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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).
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for Garrick Ollivander in Harry Potter
Suggested by anonymoussybnoxious1
So today, there are rumors about that there is going to be a Harry Potter TV Series rebooted on HBO Max, which was honestly unexpected but it could be interesting to see the takes that they may have on the series based on the books. I mean... come one. Like you did the Netflix reboot on "A Series Of Unfortunate Events" (which is better than the original movie), or even "Percy Jackson and the Olympians" reboot (which would be better than the original one as well). And now there is going to be an upcoming series from Netflix "The Chronicles of Narnia," (or whatever, but lets hope that they might actually have some interesting takes on the series based on the books). So let's hope the series actually did better based on the books than the original Harry Potter movies. And especially, I'm going to be using some unknown child actors, and also take a quick pitch from Bryan Seeker's choice. For today, let's recast Harry Potter and the rest of the characters.
