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Starring:

Bill Nighy

Acting credits By Highest UK Gross

Total Gross
1.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 

(Bill Nighy plays Minister Rufus Scrimgeour)

Director(s):
Starring:
Bill NighyEmma Watson • Richard Griffiths • Harry Melling • Daniel Radcliffe
£52,622,745
2.

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest 

Director(s):
£51,735,498
3.

Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End 

Director(s):
£40,125,303
4.

LoveActually 

(Bill Nighy plays Billy Mack)

Director(s):
Starring:
Hugh GrantLiam NeesonColin Firth • Laura Linney • Emma Thompson
£37,360,843
5.

Arthur Christmas 

(Bill Nighy plays Grandsanta)

Director(s):
Sarah SmithBarry Cook

Starring:
James McAvoyHugh LaurieBill NighyJim Broadbent • Imelda Staunton
£21,427,006
6.

Hot Fuzz 

(Bill Nighy plays Met Chief Inspector)

Director(s):
Starring:
Simon Pegg • Nick frost • Martin FreemanBill Nighy • Robert Popper
£21,197,552
7.

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 

(Bill Nighy plays Douglas Ainslie)

Director(s):
Starring:
Judi DenchTom Wilkinson • Patrick Pearson • Hugh Dickson • James Rawlings
£20,323,993
8.

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 

(Bill Nighy plays Douglas Ainslie)

Director(s):
Starring:
Dev PatelMaggie Smith • Danny Mahoney • David Strathairn • Judi Dench

£15,646,797
9.

Pokémon Detective Pikachu 

Director(s):
Starring:
£13,842,524
10.

G Force 

Director(s):
£13,216,830
11.

Flushed Away 

Director(s):
David BowersSam Fell

Starring:
£10,582,861
12.

The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy 

(Bill Nighy plays Slartibartfast)

Director(s):

£10,563,392
13.

The Worlds End 

(Bill Nighy plays The Network)

Director(s):
Starring:
£8,712,901
14.

Dad's Army 

Director(s):
Starring:
Catherine Zeta-Jones • Bill Nighy • Toby Jones • Michael Gambon • Tom Courtenay
£8,487,121
15.

Wrath of the Titans 

(Bill Nighy plays Hephaestus)

Director(s):
Starring:
Sam WorthingtonLiam NeesonRalph Fiennes • Edgar Ramirez • Toby Kebbell
£7,812,578
16.

About Time 

(Bill Nighy plays Dad)

Director(s):
Starring:
Domhnall GleesonRachel McAdamsBill Nighy • Lydia Wilson • Lindsay Duncan

£7,631,873
17.

Jack the Giant Slayer 

(Bill Nighy plays General Fallon)

Director(s):
Starring:
Nicholas Hoult • Eleanor Tomlinson • Ewan McGregorStanley Tucci • Eddie Marsan

£7,480,259
18.

Emma. 

(Bill Nighy plays Mr. Woodhouse)

Director(s):
Autumn de Wilde

Starring:
Anya Taylor-JoyTanya Reynolds • Josh O'Connor • Johnny Flynn • Gemma Whelan

£7,455,943
19.

Rango 

Director(s):
£6,861,438
20.

Shaun of the Dead 

(Bill Nighy plays Philip)

Director(s):
Starring:
Simon Pegg • Kate Ashfield • Nick Frost • Lucy Davis • Dylan Moran
£6,764,667
21.

Valkyrie 

Director(s):
Starring:
Tom CruiseKenneth BranaghBill NighyTom Wilkinson • Carice van Houten
£6,346,645
22.

The Boat That Rocked 

(Bill Nighy plays Quentin)

Director(s):
Starring:
£6,140,646
23.

Stormbreaker 

Director(s):
Geoffrey Sax

Starring:

£5,878,051
24.

The Magic Roundabout 

(Bill Nighy plays Dylan)

Director(s):
Dave BorthwickJean DuvalFrank Passingham

Starring:
Tom Baker • Jim Broadbent • Lee Evans • Joanna Lumley • Ian McKellen
£5,692,742
25.

Total Recall 

(Bill Nighy plays Matthias)

Director(s):
Starring:
Colin Farrell • Kate Beckinsale • Jessica Biel • Bryan Cranston • Bokeem Woodbine
£5,655,376
26.

Notes On a Scandal 

(Bill Nighy plays Richard Hart)

Director(s):
Richard Eyre

Starring:
Judi DenchCate Blanchett • Tom Georgeson • Michael Maloney • Joanna Scanlan

£5,325,389
27.

The Constant Gardener 

Director(s):
Fernando Meirelles

Starring:
Ralph FiennesRachel Weisz • Hubert Kound • Danny Huston • Daniele Harford

£4,768,730
28.

Underworld 

(Bill Nighy plays Viktor)

Director(s):
Starring:
Kate Beckinsale • Scott Speedman • Michael Sheen • Shane Brolly • Bill Nighy
£4,280,684
29.

Their Finest 

Director(s):
Starring:
Gemma ArtertonSam ClaflinBill NighyJack Huston • Paul Ritter

£4,051,318
30.

Pride 

(Bill Nighy plays Cliff)

Director(s):
Starring:
Ben Schnetzer • Abram Rooney • Jim McManus • George MacKay • Monica Dolan

£3,978,563
31.

Living 

(Bill Nighy plays Williams)

Director(s):
Starring:
Bill NighyAimee Lou Wood • Alex Sharp • Tom Burke • Adrian Rawlins
£3,925,550
32.

Astro Boy 

(Bill Nighy plays Dr. Elefun / Robotsky)

Director(s):
Starring:
Charlize Theron • Freddie Highmore • Ryan Stiles • Eugene Levy • Nicolas Cage

£3,378,087
33.

