William Francis “Bill” Nighy

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William Francis “Bill” Nighy Wiki Biography

William Francis Nighy was born on 12 December 1949, in Caterham, Surrey, England, to Catherine, a psychiatric nurse of Scottish descent, and Alfred Nighy of English descent, who managed a car garage and ran the family chimney sweeping business. He is an actor, probably best known for his roles in the films “Love Actually”, “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest”, “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End” and the “Underworld” film series.

A noted actor, how rich is Bill Nighy? According to sources, Nighy has amassed a fortune of over $8 million as of early 2017. the main source being his acting career which began in the mid-1970s.

Nighy attended the John Fisher School in Purley, where he was active in the school’s theatre projects. He later worked as a messenger boy for The Croydon Advertiser and eventually began training for the stage at the Guildford School of Acting.

Soon after, he gained some experience at regional theatres, eventually co-founding a touring theatre company in Liverpool. He went on to regularly appear in the National Theatre, his most notable stage performances being in Tom Stoppard’s “Arcadia” and Joe Penhall’s “Blue/Orange”, paving his way to recognition and to a prolific career in film and television.

Nighy began landing smaller television gigs in the late ’70s, however, it wasn’t until the 1991 BBC television miniseries, “The Men’s Room”, that he earned a career-boosting success. Meanwhile, he started to appear on the big screen in the early ’80s, but it wasn’t until 2003 that he landed a major film role, playing pop star Billy Mack in the romantic comedy “Love Actually” – the role earned him a London Film Critics Award and a Best Supporting Actor BAFTA, considerably contributing to his popularity and to his net worth as well. The same year he played Cameron Foster in the television drama serial “State of Play”, receiving critical acclaim, and also in 2003, Nighy landed the role of vampire leader Victor in the action horror film “Underworld”. He would reprise this role in two more sequels, the 2006 “Underworld: Evolution” and the 2009 “Underworld: Rise of the Lycans”.

In the meantime, he portrayed the principal villain, pirate captain Davy Jones in the 2006 “Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” and its 2009 sequel “Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World’s End”, for which he was nominated for Teen Choice Awards. Nighy’s roles in the two franchises secured his place among Hollywood stars, also improving his wealth in a great way.

Around this time, the actor was also involved in other projects such as playing the lead character Gideon in the BBC television drama “Gideon’s Daughter”, and the character of Lawrence in another BBC drama, “The Girl in the Café”, achieving rave reviews as well as a Golden Globe and a Satelite Award for his performance in the former.

Nighy landed a variety of television and film work in the following years. In 2010 he appeared as Rufus Scrimgeour in the seventh installment of the “Harry Potter” series, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1”, and starred in the black comedy film “Wild Target”. He played the lead role of Johnny Worricker in the 2011 BBC political thriller “Page Eight” and its two 2014 sequels, “Turks & Caicos” and “Salting the Battlefield”. His most recent film appearances were in the 2016 films “Their Finest”, “The Limehouse Golem” and “The Bookshop”, with the latter being in post-production.

Nighy has also done some voice-over work, providing his voice for characters in the animated films such as “Flushed Away”, “Astro Boy”, “Rango” and “Arthur Christmas”. He has also lent his voice for video games like “”G-Force”, “Disney Infinity” and “Destiny”. All added to his wealth.

When speaking about his personal life, Nighy had a long relationship with actress Diana Quick; they separated in 2000, after 27 years together, and have a daughter, actress Mary Nighy. Sources believe he is single at present.

The actor is involved in philanthropy, serving as patron of several charities, such as Crystal Palace F.C. Fast Results & Information Service Children’s Charity, Ann Craft Trust and the London children’s charity Scene & Heard.

