FrameThrower · Actors · Bill Nighy
Bill Nighy
13 films · 993 frames · top-billed in 2 · 2004–2024
Born 12 December 1949 · Caterham, Surrey, England, UK
William Francis Nighy is a British actor. Known for his work on stage and screen, he has received various accolades, including two BAFTA Awards and a Golden Globe Award, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award, a Tony Award, a Laurence Olivier Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awards.
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. 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 Chekhov's The Seagull in 1994.…
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 13 films · 993 frames · top-billed in 2 · 2004–2024
- Golden Globe Awards2007
- Annie Award for Voice Acting in a Feature Production2011
- Theatre World Award2007
How their films are shot
Measured across 993 frames from the 13 films we hold. This is the look of the work Bill takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 13 films we hold, 45% of their frames are night, 44% low key — the look of the work Bill takes.
Time of day
Lighting
Shot size
Camera angle
Mood
Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
About Time
2013 · Dad
Valkyrie
2008 · Friedrich Olbricht
The First Omen
2024 · Cardinal Lawrence
The Wild Robot
2024 · Longneck (voice)
Emma.
2020 · Mr. Woodhouse
Total Recall
2012 · Matthias
Rango
2011 · Rattlesnake Jake (voice)
Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows Part 1
2010 · Rufus Scrimgeour
A Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy
2005 · Slartibartfast
Shaun Of The Dead
2004 · Phillip
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
· Davy Jones
Pokémon Detective Pikachu
· Howard Clifford
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest
· Davy Jones
Often with
Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.
A reference database for filmmakers
FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 993 frames from Bill Nighy's 13 films, and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.