-20 |
Movie | I, Frankenstein | Naberius | 2014-01-22 |
Movie | Salting the Battlefield | Johnny Worricker | 2014-03-27 |
Movie | Pride | Cliff | 2014-09-12 |
Movie | National Theatre Live: Skylight | Tom Sergeant | 2014-10-23 |
Movie | Jack the Giant Slayer | General Fallon | 2013-02-27 |
Movie | Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene | Graham Greene | 2013-01-01 |
Movie | Great White Shark | Unknown | 2013-05-24 |
Movie | The Hungry Corpse | The Hungry Corpse | 2013-06-26 |
Movie | The World's End | The Network (voice) | 2013-07-18 |
Movie | About Time | Dad | 2013-09-04 |
Movie | Wrath of the Titans | Hephaestus | 2012-03-27 |
Movie | London: The Modern Babylon | Spoken Quotations (voice) | 2012-08-03 |
Movie | Total Recall | Matthias | 2012-08-02 |
Movie | Rango | Rattlesnake Jake (voice) | 2011-03-02 |
Movie | Chalet Girl | Richard Madsen | 2011-02-02 |
Movie | Astonish Me | The Professor | 2011-07-26 |
Movie | Page Eight | Johnny Worricker | 2011-08-28 |
Movie | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | Douglas Ainslie | 2011-11-28 |
Movie | Arthur Christmas | Grandsanta (voice) | 2011-11-10 |
Movie | Wild Target | Victor Maynard | 2010-06-17 |
Movie | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 | Rufus Scrimgeour | 2010-10-17 |
Movie | The Boat That Rocked | Quentin | 2009-04-01 |
Movie | Underworld: Rise of the Lycans | Viktor | 2009-01-22 |
Series | The Big Art Project | Unknown | 2009-05-10 |
Movie | G-Force | Leonard Saber | 2009-07-21 |
Movie | Glorious 39 | Alexander Keyes | 2009-11-20 |
Movie | Astro Boy | Dr. Elefun (voice) | 2009-10-15 |
Series | Live from Studio Five | Unknown | 2009-09-14 |
Movie | A Fox's Tale | Ringmaster (voice) | 2008-01-01 |
Movie | Valkyrie | Friedrich Olbricht | 2008-12-25 |
Movie | Slapper | Arnold Percy | 2008-06-21 |
Movie | Killers Kill, Dead Men Die | The Preacher | 2007-03-13 |
Movie | Hot Fuzz | Met Chief Inspector | 2007-02-14 |
Movie | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End | Captain Davy Jones | 2007-05-19 |
Movie | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest | Captain Davy Jones | 2006-07-06 |
Movie | Underworld: Evolution | Viktor | 2006-01-12 |
Movie | We Love Cigarettes | Narrator | 2006-06-29 |
Movie | Stormbreaker | Alan Blunt | 2006-07-21 |
Series | The One Show | Unknown | 2006-08-14 |
Movie | Notes on a Scandal | Richard Hart | 2006-12-25 |
Movie | Flushed Away | Whitey (voice) | 2006-10-22 |
Movie | The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | Slartibartfast | 2005-04-28 |
Movie | The Girl in the Café | Lawrence | 2005-06-25 |
Movie | The Magic Roundabout | Dylan (voice) | 2005-02-02 |
Series | Doctor Who | Dr. Black | 2005-03-26 |
Series | Meerkat Manor | Unknown | 2005-09-02 |
Movie | Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' | Himself | 2005-07-05 |
Movie | Gideon's Daughter | Gideon Warner | 2005-10-21 |
Movie | Making of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' | Slartibartfast (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2005-09-05 |
Movie | The Constant Gardener | Sir Bernard Pellegrin | 2005-08-31 |
Movie | Burst | Maxwell's Fan 22 | 2004-01-01 |
