Bill Nighy Biography, Age, Career, Early Life, Who Is His Wife? Daughter & More

Bill Nighy Biography, Age

Actor William Francis Nighy is from England. Nighy rose to fame for his portrayal of Billy Mack in the film Love Actually.

Nighy was born in Caterham, Surrey, on December 12, 1949. His father, Alfred Martin Nighy, ran a car workshop after working in the family chimney business. His mother Catherine was an Irish-born, psychiatric nurse.

He participated in the school theatre group as a student at the John Fisher School, a catholic grammar school in Purley. He worked as a messenger for The Croydon Advertiser after finishing school. He took admitted to the Guildford School of Acting to pursue stage and cinema acting training.

Bill Nighy Career, Early Life

Nighy made his London stage debut at the National Theatre in an epic production of Ken Campbell and Chris Langham’s Illuminatus. on March 4, 1977, the same day the new Cottesloe Theatre opened after two seasons at the Everyman Theatre in Liverpool.

Additionally at the National, he was chosen to appear in two David Hare premieres. He had appearances in a number of television productions in the 1980s.

Nighy has acted in a number of dramas for radio and television, most notably the BBC series The Men’s Room. He stated that the serial, a Laura Lamson adaptation of an Ann Oakley novel, was the position that started his career.

Who Is Bill Nighy’s Wife? Daughter

Nighy started dating English actress Diana Quick in 1980. They had a daughter together, actress Mary Nighy, who was born in 1984. The couple parted ways in 2008. Additionally, he serves as the Honorary Patron of the London-based charity Scene & Heard for children.

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