

Bill Nighy
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
12 Dec 1949
Age
77 Years
Born In
Caterham, Surrey, England, UK
Total Projects
186
Years Active
56 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.6 ★
Overview
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...
Known For
Filmography

movie
& Sons
& Sons
as Andrew

movie
500 Miles
500 Miles

movie
Bulk
Bulk
as The Voice

movie
Shelter
Shelter
as Manafort

tv
Harlan Coben's Lazarus
Harlan Coben's Lazarus
as Doctor Lazarus 'Dr L'

movie
This Is the Beginning
This Is the Beginning

movie
That Christmas
That Christmas
as Lighthouse Bill (voice)

movie
Joy
Joy
as Patrick Steptoe

movie
The Wild Robot
The Wild Robot
as Longneck (voice)

tv
Kent: Garden of England
Kent: Garden of England
as Self - Narrator (voice)

movie
Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue
Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue
as Conrad (voice)

movie
10 Lives
10 Lives
as Professor Craven (voice)

movie
The First Omen
The First Omen
as Cardinal Lawrence

movie
The Beautiful Game
The Beautiful Game
as Mal

movie
Role Play
Role Play
as Bob

movie
Darkling
Darkling

movie
Spectre of the Bear
Spectre of the Bear
as Bennett (voice)

movie
Bloody Fury
Bloody Fury
as Bloody's Consciousness (voice)

tv
Norfolk & Suffolk: Coast & Country
Norfolk & Suffolk: Coast & Country
as Self - Narrator (voice)

movie
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

movie
Living
Living
as Williams

tv
LIGHT & MAGIC
LIGHT & MAGIC
as Self (archive footage)

tv
The Man Who Fell to Earth
The Man Who Fell to Earth
as Thomas Jerome Newton

movie
Christmas Magic at Kew Gardens
Christmas Magic at Kew Gardens
as Self - Narrator (voice)

movie
Lotus: A New Dawn
Lotus: A New Dawn
as Self - Narrator (voice)

tv
Iberia's Woodlands: Life on the Edge
Iberia's Woodlands: Life on the Edge
as Self - Narrator (voice)

movie
Buckley's Chance
Buckley's Chance
as Spencer

tv
Meerkat Manor: Rise of the Dynasty
Meerkat Manor: Rise of the Dynasty
as Self - Narrator (voice)

tv
World's Most Scenic River Journeys
World's Most Scenic River Journeys
as Self - Narrator (voice)

movie
Katherine Jenkins Christmas Spectacular
Katherine Jenkins Christmas Spectacular
as Self

movie
Minamata
Minamata
as Robert "Bob" Hayes

movie
Emma.
Emma.
as Mr. Woodhouse

movie
The Kindness of Strangers
The Kindness of Strangers
as Timofey

movie
StarDog and TurboCat
StarDog and TurboCat
as Sinclair (voice)

tv
World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys
World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys
as Narrator (voice)

movie
Hope Gap
Hope Gap
as Edward

movie
Pokémon Detective Pikachu
Pokémon Detective Pikachu
as Howard Clifford

movie
Sometimes Always Never
Sometimes Always Never
as Alan

tv
Ordeal by Innocence
Ordeal by Innocence
as Leo Argyll

movie
The Bookshop
The Bookshop
as Mr. Brundish

tv
Castlevania
Castlevania
as Saint Germain (voice)

movie
Red Nose Day Actually
Red Nose Day Actually
as Billy Mack

movie
Their Finest
Their Finest
as Ambrose Hilliard / Uncle Frank

movie
The Limehouse Golem
The Limehouse Golem
as John Kildare

movie
Dad's Army
Dad's Army
as Sergeant Wilson

movie
Norm of the North
Norm of the North
as Socrates (voice)

movie
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
as Self - 'Flushed Away' and 'Arthur Christmas'

movie
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
as Douglas Ainslie

movie
Pride
Pride
as Cliff

movie
National Theatre Live: Skylight
National Theatre Live: Skylight
as Tom Sergeant

movie
Salting the Battlefield
Salting the Battlefield
as Johnny Worricker

movie
Turks & Caicos
Turks & Caicos
as Johnny Worricker

tv
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self

movie
I, Frankenstein
I, Frankenstein
as Naberius

movie
About Time
About Time
as Dad

movie
The World's End
The World's End
as The Network (voice)

