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Bill Nighy

Bill Nighy
Photo: Harald Krichel · CC BY-SA 3.0

About

William Francis Nighy (born 12 December 1949 in Caterham, Surrey) is an English actor whose career stretches from the Liverpool Everyman and the Royal National Theatre to Hollywood blockbusters. He became internationally known as the washed-up rocker Billy Mack in Love Actually (2003), winning a BAFTA for the role, and earned his first Oscar nomination at 73 for his lead performance in the drama Living (2022).

Born:
12 December 1949 (76 years)
Place of birth:
Caterham, Surrey, England, UK
#1
Oscar nomination for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Living, 2023)
2
BAFTA Awards (Love Actually 2004, State of Play 2004)
50+
years of active acting career
1
Tony Award nomination for Best Actor in a Play (Skylight, Broadway 2015)

What's new

  • 2026-01

    Nighy appeared in the film Shelter (an action thriller with Jason Statham), which premiered in cinemas on January 30, 2026.

  • 2025-10

    On Amazon Prime Video, the thriller Harlan Coben's Lazarus premiered on October 22, 2025, in which Nighy played Dr. Jonathan Lazarus.

  • 2025-02

    Nighy was cast in an action series for Amazon Prime Video alongside Octavia Spencer and Hannah Waddingham.

  • 2025-02

    According to the Deadline website, Nighy was in negotiations for a role in the BBC series Clifftops by screenwriter Hugo Blick, set in the 1970s.

  • 2024-12

    Nighy lent his voice to the animated Christmas film That Christmas (Netflix), which premiered on December 4, 2024.

Tracks

Love Actually (2003)role of Billy Mack - breakthrough performance, BAFTA for Best Supporting Role
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)Davy Jones - iconic motion-capture role in blockbuster
Living (2022)lead role of an aging bureaucrat, Oscar nomination; screenplay by Kazuo Ishiguro
State of Play (2003)BBC series, BAFTA for Best Male Acting Performance in Television
Gideon's Daughter (2006)Golden Globe for Best Male Acting Performance in Miniseries

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