The Wild Robot2024
As Longneck (voice)
TMDb 8.3 / 10
Bill Nighy
Born
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 Stoppard's Arcadia in 1993, and Anton Chekhov's The Seagull in 1994. He received a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor nomination for his role in Blue/Orange in 2001. He acted on Broadway in the David Hare plays The Vertical Hour (2006) and Skylight (2015), earning a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play nomination for the latter. Nighy's early film roles include the comedies Still Crazy (1998), Guest House Paradiso (1999) and Blow Dry (2001). He rose to international stardom with his role in Love Actually (2003), for which he won a BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor. He went on to portray Viktor in the Underworld film series (2003–2009) and Davy Jones in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series (2006–2007). His 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), Wild Target (2010), 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 which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Nighy has gained acclaim for his television roles, earning a BAFTA Award for his role in the BBC One series State of Play (2003), and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for the BBC film Gideon's Daughter (2007). He is also known for his roles in The Girl in the Café (2006), the BBC's Worricker trilogy, which includes Page Eight (2012), Turks & Caicos (2014), and Salting the Battlefield (2014), and the BBC's Ordeal by Innocence (2018). Description above from the Wikipedia article Bill Nighy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography (140)
Shelter2026
As Manafort
TMDb 7.8 / 10
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest2006
As Davy Jones
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 12010
As Rufus Scrimgeour
TMDb 7.7 / 10
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End2007
As Davy Jones
TMDb 7.3 / 10
About Time2013
As Dad
TMDb 7.9 / 10
Shaun of the Dead2004
As Phillip
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Pokémon Detective Pikachu2019
As Howard Clifford
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Flushed Away2006
As Whitey (voice)
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Love Actually2003
As Billy Mack
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Rango2011
As Rattlesnake Jake (voice)
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Total Recall2012
As Matthias
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Jack the Giant Slayer2013
As General Fallon
TMDb 5.9 / 10
The First Omen2024
As Cardinal Lawrence
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Hot Fuzz2007
As Met Chief Inspector
TMDb 7.6 / 10
Wrath of the Titans2012
As Hephaestus
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Underworld2003
As Viktor
TMDb 6.9 / 10
The World's End2013
As The Network (voice)
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Underworld: Evolution2006
As Viktor
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Valkyrie2008
As Friedrich Olbricht
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans2009
As Viktor
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Arthur Christmas2011
As Grandsanta (voice)
TMDb 6.8 / 10
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy2005
As Slartibartfast
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Emma.2020
As Mr. Woodhouse
TMDb 7.0 / 10
10 Lives2024
As Professor Craven (voice)
TMDb 7.7 / 10
Astro Boy2009
As Dr. Elefun / Robotsky (voice)
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Role Play2023
As Bob
TMDb 6.0 / 10
That Christmas2024
As Lighthouse Bill (voice)
TMDb 7.1 / 10
G-Force2009
As Leonard Saber
TMDb 5.5 / 10
I, Frankenstein2014
As Naberius
TMDb 5.4 / 10
The Bookshop2017
As Mr. Brundish
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Notes on a Scandal2006
As Richard Hart
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Their Finest2017
As Ambrose Hilliard / Uncle Frank
TMDb 6.6 / 10
The Boat That Rocked2009
As Quentin
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Pride2014
As Cliff
TMDb 7.7 / 10
Living2022
As Williams
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Constant Gardener2005
As Sir Bernard Pellegrin
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Hope Gap2019
As Edward
TMDb 6.6 / 10
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel2015
As Douglas Ainslie
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Wild Target2010
As Victor Maynard
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Curse of the Pink Panther1983
As ENT Doctor
TMDb 4.6 / 10
Chalet Girl2011
As Richard Madsen
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Norm of the North2016
As Socrates (voice)
TMDb 4.6 / 10
Stormbreaker2006
As Alan Blunt
TMDb 5.2 / 10
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel2012
As Douglas Ainslie
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Beautiful Game2024
As Mal
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Minamata2020
As Robert "Bob" Hayes
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue2024
As Conrad (voice)
TMDb 6.9 / 10
& Sons2026
As Andrew
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Dad's Army2016
As Sergeant Wilson
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Page Eight2011
As Johnny Worricker
TMDb 6.6 / 10
StarDog and TurboCat2019
As Sinclair (voice)
TMDb 7.1 / 10
The Limehouse Golem2016
As John Kildare
TMDb 6.2 / 10
The Kindness of Strangers2019
As Timofey
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Little Lord Fauntleroy1980
As Officer
TMDb 7.3 / 10
500 Miles2026
TMDb 6.0 / 10
JOY2024
As Patrick Steptoe
TMDb 6.9 / 10
The Phantom of the Opera1989
As Martin Barton