IMDB Wikipedia “Gideon’s Daughter” (2006) “The Men’s Room” $8 Million 1949 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Actor Actors Alfred Martin Nighy Annie Award (2011) BAFTA Awards (2003) BIFA Award Bill Bill Nighy Bill Nighy Net Worth Billy Mack British Academy Television Award (2003) Caterham Catherine Josephine Whittaker December 12 Diana Quick English people Film Score Composer Gideon’s Daughter Golden Globe Awards Guildford School of Acting Joe Penhall John Fisher School in Purley Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards Love Actually (2003) Mary Nighy More MTV Movie Award Musician Page Eight (2011) Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (2007) Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006) Satellite Awards Saturn Awards State of Play Teen Choice Awards The Girl in the Café (2005) The Lost Prince The Lost Prince (2003) Tom Stoppard Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009) United Kingdom Voice Actor William Francis “Bill” Nighy William Francis Nigh William Francis Nighy

William Francis “Bill” Nighy Quick Info

Full Name Bill Nighy
Net Worth $8 Million
Date Of Birth December 12, 1949
Place Of Birth Caterham, Surrey, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Profession Actor, Voice Actor, Film Score Composer, Musician
Education John Fisher School in Purley, Guildford School of Acting
Nationality British
Children Mary Nighy
Parents Catherine Josephine Whittaker, Alfred Martin Nighy
Siblings Anna Nighy, Martin Nighy
Partner Diana Quick (separated 2000)
Nicknames William Francis Nighy , William Francis Nigh , William Francis “Bill” Nighy , Bill , Billy Mack
Twitter https://twitter.com/billnighyactor?lang=en
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/billnighy/?hl=en
IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0631490
Allmusic www.allmusic.com/artist/bill-nighy-mn0000084972
Awards Teen Choice Awards, Annie Award (2011), Satellite Awards, Golden Globe Awards, British Academy Television Award (2003), BAFTA Awards (2003), Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
Nominations BIFA Award, Satellite Awards, MTV Movie Award, Saturn Awards
Movies “Love Actually” (2003), “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” (2006), “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End” (2007), “Underworld: Rise of the Lycans” (2009), “Love Actually” (2003), “Gideon’s Daughter” (2006), “Lawless Heart” (2001)
TV Shows “The Men’s Room” (1991), “Gideon’s Daughter” (2006), “Page Eight” (2011), “The Girl in the Café” (2005), “The Lost Prince” (2003)

