Bill Nighy

Bill Nighy

Acting

Birthday

1949/12/12 (75 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Caterham, Surrey, England, UK

Also know as

William Francis Nighy, ויליאם פרנסיס "ביל" ניי

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 ...Read more

Acting
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
7.4

(2006) Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

as Davy Jones

Underworld
6.8

(2003) Underworld

as Viktor

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
7.3

(2007) Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

as Davy Jones

Love Actually
7.1

(2003) Love Actually

as Billy Mack

Notes on a Scandal
7.1

(2006) Notes on a Scandal

as Richard Hart

Still Crazy
6.8

(1998) Still Crazy

as Ray Simms

Below Deck: An Interactive History Of Pirates
4.0

(2003) Below Deck: An Interactive History Of Pirates

as ---

Shaun of the Dead
7.5

(2004) Shaun of the Dead

as Phillip

Underworld: Evolution
6.6

(2006) Underworld: Evolution

as Viktor

Valkyrie
6.9

(2008) Valkyrie

as Friedrich Olbricht

10 Lives
7.9

(2024) 10 Lives

as Professor Craven (voice)

The Constant Gardener
7.0

(2005) The Constant Gardener

as Sir Bernard Pellegrin

Guest House Paradiso
6.1

(1999) Guest House Paradiso

as Mr. Johnson

Hot Fuzz
7.6

(2007) Hot Fuzz

as Met Chief Inspector

Thirteen at Dinner
5.5

(1985) Thirteen at Dinner

as Ronald Marsh

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
6.7

(2005) The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

as Slartibartfast

Flushed Away
6.3

(2006) Flushed Away

as Whitey (voice)

The Little Drummer Girl
5.5

(1984) The Little Drummer Girl

as Al

Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
6.5

(2009) Underworld: Rise of the Lycans

as Viktor

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
7.7

(2010) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

as Rufus Scrimgeour

Anatomy of a Global Thriller: Behind the Scenes of The Constant Gardener
4.0

(2006) Anatomy of a Global Thriller: Behind the Scenes of The Constant Gardener

as Self

Enduring Love
5.7

(2004) Enduring Love

as Robin

Stormbreaker
5.2

(2006) Stormbreaker

as Alan Blunt

The Girl in the Café
7.1

(2005) The Girl in the Café

as Lawrence

Lucky Break
6.2

(2001) Lucky Break

as Roger

Glorious 39
6.0

(2009) Glorious 39

as Alexander Keyes

FairyTale: A True Story
6.4

(1997) FairyTale: A True Story

as Edward Gardner

Wild Target
6.4

(2010) Wild Target

as Victor Maynard

Rango
6.9

(2011) Rango

as Rattlesnake Jake (voice)

The Magic Roundabout
5.4

(2005) The Magic Roundabout

as Dylan (voice)

Astro Boy
6.3

(2009) Astro Boy

as Dr. Elefun (voice)

Total Recall
6.0

(2012) Total Recall

as Matthias

Blow Dry
6.0

(2001) Blow Dry

as Ray Robertson

I Capture the Castle
6.8

(2003) I Capture the Castle

as James Mortmain

True Blue
6.1

(1996) True Blue

as Jeremy Saville

The Boat That Rocked
7.2

(2009) The Boat That Rocked

as Quentin

Longitude
7.3

(2000) Longitude

as Lord Sandwich

Arthur Christmas
6.8

(2011) Arthur Christmas

as Grandsanta (voice)

G-Force
5.5

(2009) G-Force

as Leonard Saber

Real Creatures of Dirt
6.0

(2011) Real Creatures of Dirt

as Self / Rattlesnake Jake

Mack the Knife
6.6

(1989) Mack the Knife

as Tiger Brown

Jack the Giant Slayer
5.8

(2013) Jack the Giant Slayer

as General Fallon

Page Eight
6.6

(2011) Page Eight

as Johnny Worricker

The Young Visiters
5.1

(2003) The Young Visiters

as Earl of Clincham

Unnatural Causes
0.0

(1993) Unnatural Causes

as Oliver Latham

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
6.9

(2012) The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

as Douglas Ainslie

Wrath of the Titans
5.7

(2012) Wrath of the Titans

as Hephaestus

Chalet Girl
6.4

(2011) Chalet Girl

as Richard Madsen

Lawless Heart
5.3

(2002) Lawless Heart

as Dan

Gideon's Daughter
6.3

(2005) Gideon's Daughter

as Gideon Warner

The Phantom of the Opera
5.5

(1989) The Phantom of the Opera

as Martin Barton

I, Frankenstein
5.4

(2014) I, Frankenstein

as Naberius

Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil
4.5

(1985) Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil

as Helmut Hoffmann

The World's End
6.8

(2013) The World's End

as The Network (voice)