Movie | Shaun of the Dead | Phillip | 2004-04-09 |
Series | He Knew He Was Right | Colonel Osborne | 2004-04-18 |
Movie | Enduring Love | Robin | 2004-11-26 |
Series | State of Play | Cameron Foster | 2003-05-18 |
Movie | I Capture the Castle | James Mortmain | 2003-05-09 |
Movie | Ready When You Are, Mr McGill | Unknown | 2003-01-01 |
Movie | Love Actually | Billy Mack | 2003-09-07 |
Series | The Lost Prince | Stamfordham | 2003-01-19 |
Series | Canterbury Tales | Unknown | 2003-09-11 |
Movie | Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher | Narrator | 2003-12-29 |
Movie | The Young Visiters | Earl of Clincham | 2003-12-26 |
Series | Grumpy Old Men | Himself | 2003-10-10 |
Movie | Underworld | Viktor | 2003-09-19 |
Series | The Inspector Lynley Mysteries | Lockwood | 2002-04-08 |
Movie | AKA | Uncle Louis Gryffoyn | 2002-01-19 |
Movie | The Lawless Heart | Dan | 2002-06-28 |
Series | Timeshift | self (voice) | 2002-10-10 |
Movie | Blow Dry | Ray Robertson | 2001-03-01 |
Series | Richard & Judy | Unknown | 2001-11-26 |
Movie | Lucky Break | Roger | 2001-08-24 |
Movie | Longitude | Lord Sandwich | 2000-01-02 |
Series | People Like Us | Unknown | 1999-09-20 |
Series | Total Recall 2070 | Matthias Lair | 1999-01-05 |
Movie | Guest House Paradiso | Mr. Johnson | 1999-12-03 |
Movie | Still Crazy | Ray Simms | 1998-10-30 |
Movie | The Canterbury Tales | The Merchant (voice) | 1998-12-21 |
Movie | FairyTale: A True Story | Edward Gardner | 1997-10-24 |
Movie | Alive and Kicking | Tristan | 1996-11-08 |
Movie | True Blue | Jeremy Saville | 1996-11-15 |
Series | Kavanagh QC | Unknown | 1995-01-03 |
Movie | Being Human | Julian | 1994-05-06 |
Series | Wycliffe | Unknown | 1994-07-24 |
Movie | Unnatural Causes | Oliver Latham | 1993-01-02 |
Movie | Don't Leave Me This Way | John Tracey | 1993-05-30 |
Series | Peak Practice | Unknown | 1993-05-10 |
Movie | A Masculine Ending | John Tracey | 1992-04-12 |
Series | Performance | Roger Maitland | 1991-02-22 |
Movie | Absolute Hell | Unknown | 1991-10-04 |
Movie | The Men's Room | Unknown | 1991-09-25 |
Series | Making News | Unknown | 1990-01-16 |
Movie | Antonia and Jane | Howard Nash | 1990-01-01 |
Series | Chillers | Unknown | 1990-04-14 |
Movie | Mack the Knife | Tiger Brown | 1989-11-01 |
Movie | The Phantom of the Opera | Martin Barton | 1989-11-04 |
Movie | Hitler's SS: Portrait In Evil | Helmut Hoffmann | 1985-02-17 |
Movie | Thirteen at Dinner | Ronald Marsh | 1985-09-19 |
Series | The Last Place on Earth | Cecil Meares | 1985-02-18 |
Movie | The Little Drummer Girl | Al | 1984-10-19 |
Series | Reilly, Ace of Spies | Goschen | 1983-09-05 |
Series | Auf Wiedersehen, Pet | Jeffrey Grainger | 1983-11-11 |
Movie | Under the Skin | Dave | 1982-01-19 |
Movie | Easter 2016 | Connor Mullan | 1982-05-18 |
Movie | Eye of the Needle | Squadron Leader Blenkinsop | 1981-07-24 |
Series | Bergerac | Unknown | 1981-10-18 |
Movie | Dreams of Leaving | William | 1980-01-17 |
Series | Fox | Colin Street | 1980-03-10 |
Movie | Death Watch | Katherine's Co-worker (uncredited) | 1980-01-23 |
Movie | Fox | Unknown | 1980-03-10 |
Series | Agony | Unknown | 1979-03-11 |
Movie | Soldiers Talking, Cleanly | Bill | 1978-12-05 |