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William Francis Nighy was born on 12 December 1949 in Caterham, Surrey, the son of Alfred Martin Nighy (1913–1976) and Catherine Josephine, (née Whittaker) (1915–2003). His father managed a car garage after working in the family chimney sweeping business; his mother was a psychiatric nurse of Irish descent born in Glasgow, Scotland. ...
Bill Nighy. Actor: Love Actually. Bill Nighy is an award-winning British character actor. He was born William Francis Nighy on December 12, 1949 in Caterham, Surrey, England, to Catherine Josephine (Whittaker), a psychiatric nurse from Glasgow, and Alfred Martin Nighy, who was English-born and managed a garage in Croydon. At school, he gained 'O'-levels in English Language and English ...
Bill Nighy. Actor: Love Actually. Bill Nighy is an award-winning British character actor. He was born William Francis Nighy on December 12, 1949 in Caterham, Surrey, England, to Catherine Josephine (Whittaker), a psychiatric nurse from Glasgow, and Alfred Martin Nighy, who was English-born and managed a garage in Croydon. At school, he gained 'O'-levels in English Language and English ...
William Francis Nighy (born 12 December 1949) is an English actor. Known for his work on screen and stage, he has received numerous awards, including two BAFTA Awards, a Golden Globe Award and nominations for an Academy Award and a Tony Award. Nighy started his career with the Everyman Theatre, Liverpool and made his London debut with the Royal National Theatre starting with The Illuminatus ...
Apr 13, 2022 · Bill Nighy, the unsung national treasure who’s been dropping one-liners onstage and on-screen for more than four decades, takes us on a trip down memory lane to discuss his latest work, Living.
Dec 21, 2022 · In “Living,” Bill Nighy delivers a performance that ranks among the finest in his 50-year career on stage and screen. As Mr. Williams, a dedicated civil servant in 1950s London, the beloved British actor conveys a level of emotional repression and socially ingrained stoicism that long ago calcified into paralysis.
Dec 13, 2022 · Close to two decades on from his Bafta win for Love Actually, Bill Nighy's beautifully restrained performance in Living sees him back in the awards conversation - and in a rare big-screen lead role.
Dec 26, 2022 · Bill Nighy, starring in the Oscar-buzzing "Living," will be happy to strike up a conversation with you if you spot him on the streets of London. Fans regularly quote "Love Actually" lines to him.
Dec 27, 2022 · For the first ten years of his career, Bill Nighy trod the boards in the U.K. He never saw a camera. He figured he’d be a theater actor for the rest of his life. In that time, just a few British ...
Jan 12, 2023 · The British actor Bill Nighy was trying to describe how he prepared for his character in the new drama “Living.” He plays Mr. Williams, a buttoned-up, almost catatonically reticent bureaucrat ...
