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Bill Nighy

Acting

December 12, 1949 (76)

Caterham, Surrey, England, UK

134 movies

5.6 avg

5

William Francis Nighy (/naɪ/; born 12 December 1949) is a British actor. Known for his work on stage and screen, he has received various accolades, including two BAFTA Awards and a Golden Globe Award, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award, a Tony Award, a Laurence Olivier Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. 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. He gained acclaim for his roles in David Hare's Pravda in 1985, Harold Pinter's Betrayal in 1991, Tom...

Best Performances

Highest rated appearances

The Wild Robot

The Wild Robot

as Longneck (voice)

About Time

About Time

as Dad

Shelter

Shelter

as Manafort

Filmography

2020s

25 films

& Sons

& Sons

as Andrew

Welcome to Paradise

Welcome to Paradise

as Hooker Duck Host (voice)

500 Miles

500 Miles

Bulk

Bulk

as The Voice

Bill Nighy | PopcornPlay

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

as Rufus Scrimgeour

Pride

Pride

as Cliff

Shelter

Shelter

as Manafort

2026

7.8

This Is the Beginning

This Is the Beginning

That Christmas

That Christmas

as Lighthouse Bill (voice)

JOY

JOY

as Patrick Steptoe

The Wild Robot

The Wild Robot

as Longneck (voice)

Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue

Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue

as Conrad (voice)

10 Lives

10 Lives

as Professor Craven (voice)

The First Omen

The First Omen

as Cardinal Lawrence

The Beautiful Game

The Beautiful Game

as Mal

Role Play

Role Play

as Bob

Darkling

Darkling

Spectre of the Bear

Spectre of the Bear

as Bennett (voice)

Bloody Fury

Bloody Fury

as Bloody's Consciousness (voice)

The Laughter & Secrets of Love Actually: 20 Years Later – A Diane Sawyer Special

The Laughter & Secrets of Love Actually: 20 Years Later – A Diane Sawyer Special

as Self

Living

Living

as Williams

Christmas Magic at Kew Gardens

Christmas Magic at Kew Gardens

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Lotus: A New Dawn

Lotus: A New Dawn

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Buckley's Chance

Buckley's Chance

as Spencer

Katherine Jenkins Christmas Spectacular

Katherine Jenkins Christmas Spectacular

as Self

Minamata

Minamata

as Robert "Bob" Hayes

Emma.

Emma.

as Mr. Woodhouse

2010s

38 films

The Kindness of Strangers

The Kindness of Strangers

as Timofey

StarDog and TurboCat

StarDog and TurboCat

as Sinclair (voice)

Hope Gap

Hope Gap

as Edward

Pokémon Detective Pikachu

Pokémon Detective Pikachu

as Howard Clifford

Sometimes Always Never

Sometimes Always Never

as Alan

The Bookshop

The Bookshop

as Mr. Brundish

Red Nose Day Actually

Red Nose Day Actually

as Billy Mack

Their Finest

Their Finest

as Ambrose Hilliard / Uncle Frank

The Limehouse Golem

The Limehouse Golem

as John Kildare

Dad's Army

Dad's Army

as Sergeant Wilson

Norm of the North

Norm of the North

as Socrates (voice)

A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman

A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman

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

Pride: The True Story

as Himself

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

as Douglas Ainslie

Pride

Pride

as Cliff

National Theatre Live: Skylight

National Theatre Live: Skylight

as Tom Sergeant

Salting the Battlefield

Salting the Battlefield

as Johnny Worricker

Turks & Caicos

Turks & Caicos

as Johnny Worricker

I, Frankenstein

I, Frankenstein

as Naberius

About Time

About Time

as Dad

The World's End

The World's End

as The Network (voice)

The Hungry Corpse

The Hungry Corpse

as The Hungry Corpse

Great White Shark

Great White Shark

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Jack the Giant Slayer

Jack the Giant Slayer

as General Fallon

Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene

Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene

as Graham Greene (voice)

London: The Modern Babylon

London: The Modern Babylon

as Spoken Quotations (voice)

Total Recall

Total Recall

as Matthias

Wrath of the Titans

Wrath of the Titans

as Hephaestus

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

as Douglas Ainslie

Arthur Christmas

Arthur Christmas

as Grandsanta (voice)

Page Eight

Page Eight

as Johnny Worricker

Astonish Me

Astonish Me

as The Professor

Real Creatures of Dirt

Real Creatures of Dirt

as Self / Rattlesnake Jake

The Man with the Stolen Heart

The Man with the Stolen Heart

as Narrator

Rango

Rango

as Rattlesnake Jake (voice)

