Bill Nighy

Bill Nighy

Known for: Acting

Born: December 12, 1949

William Francis Nighy (/naɪ/; born 12 December 1949) is a British actor. Known for his work on stage and screen, he has received various accolades, including two BAFTA Awards and a Golden Globe Award, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award, a Tony Award, a Laurence Olivier Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. 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. He gained ac…

Known for

The Girl in the Café
The Girl in the Café
2005
Wild Target
Wild Target
2010
Page Eight
Page Eight
2011
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
2012
Lawless Heart
Lawless Heart
2002
Gideon's Daughter
Gideon's Daughter
2005
Joy
Joy
2024
Turks & Caicos
Turks & Caicos
2014
Salting the Battlefield
Salting the Battlefield
2014
Christmas Magic at Kew Gardens
Christmas Magic at Kew Gardens
2021
Darkling
Darkling
2023
500 Miles
500 Miles
2026
& Sons
& Sons
2025
The Limehouse Golem
The Limehouse Golem
2016
Dreams of Leaving
Dreams of Leaving
1980
We Love Cigarettes
We Love Cigarettes
2006
Great White Shark
Great White Shark
2013
Sometimes Always Never
Sometimes Always Never
2019
The Hungry Corpse
The Hungry Corpse
2013
Living
Living
2022
Buckley's Chance
Buckley's Chance
2021
Lotus: A New Dawn
Lotus: A New Dawn
2021
The Beautiful Game
The Beautiful Game
2024
Deasey (Desperate)
Deasey (Desperate)
1979
Welcome to Paradise
Welcome to Paradise
 
The Man with the Stolen Heart
The Man with the Stolen Heart
2011
A Town in Nova Scotia
 
Ibelin
 
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
2009
Glorious 39
Glorious 39
2009
True Blue
True Blue
1996
Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil
Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil
1985
National Theatre Live: Skylight
National Theatre Live: Skylight
2014
Dad's Army
Dad's Army
2016
Spectre of the Bear
Spectre of the Bear
2023
That Christmas
That Christmas
2024
Ready When You Are, Mr McGill
Ready When You Are, Mr McGill
2004
Astonish Me
Astonish Me
2011
The Bookshop
The Bookshop
2017
Hope Gap
Hope Gap
2019
Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene
Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene
2013
Katherine Jenkins Christmas Spectacular
Katherine Jenkins Christmas Spectacular
2020
This Is the Beginning
This Is the Beginning
2025
Notes on a Scandal
Notes on a Scandal
2006
Valkyrie
Valkyrie
2008
Guest House Paradiso
Guest House Paradiso
1999
Arthur Christmas
Arthur Christmas
2011
I, Frankenstein
I, Frankenstein
2014
About Time
About Time
2013
Easter 2016
Easter 2016
1982
Role Play
Role Play
2023
Their Finest
Their Finest
2017
Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher
Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher
2003
Don't Leave Me This Way
Don't Leave Me This Way
1993
A Masculine Ending
A Masculine Ending
1992
Antonia and Jane
Antonia and Jane
1990
Standing in for Henry
Standing in for Henry
1980
The Bass Player
1999
Peter Ustinov: The Parkinson Interviews
Peter Ustinov: The Parkinson Interviews
2004
Below Deck: An Interactive History Of Pirates
Below Deck: An Interactive History Of Pirates
2003
The Constant Gardener
The Constant Gardener
2005
Enduring Love
Enduring Love
2004
Rango
Rango
2011
Total Recall
Total Recall
2012
I Capture the Castle
I Capture the Castle
2003
The Boat That Rocked
The Boat That Rocked
2009
The Young Visiters
The Young Visiters
2003
Chalet Girl
Chalet Girl
2011
The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera
1989
Pride
Pride
2014
The Wild Robot
The Wild Robot
2024
The Laughter & Secrets of Love Actually: 20 Years Later – A Diane Sawyer Special
The Laughter & Secrets of Love Actually: 20 Years Later – A Diane Sawyer Special
2022
Slapper
Slapper
2008
Pokémon Detective Pikachu
Pokémon Detective Pikachu
2019
Minamata
Minamata
2020
StarDog and TurboCat
StarDog and TurboCat
2019
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
2006
Underworld
Underworld
2003
Still Crazy
Still Crazy
1998
Thirteen at Dinner
Thirteen at Dinner
1985
Flushed Away
Flushed Away
2006
Anatomy of a Global Thriller: Behind the Scenes of The Constant Gardener
Anatomy of a Global Thriller: Behind the Scenes of The Constant Gardener
2006
Lucky Break
Lucky Break
2001
Longitude
Longitude
2000
Unnatural Causes
Unnatural Causes
1993
Wrath of the Titans
Wrath of the Titans
2012
Alive and Kicking
Alive and Kicking
1996
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
2015
Norm of the North
Norm of the North
2016
Absolute Hell
Absolute Hell
1991
Under the Skin
Under the Skin
1982
Bulk
Bulk
2026
The Turning Door
 
