Personal Info
Known Credits
127
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1949-12-12 (76 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Caterham, Surrey, England, UK
Also Known For
William Francis Nighyויליאם פרנסיס "ביל" ניי
Bill Nighy
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 ...
Acting
2024 --
That Christmas
| Lighthouse Bill (voice)
2024 --
Joy
| Patrick Steptoe
2024 --
The Wild Robot
| Longneck (voice)
2024 --
Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue
| Conrad (voice)
2024 --
10 Lives
| Professor Craven (voice)
2024 --
The First Omen
| Cardinal Lawrence
2024 --
The Beautiful Game
| Mal
2023 --
Role Play
| Bob
2023 --
Darkling
|
2023 --
Spectre of the Bear
| Bennett (voice)
2023 --
Bloody Fury
| Bloody's Consciousness (voice)
2022 --
The Laughter & Secrets of 'Love Actually': 20 Years Later
| Self
2022 --
Living
| Williams
2021 --
Christmas Magic at Kew Gardens
| Self - Narrator
2021 --
Lotus: A New Dawn
| Self - Narrator
2021 --
Buckley's Chance
| Spencer
2020 --
Katherine Jenkins Christmas Spectacular
| Self
2020 --
Minamata
| Robert "Bob" Hayes
2020 --
Emma.
| Mr. Woodhouse
2019 --
The Kindness of Strangers
| Timofey
2019 --
StarDog and TurboCat
| Sinclair (voice)
2019 --
Hope Gap
| Edward
2019 --
Pokémon Detective Pikachu
| Howard Clifford
2019 --
Sometimes Always Never
| Alan
2017 --
The Bookshop
| Mr. Brundish
2017 --
Red Nose Day Actually
| Billy Mack
2017 --
Their Finest
| Ambrose Hilliard / Uncle Frank
2016 --
The Limehouse Golem
| John Kildare
2016 --
Dad's Army
| Sergeant Wilson
2016 --
Norm of the North
| Socrates (voice)
2015 --
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
| Self - 'Flushed Away' and 'Arthur Christmas'
2015 --
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
| Douglas Ainslie
2014 --
Pride
| Cliff
2014 --
National Theatre Live: Skylight
| Tom Sergeant
2014 --
Salting the Battlefield
| Johnny Worricker
2014 --
Turks & Caicos
| Johnny Worricker
2014 --
I, Frankenstein
| Naberius
2013 --
About Time
| Dad
2013 --
The World's End
| The Network (voice)
2013 --
The Hungry Corpse
| The Hungry Corpse
2013 --
Great White Shark
| Self - Narrator (voice)
2013 --
Jack the Giant Slayer
| General Fallon
2013 --
Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene
| Graham Greene (voice)
2012 --
London: The Modern Babylon
| Spoken Quotations (voice)
2012 --
Total Recall
| Matthias
2012 --
Wrath of the Titans
| Hephaestus
2012 --
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
| Douglas Ainslie
2011 --
Arthur Christmas
| Grandsanta (voice)
2011 --
Page Eight
| Johnny Worricker
2011 --
Astonish Me
| The Professor
2011 --
Real Creatures of Dirt
| Self / Rattlesnake Jake
2011 --
Rango
| Rattlesnake Jake (voice)
2011 --
Chalet Girl
| Richard Madsen
2010 --
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
| Rufus Scrimgeour
2010 --
Wild Target
| Victor Maynard
2009 --
Glorious 39
| Alexander Keyes
2009 --
Astro Boy
| Dr. Elefun (voice)
2009 --
G-Force
| Leonard Saber
2009 --
The Boat That Rocked
| Quentin
2009 --
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
| Viktor
2008 --
Valkyrie
| Friedrich Olbricht
2008 --
Slapper
| Arnold Percy
2008 --
A Fox's Tale
| Ringmaster (voice)
2007 --
Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz
| Self
2007 --
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
| Davy Jones
2007 --
Hot Fuzz
| Met Chief Inspector
2006 --
Notes on a Scandal
| Richard Hart
2006 --
Flushed Away
| Whitey (voice)
2006 --
Stormbreaker
| Alan Blunt
2006 --
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
| Davy Jones
2006 --
We Love Cigarettes
| Narrator
2006 --
Underworld: Evolution
| Viktor
2006 --
Anatomy of a Global Thriller: Behind the Scenes of The Constant Gardener
| Self
2005 --
Gideon's Daughter
| Gideon Warner
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'
| Self
2005 --
The Constant Gardener
| Sir Bernard Pellegrin
2005 --
Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'
| Self
2005 --
The Girl in the Café
| Lawrence
2005 --
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
| Slartibartfast
2005 --
The Magic Roundabout
| Dylan (voice)
2004 --
Enduring Love
| Robin
2004 --
Ready When You Are, Mr McGill
| Phil Parish
2004 --
Shaun of the Dead
| Phillip
2004 --
Burst
| Maxwell's Fan 22
2003 --
Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher
| Narrator
2003 --
The Young Visiters
| Earl of Clincham
2003 --
Below Deck: An Interactive History Of Pirates
|
2003 --
Underworld
| Viktor
2003 --
Love Actually
| Billy Mack
2003 --
I Capture the Castle
| James Mortmain
2002 --
Lawless Heart
| Dan
2002 --
AKA
| Uncle Louis Gryffoyn
2001 --
Lucky Break
| Roger
2001 --
Blow Dry
| Ray Robertson
2000 --
Longitude
| Lord Sandwich
1999 --
Guest House Paradiso
| Mr. Johnson
1999 --
The Bass Player
|
1998 --
Still Crazy
| Ray Simms
1997 --
FairyTale: A True Story
| Edward Gardner
1996 --
True Blue
| Jeremy Saville
1996 --
Alive and Kicking
| Tristan
1994 --
Being Human
| Julian
1993 --
The Maitlands
| Roger Maitland
1993 --
Don't Leave Me This Way
| John Tracey
1993 --
Unnatural Causes
| Oliver Latham
1992 --
A Masculine Ending
| John Tracey
1991 --
Absolute Hell
| Hugh Marriner
1990 --
Antonia and Jane
| Howard Nash
1989 --
The Phantom of the Opera
| Martin Barton
1989 --
Mack the Knife
| Tiger Brown
1985 --
Thirteen at Dinner
| Ronald Marsh
1985 --
Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil
| Helmut Hoffmann
1984 --
The Little Drummer Girl
| Al
1983 --
Curse of the Pink Panther
| ENT Doctor
1982 --
Easter 2016
| Connor Mullan
1982 --
Under the Skin
| Dave
1981 --
Eye of the Needle
| Squadron Leader Blenkinsop
1980 --
Standing in for Henry
| Bruno
1980 --
Little Lord Fauntleroy
| Officer
1980 --
Fox
| Colin Street
1980 --
Death Watch
| Katherine's Co-worker (uncredited)
1980 --
Dreams of Leaving
| William
1979 --
Deasey (Desperate)
| Deasy
1978 --
Soldiers Talking, Cleanly
| Bill
1976 --
Occupy!
| Player in Everyman Theatre Company, Liverpool