Bill Nighy

Highest Rated:
100% Antonia and Jane (1991)
Lowest Rated:
8% Doogal (2004)
Birthday:
Dec 12, 1949
Birthplace:
Caterham, Surrey, England, UK
Bio:
BAFTA-winning veteran actor Bill Nighy gained international recognition in 2003 thanks to his role as a Keith Richards-esque former rock star in the hit romantic comedy Love Actually. Nighy had remained a relatively obscure figure even in his native England until a memorable turn as a controversial…

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Filmography

Range of Movie T-meters: 8% - 100%
Number of Movies: 60
Box Office Since 2001: $2409.2M
Year Rating Title Credit Box Office
2013 Great White Shark 3D
  • Actor
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2013 About Time
  • Actor
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2013 52% Jack the Giant Slayer
  • General Fallon
$64.2M
2013 I, Frankenstein
  • Actor
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2012 78% The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
  • Douglas Ainslie
$46.4M
2012 86% London: The Modern Babylon
  • Actor
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2012 Total Recall (Unrated)
  • Actor
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2012 31% Total Recall
  • Kuato
$58.9M
2011 96% Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2
  • Rufus Scrimgeour
$381.0M
2011 91% Arthur Christmas
  • Grandsanta
$46.4M
2011 88% Rango
  • Rattlesnake Jake
$123.2M
2011 91% Page Eight
  • Johnny Worricker
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2011 79% Chalet Girl
  • Richard
$1.2k
2010 79% Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1
  • Rufus Scrimgeour
$295.0M
2010 32% Wild Target
  • Victor Maynard
$0.1M
2009 21% G-Force
  • Saber
$119.4M
2009 45% Glorious 39
  • Actor
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2009 29% Underworld: The Rise of the Lycans
  • Viktor
$45.8M
2009 60% Pirate Radio (The Boat That Rocked)
  • Quentin
$8.0M
2009 49% Astro Boy (AstroBoy)
  • Dr. Elefun
$19.5M
2008 The Little Fox 2 (Kis vuk)
  • Actor
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2008 62% Valkyrie
  • Gen. Friedrich Olbricht
$83.0M
2007 44% Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End
  • Davy Jones
$309.4M
2006 17% Underworld: Evolution
  • Viktor
$62.3M
2006 33% Stormbreaker (Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker)
  • Alan Blunt
$0.6M
2006 91% Hot Fuzz
  • Met Chief Inspector
$23.6M
2006 72% Flushed Away
  • Whitey
$64.5M
2006 54% Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
  • Davy Jones
$423.0M
2006 87% Notes on a Scandal
  • Richard Hart
$17.4M
2005 60% The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
  • Slartibartfast
$51.0M
2005 83% The Constant Gardener
  • Sir Bernard Pellegrin
$33.6M
2005 The Girl in the Café (The Girl in the Cafe)
  • Lawrence
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2005 60% The Magic Roundabout (Doogal)
  • Actor
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2004 Gideon's Daughter
  • Actor
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2004 91% Shaun of the Dead
  • Phillip
$13.5M
2004 8% Doogal
  • Dylan (UK)
$7.3M
2004 He Knew He Was Right
  • Colonel Osborne
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2004 59% Enduring Love
  • Robin
$0.3M
2003 The Young Visiters
  • Earl of Clincham
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2003 80% I Capture the Castle
  • James Mortmain
$1.0M
2003 31% Underworld
  • Viktor
$51.5M
2003 63% Love Actually
  • Billy Mack
$59.4M
2003 The Lost Prince
  • Actor
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2002 58% AKA
  • Actor
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2001 86% Lawless Heart
  • Dan
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2001 48% Lucky Break
  • Roger
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2000 19% Blow Dry
  • Ray
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1999 Guest House Paradiso
  • Actor
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1998 73% Still Crazy
  • Ray Simms
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1997 52% Fairy Tale - A True Story
  • E.L. Gardner
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1996 83% Alive & Kicking
  • Tristan
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1994 50% Being Human
  • Actor
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1991 100% Antonia and Jane
  • Howard Nash
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1989 20% Mack the Knife (The Threepenny Opera)
  • Tiger Brown
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1989 38% The Phantom of the Opera
  • Barton
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1985 Hitler's S.S.: Portrait in Evil
  • Helmut
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1985 Thirteen at Dinner
  • Ronald Marsh
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1984 67% The Little Drummer Girl
  • Al
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1983 29% Curse of the Pink Panther
  • ENT Doctor
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1981 85% Eye of the Needle
  • Squadron Leader Blenkinsop
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Bill Nighy Trivia

Has roles in three of Britain's most famous fantasy series: The Chronicles of Narnia (as Reepicheep), The Lord of the Rings BBC radio version (as Samwise Gamgee), and Harry Potter (as Minister of Magic Rufus Scrimgeour).
- submitted by Lindsay Elizabeth M (2 years ago)

Quotes from Bill Nighy's Characters

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