William Francis “Bill” Nighy Trademarks

  1. His gaunt, pale appearance

William Francis “Bill” Nighy Quotes

  • [deflecting a personal question from a journalist] If I was in a relationship and I were to tell you about it I would involve your readers in something approaching gossip, and I know they would never forgive me for that.
  • Gay men and women were marginalised and victimised . When I was young, people still went to jail for any public display of affection between people of the same sex. It seems bizarre to say that, I’ve never understood it. And now I can stand in a town hall in London and watch two male friends get married and say I love you in a public place, and I find it almost overwhelmingly moving.
  • If you were asked by your grandchildren what developments in your lifetime made you most proud, one of them might be the civil rights movement in America and the other would be the emancipation of gay men and women.
  • [Asked about the Lord of the Rings films] I haven’t seen them. Someone told me Peter Jackson distributed copies of the radio version to the cast and crew. And since I get 0.00001% in royalties every time someone buys the CD, I’ve been getting £40 instead of £20 over the last couple of years!
  • [on the National Public Radio program “Fresh Air,” after having been asked about having “developed” a drinking problem during the 1970s and ’80s] I don’t want to talk about this at length. But I will say a couple of things, and if you’ll forgive me, I won’t say anything further. One is that I didn’t develop a drinking problem. I am one of those people who is built in such a way that I have, from the very beginning, an unfortunate relationship with alcohol. So there was never a good time for me to have a drink. Then there’s one further thing I will say, but I’d rather not say anything further, just for reasons that we don’t have to go into it. Not because I have any shame in this area; I’m a sober alcoholic, it’s a perfectly respectable thing to be and I’ve made arrangements about it. But I will say that I used to drink and it was absolutely terrible, and now I don’t drink and it’s absolutely marvelous. And that’s as much as I’d like to say. Thanks.
  • I used to think that prizes were demeaning and divisive, until I got one, and now they seem sort of meaningful and real. (On winning a Golden Globe in 2007)
  • The director (Gore Verbinski) asked me to do Dutch, and I don’t do Dutch. So I decided on Scottish. – on his Scottish accent for Davy Jones in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006).
  • I speculate to be sociable, but it’s a very big deal for me that any work I do should be well received. As for how people generally perceive me, I don’t know.
  • I am a world-class procrastinator. I’m only an actor because I’ve been putting off being a writer for 35 years.
  • If you’re in a play and you have the same jokes to deliver, eight times a week, it’s endlessly fascinating, just trying to hit it each time, and maybe a little bit quicker, a little bit later, trying to feel the air in which you’re about to place it. To have 400 people laugh at the same time, you would go to your grave trying to get it right. And it’s also very glamorous when it’s on film, because you’re not there. I love it when a producer phones up and says: “It played very well in France. They were laughing.” In France.
  • You know, there may be periods when you’re unemployed. Great. You’ll never know what will happen from one minute to the next. Yeah, fabulous. You don’t know what money you’re going to be making in 25 years’ time. Yeah, baby! It’s like being a gambler, and when I was 18, that was music.
  • There was a time when you were supposed to question everything the director said, to create some kind of conflict, out of which creativity would be born. But I love it when they tell you what to do, you know: “Start there, walk over there, say the line and I’ll shout: Cut!” I think it’s groovy. When we were filming with Stephen Poliakoff, his first note to me – he prefaced it with: “That was marvellous”, which is always a good start – anyway, his note was: “Don’t wiggle your eyes about so much,” and you know, my heart leapt. Because I know that. I know how to not make my eyes wiggle about.
  • I hate design which has nothing to do with function. When I first went to work and had digs, I would arrange that there was nothing in my room, just a bed and a chair. It was like a cell. And I once saw this thing on the telly where there were these two guys who lived in a minimalist house. Absolutely nothing in it, but they had a deal that if they left their shoes on the stairs in an interesting shape, and they both agreed, they could leave them there. I understand that.
  • I even wear a suit for improvisation workshops, rolling around. Well, acting’s a white-collar job, you know? You wear a suit.
  • I don’t smoke now, which is marvellous. My only addictions are caffeine and sugar.
  • There’s a bit in Performance (1970), one of my favourite films – with James Fox giving one of my favourite performances – and there’s a scene where he’s getting ready, and there’s a bit where he arranges his Playboy lighter, and the magazines, and the ashtray, perfectly symmetrically aligned on the coffee table, the funky coffee table. And then he gets his tie and his shirt absolutely fabulous, and the hair is right – and I love it with all my heart, and I love the whole movie, and I love him in it… And then, he looks in the mirror and says: ‘I am a bullet.’ And my heart goes boom.
  • You come to realise there is this huge disparity between what you think about yourself and your work and what other people think about you and your work, at first you either think they’re insane or that it’s a conspiracy to make you look stupid. Or maybe, just maybe, they’re right, and you’re sometimes quite good at what you do.
  • “The British consul shipped me home for 25 quid and I had to pay my father back, he was a wee bit cross.” (about being in Paris)
  • I’ve always slightly worried about the kids who play football around my house. They know I’m an actor, but felt sorry for me because they’d never seen anything I’ve done.
  • I wanted to be a journalist, I thought it was glamorous and that I’d meet beautiful women in the rain.
  • I got briefly mistaken for someone who might be good in bed, which was very, very good.

