Happy Birthday: Bill Nighy

Bill Nighy

Born: December 12, 1949 in Caterham, Surrey, England, UK

There was a time when you were supposed to question everything the director said, to create some kind of conflict, out of which creativity would be born. But I love it when they tell you what to do, you know: “Start there, walk over there, say the line and I’ll shout: Cut!” I think it’s groovy. When we were filming with Stephen Poliakoff, his first note to me – he prefaced it with: “That was marvellous”, which is always a good start – anyway, his note was: “Don’t wiggle your eyes about so much,” and you know, my heart leapt. Because I know that. I know how to not make my eyes wiggle about.

Guest House Paradiso 1999 dir. Adrian Edmondson Starring Rik Mayall Vincent Cassel

Underworld 2003 dir. Len Wiseman Starring Kate Beckinsale Scott Speedman

Love Actually 2003 dir. Richard Curtis starring Hugh Grant Nighy

Evolution 2006 dir. Len Wiseman starring Kate Beckinsale Scott Speedman

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest 2006 dir. Gore Verbinski

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End 2007 dir. Gore Verbinski Starring Deep Keira Knightley

Valkyrie dir. Bryan Singer Also Starring Kenneth Branagh Tom Wilkinson

Rise of the Lycans 2009 Directed by Patrick Tatopoulos Starring Michael Sheen Nighy

ARTHUR CHRISTMAS dir. Sarah Smith Stars: James McAvoy Jim Broadbent

WRATH OF THE TITANS dir. Jonathan Liebesman Stars: Sam Worthington Liam Neeson

Astro Boy dir. David Bowers Stars: Freddie Highmore Nicolas Cage Kristen Bell

G-Force 2009 dir. Hoyt Yeatman Starring Will Arnett Penélope Cruz Zach Galifianakis

Pirate Radio dir. Richard Curtis Stars: Philip Seymour Hoffman Bill Nighy Nick Frost

HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS dir. David Yates Stars: Daniel Radcliffe Emma Watson

RANGO dir. Gore Verbinski Stars: Johnny Depp Isla Fisher

THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL dir. John Madden Stars: Judi Dench Bill Nighy

JACK THE GIANT SLAYER 2013 dir. Bryan Singer Stars: Nicholas Hoult Stanley Tucci

ABOUT TIME 2013 dir. Richard Curtis Stars: Domhnall Gleeson Rachel McAdams

FLUSHED AWAY 2006 dir. David Bowers Sam Fell Stars: Hugh Jackman Kate Winslet

I FRANKENSTEIN 2013 dir. Stuart Beattie Stars: Aaron Eckhart Bill Nighy

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