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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).
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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).
Known For
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Parkinson
The One Show
LIGHT & MAGIC
Doctor Who
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
Performance
Bergerac
Timeshift
South Of The Border
Fox
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'
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
Hot Fuzz
Little Lord Fauntleroy
The World's End
Pokémon Detective Pikachu
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Shaun of the Dead
Castlevania
Love Actually
The First Omen
Canterbury Tales
Emma.
FairyTale: A True Story
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Real Creatures of Dirt
Stormbreaker
G-Force
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Jack the Giant Slayer
Underworld: Evolution
Astro Boy
Under the Skin
Flushed Away
Underworld
Total Recall
Absolute Hell
Wrath of the Titans
Lucky Break
The Man Who Fell to Earth
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
The Constant Gardener
Pride
Rango
The Young Visiters
Chalet Girl
I Capture the Castle
Minamata
The Wild Robot
Valkyrie
About Time
I, Frankenstein
Easter 2016
A Masculine Ending
Antonia and Jane
Don't Leave Me This Way
Arthur Christmas
Role Play
Ride or Die
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
Harlan Coben's Lazarus
That Christmas
The Bookshop
Living
He Knew He Was Right
The Girl in the Café
The Limehouse Golem
Page Eight
The Beautiful Game
Dreams of Leaving
California Avenue
State of Play
Meerkat Manor: Rise of the Dynasty
Ordeal by Innocence
Gideon's Daughter
Sometimes Always Never
Production Credits
Page Eight
Sometimes Always Never
California Avenue
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