movie
The Hungry Corpse
The Hungry Corpse
as The Hungry Corpse

movie
Great White Shark
Great White Shark
as Self - Narrator (voice)

movie
Jack the Giant Slayer
Jack the Giant Slayer
as General Fallon

movie
Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene
Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene
as Graham Greene (voice)

movie
London: The Modern Babylon
London: The Modern Babylon
as Spoken Quotations (voice)

movie
Total Recall
Total Recall
as Matthias

movie
Wrath of the Titans
Wrath of the Titans
as Hephaestus

movie
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
as Douglas Ainslie

movie
Arthur Christmas
Arthur Christmas
as Grandsanta (voice)

movie
Page Eight
Page Eight
as Johnny Worricker

movie
Astonish Me
Astonish Me
as The Professor

movie
Real Creatures of Dirt
Real Creatures of Dirt
as Self / Rattlesnake Jake

movie
The Man with the Stolen Heart
The Man with the Stolen Heart
as Narrator

movie
Rango
Rango
as Rattlesnake Jake (voice)

movie
Chalet Girl
Chalet Girl
as Richard Madsen

movie
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
as Rufus Scrimgeour

movie
Wild Target
Wild Target
as Victor Maynard

tv
10 Minute Tales
10 Minute Tales
as Mr Jellaby

movie
Glorious 39
Glorious 39
as Alexander Keyes

movie
Astro Boy
Astro Boy
as Dr. Elefun / Robotsky (voice)

tv
Live from Studio Five
Live from Studio Five
as Self

movie
G-Force
G-Force
as Leonard Saber

tv
The Big Art Project
The Big Art Project
as Narrator

movie
The Boat That Rocked
The Boat That Rocked
as Quentin

movie
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
as Viktor

movie
Valkyrie
Valkyrie
as Friedrich Olbricht

movie
Slapper
Slapper
as Arnold Percy

movie
Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz
Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz
as Self

movie
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
as Davy Jones

movie
Hot Fuzz
Hot Fuzz
as Met Chief Inspector

movie
Notes on a Scandal
Notes on a Scandal
as Richard Hart

movie
Flushed Away
Flushed Away
as Whitey (voice)

movie
Stormbreaker
Stormbreaker
as Alan Blunt

movie
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
as Davy Jones

movie
We Love Cigarettes
We Love Cigarettes
as Narrator

movie
Underworld: Evolution
Underworld: Evolution
as Viktor

movie
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

movie
Gideon's Daughter
Gideon's Daughter
as Gideon Warner

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'
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

tv
Meerkat Manor
Meerkat Manor
as Narrator

movie
The Constant Gardener
The Constant Gardener
as Sir Bernard Pellegrin

movie
Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'
Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'
as Self

movie
The Girl in the Café
The Girl in the Café
as Lawrence

movie
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
as Slartibartfast

tv
Doctor Who
Doctor Who
as Dr Black

movie
The Magic Roundabout
The Magic Roundabout
as Dylan (voice)

movie
Bottom Mindless Violence
Bottom Mindless Violence
as Mr. Johnson (archive footage) (uncredited)

movie
Enduring Love
Enduring Love
as Robin

movie
Ready When You Are, Mr McGill
Ready When You Are, Mr McGill
as Phil Parish

movie
Peter Ustinov: The Parkinson Interviews
Peter Ustinov: The Parkinson Interviews
as Self - Narrator

tv
He Knew He Was Right
He Knew He Was Right
as Colonel Osborne

movie
Shaun of the Dead
Shaun of the Dead
as Phillip

movie
Burst
Burst
as Maxwell's Fan 22

movie
Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher
Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher
as Self - Narrator

movie
The Young Visiters
The Young Visiters
as Earl of Clincham

movie
Below Deck: An Interactive History Of Pirates
Below Deck: An Interactive History Of Pirates

tv
Grumpy Old Men
Grumpy Old Men
as Self

movie
Underworld
Underworld
as Viktor

tv
Canterbury Tales
Canterbury Tales
as James

movie
Love Actually
Love Actually
as Billy Mack

tv
State of Play
State of Play
as Cameron Foster

movie
I Capture the Castle
I Capture the Castle
as James Mortmain

tv
The Lost Prince
The Lost Prince
as Stamfordham

tv
Timeshift
Timeshift
as self (voice)

