Bill Nighy Wiki: Net Worth, Wedding, Death, Nationality, Measurements

Known for movies

Short Info

Net Worth	$8 million
Date Of Birth	December 12, 1949
Mark	His gaunt, pale appearance
Fact	Has worked with three actors who have played Bilbo Baggins. In the BBC Radio adaptation of The Lord of the Rings, Bilbo was played by John Le Mesurier, while Frodo was played by Ian Holm, who played Bilbo in Peter Jackson's films. Holm was later succeeded by Martin Freeman, whom Nighy has worked with several times: Love Actually (2003), Shaun of the Dead (2004), The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005), and Hot Fuzz (2007). He also takes over Le Mesurier's role in the film version of Dad's Army (2016).

William Francis Nighy is an English actor and voice actor. He is known for his work in film, theatre and television. His films include Love Actually (2003), The Constant Gardener (2005), Notes on a Scandal (2006), Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006), Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (2007), Valkyrie (2008), The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012), About Time (2013) and their sequels, and Pride (2014).

Nighy was born on December 12, 1949 in Caterham, Surrey, the son of Catherine Josephine (Walsh), a nurse, and Alfred Martin Nighy, who worked at an advertising agency. He has two older siblings, Martin and Janet. Nighy was brought up as a Catholic and served as an altar boy. He attended the John Fisher School, a Catholic grammar school in Purley, where he was a member of the school theatre group. He left the school with two O-levels and then took a job with The Croydon Advertiser as a messenger boy.

Nighy has said that his father was abusive and that he was knocked around by his father and brothers a lot when he was growing up. He has stated that his father was “a bully and a coward who had no time for anything but drink and beating people up”.

Nighy’s first acting role was as a member of a theatre group called the Young People’s Repertory Company. He appeared in a production of The Winslow Boy at the age of 14. He also appeared in an episode of the television series Doctor Who as a Roman soldier in the serial The Keys of Marinus (1964).

Nighy’s first film role was as a punk rocker in Quadrophenia (1979). He has since appeared in many films including The Missionary (1982), Withnail & I (1987), Persuasion (1995), FairyTale: A True Story (1997), Still Crazy (1998), I’ll Be There (2003), Love Actually (2003), Shaun of the Dead (2004), The Constant Gardener (2005), Notes on a Scandal (2006), Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006), Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (2007), Valkyrie (2008), The Boat That Rocked (2009), Wild Target (2010), Gulliver’s Travels (2010), About Time (2013) and their sequels, Pride (2014) and Their Finest (2016).

Nighy has also appeared in many stage productions including The Seagull (1985), The Night Heron (2002), The Caretaker (2003), The Vertical Hour (2006), Present Laughter (2007) and Arthur Miller’s All My Sons (2008).

Nighy is married to Diana Quick. They have two daughters, Mary and Joanna.

Nighy has been nominated for several awards including the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Love Actually (2003) and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film for Page Eight (2011). He won the Best Actor award at the Evening Standard British Film Awards for his role in The Constant Gardener (2005).

General Info

Full Name	Bill Nighy
Net Worth	$8 million
Date Of Birth	December 12, 1949
Height	1.88 m
Profession	Film Score Composer, Voice Actor
Education	The John Fisher School, Guildford School of Acting

Family

Children	Mary Nighy
Parents	Catherine Josephine Whittaker, Alfred Martin Nighy
Siblings	Anna Nighy, Martin Nighy
Partner	Diana Quick

Accomplishments

Awards	BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television, British Academy Television Award for Best Actor, Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Villain, Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Seri...
Nominations	Tony Award for Best Lead Actor in a Play, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, MTV Movie Award for Best Villain, Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor, British Independent Film Award for Best Actor, British Academy Television Award for Best Single Dram...
Movies	Love Actually, About Time, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, The Boat That Rocked, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Page Eight, Valkyrie, I, Frankenstein, Dad's Army, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, The Second Best Exotic Marigold H...
TV Shows	Meerkat Manor, State of Play, The Last Place on Earth, Agony, The Big Art Project, Making News

