Bill Nighy

Birthday: 1949-12-12
Birthplace: Caterham, Surrey, England, UK
Gender: Male
Drafted: 395
Drafted By: Zac E. Chan
Owned By: Zac E. Chan
Owned Wins: 0
Owned Noms: 1
Win Bonus: 3
Nom Bonus: 3
Total Points: 7

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 in 1991, Tom Stoppard's Arcadia in 1993, and Anton Chekov's The Seagull in 1994. He received a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor nomination for his performance in Blue/Orange in 2001. He made his Broadway debut in Hare's The Vertical Hour in 2006, and returned in the 2015 revival of Hare's Skylight earning a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play nomination.

Early film roles include in the comedies Still Crazy (1998), and Blow Dry (1999) before his breakout role in Love Actually (2003) which earned him a BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor. He soon gained recognition portraying Davy Jones in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series (2006-2007), and Viktor in the Underworld film series (2003-2009). Other films include Shaun of the Dead (2004), The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005), The Constant Gardener (2005), Notes on a Scandal (2006), Hot Fuzz (2007), Valkyrie (2008), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010), The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012), About Time (2013), Emma (2020), and Living (2022), the last of these earning him his first career Academy Award nomination.

Nighy has gained acclaim for his roles in television earning a British Academy Television Award for Best Actor for his performance in BBC One series State of Play (2003), and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for the BBC film Gideon's Daughter (2007). He's also known for his roles in HBO's The Girl in the Café (2006) and PBS's Page Eight (2012).

Career Statisics

Season Age Movie Role Result Points
2023 74 Living (2022) Lead Actor Nom 7
Career 7