About Time
7.9

(2013) About Time

as Dad

The First Omen
6.9

(2024) The First Omen

as Cardinal Lawrence

Indian Summer
4.9

(1996) Alive and Kicking

as Tristan

Pride
7.7

(2014) Pride

as Cliff

Joy
6.8

(2024) Joy

as Patrick Steptoe

Little Lord Fauntleroy
7.4

(1980) Little Lord Fauntleroy

as Officer

Turks & Caicos
6.3

(2014) Turks & Caicos

as Johnny Worricker

Salting the Battlefield
6.3

(2014) Salting the Battlefield

as Johnny Worricker

Easter 2016
0.0

(1982) Easter 2016

as Connor Mullan

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
6.4

(2015) The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

as Douglas Ainslie

Role Play
6.0

(2023) Role Play

as Bob

Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue
6.8

(2024) Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue

as Conrad (voice)

National Theatre Live: Skylight
9.1

(2014) National Theatre Live: Skylight

as Tom Sergeant

Christmas Magic at Kew Gardens
0.0

(2021) Christmas Magic at Kew Gardens

as Self - Narrator

The Maitlands
0.0

(1993) The Maitlands

as Roger Maitland

Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz
0.0

(2007) Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz

as Self

Curse of the Pink Panther
4.6

(1983) Curse of the Pink Panther

as ENT Doctor

Kis Vuk
1.7

(2008) A Fox's Tale

as Ringmaster (voice)

Darkling
0.0

(2023) Darkling

as ---

The Wild Robot
8.4

(2024) The Wild Robot

as Longneck (voice)

0.0

500 Miles

as ---

Norm of the North
4.6

(2016) Norm of the North

as Socrates (voice)

Their Finest
6.7

(2017) Their Finest

as Ambrose Hilliard / Uncle Frank

The Laughter & Secrets of 'Love Actually': 20 Years Later
0.0

(2022) The Laughter & Secrets of 'Love Actually': 20 Years Later

as Self

Being Human
5.0

(1994) Being Human

as Julian

Dad's Army
5.0

(2016) Dad's Army

as Sergeant Wilson

Slapper
3.5

(2008) Slapper

as Arnold Percy

Spectre of the Bear
0.0

(2023) Spectre of the Bear

as Bennett (voice)

That Christmas
7.2

(2024) That Christmas

as Lighthouse Bill (voice)

Bloody Fury
0.0

(2023) Bloody Fury

as Bloody's Consciousness (voice)

Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher
6.0

(2003) Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher

as Narrator

Ready When You Are, Mr McGill
7.3

(2004) Ready When You Are, Mr McGill

as Phil Parish

Burst
0.0

(2004) Burst

as Maxwell's Fan 22

A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
7.0

(2015) A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman

as Self - 'Flushed Away' and 'Arthur Christmas'

Don't Leave Me This Way
7.0

(1993) Don't Leave Me This Way

as John Tracey

Absolute Hell
5.7

(1991) Absolute Hell

as Hugh Marriner

0.0

& Sons

as ---

A Masculine Ending
0.0

(1992) A Masculine Ending

as John Tracey

Astonish Me
8.0

(2011) Astonish Me

as The Professor

1.0

(1980) Fox

as Colin Street

The Limehouse Golem
6.2

(2016) The Limehouse Golem

as John Kildare

London: The Modern Babylon
6.5

(2012) London: The Modern Babylon

as Spoken Quotations (voice)

Dreams of Leaving
7.0

(1980) Dreams of Leaving

as William

La librería
6.5

(2017) The Bookshop

as Mr. Brundish

Red Nose Day Actually
7.1

(2017) Red Nose Day Actually

as Billy Mack

We Love Cigarettes
0.0

(2006) We Love Cigarettes

as Narrator

Antonia and Jane
5.5

(1990) Antonia and Jane

as Howard Nash

Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'
0.0

(2005) Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'

as Self

Pokémon Detective Pikachu
6.9

(2019) Pokémon Detective Pikachu

as Howard Clifford

The Kindness of Strangers
6.3

(2019) The Kindness of Strangers

as Timofey

Hope Gap
6.3

(2019) Hope Gap

as Edward

Great White Shark
6.2

(2013) Great White Shark

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Sometimes Always Never
6.4

(2019) Sometimes Always Never

as Alan

Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene
1.0

(2013) Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene

as Graham Greene (voice)

Emma.
7.0

(2020) Emma.

as Mr. Woodhouse

Minamata
6.9

(2020) Minamata

as Robert "Bob" Hayes

StarDog and TurboCat
7.1

(2019) StarDog and TurboCat

as Sinclair (voice)

The Hungry Corpse
0.0

(2013) The Hungry Corpse

as The Hungry Corpse

Eye of the Needle
6.6

(1981) Eye of the Needle

as Squadron Leader Blenkinsop

La Mort en direct
6.3

(1980) Death Watch

as Katherine's Co-worker (uncredited)

