- Films
- 68
- Avg rating
- 6.42
- Peak run
- 2010’11
- Oscar noms
- 1
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
Bill by the numbers
Average
6.42
60 rated films
Vote weighted
6.50
bigger films count more
Median
6.5
half are better
Consistency
±1.08
rating spread
Career
38y
1989 to 2026
Total votes
7.76M
across every film
Best
8.1
The Wild Robot
Worst
1.2
A Fox's Tale
Newest first
Filmography
| 2026 |  500 Miles | · | · | 926 |
| 2026 |  Shelter | Manafort | 6.1 | 49,572 |
| 2025 | Bulk | · | · | 339 |
| 2025 |  & Sons | Andrew Dyer | · | 242 |
| 2024 |  Joy | Patrick Steptoe | 7.1 | 12,207 |
| 2024 |  Role Play | Bob Kellerman | 5.5 | 21,138 |
| 2024 |  That Christmas | Lighthouse Bill | 6.8 | 20,807 |
| 2024 | Gracie and Pedro: Pets to the Rescue | Conrad | · | 374 |
| 2024 |  The Wild Robot | Longneck | 8.1 | 239K |
| 2024 | The Beautiful Game | Mal | 6.3 | 9,328 |
| 2024 |  The First Omen | Cardinal Lawrence | 6.5 | 73,032 |
| 2024 | Dragonkeeper | Danzi | 5.8 | 2,379 |
| 2024 | 10 Lives | Professor Craven | 6.0 | 2,712 |
| 2022 |  Living | Williams | 7.2 | 40,637 |
| 2021 | Buckley's Chance | Spencer | · | 613 |
| 2020 |  Minamata | Robert Hayes | 7.2 | 25,313 |
| 2020 |  Emma. | Mr. Woodhouse | 6.7 | 73,476 |
| 2019 |  Pokémon: Detective Pikachu | Howard Clifford | 6.5 | 200K |
| 2019 | StarDog and TurboCat | Sinclair | 5.2 | 2,609 |
| 2019 | Hope Gap | Edward | 6.8 | 7,761 |
Better together?
Bill Nighy's regulars
- Richard CurtisDirector and actor · 3 films · 7.53 avg▲+0.56
- Imelda StauntonCo-star · 3 films · 7.45 avg▲+0.88
- Nick FrostCo-star · 3 films · 6.77 avg▲+0.51
- Gore VerbinskiDirector and actor · 2 films · 7.30 avg▲+0.63
- Len WisemanDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.85 avg▲+0.26
- John MaddenDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.85 avg▲+0.35
- Bryan SingerDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.70 avg●−0.03
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Bill Nighy
2 nominations, 1 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Actor · Academy Awards 2023Bill Nighy
- WonBest Supporting Actor · BAFTA Film Awards 2004Bill Nighy
Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.