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 1... show more

Known For

Acting

Popularity

4.8

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Caterham, Surrey, England, UK

Birthday

December 12, 1949

Known for

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

2006
7.4
Underworld

Underworld

2003
6.8
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

2007
7.3
Love Actually

Love Actually

2003
7.1
Notes on a Scandal

Notes on a Scandal

2006
7.1
Below Deck: An Interactive History Of Pirates

Below Deck: An Interactive History Of Pirates

2003
4.0
Still Crazy

Still Crazy

1998
6.8
Shaun of the Dead

Shaun of the Dead

2004
7.5
Underworld: Evolution

Underworld: Evolution

2006
6.6
Valkyrie

Valkyrie

2008
6.9
10 Lives

10 Lives

2024
7.7
The Constant Gardener

The Constant Gardener

2005
7.0
Guest House Paradiso

Guest House Paradiso

1999
6.1
Hot Fuzz

Hot Fuzz

2007
7.6
Thirteen at Dinner

Thirteen at Dinner

1985
5.7
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

2005
6.7
Flushed Away

Flushed Away

2006
6.3
The Little Drummer Girl

The Little Drummer Girl

1984
5.4
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans

Underworld: Rise of the Lycans

2009
6.5
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

2010
7.7
Anatomy of a Global Thriller: Behind the Scenes of The Constant Gardener

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

2006
4.0
Enduring Love

Enduring Love

2004
5.7
Stormbreaker

Stormbreaker

2006
5.2
The Girl in the Café

The Girl in the Café

2005
7.0
Glorious 39

Glorious 39

2009
6.0
Lucky Break

Lucky Break

2001
6.1
FairyTale: A True Story

FairyTale: A True Story

1997
6.4
Wild Target

Wild Target

2010
6.4
Rango

Rango

2011
6.9
The Magic Roundabout

The Magic Roundabout

2004
5.4
Astro Boy

Astro Boy

2009
6.3
Total Recall

Total Recall

2012
6.0
Blow Dry

Blow Dry

2001
5.9
I Capture the Castle

I Capture the Castle

2003
6.7
True Blue

True Blue

1996
5.7
The Boat That Rocked

The Boat That Rocked

2009
7.2
Longitude

Longitude

2000
7.4
Arthur Christmas

Arthur Christmas

2011
6.8
Real Creatures of Dirt

Real Creatures of Dirt

2011
6.0
G-Force

G-Force

2009
5.5
Mack the Knife

Mack the Knife

1989
6.6
Jack the Giant Slayer

Jack the Giant Slayer

2013
5.9
Page Eight

Page Eight

2011
6.6
The Young Visiters

The Young Visiters

2003
5.4
Unnatural Causes

Unnatural Causes

1993
6.5
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

2012
7.0
Wrath of the Titans

Wrath of the Titans

2012
5.8
Chalet Girl

Chalet Girl

2011
6.4
Lawless Heart

Lawless Heart

2002
4.9
Gideon's Daughter

Gideon's Daughter

2005
6.2
The Phantom of the Opera

The Phantom of the Opera

1989
5.6
Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil

Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil

1985
4.5
I, Frankenstein

I, Frankenstein

2014
5.4
The World's End

The World's End

2013
6.8
About Time

About Time

2013
7.9
The First Omen

The First Omen

2024
6.8
Alive and Kicking

Alive and Kicking

1996
4.5
Pride

Pride

2014
7.7
Joy

Joy

2024
6.8
Little Lord Fauntleroy

Little Lord Fauntleroy

1980
7.4
Turks & Caicos

Turks & Caicos

2014
6.2
Salting the Battlefield

Salting the Battlefield

2014
6.2
Easter 2016

Easter 2016

1982
0.0
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

2015
6.4
Role Play

Role Play

2023
5.9
Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue

Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue

2024
6.9
National Theatre Live: Skylight

National Theatre Live: Skylight

2014
8.9
Christmas Magic at Kew Gardens

Christmas Magic at Kew Gardens

2021
0.0
The Maitlands

The Maitlands

1993
0.0
Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz

Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz

2007
0.0
Curse of the Pink Panther

Curse of the Pink Panther

1983
4.6
Darkling

Darkling

2023
0.0
The Wild Robot

The Wild Robot

2024
8.3
500 Miles

500 Miles

...
0.0
Norm of the North

Norm of the North

2016
4.7
Their Finest

Their Finest

2017
6.6
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

2022
4.0
Being Human

Being Human

1994
5.1
Dad's Army

Dad's Army

2016
5.0
Slapper

Slapper

2008
3.5
Spectre of the Bear

Spectre of the Bear

2023
0.0
That Christmas

That Christmas

2024
7.2
Bloody Fury

Bloody Fury

2023
0.0
Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher

Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher

2003
6.0
Ready When You Are, Mr McGill

Ready When You Are, Mr McGill

2004
7.3
Burst

Burst

2004
0.0
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman

A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman

2015
7.0
Don't Leave Me This Way

Don't Leave Me This Way

1993
7.0
Absolute Hell

Absolute Hell

1991
5.7
& Sons

& Sons

2025
5.8
A Masculine Ending

A Masculine Ending

1992
0.0
Astonish Me

Astonish Me

2011
8.0
Fox

Fox

1980
1.0
The Limehouse Golem

The Limehouse Golem

2016
6.2
London: The Modern Babylon

London: The Modern Babylon

2012
6.3
Dreams of Leaving

Dreams of Leaving

1980
7.0
The Bookshop

The Bookshop

2017
6.5
Red Nose Day Actually

Red Nose Day Actually

2017
7.0
We Love Cigarettes

We Love Cigarettes

2006
0.0
Antonia and Jane

Antonia and Jane

1990
5.0
Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'

Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'

2005
0.0
Pokémon Detective Pikachu

Pokémon Detective Pikachu

2019
6.9
The Kindness of Strangers

The Kindness of Strangers

2019
6.3
Hope Gap

Hope Gap

2019
6.3
Great White Shark

Great White Shark

2013
6.2
Sometimes Always Never

Sometimes Always Never

2019
6.4
Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene

Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene

2013
1.0
Emma.

