Bill Nighy
Biographical information
Birth name	William Francis Nighy
Born	12 December, 1949
Nationality	British
Gender	Male
Height	6' 2" [1]
Family	Mary Nighy (daughter)
Career
Years active	1975 - present
In Harry Potter	Rufus Scrimgeour
Notable roles	Pirates of the Caribbean

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Bill Nighy (born 12 December, 1949) is an English actor who portrayed Rufus Scrimgeour in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1.^[2]

Nighy is also well known for his work as Davy Jones in the Pirates of the Caribbean films, as well as the vampire king Viktor in the Underworld series. He also played Slartibartfast in the film version of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and appeared in the 2010 Doctor Who episode "Vincent and the Doctor". He was nominated the best bi-roll actor in "Love Actually" as Billy Mack. He also appears with fellow Harry Potter co-star Rupert Grint in the 2010 film Wild Target, and with Maggie Smith in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.

Selected filmographyEdit

• Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)
• Total Recall (2012)
• The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012)
• Rango (2011)
• Wild Target (2010)
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
• Doctor Who (2010)
• The Boat That Rocked (2009)
• Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009)
• G-Force (2009)
• The Boat that Rocked (2009)
• Valkyrie (2008)
• Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
• Hot Fuzz (2007)
• Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
• Underworld: Evolution (2006)
• Stormbreaker (2006)
• The Constant Gardener (2005)
• The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)
• Shaun of the Dead (2004)
• Underworld (2003)
• State of Play (2003) (TV series)
• Love Actually (2002)

Notes and referencesEdit

External linksEdit

• Bill Nighy at the Internet Movie Database
• Bill Nighy on Wikipedia