Bill Nighy: Love, Actually made his career

For most of his working life, Bill Nighy has been a journeyman actor.

He was a familiar face and voice in his native England, where he worked regularly in theater, TV and radio.

But famous? Never.

And then, just five years ago, he was cast as a drunken boor of an aging rock star in director Richard Curtis‘ “Love, Actually.” And suddenly, Bill Nighy was in demand.

“I owe Richard Curtis endless dinners,” Nighy said. “Richard changed the way I work,” Nighy said. “‘Love, Actually‘ gave me a profile in America, and it meant that I no longer had to sing for my supper. After that movie I was invited to go to work. That’s a big change in an actor’s life.”

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