Underworld: Evolution 

Director(s):
Starring:
Kate Beckinsale • Scott Speedman • Tony CurranDerek JacobiBill Nighy
£2,875,957
34.

The Bitch 

(Bill Nighy plays Flower Delivery Boy)

Director(s):
Gerry O'Hara

Starring:
Joan Collins • Antonio Cantafora • Kenneth Haigh • Ian Hendry • Pamela Salem

£2,450,910
35.

Underworld: Rise of the Lycans 

Director(s):
Starring:
Michael SheenBill Nighy • Rhona Mitra • Steven Mackintosh • Kevin Grevioux
£2,396,893
36.

Chalet Girl 

(Bill Nighy plays Richard)

Director(s):
Starring:
Miquita Oliver • Rick Edwards • Felicity Jones • Bill Bailey • Rebecca Lacey

£1,833,325
37.

Fairytale: A True Story 

(Bill Nighy plays Edward Gardner)

Director(s):
Charles Sturridge

Starring:
Harvey Keitel • Jason Salkey • Peter O'Toole • Lara Morgan • Adam Franks

£1,786,748
38.

The First Omen 

(Bill Nighy plays Cardinal Lawrence)

Director(s):
Arkasha Stevenson

Starring:
Nell Tiger Free • Ralph Ineson • Sonia Braga • Tawfeek Barhom • Maria Caballero
£1,535,589
39.

Guest House Paradiso 

Director(s):
Starring:
Rik Mayall • Adrian EdmondsonVincent Cassel • Hlne Mahieu • Bill Nighy
£1,470,458
40.

The Limehouse Golem 

Director(s):
Juan Carlos Medina

Starring:
Olivia CookeBill Nighy • Eddie Marsan • Douglas Booth • Maria Valverde

£1,280,647
41.

Skylight: NT Live 2014 

Director(s):
Starring:
Carey MulliganBill Nighy • Matthew Beard

£1,270,450
42.

I, Frankenstein 

Director(s):
Stuart Beattie

Starring:
Aaron Eckhart • Yvonne Strahovski • Miranda Otto • Bill NighyJai Courtney

£1,265,894
43.

Lucky Break 

Director(s):
Starring:
James Nesbitt • Olivia Williams • Timothy SpallBill NighyLennie James

£1,110,452
44.

Wild Target 

(Bill Nighy plays Victor Maynard)

Director(s):
Starring:
Bill NighyEmily BluntRupert GrintRupert Everett • Eileen Atkins

£786,324
45.

I Capture the Castle 

Director(s):
Tim Fywell

Starring:
Marc Blucas • Rose Byrne • Sinead Cusack • Tara Fitzgerald • Romola Garai

£725,775
46.

Still Crazy 

Director(s):
Starring:
Stephen Rea • Billy Connolly • Jimmy Nail • Timothy SpallBill Nighy

£651,623
47.

Curse of the Pink Panther 

(Bill Nighy plays ENT Doctor)

Director(s):
Starring:
David Niven • Robert Wagner • Herbert Lom • Joanna Lumley • Capucine
£570,114
48.

The Phantom of the Opera 

(Bill Nighy plays Martin Barton)

Director(s):
Dwight H. Little

Starring:
Robert Englund • Jill Schoelen • Alex Hyde-WhiteBill Nighy • Stephanie Lawrence
£493,427
49.

Enduring Love 

Director(s):
Starring:
Daniel Craig • Samantha Morton • Bill Weston • Jeremy McCurdie • Lee Sheward
£489,638
50.

Skylight: NT Live 2023 

(Bill Nighy plays Tom Sergeant)

Director(s):
Stephen DaldryRobin Lough

Starring:
Carey MulliganBill Nighy • Matthew Beard • Michael Bott • David Hare

£450,038
51.

The Bookshop 

Director(s):
Isabel Coixet

Starring:
Emily MortimerBill NighyPatricia Clarkson • Hunter Tremayne • Honor Kneafsey

£419,938
52.

Sometimes Always Never 

(Bill Nighy plays Alan)

Director(s):
Carl Hunter

Starring:
Bill Nighy • Sam Riley • Alice Lowe • Jenny Agutter • Tim McInnerny

£360,885
53.

Glorious 39 

Director(s):
Stephen Poliakoff

Starring:
Romola Garai • Bill Nighy • Julie Christie • David Tennant • Juno Temple

£347,890
54.

Hope Gap 

(Bill Nighy plays Edward)

Director(s):
William Nicholson

Starring:
Annette BeningBill Nighy • Josh O'Connor • Aiysha Hart • Ryan McKen

£197,583
55.

Stardog and Turbocat 

(Bill Nighy plays Sinclair)

Director(s):
Ben Smith

£150,075
56.

Lawless Heart 

Director(s):
Tom HunsingerNeil Hunter

Starring:
Bill Nighy • Tom Hollander • Douglas Henshall • Clmentine Clari • Ellie Haddington

£105,063
57.

Norm of the North 

Director(s):
Trevor Wall

Starring:
Rob Schneider • Heather GrahamKen JeongBill Nighy • Colm Meaney

£87,287
58.

Katherine Jenkins Christmas Spectacular 

Director(s):
Lynne Page

Starring:
Katherine Jenkins • Bill NighyVanessa Redgrave • Bryn Terfel
£38,253
59.

London: The Modern Babylon 

Director(s):
Starring:
Michael Gambon • Hetty Bower • Miss Marsh • Malcolm McLaren • Barbara Cartland

£17,984
60.

Minamata 

(Bill Nighy plays Robert Hayes)

Director(s):
Andrew Levitas

Starring:
Akiko Iwase • Johnny Depp • Katherine Jenkins • Bill Nighy • Minami

£15,720