Bill Nighy
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…
Acting
- 2026Ride or DieThe Director7 ep.
- 2025Harlan Coben's LazarusDoctor Lazarus 'Dr L'6 ep.
- 2024Kent: Garden of EnglandSelf - Narrator (voice)5 ep.
- 2023Norfolk & Suffolk: Coast & CountrySelf - Narrator (voice)6 ep.
- 2022LIGHT & MAGICSelf (archive footage)1 ep.
- 2022The Man Who Fell to EarthThomas Newton9 ep.
- 2021Iberia's Woodlands: Life on the EdgeSelf - Narrator (voice)2 ep.
- 2021Meerkat Manor: Rise of the DynastySelf - Narrator (voice)13 ep.
- 2021World's Most Scenic River JourneysSelf - Narrator (voice)16 ep.
- 2021Natural History Museum: World of WonderSelf - Narrator4 ep.
- 2019World's Most Scenic Railway JourneysNarrator (voice)39 ep.
- 2018Ordeal by InnocenceLeo Argyll3 ep.
- 2017CastlevaniaSaint Germain (voice)20 ep.
- 200910 Minute TalesMr Jellaby1 ep.
- 2009The Big Art ProjectNarrator4 ep.
- 2005Meerkat ManorNarrator52 ep.
- 2004He Knew He Was RightColonel Osborne3 ep.
- 2003Grumpy Old MenSelf14 ep.
- 2003Canterbury TalesJames1 ep.
- 2003State of PlayCameron Foster6 ep.
- 2003The Lost PrinceStamfordham2 ep.
- 2002Timeshiftself (voice)1 ep.
- 2002The Inspector Lynley MysteriesLockwood1 ep.
- 2001Richard & JudySelf1 ep.
- 2000Black BooksMan at bar1 ep.
- 2000LongitudeLord Sandwich1 ep.
- 1999People Like UsWill Rushmore1 ep.
- 1997InsidersMark Gordon1 ep.
- 1996Testament: The Bible in AnimationBelshazzar (voice)1 ep.
- 1995Kavanagh Q.C.Giles Culpepper QC1 ep.
- 1994WycliffeDavid Cleeve1 ep.
- 1993Eye of the StormTom Frewen6 ep.
- 1991PerformanceHugh Marriner2 ep.
- 1991The Men's RoomProf. Mark Carleton5 ep.
- 1990TECX1 ep.
- 1990Making NewsSam Courtney6 ep.
- 1990ChillersTom Dickenson1 ep.
- 1988South of the BorderTony Freason1 ep.
- 1986BoonSteve Reeves1 ep.
- 1985The Last Place on EarthCecil Meares7 ep.
- 1983Auf Wiedersehen, PetJeffrey Grainger6 ep.
- 1983Reilly: Ace of SpiesGoschen1 ep.
- 1983StoryboardSam1 ep.
- 1980FoxColin Street2 ep.
- 1979AgonyVincent Fish7 ep.
- 1977PremiereDeasey1 ep.
- —California AvenueJerry
- —The Portrait of a LadyMr Daniel Touchett6 ep.
Behind the camera
- —California AvenueExecutive Producer
Guest appearances
- 2026Ride or DieThe Director7 ep.
- 2025LIGHT & MAGICSelf (archive footage)1 ep.
- 2024This MorningSelf1 ep.
- 2022The Man Who Fell to EarthThomas Newton9 ep.
- 2017Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf - Guest1 ep.
- 2010Live from Studio FiveSelf1 ep.
- 2010Doctor WhoDr Black1 ep.
- 200910 Minute TalesMr Jellaby1 ep.
- 2006Richard & JudySelf1 ep.
- 2004He Knew He Was RightColonel Osborne3 ep.
- 2004ParkinsonSelf1 ep.
- 2004Timeshiftself (voice)1 ep.
- 2003Canterbury TalesJames1 ep.
- 2002The Inspector Lynley MysteriesLockwood1 ep.
- 2000Black BooksMan at bar1 ep.
- 2000LongitudeLord Sandwich1 ep.
- 1999People Like UsWill Rushmore1 ep.
- 1997Kavanagh Q.C.Giles Culpepper QC1 ep.
- 1997InsidersMark Gordon1 ep.
- 1996Testament: The Bible in AnimationBelshazzar (voice)1 ep.
- 1994WycliffeDavid Cleeve1 ep.
- 1991PerformanceHugh Marriner, Roger Maitland2 ep.
- 1993Peak PracticeAlan Sinclair1 ep.
- 1991BergeracBarry1 ep.
- 1991BoonSteve Reeves1 ep.
- 1990TECX1 ep.
- 1990ChillersTom Dickenson1 ep.
- 1989StoryboardSam1 ep.
- 1988South of the BorderTony Freason1 ep.
- 1983Reilly: Ace of SpiesGoschen1 ep.
- 1982MinderOates1 ep.
- 1982Play for TodayDave1 ep.
- 1980PlayhouseBruno1 ep.
- 1980FoxColin Street2 ep.
- 1979PremiereDeasey1 ep.
Also known as: William Francis Nighy · ויליאם פרנסיס "ביל" ניי