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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 Betrayal in 1991, Tom Stoppard's Arcadia in 1993, and Anton Chekov's The Seagull in 1994. He received a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor nomination for his performance in Blue/Orange in 2001. He made his Broadway debut in Hare's The Vertical Hour in 2006, and returned in the 2015 revival of Hare's Skylight earning a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play nomination. Early film roles include in the comedies Still Crazy (1998), and Blow Dry (1999) before his breakout role in Love Actually (2003) which earned him a BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor. He soon gained recognition portraying Davy Jones in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series (2006-2007), and Viktor in the Underworld film series (2003-2009). Other films include Shaun of the Dead (2004), The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005), The Constant Gardener (2005), Notes on a Scandal (2006), Hot Fuzz (2007), Valkyrie (2008), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010), The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012), About Time (2013), Emma (2020), and Living (2022), the last of these earning him his first career Academy Award nomination. Nighy has gained acclaim for his roles in television earning a British Academy Television Award for Best Actor for his performance in BBC One series State of Play (2003), and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for the BBC film Gideon's Daughter (2007). He's also known for his roles in HBO's The Girl in the Café (2006) and PBS's Page Eight (2012).
Bill Nighy
Karl Bishop Weyland
for Karl Bishop Weyland in Aliens vs. Predator
Suggested by darksith
Something incredible has been found on the planet BG-386 in the refinery colony "Freya's Prospect". The ruins of an ancient temple, of inhuman origin, with a fighting arena on the roof and a panoramic pyramid underground. The leader of the Weyland-Yutani corporation (which runs the colony), Karl Bishop Weyland , eager to explore and control dangerous secrets, arrives on the planet to open it and seize the ultimate contents it holds, no matter what horror his actions may bring. For on the other side of the galaxy, the opening of the ancient structure will alert a race of fearsome warriors who will send out a band of hunters to ensure the pyramid's secrets remain sacrosanct at all costs. Meanwhile, in the bowels of the pyramid, the most bloodthirsty species of creature in the universe has awoken from its millennia-long slumber. The people of the USCM send the battleship USS Marlow into battle, carrying Marines. An epic battle for survival is about to begin, and it will be revealed who in this bloody triangle is the most powerful being in the galaxy.
