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William Francis "Bill" Nighy (pronounced /ˈnaɪ/ ny; born 12 December 1949) is a British actor and comedian. He worked in theatre and television before his first cinema role in 1981, and made his name in television with The Men's Room in 1991, in which he played the womanizer Prof. Mark Carleton, whose extra-marital affairs kept him "vital". He became known around the world in 2003 as Billy Mack, the aging pop star in Love Actually, and in the same year played James Mortmain, the eccentric husband struggling to keep his family afloat in a decaying English castle, in I Capture the Castle. He is also known for his roles in the films Underworld, Shaun of the Dead, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Pirates of the Caribbean, Hot Fuzz, Valkyrie, G-Force and provided voice talents in the films The Magic Roundabout, Flushed Away and Rango. He recently played Rufus Scrimgeour in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Bill Nighy is a Patron and supporter of the artistic collective The Factory Theatre Company alongside other actors such as Mark Rylance, Ewan McGregor and Richard Wilson. Other notable members include founder Alex Hassell, Catherine Bailey and Alan Morrissey. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bill Nighy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movie | That Christmas | Bill (voice) | 2025 |
Movie | The Wild Robot | Longneck (voice) | 2024-09-12 |
Movie | The Beautiful Game | Mal | 2024-03-22 |
Movie | 10 Lives | Professor Craven (voice) | 2024-04-18 |
Movie | The First Omen | Cardinal Lawrence | 2024-04-03 |
Movie | Role Play | Bob | 2023-12-14 |
Movie | Living | Williams | 2022-11-04 |
Movie | Buckley's Chance | Spencer | 2021-06-24 |
Movie | Emma. | Mr. Woodhouse | 2020-02-13 |
Movie | Minamata | Robert "Bob" Hayes | 2020-03-13 |
Movie | The Kindness of Strangers | Timofey | 2019-12-12 |
Movie | Pokémon Detective Pikachu | Howard Clifford | 2019-05-03 |
Movie | Sometimes Always Never | Alan | 2019-03-14 |
Movie | StarDog and TurboCat | Sinclair (voice) | 2019-12-06 |
Movie | Hope Gap | Edward | 2019-10-03 |
Series | The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale | Himself | 2018-02-18 |
Series | Ordeal by Innocence | Leo Argyll | 2018-04-01 |
Movie | Their Finest | Ambrose Hilliard / Uncle Frank | 2017-02-19 |
Series | Castlevania | Saint Germain (voice) | 2017-07-07 |
Movie | The Bookshop | Mr. Brundish | 2017-11-10 |
Movie | Red Nose Day Actually | Billy Mack | 2017-03-24 |
Movie | Norm of the North | Socrates (voice) | 2016-01-14 |
Movie | Dad's Army | Sergeant Wilson | 2016-02-05 |
Movie | The Limehouse Golem | John Kildare | 2016-10-18 |
Movie | A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman | Self - 'Flushed Away' and 'Arthur Christmas' | 2015-12-26 |
Movie | The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | Douglas Ainslie | 2015-02-26 |
Movie | I, Frankenstein | Naberius | 2014-01-22 |
Movie | Turks & Caicos | Johnny Worricker | 2014-03-20 |
Movie | National Theatre Live: Skylight | Tom Sergeant | 2014-07-24 |
Movie | Salting the Battlefield | Johnny Worricker | 2014-03-27 |
Movie | Pride | Cliff | 2014-09-12 |
Movie | Jack the Giant Slayer | General Fallon | 2013-02-27 |
Movie | The World's End | The Network (voice) | 2013-07-18 |
Movie | About Time | Dad | 2013-09-04 |
Movie | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | Douglas Ainslie | 2012-02-23 |
Movie | London: The Modern Babylon | Spoken Quotations (voice) | 2012-08-03 |
Movie | Total Recall | Matthias | 2012-08-02 |
Movie | Wrath of the Titans | Hephaestus | 2012-03-28 |
Movie | Rango | Rattlesnake Jake (voice) | 2011-03-02 |
Movie | Chalet Girl | Richard Madsen | 2011-02-02 |
Movie | Page Eight | Johnny Worricker | 2011-08-28 |
Movie | Arthur Christmas | Grandsanta (voice) | 2011-11-10 |
Movie | Astonish Me | The Professor | 2011-07-26 |
Movie | Wild Target | Victor Maynard | 2010-06-17 |
Movie | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 | Rufus Scrimgeour | 2010-11-17 |
Movie | The Boat That Rocked | Quentin | 2009-04-01 |
Series | The Big Art Project | 2009-05-10 | |
Movie | Underworld: Rise of the Lycans | Viktor | 2009-01-22 |
Movie | Glorious 39 | Alexander Keyes | 2009-11-20 |
Movie | Astro Boy | Dr. Elefun (voice) | 2009-10-15 |
Series | Live from Studio Five | Unknown | 2009-09-14 |