Social profile links

IMDB	http://imdb.com/name/nm0631490

Marks

#	Marks / Signs
1	His gaunt, pale appearance

Quotes

#	Quote
1	[deflecting a personal question from a journalist] If I was in a relationship and I were to tell you about it I would involve your readers in something approaching gossip, and I know they would never forgive me for that.
2	Gay men and women were marginalised and victimised . When I was young, people still went to jail for any public display of affection between people of the same sex. It seems bizarre to say that, I've never understood it. And now I can stand in a town hall in London and watch two male friends get married and say I love you in a public place, and I find it almost overwhelmingly moving.
3	If you were asked by your grandchildren what developments in your lifetime made you most proud, one of them might be the civil rights movement in America and the other would be the emancipation of gay men and women.
4	[Asked about the Lord of the Rings films] I haven't seen them. Someone told me Peter Jackson distributed copies of the radio version to the cast and crew. And since I get 0.00001% in royalties every time someone buys the CD, I've been getting £40 instead of £20 over the last couple of years!
5	[on the National Public Radio program "Fresh Air," after having been asked about having "developed" a drinking problem during the 1970s and '80s] I don't want to talk about this at length. But I will say a couple of things, and if you'll forgive me, I won't say anything further. One is that I didn't develop a drinking problem. I am one of those people who is built in such a way that I have, from the very beginning, an unfortunate relationship with alcohol. So there was never a good time for me to have a drink. Then there's one further thing I will say, but I'd rather not say anything further, just for reasons that we don't have to go into it. Not because I have any shame in this area; I'm a sober alcoholic, it's a perfectly respectable thing to be and I've made arrangements about it. But I will say that I used to drink and it was absolutely terrible, and now I don't drink and it's absolutely marvelous. And that's as much as I'd like to say. Thanks.
6	I used to think that prizes were demeaning and divisive, until I got one, and now they seem sort of meaningful and real. (On winning a Golden Globe in 2007)
7	The director (Gore Verbinski) asked me to do Dutch, and I don't do Dutch. So I decided on Scottish. - on his Scottish accent for Davy Jones in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006).
8	I speculate to be sociable, but it's a very big deal for me that any work I do should be well received. As for how people generally perceive me, I don't know.
9	I am a world-class procrastinator. I'm only an actor because I've been putting off being a writer for 35 years.
10	If you're in a play and you have the same jokes to deliver, eight times a week, it's endlessly fascinating, just trying to hit it each time, and maybe a little bit quicker, a little bit later, trying to feel the air in which you're about to place it. To have 400 people laugh at the same time, you would go to your grave trying to get it right. And it's also very glamorous when it's on film, because you're not there. I love it when a producer phones up and says: "It played very well in France. They were laughing." In France.
11	You know, there may be periods when you're unemployed. Great. You'll never know what will happen from one minute to the next. Yeah, fabulous. You don't know what money you're going to be making in 25 years' time. Yeah, baby! It's like being a gambler, and when I was 18, that was music.
12	There was a time when you were supposed to question everything the director said, to create some kind of conflict, out of which creativity would be born. But I love it when they tell you what to do, you know: "Start there, walk over there, say the line and I'll shout: Cut!" I think it's groovy. When we were filming with Stephen Poliakoff, his first note to me - he prefaced it with: "That was marvellous", which is always a good start - anyway, his note was: "Don't wiggle your eyes about so much," and you know, my heart leapt. Because I know that. I know how to not make my eyes wiggle about.
13	I hate design which has nothing to do with function. When I first went to work and had digs, I would arrange that there was nothing in my room, just a bed and a chair. It was like a cell. And I once saw this thing on the telly where there were these two guys who lived in a minimalist house. Absolutely nothing in it, but they had a deal that if they left their shoes on the stairs in an interesting shape, and they both agreed, they could leave them there. I understand that.
14	I even wear a suit for improvisation workshops, rolling around. Well, acting's a white-collar job, you know? You wear a suit.
15	I don't smoke now, which is marvellous. My only addictions are caffeine and sugar.
16	There's a bit in Performance (1970), one of my favourite films - with James Fox giving one of my favourite performances - and there's a scene where he's getting ready, and there's a bit where he arranges his Playboy lighter, and the magazines, and the ashtray, perfectly symmetrically aligned on the coffee table, the funky coffee table. And then he gets his tie and his shirt absolutely fabulous, and the hair is right - and I love it with all my heart, and I love the whole movie, and I love him in it... And then, he looks in the mirror and says: 'I am a bullet.' And my heart goes boom.
17	You come to realise there is this huge disparity between what you think about yourself and your work and what other people think about you and your work, at first you either think they're insane or that it's a conspiracy to make you look stupid. Or maybe, just maybe, they're right, and you're sometimes quite good at what you do.
18	"The British consul shipped me home for 25 quid and I had to pay my father back, he was a wee bit cross." (about being in Paris)
19	I've always slightly worried about the kids who play football around my house. They know I'm an actor, but felt sorry for me because they'd never seen anything I've done.
20	I wanted to be a journalist, I thought it was glamorous and that I'd meet beautiful women in the rain.
21	I got briefly mistaken for someone who might be good in bed, which was very, very good.