William Francis “Bill” Nighy Important Facts

  • He and his Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010) co-star Michael Byrne played General Friedrich Olbricht in dramas depicting the 20 July Plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler: Byrne in The Plot to Kill Hitler (1990) and Nighy in Valkyrie (2008).
  • Bill Nighy was cast in the lead role of Charles Paris in the 2010 BBC radio/audiobook adaptation of the Simon Brett’s “Cast, in Order of Disappearance”. This book is the first in the series “The Charles Paris mysteries”, featuring Charles, a minor British actor and amateur sleuth, and was originally published in 1975. The audiobook version of the story was relocated to the set of a vampire film “The Wreathing” with Charles cast in the role of “Szabec”, a middle management vampire in an organised vampire society. The relocation of the story is a deliberate reference to Bill Nighy’s casting as “Viktor” in the “Underworld” franchise of vampire films. In the audiobook, the equivalent of the “Selene” role (played by Kate Beckinsale in the film) is played by a fictional actress called Jodie Ricks (dramatised by Martin McCutcheon in the audiobook).
  • Was the first narrator of the series Meerkat Manor (2005). For the American broadcast, his voice was replaced by Sean Astin. Astin and Nighy have also both played Samwise Gamgee.
  • Years before Shaun of the Dead (2004), Nighy was up for a role in another zombie film – he was considered for the role of Roger Derebridge in Lifeforce (1985), though Nicholas Ball was cast instead.
  • His father was English. His mother was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and also had Irish ancestry.
  • Has worked with three actors who have played Bilbo Baggins. In the BBC Radio adaptation of The Lord of the Rings, Bilbo was played by John Le Mesurier, while Frodo was played by Ian Holm, who played Bilbo in Peter Jackson’s films. Holm was later succeeded by Martin Freeman, whom Nighy has worked with several times: Love Actually (2003), Shaun of the Dead (2004), The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (2005), and Hot Fuzz (2007). He also takes over Le Mesurier’s role in the film version of Dad’s Army (2016).
  • Daughter, Mary Nighy (born July 17, 1984) with Diana Quick who was his long-time partner.
  • He has played four different undead characters. He was a zombie in Shaun of the Dead (2004). He was a vampire in Underworld (2003) and Underworld: Evolution (2006). He plays Davy Jones in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006) and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (2007). And he plays the vampire “Szabec” in the audiobook adaptation of “Cast, In Order of Disappearance”, which was rewritten to lightly parody Underworld (2003).
  • Has Dupuytren’s Contracture, a hereditary condition which causes the ring and little fingers of each hand to be permanently bent inwards towards the palm.
  • Was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in June 2004.
  • He was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 2001 (2000 season) for Best Actor in his performance of Blue/Orange at the Royal National Theatre, Cottesloe Stage.
  • He is a huge fan of The Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan.
  • Played the part of “Sam Gamgee” in the original BBC radio production of The Lord of the Rings alongside Ian Holm as “Frodo”. Peter Jackson (director of the The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)) gave this version to those members of his cast who hadn’t read the book.

