Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1949-12-12 (76 years old)
Place of Birth
Caterham, Surrey, England, UK
Also known As
William Francis Nighy
ויליאם פרנסיס "ביל" ניי
بیل نای
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 hi...
2006
as Davy Jones
2003
as Viktor
2007
as Davy Jones
2003
as Billy Mack
2006
as Richard Hart
1998
as Ray Simms
2004
as Phillip
2006
as Viktor
2008
as Friedrich Olbricht
2024
as Professor Craven (voice)
2005
as Sir Bernard Pellegrin
1999
as Mr. Johnson
2007
as Met Chief Inspector
1985
as Ronald Marsh
2005
as Slartibartfast
2006
as Whitey (voice)
1984
2009
as Viktor
2010
as Rufus Scrimgeour
2004
as Robin
2006
as Alan Blunt
2005
as Lawrence
2009
as Alexander Keyes
2001
as Roger
1997
as Edward Gardner
2010
as Victor Maynard
2011
as Rattlesnake Jake (voice)
2004
as Dylan (voice)
2009
as Dr. Elefun / Robotsky (voice)
2012
as Matthias
2001
as Ray Robertson
2003
as James Mortmain
1996
as Jeremy Saville
2009
as Quentin
2000
as Lord Sandwich
2011
as Grandsanta (voice)
2011
as Self / Rattlesnake Jake
2009
as Leonard Saber
1989
as Tiger Brown
2013
as General Fallon
2011
as Johnny Worricker
2003
as Earl of Clincham
1993
as Oliver Latham
2012
as Douglas Ainslie
2012
as Hephaestus
2011
as Richard Madsen
2002
as Dan
2005
as Gideon Warner
1989
as Martin Barton
1985
as Helmut Hoffmann
2014
as Naberius
2013
as The Network (voice)
2013
as Dad
2024
as Cardinal Lawrence
1996
as Tristan
2014
as Cliff
2024
as Patrick Steptoe
1980
as Officer
2014
as Johnny Worricker
2014
as Johnny Worricker
1982
as Connor Mullan
2015
as Douglas Ainslie
2023
as Bob
2024
as Conrad (voice)
2014
as Tom Sergeant
2021
as Self - Narrator (voice)
1993
as Roger Maitland
2007
as Self
1983
as ENT Doctor
2023
2024
as Longneck (voice)
2016
as Socrates (voice)
2017
as Ambrose Hilliard / Uncle Frank
1994
as Julian
2016
as Sergeant Wilson
2008
as Arnold Percy
2023
as Bennett (voice)
2024
as Lighthouse Bill (voice)
2023
as Bloody's Consciousness (voice)
2003
as Narrator
2004
as Phil Parish
2004
as Maxwell's Fan 22
2015
as Self - 'Flushed Away' and 'Arthur Christmas'
1993
as John Tracey
1991
as Hugh Marriner
1992
as John Tracey
2011
as The Professor
1980
as Colin Street
2016
as John Kildare
2012
as Spoken Quotations (voice)
1980
as William
2017
as Mr. Brundish
2017
as Billy Mack
2006
as Narrator
1990
as Howard Nash
2019
as Howard Clifford
2019
as Timofey
2019
as Edward
2013
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2019
as Alan
2013
as Graham Greene (voice)
2020
as Mr. Woodhouse
2020
as Robert "Bob" Hayes
2019
as Sinclair (voice)
2013
as The Hungry Corpse
1981
as Squadron Leader Blenkinsop
1980
as Katherine's Co-worker (uncredited)
1978
as Bill
2022
as Williams
1982
as Dave
2020
2002
as Uncle Louis Gryffoyn
2021
as Spencer
1976
as Player in Everyman Theatre Company, Liverpool
2021
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2024
as Mal
1979
as Deasy
1980
as Bruno
1999
2004
as Self - Narrator
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as Hooker Duck Host (voice)
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as (voice)
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as Man
2011
as Executive Producer
2019
as Executive Producer
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