Facts

#	Fact
1	He and his Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010) co-star Michael Byrne played General Friedrich Olbricht in dramas depicting the 20 July Plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler: Byrne in The Plot to Kill Hitler (1990) and Nighy in Valkyrie (2008).
2	Bill Nighy was cast in the lead role of Charles Paris in the 2010 BBC radio/audiobook adaptation of the Simon Brett's "Cast, in Order of Disappearance". This book is the first in the series "The Charles Paris mysteries", featuring Charles, a minor British actor and amateur sleuth, and was originally published in 1975. The audiobook version of the story was relocated to the set of a vampire film "The Wreathing" with Charles cast in the role of "Szabec", a middle management vampire in an organised vampire society. The relocation of the story is a deliberate reference to Bill Nighy's casting as "Viktor" in the "Underworld" franchise of vampire films. In the audiobook, the equivalent of the "Selene" role (played by Kate Beckinsale in the film) is played by a fictional actress called Jodie Ricks (dramatised by Martin McCutcheon in the audiobook).
3	Was the first narrator of the series Meerkat Manor (2005). For the American broadcast, his voice was replaced by Sean Astin. Astin and Nighy have also both played Samwise Gamgee.
4	Years before Shaun of the Dead (2004), Nighy was up for a role in another zombie film - he was considered for the role of Roger Derebridge in Lifeforce (1985), though Nicholas Ball was cast instead.
5	His father was English. His mother was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and also had Irish ancestry.
6	Has worked with three actors who have played Bilbo Baggins. In the BBC Radio adaptation of The Lord of the Rings, Bilbo was played by John Le Mesurier, while Frodo was played by Ian Holm, who played Bilbo in Peter Jackson's films. Holm was later succeeded by Martin Freeman, whom Nighy has worked with several times: Love Actually (2003), Shaun of the Dead (2004), The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005), and Hot Fuzz (2007). He also takes over Le Mesurier's role in the film version of Dad's Army (2016).
7	Daughter, Mary Nighy (born July 17, 1984) with Diana Quick who was his long-time partner.
8	He has played four different undead characters. He was a zombie in Shaun of the Dead (2004). He was a vampire in Underworld (2003) and Underworld: Evolution (2006). He plays Davy Jones in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007). And he plays the vampire "Szabec" in the audiobook adaptation of "Cast, In Order of Disappearance", which was rewritten to lightly parody Underworld (2003).
9	Has Dupuytren's Contracture, a hereditary condition which causes the ring and little fingers of each hand to be permanently bent inwards towards the palm.
10	Was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in June 2004.
11	He was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 2001 (2000 season) for Best Actor in his performance of Blue/Orange at the Royal National Theatre, Cottesloe Stage.
12	He is a huge fan of The Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan.
13	Played the part of "Sam Gamgee" in the original BBC radio production of The Lord of the Rings alongside Ian Holm as "Frodo". Peter Jackson (director of the The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)) gave this version to those members of his cast who hadn't read the book.

