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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
Alfred Pennyworth
for Alfred Pennyworth in Batman: Chapter One
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The first film in Wes Anderson's Batman trilogy. The film begins in Gotham City in 1995. A ten year old Bruce Wayne excitedly runs into his father's study. He begs him to go see a movie at the theater. Thomas, Bruce's father, is way too busy with paperwork, and doesn't hear his son's childish cry of excitement. After finally paying attention to Bruce, Thomas agrees to take his son to the theater the next night. It is now the next night. Thomas, Martha (Bruce's mother), and Bruce leave the theater after the movie. Bruce is trying to discuss the movie with his father, but he is once again not listening. Thomas decides to take a shortcut through Vila, the lowest part of Gotham City, to escape the traffic. They go through the Vila alley, where they run up on three men surrounding a poker table. The three men are obviously scum. After a small altercation, one of the men begin to stand up from the table. Before doing so he slams a Joker card down on the table. Things get ugly and the man shoots and kills Thomas and Martha. Bruce is left in the alley alone. The other two men run away. The man who shot Bruce's parents goes back over to the poker table and picks up the Joker card. He stuffs the card in Bruce's front pocket. The film is now 25 years later, it is 2020, Bruce Wayne has just entered the main door of Wayne Enterprises. Lucius Fox, Bruce's business assistant and equipment manager, greets him. He informs Bruce of a new threat in Gotham City. Salvorti Rage, a new citizen of Gotham, has been strangely collecting Joker cards through eBay, Craigslist, etc. Bruce kept the Joker card that was placed on him at the times of his parent's death. He created the alter ego of Batman, and has sworn to find the handler of these Joker cards and the killer of his parents. Bruce decides to visit Salvorti Rage as Batman. He discovers that Salvorti is being paid by Carmine Falcone to purchase these Joker cards. Bruce assumes that Falcone is the killer of his parents, and takes off to get revenge. Upon arriving, Batman sees Gotham City Detective, Harvey Bullock, meeting with Falcone. He realizes that Bullock is a dirty cop that is working with Falcone. Bruce informs befriended police Commissioner, Jim Gordon, of the situation. Commissioner Gordon agrees to help Bruce figure out what is going on. The Joker cards continue to show up at each and every murder scene around Gotham City, just as they have for the last 25 years. After a very tedious and lengthy study session by Bruce's butler, Alfred Pennyworth, they figure out that neither Falcone or Bullock is the murder. Batman continues to fight crime. He is getting closer to figuring out who exactly is leaving behind these Joker cards. Bruce goes to Lucius Fox to replenish his collection of Bat Toys. He is now armored and ready to go to war. Bruce finds out that a man named Jacky is leaving behind the Joker cards. Batman has his first alert cation with this Jacky character. He discovers that this man is a complete lunatic. He is a crazy man that is dressed in strange clothing, and has multi-colored dyed hair. The man continue to makes "dad-like" jokes during his battle with Batman, and even asks for breaks so that he can't laugh hysterically at himself. Batman is about to get his revenge, and save Gotham City, whenever he gets hit over the head. Bruce wakes up in the ancient ruins. A man in a green cloak and a ninja sword over looks Bruce. H introduces himself as Ra's al Ghul. He explains to Bruce that Batman will have his blessing to return to Gotham City and save the town, if and only if, he has the power to prove that he can be a true superhero and a true savior.
