In 2006, Nighy played the principal villain, Davy Jones, in ', although his face was entirely obscured by computer-generated makeup; he voiced the character with a Scots accent. He reprised the role in the 2007 sequel, ', in which his real face was briefly revealed in one scene. He also provided the narration for the Animal Planet series "Meerkat Manor". In 2006 he played the role of Richard Hart in "Notes on a Scandal", for which he was nominated for a London Film Critics' Circle award. Nighy also appeared as General Friedrich Olbricht, one of the principal conspirators, in the 2008 film "Valkyrie". He had played an "SS" officer in the 1985 "". Nighy starred in the film "Wild Target" in 2010.