Pictures

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Movies

Actor

Title	Year	Status	Character
Four Kids and It	2017	pre-production	Tristan
Heidi: Queen of the Mountain	2017	filming	Grandpa
Payne & Redemption	2017	filming	Coroner (rumored)
The Bookshop	2017	post-production	Mr. Brundish
Destiny: Rise of Iron	2016	Video Game	The Speaker
Their Finest	2016		Ambrose Hilliard / Uncle Frank
The Limehouse Golem	2016		John Kildare
Dad's Army	2016		Arthur Wilson
Norm of the North	2016		Socrates (voice)
Disney Infinity 3.0	2015	Video Game	Davy Jones (voice)
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel	2015		Douglas Ainslie
Masterpiece Contemporary	2014	TV Series	Johnny Worricker
Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes	2014	Video Game	Davy Jones (voice)
Destiny	2014	Video Game	The Speaker (voice)
Skylight	2014	TV Movie	Tom Sergeant
Pride	2014/I		Cliff
Elder Scrolls Online	2014	Video Game	High King Emeric (voice)
Salting the Battlefield	2014	TV Movie	Johnny Worricker
Turks & Caicos	2014	TV Movie	Johnny Worricker
I, Frankenstein	2014		Naberius
Disney Infinity	2013	Video Game	Davy Jones (voice)
The World's End	2013		The Network (voice)
About Time	2013/I		Dad
The Hungry Corpse	2013	Short	The Corpse
Jack the Giant Slayer	2013		General Fallon
Total Recall	2012/I		Matthias
Wrath of the Titans	2012		Hephaestus
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel	2011		Douglas Ainslie
Arthur Christmas	2011		Grandsanta (voice)
Astonish Me	2011	Short	The Professor
The Man with the Stolen Heart	2011	Short voice
Page Eight	2011	TV Movie	Johnny Worricker
Chalet Girl	2011		Richard
Rango	2011		Rattlesnake Jake (voice)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1	2010		Minister Rufus Scrimgeour
Doctor Who	2010	TV Series	Dr. Black
Wild Target	2010		Victor Maynard
The RRF in New Recruit	2010	Video short	Robotsky (voice)
10 Minute Tales	2009	TV Series	Mr Jellaby
Astro Boy	2009		Dr. Elefun Robotsky (voice)
Glorious 39	2009		Alexander
G-Force	2009	Video Game	Leonard Saber (voice)
G-Force	2009		Saber
Pirate Radio	2009		Quentin
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans	2009		Viktor
Valkyrie	2008		General Friedrich Olbricht
Slapper	2008	Short	Arnold Percy
Kis Vuk	2008		Ringmaster (voice)
Bloopers of the Caribbean	2007	Video short	Davy Jones (uncredited)
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End	2007		Davy Jones
Hot Fuzz	2007		Met Chief Inspector
Notes on a Scandal	2006		Richard Hart
Horizon	2006	TV Series documentary	Narrator
Flushed Away	2006		Whitey (voice)
Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker	2006		Alan Blunt
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest	2006		Davy Jones
Underworld: Evolution	2006		Viktor
Gideon's Daughter	2005	TV Movie	Gideon Warner
The Constant Gardener	2005		Sir Bernard Pellegrin
The Girl in the Café	2005	TV Movie	Lawrence
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy	2005		Slartibartfast
Sprung! The Magic Roundabout	2005		Dylan (English version, voice)
Enduring Love	2004		Robin
He Knew He Was Right	2004	TV Mini-Series	Colonel Osborne
