Bill Nighy
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"William Francis "Bill" Nighy" is an English actor. He worked in theatre and television before his first cinema role in 1981, and made his name in television with The Men's Room in 1991, in which he played the womaniser Prof. Mark Carleton, whose extramarital affairs kept him "vital".

Nighy became known internationally for his performance in Love Actually. Other notable roles in cinema include his portrayal of Davy Jones (Pirates of the Caribbean)/Davy Jones in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, as well as Underworld (film series)#Viktor/Viktor in the Underworld (film series)/Underworld film series.

He is also known for his roles in the films Lawless Heart, I Capture the Castle (film)/I Capture the Castle, Shaun of the Dead, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (film)/The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Notes on a Scandal, Hot Fuzz, Valkyrie (film)/Valkyrie, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1, Rango (2011 film)/Rango and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. His performances were also acclaimed in the State of Play (TV serial)/State of Play series and in the TV films The Girl in the Café, Gideon's Daughter and Page Eight, for which he earned Golden Globe Award/Golden Globe nominations, winning one for Gideon's Daughter.

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I wanted to be a journalist, I thought it was glamorous and that I'd meet beautiful women in the rain.

I've always slightly worried the kids who play football around my house. They know I'm an actor, but felt sorry for me because they'd never seen anything I've done.