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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
Old Man Smithers
for Old Man Smithers in James Gunn's SCOOBY-DOO (Animated)
Suggested by enzotakerian
This would be a remake of the 2002 movie, but it will be 2D-animated and the screenplay will be written the way James Gunn had it originally. In a first draft script, there was more dark humor and Shaggy was a stoner, but the producers convinced Gunn to have it rewritten as more "family friendly." This version will have dark humor, scarier situations, and Gunn's same old irreverent comedic charm. Some of us already know the story: after spending a couple of years apart, each member of the Mystery Gang is summoned to a resort called "Spooky Island," where the owner tells them that there's a sinister difference between the guests that arrive on the island and the customers that leave. The ones departing act like they were in an Orwell-style think-tank. The Mystery Gang must put aside their spats for each other, because as long as they work together, solving this mystery might just save the world. Oh, and the twist villain will NOT be Scrappy Doo!