Shaun of the Dead	2004		Philip
Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher	2003	TV Movie	Narrator
The Young Visiters	2003	TV Movie	Earl of Clincham
Canterbury Tales	2003	TV Mini-Series	James
Underworld	2003		Viktor
Love Actually	2003		Billy Mack
State of Play	2003	TV Mini-Series	Cameron Foster
The Lost Prince	2003	TV Movie	Stamfordham
I Capture the Castle	2003		James Mortmain
Ready When You Are Mr. McGill	2003	TV Movie	Phil Parish
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet	2002	TV Series	Jeffrey Grainger
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries	2002	TV Series	Lockwood
AKA	2002		Uncle Louis Gryffoyn
Lucky Break	2001		Roger 'Rog' Chamberlain / King George III in Show
Lawless Heart	2001		Dan
Blow Dry	2001		Ray (Raymond) Robertson
Animated Tales of the World	2000	TV Series	Tiger
Kiss Me Kate	1999-2000	TV Series	Iain Cameron / Iain
The Canterbury Tales	1998-2000	TV Series	The Merchant
Longitude	2000	TV Movie	Lord Sandwich
The Magic of Vincent	2000	Short	Peter Saunders
Guest House Paradiso	1999		Mr. Johnson
People Like Us	1999	TV Series	Will Rushmore
The Bass Player	1999	Short	Count Bibuloff
Still Crazy	1998		Ray Simms
FairyTale: A True Story	1997		Edward Gardner
Kavanagh QC	1997	TV Series	Giles Culpepper QC
Insiders	1997	TV Series	Mark Gordon
Testament: The Bible in Animation	1996	TV Series	Belshazzar
True Blue	1996		Jeremy Saville
Alive and Kicking	1996		Tristan
Wycliffe	1994	TV Series	David Cleeve
Being Human	1994		Julian
Performance	1991-1993	TV Series	Roger Maitland / Hugh Marriner
Don't Leave Me This Way	1993	TV Movie	John Tracey
Peak Practice	1993	TV Series	Alan Sinclair
Eye of the Storm	1993	TV Mini-Series	Tom Frewen
Unnatural Causes	1993	TV Movie	Oliver Latham
A Masculine Ending	1992	TV Movie	John Tracey
Chillers	1992	TV Series	Tom Dickenson
Bergerac	1991	TV Series	Barry
Boon	1991	TV Series	Steve Reeves
The Men's Room	1991	TV Mini-Series	Prof. Mark Carleton
TECX	1990	TV Series	Brill
Screenplay	1990	TV Series	Howard Nash
Making News	1990	TV Series	Sam Courtney
The Phantom of the Opera	1989		Martin Barton
Mack the Knife	1989		Tiger Brown
Storyboard	1989	TV Series	Sam
Thirteen at Dinner	1985	TV Movie	Ronald Marsh
Hitler's S.S.: Portrait in Evil	1985	TV Movie	Helmut Hoffmann
The Last Place on Earth	1985	TV Mini-Series	Cecil Meares
The Little Drummer Girl	1984		Al (Theatre Company)
Crown Court	1984	TV Series	Lee Sinclair
Reilly: Ace of Spies	1983	TV Mini-Series	Goschen
Curse of the Pink Panther	1983		ENT Doctor
Jemima Shore Investigates	1983	TV Series	David Cullen
Play for Tomorrow	1982	TV Series	Connor Mullan
Minder	1982	TV Series	Oates
Play for Today	1978-1982	TV Series	Dave / William / Bill
Waveband	1982	Short as William Nighy
Eye of the Needle	1981		Squadron Leader Blenkinsop
BBC2 Playhouse	1980	TV Series	Bruno
Little Lord Fauntleroy	1980	TV Movie	Officer (uncredited)
Agony	1980	TV Series	Vincent Fish
Fox	1980	TV Series	Colin Street
Death Watch	1980		Man in 'Harriet scene' (uncredited)
Premiere	1979	TV Mini-Series	Deasey
The Bitch	1979		Flower Delivery Boy (uncredited)
Softly Softly: Task Force	1976	TV Series	Albert Blake

