1949-12-12 Caterham, Surrey, England, UK
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 Skylight earning a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play nomination. Early film roles include in the comedies Still Crazy (1998), and Blow Dry (1999) before his breakout role in Love Actually (2003) which earned him a BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor. He soon gained recognition portraying Davy Jones in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series (2006-2007), and Viktor in the Underworld film series (2003-2009). Other films include Shaun of the Dead (2004), The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005), The Constant Gardener (2005), Notes on a Scandal (2006), Hot Fuzz (2007), Valkyrie (2008), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010), The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012), About Time (2013), Emma (2020), and Living (2022), the last of these earning him his first career Academy Award nomination. Nighy has gained acclaim for his roles in television earning a British Academy Television Award for Best Actor for his performance in BBC One series State of Play (2003), and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for the BBC film Gideon's Daughter (2007). He's also known for his roles in HBO's The Girl in the Café (2006) and PBS's Page Eight (2012).
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The Wild Robot | Longneck (voice) | 2024-09-12 |
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Joy | Patrick Steptoe | 2024-11-15 |
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10 Lives | Professor Craven (voice) | 2024-04-18 |
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That Christmas | Lighthouse Bill (voice) | 2024-11-27 |
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The Beautiful Game | Mal | 2024-03-22 |
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The First Omen | Cardinal Lawrence | 2024-04-03 |
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Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue | Conrad (voice) | 2024-05-01 |
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Spectre of the Bear | Bennett (voice) | 2023-10-07 |
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Bloody Fury | Bloody's Consciousness (voice) | 2023-09-23 |
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Darkling | 2023-10-23 | |
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Role Play | Bob | 2023-12-14 |
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Living | Williams | 2022-11-04 |
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The Laughter & Secrets of Love Actually: 20 Years Later – A Diane Sawyer Special | Self | 2022-11-29 |
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Buckley's Chance | Spencer | 2021-06-24 |
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Christmas Magic at Kew Gardens | Self - Narrator (voice) | 2021-12-14 |
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Lotus: A New Dawn | Self - Narrator (voice) | 2021-07-28 |
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Minamata | Robert "Bob" Hayes | 2020-03-13 |
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Katherine Jenkins Christmas Spectacular | Self | 2020-12-01 |
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Emma. | Mr. Woodhouse | 2020-02-13 |
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The Kindness of Strangers | Timofey | 2019-12-12 |
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Pokémon Detective Pikachu | Howard Clifford | 2019-05-03 |
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Hope Gap | Edward | 2019-10-03 |
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Sometimes Always Never | Alan | 2019-03-14 |
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StarDog and TurboCat | Sinclair (voice) | 2019-12-06 |
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La librería | Mr. Brundish | 2017-11-10 |
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Their Finest | Ambrose Hilliard / Uncle Frank | 2017-02-19 |
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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 | Self - 'Flushed Away' and 'Arthur Christmas' | 2015-12-26 |
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The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | Douglas Ainslie | 2015-02-26 |
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I, Frankenstein | Naberius | 2014-01-22 |
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National Theatre Live: Skylight | Tom Sergeant | 2014-07-24 |
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Pride | Cliff | 2014-09-12 |
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Salting the Battlefield | Johnny Worricker | 2014-03-27 |
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Turks & Caicos | Johnny Worricker | 2014-03-20 |
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The Hungry Corpse | The Hungry Corpse | 2013-06-26 |
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Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene | Graham Greene (voice) | 2013-01-01 |
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Jack the Giant Slayer | General Fallon | 2013-02-27 |
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Great White Shark | Self - Narrator (voice) | 2013-05-24 |
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The World's End | The Network (voice) | 2013-07-18 |
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About Time | Dad | 2013-09-04 |
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Wrath of the Titans | Hephaestus | 2012-03-28 |
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The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | Douglas Ainslie | 2012-02-23 |
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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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Arthur Christmas | Grandsanta (voice) | 2011-11-10 |
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Rango | Rattlesnake Jake (voice) | 2011-03-02 |
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Real Creatures of Dirt | Self / Rattlesnake Jake | 2011-07-15 |
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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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Chalet Girl | Richard Madsen | 2011-02-02 |
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 | Rufus Scrimgeour | 2010-11-17 |
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Wild Target | Victor Maynard | 2010-06-17 |
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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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The Boat That Rocked | Quentin | 2009-04-01 |
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G-Force | Leonard Saber | 2009-07-24 |
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Astro Boy | Dr. Elefun / Robotsky (voice) | 2009-10-15 |
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Kis Vuk | Ringmaster (voice) | 2008-04-17 |
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Valkyrie | Friedrich Olbricht | 2008-12-25 |
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Slapper | Arnold Percy | 2008-06-21 |
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Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End | Davy Jones | 2007-05-19 |
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Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz | Self | 2007-06-11 |
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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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Anatomy of a Global Thriller: Behind the Scenes of The Constant Gardener | Self | 2006-01-10 |
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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 | Davy Jones | 2006-07-06 |
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Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' | Self | 2005-07-05 |
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The Constant Gardener | Sir Bernard Pellegrin | 2005-08-31 |
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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' | Self | 2005-09-05 |
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The Girl in the Café | Lawrence | 2005-06-25 |
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | Slartibartfast | 2005-04-28 |
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Gideon's Daughter | Gideon Warner | 2005-10-21 |
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Burst | Maxwell's Fan 22 | 2004-01-01 |
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Shaun of the Dead | Phillip | 2004-04-09 |
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The Magic Roundabout | Dylan (voice) | 2004-10-24 |
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Enduring Love | Robin | 2004-10-29 |
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Ready When You Are, Mr McGill | Phil Parish | 2004-09-01 |
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Peter Ustinov: The Parkinson Interviews | Self - Narrator | 2004-04-22 |
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The Young Visiters | Earl of Clincham | 2003-12-26 |
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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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Below Deck: An Interactive History Of Pirates | 2003-12-02 | |
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Underworld | Viktor | 2003-09-19 |
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Love Actually | Billy Mack | 2003-09-07 |
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Lawless Heart | Dan | 2002-06-28 |
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AKA | Uncle Louis Gryffoyn | 2002-01-19 |
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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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The Bass Player | 1999-10-01 | |
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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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FairyTale: A True Story | Edward Gardner | 1997-10-24 |
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Indian Summer | Tristan | 1996-11-08 |
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True Blue | Jeremy Saville | 1996-11-15 |
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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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The Maitlands | Roger Maitland | 1993-11-13 |
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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 | Hugh Marriner | 1991-10-05 |
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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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Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil | Helmut Hoffmann | 1985-02-17 |
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Thirteen at Dinner | Ronald Marsh | 1985-09-19 |
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The Little Drummer Girl | Al | 1984-10-19 |
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Curse of the Pink Panther | ENT Doctor | 1983-08-12 |
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Under the Skin | Dave | 1982-01-19 |
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Easter 2016 | Connor Mullan | 1982-05-18 |
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Eye of the Needle | Squadron Leader Blenkinsop | 1981-07-24 |
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Standing in for Henry | Bruno | 1980-12-19 |
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Dreams of Leaving | William | 1980-01-17 |
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La Mort en direct | Katherine's Co-worker (uncredited) | 1980-01-23 |
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Little Lord Fauntleroy | Officer | 1980-12-01 |
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Fox | Colin Street | 1980-03-10 |
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Deasey (Desperate) | Deasy | 1979-12-06 |
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Soldiers Talking, Cleanly | Bill | 1978-12-05 |
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Occupy! | Player in Everyman Theatre Company, Liverpool | 1976-01-01 |
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