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 Hares Pravda in 1985 Harold Pinters Betrayal in 1991 Tom Stoppards Arcadia in 1993 and Anton Chekhovs The Seagull in 1994 He received a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor nomination for his role in BlueOrange 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 Nighys 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 the Underworld film series 20032009 and Davy Jones in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series 20062007 His other films include Shaun of the Dead 2004 The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy 2005 The Constant Gardener 2005 Notes on a Scandal 2006 Hot Fuzz 2007 Valkyrie 2008 Wild Target 2010 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 which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor Nighy has gained acclaim for his television roles earning a BAFTA Award for his role in the BBC One series State of Play 2003 and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for the BBC film Gideons Daughter 2007 He is also known for his roles in The Girl in the Café 2006 the BBCs Worricker trilogy which includes Page Eight 2012 Turks Caicos 2014 and Salting the Battlefield 2014 and the BBCs Ordeal by Innocence 2018 Description above from the Wikipedia article Bill Nighy licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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