His breakout role was in Love Actually (2003), which earned him a BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor. His early film roles include the comedies Still Crazy (1998) and Blow Dry (1999). 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. He received a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor nomination for his performance in Blue/Orange in 2001. 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. 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.
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. William Francis Nighy ( / n aɪ/ born 12 December 1949) is an English actor.
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