Bill Nighy Biography
Bill Nighy is an award-winning English actor best known for his role in the film Love Actually. He is also well-known for his roles in the Pirates of the Caribbean and Underworld film series. He is also known for his roles in Still Crazy, Shaun of the Dead, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, The Constant Gardener, Notes on a Scandal, Hot Fuzz, Valkyrie, The Boat That Rocked, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1, and voicing Grandsanta in Arthur Christmas, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, About Time, and Turks & Caicos.
How Old is Bill Nighy? – Age
He is 71 years old as of 12 December 2020. He was born William Francis Nighy in 1949 in Caterham, United Kingdom.
Bill Nighy Family
Catherine Josephine Nighy (née Whittaker), Nighy’s mother, was an Irish-born psychiatric nurse, and his English father, Alfred Martin Nighy, managed a car garage after working in the family chimney sweeping business. Nighy grew up as a Roman Catholic and worked as an altar boy. Martin and Anna are his two older siblings.
Bill Nighy Wife – Who is Bill Nighy’s daughter?
Nighy was married to English actress Diana Quick, with whom he had a daughter, actress Mary Nighy, in 1984. The couple divorced in 2008.
Bill Nighy Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $8 Million.
How did Bill Nighy Lose His Fingers?
He has Dupuytren’s contracture, which causes some of his fingers to bend in towards the palm, making shaking hands with fans difficult. His hands have become an important part of what distinguishes him as an actor, influencing how he moves and holds himself, so much so that some young actors mistake it for an affectation.
What is Davy Jones’s Accent?
Jones has a distinct, albeit thick, Scottish accent, which has been slightly altered to account for his lack of a nose and, presumably, a nasal cavity and/or sinuses. Director Gore Verbinski originally intended Jones to be Dutch, as he is the captain of the “Dutch-man.”
Bill Nighy Turks & Caicos
He appeared as Johnny Worricker, former MI5 analyst in the 2014 political thriller television film Turks & Caicos.
Storyline
Johnny Worricker, an ex-MI5 officer, is hiding out on the Turks and Caicos Islands. Curtis Pelissier, played by Christopher Walken, is a CIA covert operative who knows Johnny’s true identity. Johnny’s ex-girlfriend, Margot Tyrell, is now a financial expert in London, working for Stirling Rogers. The two flee, knowing that their lives will never be the same again. The film is based on director Sam Claflin’s award-winning British drama series of the same name, and it is directed by acclaimed British director Ridley Scott.
Bill Nighy The Boat That Rocked
He appeared as Quentin, Carl’s godfather, who runs Radio Rock in the 2009 British comedy film The Boat That Rocked.
Storyline
Carl, a seventeen-year-old boy, is sent to live with his godfather Quentin, who owns and operates the pirate radio station “Radio Rock.” Sir Alistair Dormandy, a government minister, wants to shut down pirate radio stations because of their commercialism and immorality. To avoid arrest, the Radio Rock crew defies the law and continues broadcasting, firing up the ship’s engine. With the lifeboats inoperable, the crew congregates on the ship’s prow as it sinks. They are rescued in a fleet of small boats by dozens of fans; Carl is rescued by Marianne, Simon by a female fan who genuinely loves him.
Bill Nighy Castlevania
He was cast as Saint Germain, a strange man investigating the priory of Lindenfeld in the American adult animated streaming television series Castlevania.
Storyline
When his wife is burned at the stake for witchcraft, the vampire Count Dracula declares that the people of Wallachia will pay with their lives. He summons a demon army to overrun the country, causing the people to live in fear and distrust. To counteract this, Trevor Belmont, an outcast monster hunter, takes up arms against Dracula’s forces, aided by the magician Sypha Belnades and Dracula’s dhampir son Alucard.
Bill Nighy The Girl in the Café
He appeared as Lawrence, a civil servant working for the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the British made-for-television drama film The Girl in the Café.
Storyline
Lawrence falls in love with Gina, a young woman he meets in a London café by chance. Lawrence takes Gina to a G8 summit in Reykjavik, Iceland, where she confronts the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom about third-world debt and African poverty, much to Lawrence’s embarrassment and the chagrin of his employers. However, he realizes she is correct and attempts to persuade the Chancellor and others at the summit to take action on the issues at hand.
Bill Nighy Movies
♦ 2020 – Minamata
♦ 2019 – The Kindness of Strangers
♦ 2019 – Detective Pikachu
♦ 2019 – Hope Gap
♦ 2019 – StarDog and TurboCat
♦ 2018 – Sometimes Always Never
♦ 2017 – The Bookshop
♦ 2016 – Dad’s Army
♦ 2016 – Norm of the North
♦ 2016 – Their Finest
♦ 2016 – The Limehouse Golem
♦ 2015 – The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
♦ 2014 – I, Frankenstein
♦ 2014 – Pride
♦ 2013 – Great White Shark 3D
Bill Nighy TV Shows
♦ 2021–present – World’s Most Scenic River Journeys
♦ 2020 – Castlevania
♦ 2019–present – The World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys
♦ 2018 – Ordeal by Innocence
♦ 2017 – Red Nose Day Actually
♦ 2014 – Turks & Caicos
♦ 2014 – Salting the Battlefield
♦ 2011 – Page Eight
♦ 2010 – Doctor Who
♦ 2009 – 10 Minute Tales
♦ 2006 – Horizon
♦ 2005 – The Girl in the Café
♦ 2005 – Gideon’s Daughter
♦ 2004 – He Knew He Was Right
♦ 2003 – State of Play