Movie | G-Force | Leonard Saber | 2009-07-24 |
Movie | A Fox's Tale | Ringmaster (voice) | 2008-04-17 |
Movie | Valkyrie | Friedrich Olbricht | 2008-12-25 |
Movie | Slapper | Arnold Percy | 2008-06-21 |
Movie | Hot Fuzz | Met Chief Inspector | 2007-02-14 |
Movie | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End | Davy Jones | 2007-05-19 |
Movie | We Love Cigarettes | Narrator | 2006-06-29 |
Movie | Underworld: Evolution | Viktor | 2006-01-12 |
Movie | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest | Davy Jones | 2006-07-06 |
Movie | Stormbreaker | Alan Blunt | 2006-07-21 |
Movie | Flushed Away | Whitey (voice) | 2006-10-22 |
Movie | Notes on a Scandal | Richard Hart | 2006-12-25 |
Series | The One Show | Unknown | 2006-08-14 |
Movie | The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | Slartibartfast | 2005-04-28 |
Series | Doctor Who | Dr. Black | 2005-03-26 |
Movie | The Magic Roundabout | Dylan (voice) | 2005-02-02 |
Movie | The Girl in the Café | Lawrence | 2005-06-25 |
Movie | 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 |
Movie | Gideon's Daughter | Gideon Warner | 2005-10-21 |
Movie | Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' | Self | 2005-07-05 |
Series | Meerkat Manor | Narrator | 2005-09-02 |
Movie | The Constant Gardener | Sir Bernard Pellegrin | 2005-08-31 |
Movie | Burst | Maxwell's Fan 22 | 2004-01-01 |
Movie | Shaun of the Dead | Phillip | 2004-04-09 |
Series | He Knew He Was Right | Colonel Osborne | 2004-04-18 |
Movie | Enduring Love | Robin | 2004-10-29 |
Movie | Ready When You Are, Mr McGill | Phil Parish | 2004-09-01 |
Movie | I Capture the Castle | James Mortmain | 2003-05-09 |
Series | The Lost Prince | Stamfordham | 2003-01-19 |
Movie | Love Actually | Billy Mack | 2003-09-07 |
Series | State of Play | Cameron Foster | 2003-05-18 |
Series | Canterbury Tales | 2003-09-11 | |
Movie | Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher | Narrator | 2003-12-29 |
Movie | The Young Visiters | Earl of Clincham | 2003-12-26 |
Series | Grumpy Old Men | Self | 2003-10-10 |
Movie | Underworld | Viktor | 2003-09-19 |
Movie | AKA | Uncle Louis Gryffoyn | 2002-01-19 |
Movie | Lawless Heart | Dan | 2002-06-28 |
Series | The Inspector Lynley Mysteries | Lockwood | 2002-04-08 |
Movie | Blow Dry | Ray Robertson | 2001-03-01 |
Movie | Lucky Break | Roger | 2001-08-24 |
Series | Richard & Judy | Unknown | 2001-11-26 |
Series | Longitude | Lord Sandwich | 2000-01-02 |
Movie | Longitude | Lord Sandwich | 2000-01-02 |
Series | People Like Us | Unknown | 1999-09-20 |
Movie | Guest House Paradiso | Mr. Johnson | 1999-12-03 |
Movie | Still Crazy | Ray Simms | 1998-10-30 |
Movie | FairyTale: A True Story | Edward Gardner | 1997-10-24 |
Movie | Alive and Kicking | Tristan | 1996-11-08 |
Movie | True Blue | Jeremy Saville | 1996-11-15 |
Series | Kavanagh Q.C. | Unknown | 1995-01-03 |
Movie | Being Human | Julian | 1994-05-06 |
Series | Wycliffe | Unknown | 1994-07-24 |
Movie | Unnatural Causes | Oliver Latham | 1993-01-02 |
Movie | Don't Leave Me This Way | John Tracey | 1993-05-30 |
Series | Peak Practice | Unknown | 1993-05-10 |
Movie | A Masculine Ending | John Tracey | 1992-04-12 |
Movie | Absolute Hell | Hugh Marriner | 1991-10-05 |
Series | Making News | Sam Courtney | 1990-01-16 |
Movie | Antonia and Jane | Howard Nash | 1990-01-01 |
Series | Chillers | Unknown | 1990-04-14 |
Movie | The Phantom of the Opera | Martin Barton | 1989-11-04 |
Movie | Mack the Knife | Tiger Brown | 1989-11-01 |
Movie | Hitler's SS : Portrait In Evil | Helmut Hoffmann | 1985-02-17 |
Series | The Last Place on Earth | Cecil Meares | 1985-02-18 |
Movie | Thirteen at Dinner | Ronald Marsh | 1985-09-19 |
Movie | The Little Drummer Girl | Al | 1984-10-19 |
Movie | Curse of the Pink Panther | ENT Doctor | 1983-08-12 |
Series | Auf Wiedersehen, Pet | Jeffrey Grainger | 1983-11-11 |
Movie | Easter 2016 | Connor Mullan | 1982-05-18 |
Series | Bergerac | Unknown | 1981-10-18 |
Movie | Eye of the Needle | Squadron Leader Blenkinsop | 1981-07-24 |
Movie | Dreams of Leaving | William | 1980-01-17 |
Movie | Death Watch | Katherine's Co-worker (uncredited) | 1980-01-23 |
Movie | Little Lord Fauntleroy | Officer | 1980-12-01 |
Series | Fox | Colin Street | 1980-03-10 |
Movie | Fox | Colin Street | 1980-03-10 |
Series | Agony | Vincent Fish | 1979-03-11 |
Movie | Occupy! | Player in Everyman Theatre Company, Liverpool | 1976-01-01 |