William Francis “Bill” Nighy Filmography

Title Year Status Character Role
Four Kids and It 2017 pre-production Tristan Actor
Heidi: Queen of the Mountain 2017 filming Grandpa Actor
Payne & Redemption 2017 filming Coroner (rumored) Actor
The Bookshop 2017 post-production Mr. Brundish Actor
Destiny: Rise of Iron 2016 Video Game The Speaker Actor
Their Finest 2016 Ambrose Hilliard / Uncle Frank Actor
The Limehouse Golem 2016 John Kildare Actor
Dad’s Army 2016 Arthur Wilson Actor
Norm of the North 2016 Socrates (voice) Actor
Disney Infinity 3.0 2015 Video Game Davy Jones (voice) Actor
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 2015 Douglas Ainslie Actor
Masterpiece Contemporary 2014 TV Series Johnny Worricker Actor
Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes 2014 Video Game Davy Jones (voice) Actor
Destiny 2014 Video Game The Speaker (voice) Actor
Skylight 2014 TV Movie Tom Sergeant Actor
Pride 2014/I Cliff Actor
Elder Scrolls Online 2014 Video Game High King Emeric (voice) Actor
Salting the Battlefield 2014 TV Movie Johnny Worricker Actor
Turks & Caicos 2014 TV Movie Johnny Worricker Actor
I, Frankenstein 2014 Naberius Actor
Disney Infinity 2013 Video Game Davy Jones (voice) Actor
The World’s End 2013 The Network (voice) Actor
About Time 2013/I Dad Actor
The Hungry Corpse 2013 Short The Corpse Actor
Jack the Giant Slayer 2013 General Fallon Actor
Total Recall 2012/I Matthias Actor
Wrath of the Titans 2012 Hephaestus Actor
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 2011 Douglas Ainslie Actor
Arthur Christmas 2011 Grandsanta (voice) Actor
Astonish Me 2011 Short The Professor Actor
The Man with the Stolen Heart 2011 Short voice Actor
Page Eight 2011 TV Movie Johnny Worricker Actor
Chalet Girl 2011 Richard Actor
Rango 2011 Rattlesnake Jake (voice) Actor
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 2010 Minister Rufus Scrimgeour Actor
Doctor Who 2010 TV Series Dr. Black Actor
Wild Target 2010 Victor Maynard Actor
The RRF in New Recruit 2010 Video short Robotsky (voice) Actor
10 Minute Tales 2009 TV Series Mr Jellaby Actor
Astro Boy 2009 Dr. Elefun
Robotsky (voice)
Actor
Glorious 39 2009 Alexander Actor
G-Force 2009 Video Game Leonard Saber (voice) Actor
G-Force 2009 Saber Actor
Pirate Radio 2009 Quentin Actor
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans 2009 Viktor Actor
Valkyrie 2008 General Friedrich Olbricht Actor
Slapper 2008 Short Arnold Percy Actor
Kis Vuk 2008 Ringmaster (voice) Actor
Bloopers of the Caribbean 2007 Video short Davy Jones (uncredited) Actor
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End 2007 Davy Jones Actor
Hot Fuzz 2007 Met Chief Inspector Actor
Notes on a Scandal 2006 Richard Hart Actor
Horizon 2006 TV Series documentary Narrator Actor
Flushed Away 2006 Whitey (voice) Actor
Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker 2006 Alan Blunt Actor
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest 2006 Davy Jones Actor
Underworld: Evolution 2006 Viktor Actor
Gideon’s Daughter 2005 TV Movie Gideon Warner Actor
The Constant Gardener 2005 Sir Bernard Pellegrin Actor
The Girl in the Café 2005 TV Movie Lawrence Actor
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy 2005 Slartibartfast Actor
Sprung! The Magic Roundabout 2005 Dylan (English version, voice) Actor
Enduring Love 2004 Robin Actor
He Knew He Was Right 2004 TV Mini-Series Colonel Osborne Actor
Shaun of the Dead 2004 Philip Actor
Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher 2003 TV Movie Narrator Actor
The Young Visiters 2003 TV Movie Earl of Clincham Actor
Canterbury Tales 2003 TV Mini-Series James Actor
Underworld 2003 Viktor Actor
Love Actually 2003 Billy Mack Actor
State of Play 2003 TV Mini-Series Cameron Foster Actor
The Lost Prince 2003 TV Movie Stamfordham Actor
I Capture the Castle 2003 James Mortmain Actor
Ready When You Are Mr. McGill 2003 TV Movie Phil Parish Actor
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet 2002 TV Series Jeffrey Grainger Actor
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries 2002 TV Series Lockwood Actor
AKA 2002 Uncle Louis Gryffoyn Actor
Lucky Break 2001 Roger ‘Rog’ Chamberlain / King George III in Show Actor
Lawless Heart 2001 Dan Actor
