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Nighy has starred in many [[radio]] and television dramas, notably the [[BBC]] serial, ''The Men's Room'' ([[1991]]), and more recently the thriller ''[[State of Play]]'' ([[2003]]) and costume drama ''[[Anthony Trollope#Trollope on television|He Knew He Was Right]]'' ([[2004]]). He played [[Sam Gamgee|Sam]] in the [[1981]] BBC Radio dramatisation of ''[[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|The Lord of the Rings]]'', and also appeared in the [[1980s]] BBC radio versions of ''[[Yes, Minister]]'' episodes.

His films include ''[[Eye of the Needle]]'', ''[[Curse of the Pink Panther]]'', ''[[The Phantom of the Opera|The Phantom of the Opera: The Motion Picture]]'', ''Mack the Knife'', ''[[The Little Drummer Girl]]'', ''[[Being Human]]'', ''[[True Blue]]'', ''[[Indian Summer]]'', ''FairyTale: A True Story'', ''[[Still Crazy]]'', ''[[Guest House Paradiso]]'', ''Blow Dr'', ''The Lawless Heart'', ''AKA'', ''Lucky Break'', ''I Capture the Castle'', ''[[Underworld (2003 movie)|Underworld]]'', ''[[Love Actually]]'', ''[[Shaun of the Dead]]'', ''[[The Hitchhikers Guide to The Galaxy]]'', ''The Girl in the Café'' and ''[[The Constant Gardener]]'' .

In February [[2004]] he was awarded the [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts]] (BAFTA) Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in ''[[Love Actually]]'', and followed this up at the [[British Academy Television Awards]] in April with the Best Actor award for ''[[State of Play]]''.

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*''[[The Little Drummer Girl]]'' ([[1984 in film|1984]])

*''[[Curse of the Pink Panther]]'' ([[1983 in film|1983]])

*''[[Eye of the Needle]]'' ([[1981 in film|1981]])

Other films include ''Mack the Knife'', ''True Blue'', ''Indian Summer'', ''FairyTale: A True Story'', ''Blow Dr'', ''The Lawless Heart'', ''AKA'', ''Lucky Break'', ''I Capture the Castle''.

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