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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.. Nighy was brought up as a Roman Catholic and served as an altar boy; however, he gave up "being a practising Catholic" as a teenager. He has two elder ...
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 Literature and enjoyed reading, particularly Ernest Hemingway. On leaving school he wanted...
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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 Literature and enjoyed reading, particularly Ernest Hemingway. On leaving school he wanted...
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! in 1977. There he gained acclaim for his roles in David Hare's Pravda in 1985, Harold Pinter's ...
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 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.
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 ...
Mar 2, 2023 · In a conversation with THR, Nighy reflects on what he considers the “great honor” of inspiring Ishiguro to write the script and how the film’s costumes — particularly Mr. Williams ...
Living is a 2022 British period drama film directed by Oliver Hermanus.Its screenplay by Kazuo Ishiguro was adapted from the 1952 Akira Kurosawa film Ikiru.Set in 1953 London, it stars Bill Nighy as a bureaucrat in the public works department who learns he has a fatal illness.. Living had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on 21 January 2022, and was released in the UK on 4 November 2022, by Lionsgate.The film received positive reviews, with Nighy's performance receiving ...