Blow Dry 2001 Ray (Raymond) Robertson Actor
Animated Tales of the World 2000 TV Series Tiger Actor
Kiss Me Kate 1999-2000 TV Series Iain Cameron / Iain Actor
The Canterbury Tales 1998-2000 TV Series The Merchant Actor
Longitude 2000 TV Movie Lord Sandwich Actor
The Magic of Vincent 2000 Short Peter Saunders Actor
Guest House Paradiso 1999 Mr. Johnson Actor
People Like Us 1999 TV Series Will Rushmore Actor
The Bass Player 1999 Short Count Bibuloff Actor
Still Crazy 1998 Ray Simms Actor
FairyTale: A True Story 1997 Edward Gardner Actor
Kavanagh QC 1997 TV Series Giles Culpepper QC Actor
Insiders 1997 TV Series Mark Gordon Actor
Testament: The Bible in Animation 1996 TV Series Belshazzar Actor
True Blue 1996 Jeremy Saville Actor
Alive and Kicking 1996 Tristan Actor
Wycliffe 1994 TV Series David Cleeve Actor
Being Human 1994 Julian Actor
Performance 1991-1993 TV Series Roger Maitland / Hugh Marriner Actor
Don’t Leave Me This Way 1993 TV Movie John Tracey Actor
Peak Practice 1993 TV Series Alan Sinclair Actor
Eye of the Storm 1993 TV Mini-Series Tom Frewen Actor
Unnatural Causes 1993 TV Movie Oliver Latham Actor
A Masculine Ending 1992 TV Movie John Tracey Actor
Chillers 1992 TV Series Tom Dickenson Actor
Bergerac 1991 TV Series Barry Actor
Boon 1991 TV Series Steve Reeves Actor
The Men’s Room 1991 TV Mini-Series Prof. Mark Carleton Actor
TECX 1990 TV Series Brill Actor
Screenplay 1990 TV Series Howard Nash Actor
Making News 1990 TV Series Sam Courtney Actor
The Phantom of the Opera 1989 Martin Barton Actor
Mack the Knife 1989 Tiger Brown Actor
Storyboard 1989 TV Series Sam Actor
Thirteen at Dinner 1985 TV Movie Ronald Marsh Actor
Hitler’s S.S.: Portrait in Evil 1985 TV Movie Helmut Hoffmann Actor
The Last Place on Earth 1985 TV Mini-Series Cecil Meares Actor
The Little Drummer Girl 1984 Al (Theatre Company) Actor
Crown Court 1984 TV Series Lee Sinclair Actor
Reilly: Ace of Spies 1983 TV Mini-Series Goschen Actor
Curse of the Pink Panther 1983 ENT Doctor Actor
Jemima Shore Investigates 1983 TV Series David Cullen Actor
Play for Tomorrow 1982 TV Series Connor Mullan Actor
Minder 1982 TV Series Oates Actor
Play for Today 1978-1982 TV Series Dave / William / Bill Actor
Waveband 1982 Short as William Nighy Actor
Eye of the Needle 1981 Squadron Leader Blenkinsop Actor
BBC2 Playhouse 1980 TV Series Bruno Actor
Little Lord Fauntleroy 1980 TV Movie Officer (uncredited) Actor
Agony 1980 TV Series Vincent Fish Actor
Fox 1980 TV Series Colin Street Actor
Death Watch 1980 Man in ‘Harriet scene’ (uncredited) Actor
Premiere 1979 TV Mini-Series Deasey Actor
The Bitch 1979 Flower Delivery Boy (uncredited) Actor
Softly Softly: Task Force 1976 TV Series Albert Blake Actor
Arthur Christmas 2011 performer: “Make Someone Happy” Soundtrack
Engel sucht Liebe 2009 TV Movie performer: “Christmas Is All Around” Soundtrack
Doogal 2006 performer: “You Really Got Me” Soundtrack
Sprung! The Magic Roundabout 2005 performer: “You Really Got Me” Soundtrack
Love Actually 2003 performer: “Christmas Is All Around” 2003 Soundtrack
Mack the Knife 1989 performer: “The Cannon Song” Soundtrack
Page Eight 2011 TV Movie executive producer Producer
Dad’s Army: Legacy 2016 Video documentary short Himself Self
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman 2015 TV Movie documentary Himself – ‘Flushed Away’ and ‘Arthur Christmas’ Self
The 69th Annual Tony Awards 2015 TV Movie Himself – Nominee: Best Leading Actor in a Play Self
CBS News Sunday Morning 2015 TV Series documentary Himself Self
Made in Hollywood 2009-2013 TV Series Himself Self
This Morning 2013 TV Series Himself Self
Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene 2013 Documentary Graham Greene Self
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon 2013 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
The Big Picture 2011-2012 TV Series Himself Self
London – The Modern Babylon 2012 Documentary Quotations reader (voice) Self
Charlie Rose 2007-2012 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards 2012 TV Special Himself – Nominee: Best Actor in a Mini-Series or a TV Movie Self
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel: Behind the Story: Lights, Colours and Smiles 2012 Video documentary short Himself Self
