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''' | {{Infobox Person | ||
| image = Bill Nighy.jpg | |||
| birth date = [[12 December (people)|12 December]] [[1949 (people)|1949]] | |||
| role = [[Henry Black]] | |||
| job title = Actor | |||
| story = ''[[Vincent and the Doctor (TV story)|Vincent and the Doctor]]'' | |||
| time = 2010 | |||
| non dwu = | |||
| imdb = 0631490 | |||
}} | |||
'''Bill Nighy''' (born [[12 December (people)|12 December]] [[1949 (people)|1949]]<ref>[https://peoplepill.com/i/bill-nighy People Pill]</ref>) played the uncredited role of Dr [[Henry Black]] in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' story ''[[Vincent and the Doctor (TV story)|Vincent and the Doctor]]''.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/mobile/tv/doctorwho/episodes/series5/ep10vincent/index.shtml?rnd=5 BBC mobile site]</ref> This episode was written by [[Richard Curtis]], with whom Nighy had worked several times. | |||
''[[The Sunday Times]]'' reported in 2003 that Nighy had been approached to play the [[Ninth Doctor]], singled out by [[Russell T Davies]]. In 2012, Nighy confirmed this story: he was indeed offered the role, but felt it held with it too much responsibility.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blastr.com/2012/06/look_who_almost_was_the_n.php|title=Wow! Look who confirmed he turned down the role of the 9th Doctor|author=Caron, Nathalie|website name=Blastr|date of source=17 December 2012|accessdate=13 December 2016}}</ref> Interestingly, during the ''[[Doctor Who: Lockdown!]]'' tweetalong of ''Vincent and the Doctor'' episode in [[2020 (releases)|2020]], [[Matt Smith]] opined that "Doctor Black" may in fact be an alias of a future incarnation of [[the Doctor]] checking back on his younger self and helping him along, quite like [[the Curator]]. If one lends credence to this theory, this would mean Nighy did indeed play an incarnation of the Doctor on television, although he would not have known it at the time.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/LockdownWho/status/1244686573167403008 |title=#TheUltimateGinger |author=Smith, M. |date of source=30 March 2020|website name=Twitter |accessdate=24 November 2020}}</ref> | |||
== Career == | |||
Nighy has enjoyed many film and television appearances. Some of his more famous are ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'' (2005), ''[[Love Actually]]'', {{wi|The Boat that Rocked}}, the ''Underworld'' film series and the second and third instalments of Disney's {{wi|Pirates of the Caribbean}} movies as {{w|Davy Jones}}. He also starred in {{wi|Shaun of the Dead}} with [[Simon Pegg]], [[Nick Frost]], [[Lucy Davis (actor)|Lucy Davis]], [[Kate Ashfield]] and [[Penelope Wilton]]. | |||
== External links == | |||
{{imdb name|id=0631490}} | |||
{{elx|page url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/1151036/|website url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/|website name=BFI Screenonline}} | |||
{{elx|page url=http://www.silksoundbooks.com/performers/bill-nighy/|website url=http://www.silksoundbooks.com/|website name=Silkboundbooks}} | |||
== Footnotes == | |||
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Latest revision as of 18:18, 3 November 2024
Bill Nighy (born 12 December 1949[1]) played the uncredited role of Dr Henry Black in the Doctor Who story Vincent and the Doctor.[2] This episode was written by Richard Curtis, with whom Nighy had worked several times.
The Sunday Times reported in 2003 that Nighy had been approached to play the Ninth Doctor, singled out by Russell T Davies. In 2012, Nighy confirmed this story: he was indeed offered the role, but felt it held with it too much responsibility.[3] Interestingly, during the Doctor Who: Lockdown! tweetalong of Vincent and the Doctor episode in 2020, Matt Smith opined that "Doctor Black" may in fact be an alias of a future incarnation of the Doctor checking back on his younger self and helping him along, quite like the Curator. If one lends credence to this theory, this would mean Nighy did indeed play an incarnation of the Doctor on television, although he would not have known it at the time.[4]
Career[[edit] | [edit source]]
Nighy has enjoyed many film and television appearances. Some of his more famous are The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005), Love Actually, The Boat that Rocked, the Underworld film series and the second and third instalments of Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean movies as Davy Jones. He also starred in Shaun of the Dead with Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Lucy Davis, Kate Ashfield and Penelope Wilton.
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Bill Nighy at the Internet Movie Database
- Bill Nighy at BFI Screenonline
- Bill Nighy at Silkboundbooks
Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- ↑ People Pill
- ↑ BBC mobile site
- ↑ Caron, Nathalie (17 December 2012). Wow! Look who confirmed he turned down the role of the 9th Doctor. Blastr. Retrieved on 13 December 2016.
- ↑ Smith, M. (30 March 2020). #TheUltimateGinger. Twitter. Retrieved on 24 November 2020.
