History Creator / BillNighy

William Francis 'Bill' Nighy (born December 12, 1949 in Caterham, England) is a British stage actor who made the transition to film in 1989's ''Eye of the Needle''.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: He was considered for the role of the [[Characters/DoctorWhoNinthDoctor Ninth Doctor]] in ''Series/DoctorWho'' before the casting of Creator/ChristopherEccleston. He would later go on, in an uncredited cameo, to portray Dr. Black in the Eleventh Doctor story "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E10VincentAndTheDoctor Vincent and the Doctor]]".

William Francis 'Bill' Nighy (born December 12, 1949 in Caterham, England) is a British stage actor who made the transition to film in 1989's ''Eye of the Needle''. He is easily recognized thanks to his tall, slight frame and distinctive voice. He is also known for his trademark heavy-rimmed spectacles and sharp suits, which has seen him feature on many "Best Dressed Men" lists over the years.

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[[caption-width-right:350:[[Series/BillNyeTheScienceGuy No, he's not the Science Guy.]]]]

William Francis 'Bill' Nighy (born December 12, 1949 in Caterham, England) is a British stage actor who made the transition to film in 1989's ''Eye of the Needle''. He is easily recognized thanks to his tall, slight frame and distinctive voice. He is also known for his trademark heavy-rimmed spectacles and bespoke navy suits, which has seen him feature on many "Best Dressed Men" lists over the years.

William Francis 'Bill' Nighy (born 12 December 1949 in Caterham, England) is a British stage actor who made the transition to film in 1989's ''Eye of the Needle''. He is easily recognized thanks to his tall, slight frame and distinctive voice. He is also known for his trademark heavy-rimmed spectacles and bespoke navy suits, which has seen him feature on many "Best Dressed Men" lists over the years.

William Francis 'Bill' Nighy (born 12 December 1949) is a British stage actor who made the transition to film in 1989's ''Eye of the Needle''. He is easily recognized thanks to his tall, slight frame and distinctive voice. He is also known for his trademark heavy-rimmed spectacles and bespoke navy suits, which has seen him feature on many "Best Dressed Men" lists over the years.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: He was considered for the role of the [[Characters/DoctorWhoTenthDoctor Tenth Doctor]] in ''Series/DoctorWho'' before the casting of Creator/DavidTennant. He would later go on to portray Dr. Black in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E10VincentAndTheDoctor Vincent and the Doctor]]".

William Francis 'Bill' Nighy (born 12 December 1949) is a British stage actor who made the transition to film in 1989's ''Eye of the Needle''. He is easily recognized thanks to his tall, slight frame and distinctive voice.

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Not to be confused with the [[Series/BillNyeTheScienceGuy Science Guy]].

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Nighy was strongly speculated to portray the Ninth Doctor in the 2005 revival of Series/DoctorWho, but the role instead went to Creator/ChristopherEccleston. He did however take a part in the 2010 [[Characters/DoctorWhoEleventhDoctor Eleventh Doctor]] story "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E10VincentAndTheDoctor Vincent and The Doctor]]".

* Viktor in ''Film/{{Underworld}}'' (2003) and the prequel ''Film/UnderworldRiseOfTheLycans'' (2009).

* Johnny Worricker in ''Page Eight'' (2011), ''Turks & Caicos'' (2014), and ''Salting the Battlefield'' (2014)

William Francis 'Bill' Nighy (born 12th December 1949) is a British stage actor who made the transition to film in 1989's ''Eye of the Needle''. He is easily recognized thanks to his tall, slight frame and distinctive voice.

* Whitey in ''FlushedAway'' (2006).

* Grandsanta in ''ArthurChristmas'' (2011).

* AwesomeDearBoy: His reason for taking smaller supporting roles in ''Film/HarryPotter'' and ''Series/DoctorWho''. He basically refused to be one of the few British actors to ''not'' be in ''Harry Potter''.

William Francis 'Bill' Nighy (born 12th December 1949) is a former British stage actor who made the transition to film in 1989's ''Eye of the Needle''. He is easily recognized thanks to his tall, slight frame and distinctive voice.

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* AwesomeDearBoy: His reason for taking smaller supporting roles in ''Film/HarryPotter'' and ''Series/DoctorWho''.

* Slartibartfast in ''[[Film/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'' (2005).

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Nighy was strongly speculated to portray the Ninth Doctor in the 2005 revival of Series/DoctorWho, but the role instead went to Creator/ChristopherEccleston. He did however take a part in the 2010 [[Characters/DoctorWhoTenthDoctor Tenth Doctor]] story "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E10VincentAndTheDoctor Vincent and The Doctor]]".

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Nighy was strongly speculated to portray the Ninth Doctor in the 2005 revival of Series/DoctorWho, but the role instead went to Creator/ChristopherEccleston.

* Robotsky in ''Film/AstroBoy'' (2009).

* [[SacrificialLion Rufus Scrimgeour]] in ''[[Film/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1]]'' (2010).

Nighy is probably most famous for playing Billy Mack in ''Film/LoveActually'', Davy Jones in ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanDeadMansChest'' and ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanAtWorldsEnd'' and Rufus Scrimgeour in ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows: Part 1''. He is also known as Philip in ''Film/ShaunOfTheDead'' and Viktor in the ''Film/{{Underworld}}'' film series.

Nighy is probably most famous for playing Davy Jones in ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanDeadMansChest'' and ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanAtWorldsEnd'' and Rufus Scrimgeour in ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows: Part 1''. He is also known as Philip in ''Film/ShaunOfTheDead'' and Viktor in the ''Film/{{Underworld}}'' film series.