Breakfast 2004-2011 TV Series Himself / Himself – Actor Self
The 5 O’Clock Show 2010 TV Series Himself Self
Mark at the Movies 2010 TV Series Himself Self
On the Edge of War: Uncovering ‘Glorious 39’ 2010 Video short Himself Self
First Light Awards 2010 2010 TV Special Himself Self
Up Close with Carrie Keagan 2008-2009 TV Series Himself Self
UK Border Force 2009 TV Series documentary Narrator Self
The Journey to ‘Valkyrie’ 2009 Video documentary short Himself Self
Valkyrie: Recreating Berlin 2009 Video documentary short Himself Self
Der Kabel 1 Kinotipp 2009 TV Series documentary Self
Kinotipp 2009 TV Series Himself Self
Cinetipp 2009 TV Series documentary Himself Self
Rove Live 2009 TV Series Himself Self
The One Show 2009 TV Series Himself Self
Sunday AM 2008 TV Series Himself Self
Entertainment Tonight 2007 TV Series Himself Self
HypaSpace 2007 TV Series documentary Himself Self
The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards 2007 TV Special Himself – Winner: Best Actor in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television Self
2007 Britannia Awards 2007 TV Special Himself Self
Notes on a Scandal: The Story of Two Obsessions 2007 Video documentary short Himself Self
Notes on a Scandal: Behind the Scenes 2006 Video documentary short Himself Self
The Armstrongs: The Movie 2006 Documentary Narrator Self
Meet Davy Jones: Anatomy of a Legend 2006 Video documentary Himself Self
Meerkat Manor 2005-2006 TV Series documentary Narrator Self
HBO First Look 2006 TV Series documentary Himself Self
Timeshift 2004-2006 TV Series documentary Himself / Himself – Narrator Self
Richard & Judy 2006 TV Series Himself Self
Horizon 2006 TV Series documentary Himself – Narrator Self
The Armstrongs 2006 TV Series documentary Narrator Self
Anatomy of a Global Thriller: Behind the Scenes of the Constant Gardener 2006 Video documentary short Himself Self
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 Video documentary Himself Self
Magical Voices 2005 Video documentary short Himself Self
The Magic of Music 2005 Video documentary short Himself Self
Inside ‘The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy’ 2005 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
The Paul O’Grady Show 2005 TV Series Himself Self
The Evening Standard British Film Awards 2005 TV Special Himself Self
Shaun of the Dead: EPK Featurette 2004 Video documentary short Himself Self
Touts on Tour 2004 TV Movie documentary Narrator Self
Lucy’s Cam 2004 Video documentary short Himself Self
Liquid News 2004 TV Series Himself Self
Parkinson 2004 TV Series Himself Self
1st Annual Directors Guild of Great Britain DGGB Awards 2004 Video Himself – Presenter Self
The BAFTA TV Awards 2004 2004 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
Underworld: Creature Effects 2004 Video documentary short Himself – Viktor Self
Underworld: The Making of Underworld 2004 Video documentary short Himself – Viktor Self
The Office Christmas Party 2003 TV Movie documentary Narrator (voice) Self
Grumpy Old Men 2003 TV Series documentary Himself Self
The Storytellers 2003 Video documentary short Himself / Billy Mack Self
Live Lunch 2001 TV Series Himself – Interviewee Self
Occupy! 1976 Documentary Player in Everyman Theatre Company, Liverpool Self
Making of ‘The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy’ 2005 Video documentary short Slartibartfast (uncredited) Archive Footage
Dad’s Army: Women of Walmington 2016 Video documentary short Himself Archive Footage
Charlie Rose 2015 TV Series Himself – Guest Archive Footage
Mark Lawson Talks to… 2015 TV Series Douglas Ainslie Archive Footage
Julie Walters: A Life on Screen 2014 TV Movie documentary James (uncredited) Archive Footage
Greatest Ever Christmas Movies 2013 TV Movie documentary Himself Archive Footage
Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor 2013 TV Movie Dr. Black (uncredited) Archive Footage
Movie Guide 2013 TV Series Archive Footage
Masterpiece Contemporary 2011 TV Series Johnny Worricker Archive Footage
Doctor Who 2010 TV Series Dr. Black Archive Footage
Planet Voice 2007 TV Series Davy Jones Archive Footage
In Character with Cate Blanchett 2007 Video documentary short Richard Hart (uncredited) Archive Footage

