(September 2008) Filming Wild Target with Emily Blunt and Rupert Grint.

In Notes on a Scandal (2006), he appears opposite Cate Blanchett. He and Blanchett have both appeared in adaptations of The Lord of the Rings. Nighy played Sam Gamgee in the BBC Radio broadcast, while Blanchett plays Galadriel in Peter Jackson`s films.

He has played three different undead characters. He was a zombie in Shaun of the Dead. He was a vampire in Underworld and Underworld: Evolution. He plays Davy Jones in the two Pirates of the Caribbean sequels.

Has Dupuytren`s Contracture, a hereditary condition which causes the ring and little fingers of each hand to be permanently bent inwards towards the palm.

Appears in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man`s Chest (2006), the sequel to Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), opposite Orlando Bloom, who appeared in the Lord of the Rings films. Nighy appeared in the radio version.

Only two BBC radio productions have also been turned into major motion pictures: The Lord of the Rings and The Hitchhiker`s Guide to the Galaxy. Nighy appeared in the radio version of Rings and the film version of Hitchhiker`s Guide.

Was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in June 2004.

He was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 2001 (2000 season) for Best Actor in his performance of Blue/Orange at the Royal National Theatre, Cottesloe Stage.

He is a huge fan of The Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan.

Played the part of "Sam Gamgee" in the original BBC radio production of The Lord of the Rings alongside Ian Holm as "Frodo". Peter Jackson (director of the The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)) gave this version to those members of his cast who hadn`t read the book.