1949-12-12 Caterham, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
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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Dragonkeeper | Danzi (voice) | 2021-07-01 |
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Emma. | Mr. Woodhouse | 2020-02-13 |
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Katherine Jenkins Christmas Spectacular | 2020-12-01 | |
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Minamata | Robert "Bob" Hayes | 2020-03-13 |
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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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Hope Gap | Edward | 2019-10-03 |
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Pokémon Detective Pikachu | Howard Clifford | 2019-05-03 |
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The Kindness of Strangers | Timofey | 2019-12-19 |
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The Bookshop | Mr. Brundish | 2017-11-10 |
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Their Finest | Ambrose Hilliard/Uncle Frank | 2017-04-06 |
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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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A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman | Himself | 2015-12-26 |
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The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | Douglas Ainslie | 2015-02-26 |
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Pride | Cliff | 2014-09-12 |
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Turks & Caicos | Johnny Worricker | 2014-03-20 |
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Salting the Battlefield | Johnny Worricker | 2014-03-27 |
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National Theatre Live: Skylight | Tom Sergeant | 2014-10-23 |
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I, Frankenstein | Naberius | 2014-01-22 |
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About Time | Dad | 2013-09-04 |
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Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene | Graham Greene | 2013-01-01 |
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The World's End | The Network (voice) | 2013-07-18 |
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The Hungry Corpse | The Hungry Corpse | 2013-06-26 |
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Jack the Giant Slayer | General Fallon | 2013-02-27 |
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Great White Shark | 2013-05-24 | |
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Wrath of the Titans | Hephaestus | 2012-03-27 |
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London: The Modern Babylon | Spoken Quotations (voice) | 2012-08-03 |
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Total Recall | Matthias | 2012-08-02 |
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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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Astonish Me | The Professor | 2011-07-26 |
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Page Eight | Johnny Worricker | 2011-08-28 |
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The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | Douglas Ainslie | 2011-11-28 |
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Arthur Christmas | Grandsanta (voice) | 2011-11-10 |
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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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Glorious 39 | Alexander Keyes | 2009-11-20 |
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The Boat That Rocked | Quentin | 2009-04-01 |
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Underworld: Rise of the Lycans | Viktor | 2009-01-22 |
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Astro Boy | Dr. Elefun (voice) | 2009-10-15 |
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G-Force | Leonard Saber | 2009-07-21 |
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Slapper | Arnold Percy | 2008-06-21 |
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Valkyrie | Friedrich Olbricht | 2008-12-25 |
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Kis Vuk | Ringmaster (voice) | 2008-01-01 |
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Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End | Captain Davy Jones | 2007-05-19 |
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Killers Kill, Dead Men Die | The Preacher | 2007-03-13 |
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Hot Fuzz | Met Chief Inspector | 2007-02-14 |
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Stormbreaker | Alan Blunt | 2006-07-21 |
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Underworld: Evolution | Viktor | 2006-01-12 |
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Flushed Away | Whitey (voice) | 2006-10-22 |
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We Love Cigarettes | Narrator | 2006-06-29 |
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Notes on a Scandal | Richard Hart | 2006-12-25 |
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest | Captain Davy Jones | 2006-07-06 |
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The Magic Roundabout | Dylan (voice) | 2005-02-02 |
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | Slartibartfast | 2005-04-28 |
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The Constant Gardener | Sir Bernard Pellegrin | 2005-08-31 |
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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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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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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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Ready When You Are, Mr McGill | 2003-01-01 | |
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The Young Visiters | Earl of Clincham | 2003-12-26 |
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Underworld | Viktor | 2003-09-19 |
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I Capture the Castle | James Mortmain | 2003-05-09 |
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Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher | Narrator | 2003-12-29 |
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AKA | Uncle Louis Gryffoyn | 2002-01-19 |
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The Lawless Heart | Dan | 2002-06-28 |
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Lucky Break | Roger | 2001-08-24 |
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Blow Dry | Ray Robertson | 2001-03-01 |
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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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Under the Skin | Dave | 1982-01-19 |
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Eye of the Needle | Squadron Leader Blenkinsop | 1981-07-24 |
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La Mort en direct | Katherine's Co-worker (uncredited) | 1980-01-23 |
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Fox | 1980-03-10 | |
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Dreams of Leaving | William | 1980-01-17 |
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Soldiers Talking, Cleanly | Bill | 1978-12-05 |
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Living | Mr. Williams |