Soundtrack

Title	Year	Status
Arthur Christmas	2011	performer: "Make Someone Happy"
Engel sucht Liebe	2009	TV Movie performer: "Christmas Is All Around"
Doogal	2006	performer: "You Really Got Me"
Sprung! The Magic Roundabout	2005	performer: "You Really Got Me"
Love Actually	2003	performer: "Christmas Is All Around" 2003
Mack the Knife	1989	performer: "The Cannon Song"

Producer

Title	Year	Status	Character
Page Eight	2011	TV Movie executive producer

Self

Title	Year	Status	Character
Dad's Army: Legacy	2016	Video documentary short	Himself
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman	2015	TV Movie documentary	Himself - 'Flushed Away' and 'Arthur Christmas'
The 69th Annual Tony Awards	2015	TV Movie	Himself - Nominee: Best Leading Actor in a Play
CBS News Sunday Morning	2015	TV Series documentary	Himself
Made in Hollywood	2009-2013	TV Series	Himself
This Morning	2013	TV Series	Himself
Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene	2013	Documentary	Graham Greene
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon	2013	TV Series	Himself - Guest
The Big Picture	2011-2012	TV Series	Himself
London - The Modern Babylon	2012	Documentary	Quotations reader (voice)
Charlie Rose	2007-2012	TV Series	Himself - Guest
The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards	2012	TV Special	Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Mini-Series or a TV Movie
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel: Behind the Story: Lights, Colours and Smiles	2012	Video documentary short	Himself
Breakfast	2004-2011	TV Series	Himself / Himself - Actor
The 5 O'Clock Show	2010	TV Series	Himself
Mark at the Movies	2010	TV Series	Himself
On the Edge of War: Uncovering 'Glorious 39'	2010	Video short	Himself
First Light Awards 2010	2010	TV Special	Himself
Up Close with Carrie Keagan	2008-2009	TV Series	Himself
UK Border Force	2009	TV Series documentary	Narrator
The Journey to 'Valkyrie'	2009	Video documentary short	Himself
Valkyrie: Recreating Berlin	2009	Video documentary short	Himself
Der Kabel 1 Kinotipp	2009	TV Series documentary
Kinotipp	2009	TV Series	Himself
Cinetipp	2009	TV Series documentary	Himself
Rove Live	2009	TV Series	Himself
The One Show	2009	TV Series	Himself
Sunday AM	2008	TV Series	Himself
Entertainment Tonight	2007	TV Series	Himself
HypaSpace	2007	TV Series documentary	Himself
The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards	2007	TV Special	Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
2007 Britannia Awards	2007	TV Special	Himself
Notes on a Scandal: The Story of Two Obsessions	2007	Video documentary short	Himself
Notes on a Scandal: Behind the Scenes	2006	Video documentary short	Himself
The Armstrongs: The Movie	2006	Documentary	Narrator
Meet Davy Jones: Anatomy of a Legend	2006	Video documentary	Himself
Meerkat Manor	2005-2006	TV Series documentary	Narrator
HBO First Look	2006	TV Series documentary	Himself
Timeshift	2004-2006	TV Series documentary	Himself / Himself - Narrator
Richard & Judy	2006	TV Series	Himself
Horizon	2006	TV Series documentary	Himself - Narrator
The Armstrongs	2006	TV Series documentary	Narrator
Anatomy of a Global Thriller: Behind the Scenes of the Constant Gardener	2006	Video documentary short	Himself
Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'	2005	Video documentary	Himself
Magical Voices	2005	Video documentary short	Himself
The Magic of Music	2005	Video documentary short	Himself
Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'	2005	TV Movie documentary	Himself
The Paul O'Grady Show	2005	TV Series	Himself
The Evening Standard British Film Awards	2005	TV Special	Himself
Shaun of the Dead: EPK Featurette	2004	Video documentary short	Himself
Touts on Tour	2004	TV Movie documentary	Narrator
Lucy's Cam	2004	Video documentary short	Himself
Liquid News	2004	TV Series	Himself
Parkinson	2004	TV Series	Himself
1st Annual Directors Guild of Great Britain DGGB Awards	2004	Video	Himself - Presenter
The BAFTA TV Awards 2004	2004	TV Movie documentary	Himself
Underworld: Creature Effects	2004	Video documentary short	Himself - Viktor
Underworld: The Making of Underworld	2004	Video documentary short	Himself - Viktor
The Office Christmas Party	2003	TV Movie documentary	Narrator (voice)
Grumpy Old Men	2003	TV Series documentary	Himself
The Storytellers	2003	Video documentary short	Himself / Billy Mack
Live Lunch	2001	TV Series	Himself - Interviewee
Occupy!	1976	Documentary	Player in Everyman Theatre Company, Liverpool

Archive Footage

Title	Year	Status	Character
Making of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'	2005	Video documentary short	Slartibartfast (uncredited)
Dad's Army: Women of Walmington	2016	Video documentary short	Himself
Charlie Rose	2015	TV Series	Himself - Guest
Mark Lawson Talks to...	2015	TV Series	Douglas Ainslie
Julie Walters: A Life on Screen	2014	TV Movie documentary	James (uncredited)
Greatest Ever Christmas Movies	2013	TV Movie documentary	Himself
Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor	2013	TV Movie	Dr. Black (uncredited)
Movie Guide	2013	TV Series
Masterpiece Contemporary	2011	TV Series	Johnny Worricker
Doctor Who	2010	TV Series	Dr. Black
Planet Voice	2007	TV Series	Davy Jones
In Character with Cate Blanchett	2007	Video documentary short	Richard Hart (uncredited)

