Bill Nighy

When Nighy became a star with his wickedly funny turn as a boozy and blunt rock star in 2003's Love Actually, he was an overnight success 30 years in the making. Although he had consistently turned in...
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BirthDate
BirthPlace
12/11/1949
Caterham, Surrey, England
  • Nighy to star in Doctor Who
    By: WENN.com Source February 02, 2010 4:00am EST
    Actor Bill Nighy is set to make a cameo in the new series of Doctor Who, according to an internet report.
  • Nighy crippled by stage fright
    By: WENN.com Source December 22, 2009 4:00am EST
    Actor Bill Nighy suffers from such severe stage fright, he feels physically ill before performing live.
  • The Things They Say:
    By: WENN.com Source November 25, 2009 4:00am EST
    "It would take me 10 years. It would kill me. Every f**king sentence" Brit actor BILL NIGHY is wary of writing his autobiography.
  • The Things They Say:
    By: WENN.com Source November 25, 2009 4:00am EST
    "That single thing accounts for what they call a late flowering." Actor BILL NIGHY's Hollywood status soared after he starred in 2003 movie LOVE ACTUALLY.
  • The Things They Say:
    By: WENN.com Source November 25, 2009 4:00am EST
    "It amuses me that I play educated people when I didn't have any further education." Actor BILL NIGHY explores his inner academic onscreen.
  • Nighy won't watch his films
    By: WENN.com Source November 25, 2009 4:00am EST
    Actor Bill Nighy refuses to watch himself in movies - because he finds the experience "distressing".
  • Pirate Radio Review
    By: Thomas Leupp November 11, 2009 10:49am EST
    A brisk, buoyant ode to the renegade deejays who defied authorities to bring rock radio to the UK in the 1960s.
  • Aykroyd joins Burke & Hare film
    By: WENN.com Source November 05, 2009 9:30am EST
    Dan Aykroyd has signed on to join Simon Pegg, Bill Nighy and former Dr. Who David Tennant in a new film about British graverobbers William Burke and William Hare.
  • Astro Boy Review
    By: Thomas Leupp October 22, 2009 12:37pm EST
    This charming, futuristic family flick has enough firepower to overcome an awkward premise and Nicolas Cage's general creepiness.
  • Nighy and Quick are 'best friends'
    By: WENN.com Source August 31, 2009 10:15am EST
    Bill Nighy is still best friends with former partner Diana Quick, even though they split up last year (08) after 27 years together.