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