Awards

Won Awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie
2013	UFCA Award	Utah Film Critics Association Awards	Best Supporting Actor	About Time (2013)
2012	Annie	Annie Awards	Voice Acting in a Feature Production	Arthur Christmas (2011)
2007	Golden Globe	Golden Globes, USA	Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television	Gideon's Daughter (2005)
2007	OFTA Film Award	Online Film & Television Association	Best Voice-Over Performance	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
2007	Teen Choice Award	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Movie: Villain	Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
2006	Satellite Award	Satellite Awards	Best Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television	Gideon's Daughter (2005)
2006	Teen Choice Award	Teen Choice Awards	Movies - Choice Sleazebag	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
2005	Golden Satellite Award	Satellite Awards	Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television	The Lost Prince (2003)
2004	BAFTA Film Award	BAFTA Awards	Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role	Love Actually (2003)
2004	BAFTA TV Award	BAFTA Awards	Best Actor	State of Play (2003)
2004	Broadcasting Press Guild Award	Broadcasting Press Guild Awards	Best Actor	State of Play (2003)
2004	Peter Sellers Award for Comedy	Evening Standard British Film Awards		Love Actually (2003)
2004	ALFS Award	London Critics Circle Film Awards	British Supporting Actor of the Year	Love Actually (2003)
2004	LAFCA Award	Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards	Best Supporting Actor	AKA (2002)
1999	Peter Sellers Award for Comedy	Evening Standard British Film Awards		Still Crazy (1998)

Nominated Awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie
2014	Movies for Grownups Award	AARP Movies for Grownups Awards	Best Supporting Actor	About Time (2013)
2014	Saturn Award	Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA	Best Supporting Actor	About Time (2013)
2013	Movies for Grownups Award	AARP Movies for Grownups Awards	Best Grownup Love Story	The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011)
2013	Actor	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture	The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011)
2012	Golden Globe	Golden Globes, USA	Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television	Page Eight (2011)
2012	BAFTA TV Award	BAFTA Awards	Best Single Drama	Page Eight (2011)
2012	ACCA TV	Awards Circuit Community Awards	Best Actor (TV Movie or Mini-Series)	Page Eight (2011)
2012	Critics' Choice TV Award	Critics Choice Television Awards	Best Actor in a Movie/Miniseries	Page Eight (2011)
2012	OFTA Film Award	Online Film & Television Association	Best Voice-Over Performance	Arthur Christmas (2011)
2011	Satellite Award	Satellite Awards	Best Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television	Page Eight (2011)
2009	Saturn Award	Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA	Best Supporting Actor	Valkyrie (2008)
2007	Saturn Award	Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA	Best Supporting Actor	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
2007	ALFS Award	London Critics Circle Film Awards	British Supporting Actor of the Year	Notes on a Scandal (2006)
2007	MTV Movie Award	MTV Movie Awards	Best Villain	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
2006	Golden Globe	Golden Globes, USA	Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television	The Girl in the Café (2005)
2006	Gold Derby TV Award	Gold Derby Awards	TV Movie/Mini Lead Actor	The Girl in the Café (2005)
2006	Magnolia Award	Shanghai International TV Festival	Best Actor	The Girl in the Café (2005)
2005	British Independent Film Award	British Independent Film Awards	Best Supporting Actor/Actress	The Constant Gardener (2005)
2004	OFTA Film Award	Online Film & Television Association	Best Music, Adapted Song	Love Actually (2003)
2004	OFTA Television Award	Online Film & Television Association	Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture or Miniseries	The Lost Prince (2003)
2004	PFCS Award	Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards	Best Ensemble Acting	Love Actually (2003)
2004	RTS Television Award	Royal Television Society, UK	Best Actor - Male	State of Play (2003)
2004	Golden Satellite Award	Satellite Awards	Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Comedy or Musical	Love Actually (2003)
2002	British Independent Film Award	British Independent Film Awards	Best Actor	Lawless Heart (2001)
1999	Golden Satellite Award	Satellite Awards	Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical	Still Crazy (1998)