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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).
Bruce stumbles into Wayne Manor limping from his recent fight against The Legion of Doom. He recalls what Black Mask had said to him after their last encounter and dwells on those words. Could it really be Bruce's Father? While Bruce is recovering, Black Mask is revealed to have never been arrested along side the rest of the Legion and that he was using a body double. When the Bat was away, the Mask did play. His iron grip is now firmly clasped around Gotham's crime. Black Mask is back. Bruce when nursing his wounds gets updates from Barbara who has been monitoring the New Black Masks movements under the new Alias Oracle. Once Bruce feels that he is fit to fight again he goes down to the Batcave to find something sitting on his Keyboard. A red eye mask torn to shreds by an explosion, next to it is his father's pin he always wore, and finally a pearl necklace belonging to his mother. As Bruce stares in shock something strikes him from behind, Bruce still slowed is able to move out of immediate danger but still gets hit. Facing down Black Mask in his own home. A sudden detonation from above goes off shooting flames into the stairwell and Bruce is knocked unconscious. Who is the New Black Mask really? Can Bruce actually stop this menace or does he truly know all of Batmans secrets?
