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Biography: All About Bill
A teenage rebel, Bill Nighy drifted into acting, serving an extraordinary apprenticeship in the artistic turmoil of 1970s Liverpool. Achieving great success at the National Theatre in the 1980s, he went on to massive success on TV and in the movies, becoming known worldwide for his efforts as Davey Jones in the Pirates Of The Caribbean series. The long list below charts his slow rise to success.
Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
Hot Fuzz (2007)
Notes On A Scandal (2006)
Flushed Away (voice) (2006)
Stormbreaker (2006)
Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
Underworld: Evolution (2006)
Horizon (TV series, 2 episodes, narrator) (2006)
The Armstrongs (TV series, narrator) (2006)
Meerkat Manor (TV series, narrator) (2005-2006)
Gideon's Daughter (TV) (2005)
The Constant Gardener (2005)
The Girl In The Cafe (TV) (2005)
The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy (2005)
The Magic Roundabout (2005)
Enduring Love (2004)
He Knew He Was Right (TV miniseries) (2004)
Shaun Of The Dead (2004)
Life Beyond The Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher (TV, narrator) (2003)
The Young Visiters (TV) (2003)
The Canterbury Tales (TV series, one episode) (2003)
Grumpy Old Men (TV series, 2 episodes, as himself) (2003)
Underworld (2003)
Love Actually (2003)
State Of Play (TV series) (2003)
The Lost Prince (TV) (2003)
I Capture The Castle (2003)
Ready When You Are, Mr McGill (TV) (2003)
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (TV series, 6 episodes) (2002)
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (TV series, one episode) (2002)
AKA (2002)
Lucky Break (2001)
Lawless Heart (2001)
Blow Dry (2001)
Kiss Me Kate (TV series, one episode) (2000)
The Canterbury Tales (TV series, voice) (2000)
Longitude (TV) (2000)
The Magic Of Vincent (short) (2000)
Guest House Paradiso (1999)
People Like Us (TV series, one episode) (1999)
Kiss Me Kate (TV series, one episode) (1999)
Still Crazy (1998)
The Canterbury Tales (TV series, voice) (1998)
Fairy Tale: A True Story (1997)
Insiders: The VAT Man (TV series) (1997)
Kavanagh QC (TV series, one episode) (1997)
True Blue (1996)
Indian Summer (1996)
Testament: The Bible In Animation (TV series, one episode, voice) (1996)
Wycliffe (TV series, one episode) (1994)
The Maitlands (TV) (1993)
Don't Leave Me This Way (TV) (1993)
Peak Practice (TV series, one episode) (1993)
Mystery! (TV series, one episode) (1993)
Being Human (1993)
Eye Of The Storm (TV series) (1993)
Chillers (TV series, one episode) (1992)
A Masculine Ending (TV) (1992)
Bergerac (TV series, one episode) (1991)
Boon (TV series, one episode) (1991)
The Men's Room (TV series) (1991)
Antonia And Jane (1991)
Absolute Hell (TV) (1991)
Mack The Knife (1990)
Making News (TV series) (1990)
The Phantom Of The Opera (1989)
Storyboard (TV series, one episode) (1989)
Thirteen At Dinner (TV) (1985)
Hitler's SS: Portrait In Evil (TV) (1985)
The Last Place On Earth (TV series) (1985)
The Little Drummer Girl (1984)
Crown Court (TV series, one episode) (1984)
Reilly: Ace Of Spies (TV series, one episode) (1983)
Curse Of The Pink Panther (1983)
Jemima Shore Investigates (TV series, one episode) (1983)
Easter 2016 (TV) (1982)
Minder (TV series, one episode) (1982)
Under The Skin (TV) (1982)
Eye Of The Needle (1981)
Agony (TV series) (1980-81)
Dreams Of Leaving (TV) (1980)
Standing In For Henry (TV) (1980)
Little Lord Fauntleroy (1980)
Fox (TV series) (1980)
Soldiers Talking, Cleanly (TV) (1978)
Softly Softly (TV series, one episode) (1976)