Soldiers Talking, Cleanly
0.0

(1978) Soldiers Talking, Cleanly

as Bill

Living
7.0

(2022) Living

as Williams

Under the Skin
0.0

(1982) Under the Skin

as Dave

Katherine Jenkins Christmas Spectacular
8.5

(2020) Katherine Jenkins Christmas Spectacular

as Self

AKA
5.6

(2002) AKA

as Uncle Louis Gryffoyn

Buckley's Chance
6.2

(2021) Buckley's Chance

as Spencer

Occupy!
0.0

(1976) Occupy!

as Player in Everyman Theatre Company, Liverpool

Lotus: A New Dawn
0.0

(2021) Lotus: A New Dawn

as Self - Narrator

The Beautiful Game
6.4

(2024) The Beautiful Game

as Mal

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'
0.0

(2005) 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'

as Self

Deasey (Desperate)
0.0

(1979) Deasey (Desperate)

as Deasy

Standing in for Henry
0.0

(1980) Standing in for Henry

as Bruno

0.0

(1999) The Bass Player

as ---

Wycliffe
6.0

(1994) Wycliffe

as David Cleeve

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
7.1

(2002) The Inspector Lynley Mysteries

as Lockwood

The One Show
4.6

(2006) The One Show

as Self

Bergerac
6.4

(1981) Bergerac

as Barry

Meerkat Manor
7.5

(2005) Meerkat Manor

as Narrator

Performance
6.0

(1991) Performance

as Roger Maitland

Agony
6.4

(1979) Agony

as Vincent Fish

Richard & Judy
3.0

(2001) Richard & Judy

as Self

State of Play
7.5

(2003) State of Play

as Cameron Foster

World's Most Scenic River Journeys
8.0

(2021) World's Most Scenic River Journeys

as Narrator

He Knew He Was Right
7.8

(2004) He Knew He Was Right

as Colonel Osborne

6.0

(1990) Making News

as Sam Courtney

Meerkat Manor: Rise of the Dynasty
9.0

(2021) Meerkat Manor: Rise of the Dynasty

as Self - Narrator (voice)

The Lost Prince
7.0

(2003) The Lost Prince

as Stamfordham

0.0

(2009) The Big Art Project

as Narrator

The Last Place on Earth
6.8

(1985) The Last Place on Earth

as Cecil Meares

Live from Studio Five
3.3

(2009) Live from Studio Five

as Self

Doctor Who
7.5

(2005) Doctor Who

as Dr Black

Minder
6.8

(1979) Minder

as Oates

Canterbury Tales
6.9

(2003) Canterbury Tales

as James

Fox
5.7

(1980) Fox

as Colin Street

People Like Us
8.0

(1999) People Like Us

as Will Rushmore

Peak Practice
5.9

(1993) Peak Practice

as Alan Sinclair

Chillers
6.2

(1990) Chillers

as Tom Dickenson

The Man Who Fell to Earth
7.4

(2022) The Man Who Fell to Earth

as Thomas Jerome Newton

Kavanagh Q.C.
6.8

(1995) Kavanagh Q.C.

as Giles Culpepper QC

Norfolk & Suffolk: Coast & Country
0.0

(2023) Norfolk & Suffolk: Coast & Country

as Narrator

South Of The Border
0.0

(1988) South Of The Border

as Tony Freason

Ordeal by Innocence
7.0

(2018) Ordeal by Innocence

as Leo Argyll

7.5

(2009) 10 Minute Tales

as ---

Black Books
8.1

(2000) Black Books

as Man at bar

Iberia's Woodlands: Life on the Edge
10.0

(2021) Iberia's Woodlands: Life on the Edge

as Narrator

Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
7.8

(1983) Auf Wiedersehen, Pet

as Jeffrey Grainger

Eye of the Storm
8.0

(1993) Eye of the Storm

as Tom Frewen

Late Night with Seth Meyers
5.5

(2014) Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

0.0

Lazarus

as Doctor Lazarus ' Dr L'

Grumpy Old Men
7.3

(2003) Grumpy Old Men

as Self

Longitude
7.0

(2000) Longitude

as Lord Sandwich

Performance
6.0

(1991) Performance

as Hugh Marriner

Castlevania
8.3

(2017) Castlevania

as Saint Germain (voice)

Testament: The Bible in Animation
6.0

(1996) Testament: The Bible in Animation

as Belshazzar (voice)

Play for Today
6.1

(1970) Play for Today

as Dave

Timeshift
7.0

(2002) Timeshift

as self (voice)

Reilly: Ace of Spies
7.1

(1983) Reilly: Ace of Spies

as Goschen

World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys
8.3

(2019) World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys

as Narrator (voice)

Kent: Garden of England
0.0

(2024) Kent: Garden of England

as Narrator

Parkinson
0.0

(1998) Parkinson

as Self

This Morning
5.5

(1988) This Morning

as Self