Chalet Girl

Chalet Girl

as Richard Madsen

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

as Rufus Scrimgeour

Wild Target

Wild Target

as Victor Maynard

2000s

41 films

Glorious 39

Glorious 39

as Alexander Keyes

Astro Boy

Astro Boy

as Dr. Elefun / Robotsky (voice)

G-Force

G-Force

as Leonard Saber

The Boat That Rocked

The Boat That Rocked

as Quentin

Underworld: Rise of the Lycans

Underworld: Rise of the Lycans

as Viktor

Valkyrie

Valkyrie

as Friedrich Olbricht

Slapper

Slapper

as Arnold Percy

Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz

Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz

as Self

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

as Davy Jones

Hot Fuzz

Hot Fuzz

as Met Chief Inspector

Notes on a Scandal

Notes on a Scandal

as Richard Hart

Flushed Away

Flushed Away

as Whitey (voice)

Stormbreaker

Stormbreaker

as Alan Blunt

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

as Davy Jones

We Love Cigarettes

We Love Cigarettes

as Narrator

Underworld: Evolution

Underworld: Evolution

as Viktor

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

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

as Self

Gideon's Daughter

Gideon's Daughter

as Gideon Warner

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'

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

The Constant Gardener

The Constant Gardener

as Sir Bernard Pellegrin

Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'

Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'

as Self

The Girl in the Café

The Girl in the Café

as Lawrence

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

as Slartibartfast

The Magic Roundabout

The Magic Roundabout

as Dylan (voice)

Bottom Mindless Violence

Bottom Mindless Violence

as Mr. Johnson (archive footage) (uncredited)

Enduring Love

Enduring Love

as Robin

Ready When You Are, Mr McGill

Ready When You Are, Mr McGill

as Phil Parish

Peter Ustinov: The Parkinson Interviews

Peter Ustinov: The Parkinson Interviews

as Self - Narrator

Shaun of the Dead

Shaun of the Dead

as Phillip

Burst

Burst

as Maxwell's Fan 22

Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher

Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher

as Self - Narrator

The Young Visiters

The Young Visiters

as Earl of Clincham

Below Deck: An Interactive History Of Pirates

Below Deck: An Interactive History Of Pirates

Underworld

Underworld

as Viktor

Love Actually

Love Actually

as Billy Mack

I Capture the Castle

I Capture the Castle

as James Mortmain

Lawless Heart

Lawless Heart

as Dan

AKA

AKA

as Uncle Louis Gryffoyn

Lucky Break

Lucky Break

as Roger

Blow Dry

Blow Dry

as Ray Robertson

Longitude

Longitude

as Lord Sandwich

1990s

13 films

Guest House Paradiso

Guest House Paradiso

as Mr. Johnson

The Bass Player

Still Crazy

Still Crazy

as Ray Simms

FairyTale: A True Story

FairyTale: A True Story

as Edward Gardner

True Blue

True Blue

as Jeremy Saville

Alive and Kicking

Alive and Kicking

as Tristan

Being Human

Being Human

as Julian

The Maitlands

The Maitlands

as Roger Maitland

Don't Leave Me This Way

Don't Leave Me This Way

as John Tracey

Unnatural Causes

Unnatural Causes

as Oliver Latham

A Masculine Ending

A Masculine Ending

as John Tracey

Absolute Hell

Absolute Hell

as Hugh Marriner

Antonia and Jane

Antonia and Jane

as Howard Nash

1980s

14 films

The Phantom of the Opera

The Phantom of the Opera

as Martin Barton

Mack the Knife

Mack the Knife

as Tiger Brown

Thirteen at Dinner

Thirteen at Dinner

as Ronald Marsh

Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil

Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil

as Helmut Hoffmann

The Little Drummer Girl

The Little Drummer Girl

as Al

Curse of the Pink Panther

Curse of the Pink Panther

as ENT Doctor

Easter 2016

Easter 2016

as Connor Mullan

Under the Skin

Under the Skin

as Dave

Eye of the Needle

Eye of the Needle

as Squadron Leader Blenkinsop

Standing in for Henry

Standing in for Henry

as Bruno

Little Lord Fauntleroy

Little Lord Fauntleroy

as Officer

Fox

as Colin Street

Death Watch

Death Watch

as Katherine's Co-worker (uncredited)

Dreams of Leaving

Dreams of Leaving

as William

1970s

3 films

Deasey (Desperate)

Deasey (Desperate)

as Deasy

Soldiers Talking, Cleanly

Soldiers Talking, Cleanly

as Bill

Occupy!

Occupy!

as Player in Everyman Theatre Company, Liverpool