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Still Crazy1998
As Ray Simms
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Enduring Love2004
As Robin
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Guest House Paradiso1999
As Mr. Johnson
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Turks & Caicos2014
As Johnny Worricker
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Red Nose Day Actually2017
As Billy Mack
TMDb 7.0 / 10
FairyTale: A True Story1997
As Edward Gardner
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Being Human1994
As Julian
TMDb 5.1 / 10
Glorious 392009
As Alexander Keyes
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Little Drummer Girl1984
As Al
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Blow Dry2001
As Ray Robertson
TMDb 5.9 / 10
The Magic Roundabout2005
As Dylan (voice)
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Thirteen at Dinner1985
As Ronald Marsh
TMDb 5.9 / 10
CaineRelease date TBA
Bloody Fury2023
As Bloody's Consciousness (voice)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Eye of the Needle1981
As Squadron Leader Blenkinsop
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Absolute Hell1991
As Hugh Marriner
TMDb 6.0 / 10
I Capture the Castle2003
As James Mortmain
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Lucky Break2001
As Roger
TMDb 6.3 / 10
The Girl in the Café2005
As Lawrence
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Longitude2000
As Lord Sandwich
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Death Watch1980
As Katherine's Co-worker (uncredited)
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Fox
Fox1980
As Colin Street
TMDb 1.0 / 10
Salting the Battlefield2014
As Johnny Worricker
TMDb 6.3 / 10
The Maitlands1993
As Roger Maitland
Bulk2026
As The Voice
TMDb 4.5 / 10
Buckley's Chance2021
As Spencer
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Sometimes Always Never2019
As Alan
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Slapper2008
As Arnold Percy
TMDb 3.5 / 10
London: The Modern Babylon2012
As Spoken Quotations (voice)
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Mack the Knife1989
As Tiger Brown
TMDb 6.6 / 10
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman2015
As Self - 'Flushed Away' and 'Arthur Christmas'
TMDb 7.1 / 10
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
As Self
Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher2003
As Self - Narrator
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Alive and Kicking1996
As Tristan
TMDb 5.5 / 10
The Laughter & Secrets of Love Actually: 20 Years Later – A Diane Sawyer Special2022
As Self
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Heart of DarknessRelease date TBA
As The Manager
Ibelin
IbelinRelease date TBA
As Mats Steen
National Theatre Live: Skylight2014
As Tom Sergeant
TMDb 8.9 / 10
Astonish Me2011
As The Professor
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The Young Visiters2003
As Earl of Clincham
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Antonia and Jane1990
As Howard Nash
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Gideon's Daughter2005
As Gideon Warner
TMDb 6.4 / 10
True Blue1996
As Jeremy Saville
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Darkling2023
Welcome to Paradise2026
As Hooker Duck Host (voice)
Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil1985
As Helmut Hoffmann
TMDb 4.9 / 10
Lawless Heart2002
As Dan
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Ready When You Are, Mr McGill2004
As Phil Parish
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Unnatural Causes1993
As Oliver Latham
TMDb 6.8 / 10
AKA2002
As Uncle Louis Gryffoyn
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Don't Leave Me This Way1993
As John Tracey
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz2007
As Self
A Masculine Ending1992
As John Tracey
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Occupy!1976
As Player in Everyman Theatre Company, Liverpool
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Spectre of the Bear2023
As Bennett (voice)
Under the Skin1982
As Dave
Lotus: A New Dawn2021
As Self - Narrator (voice)
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'2005
As Self
TMDb 9.0 / 10
A Town in Nova Scotia
A Town in Nova ScotiaRelease date TBA
As Leon
Below Deck: An Interactive History Of Pirates2003
TMDb 4.0 / 10
The Turning Door
The Turning DoorRelease date TBA
As (voice)
Dreams of Leaving1980
As William
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Last Dinosaur2027
As (voice)
Katherine Jenkins Christmas Spectacular2020
As Self
TMDb 8.3 / 10
The Bass Player
The Bass Player1999
Real Creatures of Dirt2011
As Self / Rattlesnake Jake
TMDb 3.5 / 10
Great White Shark2013
As Self - Narrator (voice)
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Pride: The True Story
Pride: The True Story2015
As Himself
The Hungry Corpse2013
As The Hungry Corpse
Easter 20161982
As Connor Mullan
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Soldiers Talking, Cleanly1978
As Bill
Bottom Mindless Violence2004
As Mr. Johnson (archive footage) (uncredited)
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Anatomy of a Global Thriller: Behind the Scenes of The Constant Gardener2006
As Self
TMDb 4.0 / 10
Deasey (Desperate)1979
As Deasy
TMDb 9.0 / 10
This Is the Beginning2025
TMDb 1.0 / 10
Standing in for Henry1980
As Bruno
Peter Ustinov: The Parkinson Interviews2004
As Self - Narrator
Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene2013
As Graham Greene (voice)
TMDb 1.0 / 10
We Love Cigarettes2006
As Narrator
Christmas Magic at Kew Gardens2021
As Self - Narrator (voice)
Burst2004
As Maxwell's Fan 22
The Man with the Stolen Heart2011
As Narrator
Filmography and biography: TMDb