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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
Master Ferroda
for Master Ferroda in Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith - The Ultimate Cut
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After three onset years of the Clone Wars, two Jedi Knights return to Coruscant after General Grievous has kidnapped the Supreme Chancellor while Ahsoka Tano leads a clone battalion with Bo-Katan Kryze's Nightowls against Maul and Death Watch to retake the Mandalorian planet of Mandalore. After rescuing the leader of the Galactic Senate from the clutches of the CIS, he experiences visions of his wife Padme Amidala dying in childbirth while Yoda leads a Clone Army of the 32nd on Kashyyyk to reinforce the Wookiees against the Droid Army as Obi-Wan leads the 212th clones on the sinkhole planet of Utapau where the droid general has been located. Two genetic clones by the names of X1 and X2 Grey are under the commands of Jedi Masters Plo Koon and Ferroda on the Nemoidian planet of Cato Nemoidia. Meanwhile Anakin is tasked to spy on him and report to the Jedi Council of his motives and intentions that will change the fate of the galaxy, the Republic and the Jedi Order. On the Planet of Kaller, the enhanced clones AKA CF99/Bad Batch assists Jedi Master Depa Billaba and her Padawan Caleb Dume in a struggling battle against Separatists. After the death of Grievous and an attempt on Palpatine (revealed as Darth Sidious), seduces the young Jedi Knight to the dark side and dubs him "Darth Vader" prior to Order 66 and the rise of the Galactic Empire as the new Sith apprentice faces is former master on the volcanic world of Mustafar while the galaxy falls into total darkness.
