1949-12-12 Surrey, England, UK
William Francis "Bill" Nighy (pronounced /ˈnaɪ/ ny; born 12 December 1949) 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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Dragonkeeper | Danzi (voice) | 2021-07-01 |
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Minamata | Robert "Bob" Hayes | 2020-02-21 |
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Emma. | Mr. Woodhouse | 2020-02-13 |
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StarDog and TurboCat | Sinclair (voice) | 2019-12-06 |
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Sometimes Always Never | Alan | 2019-03-14 |
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The Kindness of Strangers | Timofey | 2019-12-19 |
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Pokémon Detective Pikachu | Howard Clifford / Mewtwo (voice) | 2019-05-03 |
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Hope Gap | Edward | 2019-10-03 |
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Their Finest | Ambrose Hilliard | 2017-04-06 |
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The Bookshop | Mr. Brundish | 2017-11-10 |
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Red Nose Day Actually | Billy Mack | 2017-03-24 |
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Norm of the North | Socrates (voice) | 2016-01-14 |
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Dad's Army | Sergeant Wilson | 2016-02-05 |
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The Limehouse Golem | John Kildare | 2016-10-18 |
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The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | Douglas Ainslie | 2015-02-26 |
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A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman | Himself | 2015-12-26 |
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Turks & Caicos | Johnny Worricker | 2014-03-20 |
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I, Frankenstein | Naberius | 2014-01-22 |
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Salting the Battlefield | Johnny Worricker | 2014-03-27 |
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Pride | Cliff | 2014-09-12 |
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National Theatre Live: Skylight | Tom Sergeant | 2014-10-23 |
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Great White Shark | 2013-05-24 | |
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Jack the Giant Slayer | General Fallon | 2013-02-27 |
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Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene | Graham Greene | 2013-01-01 |
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About Time | Dad | 2013-08-16 |
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The Hungry Corpse | The Hungry Corpse | 2013-06-26 |
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The World's End | The Network (voice) | 2013-07-18 |
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London: The Modern Babylon | Quotations spoken by | 2012-08-03 |
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Wrath of the Titans | Hephaestus | 2012-03-27 |
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Total Recall | Matthias | 2012-08-02 |
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Astonish Me | The Professor | 2011-07-26 |
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Rango | Rattlesnake Jake (voice) | 2011-03-02 |
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Chalet Girl | Richard Madsen | 2011-02-02 |
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Arthur Christmas | Grandsanta (voice) | 2011-11-10 |
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The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | Douglas Ainslie | 2011-11-28 |
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Page Eight | Johnny Worricker | 2011-08-28 |
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Wild Target | Victor Maynard | 2010-06-17 |
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 | Rufus Scrimgeour | 2010-10-17 |
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The Boat That Rocked | Quentin | 2009-04-01 |
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G-Force | Leonard Saber | 2009-07-21 |
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Astro Boy | Dr. Elefun (voice) | 2009-10-15 |
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Underworld: Rise of the Lycans | Viktor | 2009-01-22 |
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Glorious 39 | Alexander Keyes | 2009-11-20 |
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Kis Vuk | Ringmaster (voice) | 2008-01-01 |
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Slapper | Arnold Percy | 2008-06-21 |
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Valkyrie | Friedrich Olbricht | 2008-12-25 |
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Vanity Fair: Killers Kill, Dead Men Die | The Preacher | 2007-01-01 |
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Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End | Captain Davy Jones | 2007-05-19 |
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Hot Fuzz | Met Chief Inspector | 2007-02-14 |
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Underworld: Evolution | Viktor | 2006-01-12 |
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Notes on a Scandal | Richard Hart | 2006-12-25 |
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Flushed Away | Whitey (voice) | 2006-10-22 |
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Stormbreaker | Alan Blunt | 2006-07-21 |
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We Love Cigarettes | Narrator | 2006-06-29 |
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest | Captain Davy Jones | 2006-06-20 |
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | Slartibartfast | 2005-04-28 |
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Making of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' | Slartibartfast (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2005-09-05 |
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The Girl in the Café | Lawrence | 2005-06-25 |
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Gideon's Daughter | Gideon Warner | 2005-10-21 |
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Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' | Himself | 2005-07-05 |
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The Constant Gardener | Sir Bernard Pellegrin | 2005-08-31 |
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The Magic Roundabout | Dylan | 2005-01-19 |
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Burst | Maxwell's Fan 22 | 2004-01-01 |
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Enduring Love | Robin | 2004-11-26 |
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Shaun of the Dead | Phillip | 2004-04-09 |
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Love Actually | Billy Mack | 2003-09-07 |
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Underworld | Viktor | 2003-09-19 |
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Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher | Narrator | 2003-12-29 |
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Ready When You Are, Mr McGill | 2003-01-01 | |
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I Capture the Castle | James Mortmain | 2003-05-09 |
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The Young Visiters | Earl of Clincham | 2003-12-26 |
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The Lawless Heart | Dan | 2002-06-28 |
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Blow Dry | Ray Robertson | 2001-03-01 |
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Lucky Break | Roger | 2001-08-24 |
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Longitude | Lord Sandwich | 2000-01-02 |
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Guest House Paradiso | Mr. Johnson | 1999-12-03 |
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Still Crazy | Ray Simms | 1998-10-30 |
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The Canterbury Tales | The Merchant (voice) | 1998-12-21 |
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FairyTale: A True Story | Edward Gardner | 1997-10-24 |
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True Blue | Jeremy Saville | 1996-11-15 |
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Indian Summer | Tristan | 1996-11-08 |
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Being Human | Julian | 1994-05-06 |
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Unnatural Causes | Oliver Latham | 1993-01-02 |
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Don't Leave Me This Way | John Tracey | 1993-05-30 |
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A Masculine Ending | John Tracey | 1992-04-12 |
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Absolute Hell | 1991-10-04 | |
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The Men's Room | 1991-09-25 | |
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Antonia and Jane | Howard Nash | 1990-01-01 |
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The Phantom of the Opera | Martin Barton | 1989-11-04 |
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Mack the Knife | Tiger Brown | 1989-11-01 |
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Thirteen at Dinner | Ronald Marsh | 1985-09-19 |
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Hitler's SS: Portrait In Evil | Helmut Hoffmann | 1985-02-17 |
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The Little Drummer Girl | Al | 1984-10-19 |
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Easter 2016 | Connor Mullan | 1982-05-18 |
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Dreams of Leaving | William | 1980-01-17 |
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La Mort en Direct | Man in "Harriet" Scene (uncredited) | 1980-01-23 |
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Fox | 1980-03-10 |