Transaction History

Date Location Team Receives Team Receives Team Receives

Credits

Year Title Character
500 Miles
& Sons
2024-11-27 That Christmas Bill (voice)
2024-11-15 JOY Patrick Steptoe
2024-09-12 The Wild Robot Longneck (voice)
2024-05-01 Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue Conrad (voice)
2024-04-18 10 Lives Professor Craven (voice)
2024-04-03 The First Omen Cardinal Lawrence
2024-03-22 The Beautiful Game Mal
2023-12-14 Role Play Bob
2023-10-23 Darkling
2023-10-07 Spectre of the Bear Bennett (voice)
2023-09-23 Bloody Fury Bloody's Consciousness (voice)
2022-11-04 Living Williams
2021-06-24 Buckley's Chance Spencer
2020-03-13 Minamata Robert "Bob" Hayes
2020-02-13 Emma. Mr. Woodhouse
2019-12-12 The Kindness of Strangers Timofey
2019-12-06 StarDog and TurboCat Sinclair (voice)
2019-10-03 Hope Gap Edward
2019-05-03 Pokémon Detective Pikachu Howard Clifford
2019-03-14 Sometimes Always Never Alan
2017-11-10 The Bookshop Mr. Brundish
2017-03-24 Red Nose Day Actually Billy Mack
2017-02-19 Their Finest Ambrose Hilliard / Uncle Frank
2016-10-18 The Limehouse Golem John Kildare
2016-02-05 Dad's Army Sergeant Wilson
2016-01-14 Norm of the North Socrates (voice)
2015-02-26 The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Douglas Ainslie
2014-09-12 Pride Cliff
2014-07-24 National Theatre Live: Skylight Tom Sergeant
2014-03-27 Salting the Battlefield Johnny Worricker
2014-03-20 Turks & Caicos Johnny Worricker
2014-01-22 I, Frankenstein Naberius
2013-09-04 About Time Dad
2013-07-18 The World's End The Network (voice)
2013-06-26 The Hungry Corpse The Hungry Corpse
2013-02-27 Jack the Giant Slayer General Fallon
2013-01-01 Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene Graham Greene (voice)
2012-08-03 London: The Modern Babylon Spoken Quotations (voice)
2012-08-02 Total Recall Matthias
2012-03-28 Wrath of the Titans Hephaestus
2012-02-23 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Douglas Ainslie
2011-11-10 Arthur Christmas Grandsanta (voice)
2011-08-28 Page Eight Johnny Worricker
2011-07-26 Astonish Me The Professor
2011-03-02 Rango Rattlesnake Jake (voice)
2011-02-02 Chalet Girl Richard Madsen
2010-11-17 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 Rufus Scrimgeour
2010-06-17 Wild Target Victor Maynard
2009-11-20 Glorious 39 Alexander Keyes
2009-10-15 Astro Boy Dr. Elefun (voice)
2009-07-24 G-Force Leonard Saber
2009-04-01 The Boat That Rocked Quentin
2009-01-22 Underworld: Rise of the Lycans Viktor
2008-12-25 Valkyrie Friedrich Olbricht
2008-06-21 Slapper Arnold Percy
2008-04-17 A Fox's Tale Ringmaster (voice)
2007-05-19 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End Davy Jones
2007-02-14 Hot Fuzz Met Chief Inspector
2006-12-25 Notes on a Scandal Richard Hart
2006-10-22 Flushed Away Whitey (voice)
2006-07-21 Stormbreaker Alan Blunt
2006-07-06 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Davy Jones
2006-01-12 Underworld: Evolution Viktor
2005-10-21 Gideon's Daughter Gideon Warner
2005-08-31 The Constant Gardener Sir Bernard Pellegrin
2005-06-25 The Girl in the Café Lawrence
2005-04-28 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Slartibartfast
2005-02-02 The Magic Roundabout Dylan (voice)
2004-10-29 Enduring Love Robin
2004-09-01 Ready When You Are, Mr McGill Phil Parish
2004-04-09 Shaun of the Dead Phillip
2004-01-01 Burst Maxwell's Fan 22
2003-12-26 The Young Visiters Earl of Clincham
2003-12-02 Below Deck: An Interactive History Of Pirates
2003-09-19 Underworld Viktor
2003-09-07 Love Actually Billy Mack
2003-05-09 I Capture the Castle James Mortmain
2002-06-28 Lawless Heart Dan
2002-01-19 AKA Uncle Louis Gryffoyn
2001-08-24 Lucky Break Roger
2001-03-01 Blow Dry Ray Robertson
2000-01-02 Longitude Lord Sandwich
1999-12-03 Guest House Paradiso Mr. Johnson
1998-10-30 Still Crazy Ray Simms
1997-10-24 FairyTale: A True Story Edward Gardner
1996-11-15 True Blue Jeremy Saville
1996-11-08 Alive and Kicking Tristan
1994-05-06 Being Human Julian
1993-11-13 The Maitlands Roger Maitland
1993-05-30 Don't Leave Me This Way John Tracey
1993-01-02 Unnatural Causes Oliver Latham
1992-04-12 A Masculine Ending John Tracey
1991-10-05 Absolute Hell Hugh Marriner
1990-01-01 Antonia and Jane Howard Nash
1989-11-04 The Phantom of the Opera Martin Barton
1989-11-01 Mack the Knife Tiger Brown
1985-09-19 Thirteen at Dinner Ronald Marsh
1985-02-17 Hitler's SS : Portrait In Evil Helmut Hoffmann
1984-10-19 The Little Drummer Girl Al
1983-08-12 Curse of the Pink Panther ENT Doctor
1982-05-18 Easter 2016 Connor Mullan
1982-01-19 Under the Skin Dave
1981-07-24 Eye of the Needle Squadron Leader Blenkinsop
1980-12-19 Standing in for Henry Bruno
1980-12-01 Little Lord Fauntleroy Officer
1980-03-10 Fox Colin Street
1980-01-23 Death Watch Katherine's Co-worker (uncredited)
1980-01-17 Dreams of Leaving William
1979-12-06 Deasey Deasy
1978-12-05 Soldiers Talking, Cleanly Bill
1976-01-01 Occupy! Player in Everyman Theatre Company, Liverpool