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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).
FIRST SEASON: 5 years after the formation of the Galactic Empire and the Great Jedi Purge, former Padawan Cal Kestis is discovered by the Inquisitorius after saving a friend. Now on the run, Cal joins former Jedi Knight Cere Junda and Latero pilot Greez Dritus on their quest to find a Holocron containing a list of Force-sensitives before the Empire does. SECOND SEASON: Cal Kestis has built a new life for himself with the crew of the Stinger Mantis. Together, they've taken down Inquisitors and bounty hunters. But when their mission goes awry and they are forced to escape, they encounter Fret, a former stormtrooper that has defected from the Empire, who seeks to help the crew in their fight against the Empire. THIRD SEASON: Jedi Knight Cal Kestis and his friends have parted ways, the young Jedi continuing the fight against the tyranny of the Galactic Empire. However, after a job on Coruscant gone wrong, Cal discovers Dagan Gera, a former Jedi from the High Republic era preserved for over 200 years, and must reunite the crew of the Stinger Mantis alongside freelance mercenary Bode Akuna to race against Gera's army of Bedlam Raiders to find a lost planet hidden behind a nebula.
