Bill Nighy

Acting · Born 1949-12-12 in Caterham, Surrey, England, UK

Biography

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…

Filmography

• Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest as Davy Jones
• Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End as Davy Jones
• Love Actually as Billy Mack
• Notes on a Scandal as Richard Hart
• Shaun of the Dead as Phillip
• Valkyrie as Friedrich Olbricht
• 10 Lives as Professor Craven (voice)
• The Constant Gardener as Sir Bernard Pellegrin
• Hot Fuzz as Met Chief Inspector
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 as Rufus Scrimgeour

TV

• Doctor Who as Dr Black
• Black Books as Man at bar
• Castlevania as Saint Germain (voice)
• Wycliffe as David Cleeve
• The Inspector Lynley Mysteries as Lockwood
• Meerkat Manor as Narrator
• Performance as Roger Maitland
• Agony as Vincent Fish
• Richard & Judy as Self
• State of Play as Cameron Foster