Bill Nighy is an award-winning film, theater and television actor whose extensive filmography shows an untold career. Among many awards, Nighy has received a BAFTA award, a London Film Critics Circle award and an Evening Standard British Film award.
Audiences will see Nighy in BOOKSHOP, currently in post-production. Nighy has also finished filming HEIDI: QUEEN OF THE MOUNTAIN where he plays his beloved grandfather and TRIPLE WORD SCORE, which tells the story of a man searching for his missing son with whom he shares a passion for the game of Scrabble.
Nighy’s iconic performance as an aging rock star in Richard Curtis’s 2003 comedy, LOVE ACTUALLY won him an Evening Standard British Film award. He recently reprised the role in RED NOSE DAY ACTUALLY (2017), a short film produced for charity in which the same characters from the film are found. Nighy has worked with Richard Curtis several times throughout his career, lending his talents to different characters in Curtis’ films.
At the Toronto International Film Festival in the fall of 2016, the film THE LIMEHOUSE GOLEM, an adaptation of Peter Ackroyd’s 1994 novel, premiered. Another film also premiered at the 2016 TIFF was THEIR FINEST in which Nighy stars alongside Sam Claflin and Gemma Arterton, the story of a film crew trying to boost the nation’s morale during World War II.

2015 saw Nighy reprising the role of Douglas in the highly anticipated sequel, THE SECOND BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL. He later played the iconic Sgt. Wilson in the beloved comedy DAD’S ARMY.
In September 2014 PRIDE was released in theaters, which tells the true story of gay and lesbian activists raising money to support the families of striking Welsh miners in 1984. In early 2013 Bill played JACK THE GIANT SLAYER. Later, Bill again worked with Richard Curtis for his long-awaited comedy ABOUT TIME. In January 2014, Nighy appeared in THE FRANKENSTEIN, written and directed by Stuart Beatie. Nighy starred in the critically acclaimed BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL (2012), along with stellar casting including Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Tom Wilkinson, Celia Imrie, and Dev Patel, the performer of The Millionaire.

Nighy’s incredible filmography also includes WILD TARGET (2010) PIRATE RADIO, Bryan Singer’s VALKYRIE (2008), Richard Eyre’s NOTE ON A SCANDAL (2006), for which he earned a London Film Critics Circle Award nomination, UNDERWORLD and UNDERWORLD: EVOLUTION, Fernando Meirelles’ THE CONSTANT GARDENER (2005), LAWLESS HEART (2001), which earned him a BIFA nomination, and STILL CRAZY (1998) for which he won the Evening Standard British Film Award. Nighy is unrecognizable as the pirate captain Davy Jones in PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN’S CHEST (2006) and PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD’S END (2007). Another major character he played is that of minister Rufus Scrimgeour in HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATH GIFTS HALLOWS – PART ONE.
Nighy began his career in the theater and has since won many awards for his work in numerous plays, including PRAVDA (1985), SKYLIGHT (1995) and David Hare’s A MAP OF THE WORLD (1983). He has played roles in the works of other leading playwrights, including Tom Stoppard, Harold Pinter, Brian Friel, Anton Chechov and Peter Gill. He received an Olivier Award nomination in 2001 for Best Actor for his performance in Joe Penhall’s BLUE / ORANGE. On Broadway, he starred in the 2006 Broadway premiere of David Hare’s THE VERTICAL HOUR, directed by Sam Mendes.
Nighy returned to the stage in June 2014 for the big launch of SKYLIGHT. Directed by Steven Daldry, Nighy starred opposite Matthew Beard and Carey Mulligan at Wyndham’s Theatre.
Also known for his work for television, in 2012 Nighy earned a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actor for his performance in the BBC television film: PAGE EIGHT, directed by David Hare. Nighy continued his collaboration with David Hare in 2014 for the second and third installments of THE WORRICKER TRILOGY in which he played MI5 agent Johnny Worricker.
Nighy has worked several times with director David Yates, including the BBC program: STATE OF PLAY (2003), for which he won a BAFTA TV award for best actor. Yates also directed him in the BBC television series: THE YOUNG VISITORS (2003) and the HBO series: THE GIRL IN THE CAFÉ (2005), which earned him a Golden Globe nomination for best actor in a television series or miniseries. Later in 2005, Nighy won a Golden Globe in the same category for his performance in the 2005 series GIDDON’S DAUGHTER.