William Francis “Bill” Nighy Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie Category
2013 UFCA Award Utah Film Critics Association Awards Best Supporting Actor About Time (2013) Won
2012 Annie Annie Awards Voice Acting in a Feature Production Arthur Christmas (2011) Won
2007 Golden Globe Golden Globes, USA Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television Gideon’s Daughter (2005) Won
2007 OFTA Film Award Online Film & Television Association Best Voice-Over Performance Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006) Won
2007 Teen Choice Award Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie: Villain Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (2007) Won
2006 Satellite Award Satellite Awards Best Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television Gideon’s Daughter (2005) Won
2006 Teen Choice Award Teen Choice Awards Movies – Choice Sleazebag Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006) Won
2005 Golden Satellite Award Satellite Awards Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television The Lost Prince (2003) Won
2004 BAFTA Film Award BAFTA Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Love Actually (2003) Won
2004 BAFTA TV Award BAFTA Awards Best Actor State of Play (2003) Won
2004 Broadcasting Press Guild Award Broadcasting Press Guild Awards Best Actor State of Play (2003) Won
2004 Peter Sellers Award for Comedy Evening Standard British Film Awards Love Actually (2003) Won
2004 ALFS Award London Critics Circle Film Awards British Supporting Actor of the Year Love Actually (2003) Won
2004 LAFCA Award Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards Best Supporting Actor AKA (2002) Won
1999 Peter Sellers Award for Comedy Evening Standard British Film Awards Still Crazy (1998) Won
2013 UFCA Award Utah Film Critics Association Awards Best Supporting Actor About Time (2013) Nominated
2012 Annie Annie Awards Voice Acting in a Feature Production Arthur Christmas (2011) Nominated
2007 Golden Globe Golden Globes, USA Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television Gideon’s Daughter (2005) Nominated
2007 OFTA Film Award Online Film & Television Association Best Voice-Over Performance Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006) Nominated
2007 Teen Choice Award Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie: Villain Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (2007) Nominated
2006 Satellite Award Satellite Awards Best Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television Gideon’s Daughter (2005) Nominated
2006 Teen Choice Award Teen Choice Awards Movies – Choice Sleazebag Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006) Nominated
2005 Golden Satellite Award Satellite Awards Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television The Lost Prince (2003) Nominated
2004 BAFTA Film Award BAFTA Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Love Actually (2003) Nominated
2004 BAFTA TV Award BAFTA Awards Best Actor State of Play (2003) Nominated
2004 Broadcasting Press Guild Award Broadcasting Press Guild Awards Best Actor State of Play (2003) Nominated
2004 Peter Sellers Award for Comedy Evening Standard British Film Awards Love Actually (2003) Nominated
2004 ALFS Award London Critics Circle Film Awards British Supporting Actor of the Year Love Actually (2003) Nominated
2004 LAFCA Award Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards Best Supporting Actor AKA (2002) Nominated
1999 Peter Sellers Award for Comedy Evening Standard British Film Awards Still Crazy (1998) Nominated