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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
Ernst Stavro Blofeld
for Ernst Stavro Blofeld in Shatterhand
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Shatterhand is the 25th instalment in the James Bond film series produced by Eon Productions for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Sony Pictures. It is Daniel Craig's fifth performance as James Bond. Blofeld has spent the last five years in MI6's Federal prison. The MI6's disclosed headquarters is attacked by a villainous German cooperation, which kidnaps Bloefeld. Upon noticing the abscents of Blofeld from the prison, Bond notices an ingraved scripture wrote on the prison wall, "Life can end with the shatter of the hand". Bond and the M16 is to believe Blofeld has escaped. The German cooperation is ran by notorious villain, Julius No, whom is working under the name "Shatterhand". Blofeld is kidnapped by him to help give secrets about the MI6 that only he knows. Refusing to give the secrets away due to the "unprofesional welcome", Julius begins to torture Blofeld. It is revealed that Mr. Hinx now works for Julius. Since Blofeld is being no help, Julius has Mr. Hinx kill him, but Mr. Hinx let's Blofeld go free. Julius then decides to turn to plan #2, which is kidnap Mrs. Moneypenny and lure Bond to them. Julius continues to leave "shatterhand" quotes on the main computer systems of the MI6. Bond is certain that Blodfeld is behind the kidnapping of Mrs. Moneypenny. Bond arrives at the German cooperation and quickly meets Mr. Hinx, which turns into a fist fight. Bond escapes Mr. Hinx and rescues Mrs. Moneypenny. Upon leaving, Julius introduces himself to Bond. Bond gives Mrs. Moneypenny a gun and tells her to run to the plane. Bond and Julius square off. After a long and bloody gun fight, Julius has the chance to kill Bond, but a gun shot goes off and Julius falls over on top of Bond. Bond lies there with his eyes closed and says, "I thought I told you to go to the plane". Bond opens his eyes and turns his head to see Blofeld standing against the wall. A gun slides out of his hand and hits the ground.