Caine
Caine
 
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
2007
Underworld: Evolution
Underworld: Evolution
2006
The Magic Roundabout
The Magic Roundabout
2005
Astro Boy
Astro Boy
2009
Blow Dry
Blow Dry
2001
Jack the Giant Slayer
Jack the Giant Slayer
2013
Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue
Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue
2024
The Maitlands
The Maitlands
1993
London: The Modern Babylon
London: The Modern Babylon
2012
The Kindness of Strangers
The Kindness of Strangers
2019
Occupy!
Occupy!
1976
Shelter
Shelter
2026
Heart of Darkness
Heart of Darkness
 
Love Actually
Love Actually
2003
10 Lives
10 Lives
2024
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
2005
Stormbreaker
Stormbreaker
2006
FairyTale: A True Story
FairyTale: A True Story
1997
G-Force
G-Force
2009
Real Creatures of Dirt
Real Creatures of Dirt
2011
Mack the Knife
Mack the Knife
1989
The First Omen
The First Omen
2024
Emma.
Emma.
2020
Shaun of the Dead
Shaun of the Dead
2004
The Little Drummer Girl
The Little Drummer Girl
1984
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
2010
Bloody Fury
Bloody Fury
2023
Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz
Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz
2007
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
2015
Red Nose Day Actually
Red Nose Day Actually
2017
Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'
Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'
2005
AKA
AKA
2002
Being Human
Being Human
1994
The World's End
The World's End
2013
Soldiers Talking, Cleanly
Soldiers Talking, Cleanly
1978
Fox
1980
Death Watch
Death Watch
1980
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Little Lord Fauntleroy
1980
Burst
Burst
2004
Curse of the Pink Panther
Curse of the Pink Panther
1983
Hot Fuzz
Hot Fuzz
2007
Eye of the Needle
Eye of the Needle
1981
Bottom Mindless Violence
Bottom Mindless Violence
2004
Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'
Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'
2005
Wycliffe
Wycliffe
1994
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
2002
Meerkat Manor
Meerkat Manor
2005
Performance
Performance
1991
Richard & Judy
Richard & Judy
2001
State of Play
State of Play
2003
World's Most Scenic River Journeys
World's Most Scenic River Journeys
2021
Making News
1990
Meerkat Manor: Rise of the Dynasty
Meerkat Manor: Rise of the Dynasty
2021
The Lost Prince
The Lost Prince
2003
The Big Art Project
2009
The Last Place on Earth
The Last Place on Earth
1985
Live from Studio Five
Live from Studio Five
2009
Doctor Who
Doctor Who
2005
Minder
Minder
1979
Fox
Fox
1980
People Like Us
People Like Us
1999
Peak Practice
Peak Practice
1993
The Man Who Fell to Earth
The Man Who Fell to Earth
2022
Kavanagh Q.C.
Kavanagh Q.C.
1995
Norfolk & Suffolk: Coast & Country
Norfolk & Suffolk: Coast & Country
2023
South of the Border
South of the Border
1988
Ordeal by Innocence
Ordeal by Innocence
2018
Black Books
Black Books
2000
Iberia's Woodlands: Life on the Edge
Iberia's Woodlands: Life on the Edge
2021
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
1983
Eye of the Storm
Eye of the Storm
1993
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Harlan Coben's Lazarus
Harlan Coben's Lazarus
2025
Grumpy Old Men
Grumpy Old Men
2003
Castlevania
Castlevania
2017
Testament: The Bible in Animation
Testament: The Bible in Animation
1996
Play for Today
Play for Today
1970
Timeshift
Timeshift
2002
Reilly: Ace of Spies
Reilly: Ace of Spies
1983
World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys
World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys
2019
Kent: Garden of England
Kent: Garden of England
2024
Parkinson
Parkinson
1998
This Morning
This Morning
1988
California Avenue
 
Playhouse
Playhouse
1974
LIGHT & MAGIC
LIGHT & MAGIC
2022
Longitude
Longitude
2000
10 Minute Tales
10 Minute Tales
2009
Chillers
Chillers
1990
Agony
Agony
1979
He Knew He Was Right
He Knew He Was Right
2004
Canterbury Tales
Canterbury Tales
2003
Natural History Museum: World of Wonder
Natural History Museum: World of Wonder
2021
Ride or Die
Ride or Die
2026