movie
Lawless Heart
Lawless Heart
as Dan

tv
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
as Lockwood

movie
AKA
AKA
as Uncle Louis Gryffoyn

tv
Richard & Judy
Richard & Judy
as Self

movie
Lucky Break
Lucky Break
as Roger

movie
Blow Dry
Blow Dry
as Ray Robertson

tv
Black Books
Black Books
as Man at bar

movie
Longitude
Longitude
as Lord Sandwich

tv
Longitude
Longitude
as Lord Sandwich

movie
Guest House Paradiso
Guest House Paradiso
as Mr. Johnson

movie
The Bass Player
The Bass Player

tv
People Like Us
People Like Us
as Will Rushmore

movie
Still Crazy
Still Crazy
as Ray Simms

tv
Parkinson
Parkinson
as Self

movie
FairyTale: A True Story
FairyTale: A True Story
as Edward Gardner

movie
True Blue
True Blue
as Jeremy Saville

movie
Alive and Kicking
Alive and Kicking
as Tristan

tv
Testament: The Bible in Animation
Testament: The Bible in Animation
as Belshazzar (voice)

tv
Kavanagh Q.C.
Kavanagh Q.C.
as Giles Culpepper QC

tv
Wycliffe
Wycliffe
as David Cleeve

movie
Being Human
Being Human
as Julian

movie
The Maitlands
The Maitlands
as Roger Maitland

movie
Don't Leave Me This Way
Don't Leave Me This Way
as John Tracey

tv
Peak Practice
Peak Practice
as Alan Sinclair

tv
Eye of the Storm
Eye of the Storm
as Tom Frewen

movie
Unnatural Causes
Unnatural Causes
as Oliver Latham

movie
A Masculine Ending
A Masculine Ending
as John Tracey

movie
Absolute Hell
Absolute Hell
as Hugh Marriner

tv
Performance
Performance
as Roger Maitland

tv
Performance
Performance
as Hugh Marriner

movie
Antonia and Jane
Antonia and Jane
as Howard Nash

tv
Making News
Making News
as Sam Courtney

tv
Chillers
Chillers
as Tom Dickenson

movie
The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera
as Martin Barton

movie
Mack the Knife
Mack the Knife
as Tiger Brown

tv
South of the Border
South of the Border
as Tony Freason

tv
This Morning
This Morning
as Self

movie
Thirteen at Dinner
Thirteen at Dinner
as Ronald Marsh

tv
The Last Place on Earth
The Last Place on Earth
as Cecil Meares

movie
Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil
Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil
as Helmut Hoffmann

movie
The Little Drummer Girl
The Little Drummer Girl
as Al

tv
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
as Jeffrey Grainger

tv
Reilly: Ace of Spies
Reilly: Ace of Spies
as Goschen

movie
Curse of the Pink Panther
Curse of the Pink Panther
as ENT Doctor

movie
Easter 2016
Easter 2016
as Connor Mullan

movie
Under the Skin
Under the Skin
as Dave

movie
Eye of the Needle
Eye of the Needle
as Squadron Leader Blenkinsop

movie
Standing in for Henry
Standing in for Henry
as Bruno

movie
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Little Lord Fauntleroy
as Officer

movie
Fox
Fox
as Colin Street

tv
Fox
Fox
as Colin Street

movie
Death Watch
Death Watch
as Katherine's Co-worker (uncredited)

movie
Dreams of Leaving
Dreams of Leaving
as William

movie
Deasey (Desperate)
Deasey (Desperate)
as Deasy

tv
Minder
Minder
as Oates

tv
Agony
Agony
as Vincent Fish

movie
Soldiers Talking, Cleanly
Soldiers Talking, Cleanly
as Bill

movie
Occupy!
Occupy!
as Player in Everyman Theatre Company, Liverpool

tv
Playhouse
Playhouse
as Bruno

tv
Play for Today
Play for Today
as Dave

movie
Welcome to Paradise
Welcome to Paradise
as Hooker Duck Host (voice)

movie
Heart of Darkness
Heart of Darkness
as (voice)

movie
The Turning Door
The Turning Door
as (voice)

movie
A Town in Nova Scotia
A Town in Nova Scotia
as Leon

movie
Ibelin
Ibelin
as Mats Steen

tv
California Avenue
California Avenue
as Jerry