Emma.

2020
7.0
Minamata

Minamata

2020
6.9
StarDog and TurboCat

StarDog and TurboCat

2019
7.1
The Hungry Corpse

The Hungry Corpse

2013
0.0
Eye of the Needle

Eye of the Needle

1981
6.6
Death Watch

Death Watch

1980
6.3
Soldiers Talking, Cleanly

Soldiers Talking, Cleanly

1978
0.0
Living

Living

2022
7.0
Under the Skin

Under the Skin

1982
0.0
Katherine Jenkins Christmas Spectacular

Katherine Jenkins Christmas Spectacular

2020
8.5
AKA

AKA

2002
5.3
Buckley's Chance

Buckley's Chance

2021
6.2
Occupy!

Occupy!

1976
0.0
Lotus: A New Dawn

Lotus: A New Dawn

2021
6.0
The Beautiful Game

The Beautiful Game

2024
6.4
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'

2005
0.0
Deasey (Desperate)

Deasey (Desperate)

1979
0.0
Standing in for Henry

Standing in for Henry

1980
0.0
The Bass Player

The Bass Player

1999
0.0
Shelter

Shelter

2026
0.0
Peter Ustinov: The Parkinson Interviews

Peter Ustinov: The Parkinson Interviews

2004
0.0
Welcome to Paradise

Welcome to Paradise

...
0.0
Heart of Darkness

Heart of Darkness

...
0.0
Pink Sky at Night

Pink Sky at Night

...
0.0
This Is the Beginning

This Is the Beginning

2025
0.0
Bulk

Bulk

2025
3.8
The Turning Door

The Turning Door

...
0.0
Bottom Mindless Violence

Bottom Mindless Violence

2004
7.5
Wycliffe

Wycliffe

1994
6.0
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries

2002
7.2
Meerkat Manor

Meerkat Manor

2005
7.6
Performance

Performance

1991
6.0
Agony

Agony

1979
5.7
Richard & Judy

Richard & Judy

2001
2.9
State of Play

State of Play

2003
7.4
World's Most Scenic River Journeys

World's Most Scenic River Journeys

2021
8.0
He Knew He Was Right

He Knew He Was Right

2004
7.6
Making News

Making News

1990
4.2
Meerkat Manor: Rise of the Dynasty

Meerkat Manor: Rise of the Dynasty

2021
9.5
The Lost Prince

The Lost Prince

2003
7.1
The Big Art Project

The Big Art Project

2009
0.0
The Last Place on Earth

The Last Place on Earth

1985
6.8
Live from Studio Five

Live from Studio Five

2009
3.7
Doctor Who

Doctor Who

2005
7.6
Minder

Minder

1979
6.8
Canterbury Tales

Canterbury Tales

2003
6.9
Fox

Fox

1980
5.7
People Like Us

People Like Us

1999
8.0
Peak Practice

Peak Practice

1993
6.1
Chillers

Chillers

1992
6.2
The Man Who Fell to Earth

The Man Who Fell to Earth

2022
7.4
Kavanagh Q.C.

Kavanagh Q.C.

1995
7.0
Norfolk & Suffolk: Coast & Country

Norfolk & Suffolk: Coast & Country

2023
0.0
South Of The Border

South Of The Border

1988
0.0
Ordeal by Innocence

Ordeal by Innocence

2018
6.9
10 Minute Tales

10 Minute Tales

2009
7.5
Black Books

Black Books

2000
8.1
Iberia's Woodlands: Life on the Edge

Iberia's Woodlands: Life on the Edge

2021
10.0
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet

Auf Wiedersehen, Pet

1983
7.8
Eye of the Storm

Eye of the Storm

1993
8.0
Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014
5.3
Harlan Coben's Lazarus

Harlan Coben's Lazarus

2025
6.5
Grumpy Old Men

Grumpy Old Men

2003
7.2
Performance

Performance

1991
6.0
Castlevania

Castlevania

2017
8.3
Testament: The Bible in Animation

Testament: The Bible in Animation

1996
6.4
Play for Today

Play for Today

1970
6.3
Timeshift

Timeshift

2002
7.0
Reilly: Ace of Spies

Reilly: Ace of Spies

1983
7.0
World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys

World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys

2019
8.1
Kent: Garden of England

Kent: Garden of England

2024
0.0
Parkinson

Parkinson

1998
0.0
This Morning

This Morning

1988
5.2
Ride or Die

Ride or Die

...
0.0
California Avenue

California Avenue

...
0.0
Playhouse

Playhouse

1974
7.0
LIGHT & MAGIC

LIGHT & MAGIC

2022
7.7
Longitude

Longitude

2000
7.0

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