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Bill Nighy has regularly appeared at the National Theatre in a succession of new plays by leading British writers. In 1993, Bill Nighy starred as an ambitious academic in Tom Stoppard's "Arcadia" in a production by Trevor Nunn. Seven years later, he won enormous critical acclaim for his performance as psychiatrist Dr. Robert Smith in "Blue/Orange," written by Joe Penhall and directed by Roger Michell. For Nicholas de Jongh in the Evening Standard, it was a "knockout performance." It was a performance that also brought Bill Nighy a Best Actor nomination in the prestigious Olivier Awards. Bill Nighy was also seen as Trigorin in a National Theatre production of Chekhov's "The Seagull" opposite Judi Dench as Arkadina. Bill Nighy had previously worked with Dame Judi on "Absolute Hell" (BBC) and they were recently reunited for the critically acclaimed "Notes on a Scandal," which also stars Cate Blanchett and is directed by Richard Eyre. Bill Nighy's long list of television credits includes virtually every major drama series on British TV, but it was his work on "The Men's Room" (BBC) in 1991 that brought him particular attention. More recently, Bill Nighy won a BAFTA Best Actor Award and a Royal Television Society Best Actor Award for his performance as a newspaper editor in the cult series "State of Play." Bill Nighy has also starred in two television films for writer/director Stephen Poliakoff in "The Lost Prince," for which he won a Golden Satellite Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, and the extraordinary "Gideon's Daughter." Referring to Bill Nighy's work in "Gideon's Daughter," the New York Herald news commented that "he dazzles with his subtlety...There ought to be a prize for him for making it look so real." His playing of Lawrence, a middle-aged Treasury official rejuvenated by love in "The Girl in the Cafe," won Bill Nighy a Golden Globe® Award for Best Actor in a Miniseries and widespread praise from critics. For Entertainment Weekly, Bill Nighy was "effortlessly charming" and Alessandra Stanley wrote in the New York Times that "The cause is just, but Bill Nighy's performance is reason enough to sign up." "The Constant Gardener" won Bill Nighy Best Supporting Actor at the British Independent Film Awards in 2005. But it was "Still Crazy" and his performance as ageing rock vocalist Ray Simms that established Bill Nighy's cinema profile and which won him the Peter Sellers Award for Best Comedy Performance, given by the London Evening Standard. Bill Nighy landed a second Peter Sellers Award for his unforgettably washed-up pop star Billy Mack in "Love, Actually," an enormously popular performance that also won him a London Film Critics Award and a Best Supporting Actor BAFTA. Other cinema credits for Bill Nighy include "Underworld," "Underworld: Evolution," "Shaun of the Dead," and "Enduring Love." In 2003, Bill Nighy won four Best Supporting Actor awards from the L.A. Film Critics Association for his performances in "AKA," "Lawless Heart," "I Capture the Castle," and "Love, Actually." Bill Nighy's stellar performance as pirate captain Davy Jones—half-squid, half-human—in "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" will be reprised with the 2007 release of "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End." Bill Nighy is currently performing on Broadway in David Hare's theater production "The Vertical Hour." Bill Nighy stars along side Julianne Moore in this story of an American war correspondent that is challenged about her beliefs and culture after meeting an Englishman whose way of life comes as a surprise. The Observer stated that Bill Nighy "gave one of the most remarkable performances ever seen on a New York stage." Projects for 2007 include "Easy Virtue" where Bill Nighy will star opposite Renee Zellweger. This film takes place in the 1920s and follows the complicated experience of meeting new in-laws after an American woman marries an Englishman on the spur of the moment in France. Bill Nighy also has a cameo appearance in "Hot Fuzz," a film from the makers of "Shaun of the Dead."
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@tysonritteraar You know what? You act and move like Bill Nighy...you look so similar...so clumsy...l love that! less than an hour agoWait, Bill Nighy is in Pirate Radio? Shouldn't the commercials be noting this? 2 hours agoI see Bill Nighy is continuing his mission to be in every film series ever released, he's going to be in a Twilight film too 4 hours ago@simonpegg please tell me bill nighy not in this film??? he scares me 5 hours ago@jesmondo Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Rhys Ifans, @BigBoyler and Ralph Brown - trust me, these fine men will not let you down x 5 hours agobtw. saw The Boat that Rocked yesterday and it is AWESOME!! Tom Sturridge and Tom Brooke are my new idols <3 plus Bill Nighy forever 15 hours agoAlso re: State of Play: Is Helen Mirren cooler than Bill Nighy? Unfortunately for Bill Helen Mirren is cooler than EVERYONE 23 hours agoFilm has finished and I feel bad for watching it. What were Derek Jacobi and Bill Nighy doing acting in it? Show me the money? Long list... 1 day agoWatching American State of Play and have this to say: No James McAvoy or Bill Nighy, but Helen Mirren. 1 day ago@TonyPrice1970 is that who Bill Nighy plays? i cant think about him without thinking of his Love Actually character. 1 day agowhy must EW only now be acknowledging Bill Nighy's greatness? He had me at "What's..this..ruckus?? 1 day agoIf u see Bill Nighy moving and acting,you'll find out that he's very similar to Tyson Ritter from AAR just older.Tey're so awkward,l love it 1 day ago"The Boat That Rocked" is one of the most beautiful movies l watched tis year.l love Bill Nighy,l missed him for a sec in London,WTF!!! 1 day agoBill Nighy cancelled but we're still talking movies, Joan Rivers, and SAVE THANKSGIVING! All on JACK's Big Bkfst this morning! Happy Friday! 1 day ago3 night in a row I am watching movies with Bill Nighy in them...love this man. 1 day ago |
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