Russell Tovey

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Known For Acting

Known Credits 97

Gender Male

Birthday November 14, 1981 (42 years old)

Place of Birth Billericay, Essex, England, UK

Also Known As

Russell George Tovey

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Russell Tovey

Biography

Russell George Tovey (born 14 November 1981) is an English actor with numerous television, film and stage credits. Tovey is best known for playing the role of a werewolf, George Sands in the BBC's supernatural drama Being Human. His other notable roles include Rudge in both the stage and film version of The History Boys, Steve in the BBC Three sitcom Him & Her, Kevin Matheson in the HBO original series Looking and as Henry Knight on BBC TV series Sherlock.

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Acting

—		The Fortress (7 episodes) as Charlie Oldman
—		Plainclothes
—		Real Love (Yes, It's Real Love!) as Mick
—		The King is Dead as Nicky

2024

(1 episode) as Self - Guest

2023		White Widow as Charlie
2023		Juice (6 episodes) as Guy
2023		Alison & Larry: Billericay To Barry (1 episode) as Russell Tovey
2023		Love Again as Billy Brooks
2023		Allelujah as Colin Colman

2022		Wayfinder as Russell
2022		AIDS: The Unheard Tapes (3 episodes) as Narrator

2021		Constellations as Roland
2021		Rhythm of Life as Self
2021		Starstruck (2 episodes) as Dave
2021		The Picture of Dorian Gray as Basil Hallward

2020		The Sister (4 episodes) as Nathan
2020		Baby Lies Truthfully
2020		Flesh and Blood (4 episodes) as Jake
2020		It's Me as Joe

2019		The Good Liar as Steven
2019		RuPaul's Drag Race UK (1 episode) as Self - Judge
2019		Years and Years (6 episodes) as Daniel Lyons
2019		The Sea as David

2018		Hymn of Hate as Sergeant George May
2018		Freedom Fighters: The Ray as Ray Terrill / The Ray (voice)
2018		Shane the Chef (52 episodes)
2018		The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer (1 episode) as Self - Guest

2017		Freedom Fighters: The Ray (12 episodes) as Ray Terrill / The Ray (voice)
2017		The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice (2 episodes) as Self
2017		Queers. (1 episode) as Phil
2017		National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika as Joseph Pitt/Mormon Centre Father/The Angel Europa
2017		National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches as Joseph Pitt/Prior 1/The Eskimo
2017		The Hippopotamus as Rupert Keynes
2017		FEUD (8 episodes) as John O'Shea
2017		We Have Been Watching (5 episodes) as Self

2016		Mindhorn as Paul Melly
2016		Looking: The Movie as Kevin Matheson
2016		The Pass as Jason
2016		The Night Manager (1 episode) as Simon Ogilvey
2016		DC's Legends of Tomorrow (1 episode) as Ray Terrill / The Ray
2016		Red Top as Andy Coulson

2015		Stick Man as Dog (voice)
2015		The Lady in the Van as Young Man with Earring
2015		Supergirl (1 episode) as Ray Terrill / The Ray (uncredited)
2015		Quantico (35 episodes) as Harry Doyle
2015		Banished (7 episodes) as James Freeman

2014		The Flash (1 episode) as Ray Terrill / The Ray
2014		Pride as Tim
2014		Blackwood as Jack
2014		Muppets Most Wanted as Delivery Man
2014		Effie Gray as George
2014		Festivals, Sex and Suspicious Parents (5 episodes) as Self - Narrator (voice)
2014		Looking (15 episodes) as Kevin Matheson

2013		Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide as Narrator (voice)
2013		Snow, Sex and Suspicious Parents (8 episodes) as Self - Narrator (voice)
2013		Talking to the Dead (2 episodes) as DS Huw Brydon
2013		What Remains (4 episodes) as Michael
2013		The Job Lot (18 episodes) as Karl Lyndhurst

2012		Tower Block as Paul
2012		Grabbers as Dr. Adam Smith
2012		Walking the Dogs as Footman
2012		Just a Minute (1 episode) as Self
2012		The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! as Albino Pirate (voice)

2011		Is This a Joke? as Tim
2011		The Ballad of Russell & Julie as Midshipman Frame (archive footage)
2011		American Horror Story (10 episodes) as Patrick Read
2011		Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents (31 episodes) as Self - Narrator (voice)

2010		The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret (1 episode)
2010		Him & Her (25 episodes) as Steve
2010		Sherlock (1 episode) as Self / Henry Knight (1 episode) as Henry Knight
2010		Mongrels (1 episode)
2010		Huge as Carl

2009		Roar as Tom
2009		Being Human (23 episodes) as George Sands
2009		In Passing as Henry Travers

2008		Little Dorrit (14 episodes) as John Chivery
2008		Celebrity Juice (2 episodes) as Self
2008		Mutual Friends (1 episode) as Estate Agent

2007

as Midshipman Alonso Frame

2006

as Rudge

2005		My Family and Other Animals as Leslie Durrell
2005		Doctor Who Confidential (13 episodes) as Narrator
2005		Doctor Who (2 episodes) as Midshipman Frame

2004

(1 episode) as PC Terence Reed

2003

(1 episode)

2002

(1 episode)

2001		The Emperor's New Clothes as Recruit
2001		Messiah (3 episodes) as Robbie McManus
2001		The Red Peppers as Alf

1999

(1 episode) as Jerome Hibbert (1 episode) as Adam Spengler

1996		Never Mind the Buzzcocks (1 episode) as Panellist
1996		Silent Witness (2 episodes)
1996		Spywatch (10 episodes) as Dennis Sealey

1994

(14 episodes)

1989

(1 episode) as Lionel Marshall

1984

(2 episodes)

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